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*[[Stirling Prize]] - [[Will Alsop|Alsop & Störmer]], [[Peckham Library]] |
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*[[Vincent Scully Prize]] - [[Jane Jacobs]] |
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==Births== |
==Births== |
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The year 2000 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- February 19 - Rose Center for Earth and Space opened in New York City, designed by Polshek Partnership Architects.
- May 12 - Tate Modern in London, a conversion of Bankside Power Station by Herzog & de Meuron opens to the public.
- Emirates Towers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates are completed and open to the public.
- Al Faisaliyah Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is the first building to be completed in the competition between two Saudi princes. The Kingdom Center was completed several months later.
- Diamond Ranch High School in Pomona, California opened for classes. Designed by Thom Mayne of Morphosis.
- Experience Music Project opens in Seattle, designed by Frank Gehry.
Events
- June 22 - The Architect company Snøhetta wins the international Architect competition for Oslo's New National Opera House.[1]
- Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Ricardo Legorreta
- Architecture Firm Award - Gensler
- Grand Prix de l'urbanisme - Alexandre Chemetoff
- Pritzker Prize - Rem Koolhaas
- Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent - Philippe Gazeau
- RAIA Gold Medal - John Morphett
- Royal Gold Medal - Frank Gehry
- Stirling Prize - Alsop & Störmer, Peckham Library
- Vincent Scully Prize - Jane Jacobs
- Twenty-five Year Award - The Smith House
Births
Deaths
- January 18 - Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky (born 1897)
- February 19 - Friedensreich Hundertwasser (born 1928)
- July 3 - Enric Miralles (born 1955)
- Eladio Dieste (born 1917)
References
- ^ Statsbygg's brochure about the Oslo's Opera, page 8/12