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Buildings
- The Conoco-Phillips Building in Anchorage, AK, United States, is completed. The Conoco-Phillips Building is the tallest building in the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- The Alma-Ata Tower in Almaty, Kazakhstan is completed. The Almaty Tower was built between 1975 and 1983 in Almaty city Kazakhstan. Almaty ( Алматы; formerly known as Alma-Ata ( Алма-Ата) also Verniy, (Верный is the largest city in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the
- Wells Fargo Bank Plaza in Houston, Texas, United States is completed. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- Williams Tower/ Transco Tower in Houston, Texas, United States is completed. The Williams Tower (formerly the Transco Tower) is a Skyscraper located in the Uptown District of Houston. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- ARCO Tower in Dallas, Texas is completed. Energy Plaza is a Skyscraper located in the City Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas ( USA) on the north side of
- The Mellon Bank Center in Philadelphia, United States is completed. Mellon Bank Center is a 54 story Skyscraper located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- Trump Tower in New York, United States is completed. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- Pasilan linkkitorni in Helsinki, Finland is completed. Pasilan linkkitorni (aka YLE Transmission Tower is the designation of a 146 metre high TV tower in Pasila, Helsinki. Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe.
- One Cleveland Center in Cleveland, Ohio is completed. One Cleveland Center is the fifth largest Skyscraper located in downtown Cleveland Ohio, following Erieview Tower. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads
- Eaton Centre in Toronto, Ontario is completed. Eaton's, which was once Canada 's largest Department store chain partnered with development companies throughout the 1970s and 1980s to develop downtown Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec
- Miami Center, in Miami, Florida is completed. The Miami Center is a Skyscraper in downtown Miami Florida. Although not even close to being one of that city's tallest buildings it is a symbol Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the
Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Nathaniel Alexander Owings. The AIA Gold Medal is awarded by the American Institute of Architects conferred "by the national AIA Board of Directors in recognition of a significant body of work of lasting
- Architecture Firm Award - Holabird & Root. The Architecture Firm Award is the highest honor that The American Institute of Architects can bestow on an architecture firm for consistently producing distinguished architecture The architectural firm of Holabird & Roche was founded in Chicago in 1880
- Pritzker Prize - I. M. Pei. The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honor "a living Architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those Ieoh Ming Pei ( (b April 26, 1917) commonly known by his initials I
- RAIA Gold Medal - Gilbert Nicol and Ross Chisholm. Ross Chisholm (born 14 January 1988) is a Scottish professional Association football player who currently plays for.
- Royal Gold Medal - Norman Foster. The Royal Gold Medal for Architecture is awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects on behalf of the British monarch in recognition of an individual's Norman Robert Foster Baron Foster of Thames Bank, OM, FRIBA, RDI, (born 1 June 1935) is a British architect whose company
- Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown). This article concerns the French government prize For similarly named prizes aimed at other countries' nationals see Prix de Rome (disambiguation.
Births
Deaths
"July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller ( July 12, 1895 &ndash July 1, 1983) was an American Architect, Author The year 1895 in architecture involved some significant events Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Clemens Holzmeister ( March 27, 1886 – June 12, 1983) was a prominent Austrian architect and stage designer of the early twentieth The year 1886 in architecture involved some significant events Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, ( January 30, 1902 &ndash August 18, 1983) was a German-born British scholar of The year 1902 in architecture involved some significant events
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