1994 in architecture

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Years in architecture:	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2010s 2020s 2030s
Years:	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

Contents 1 Buildings 2 Awards 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Buildings

• May 6 - The Channel Tunnel connecting Britain and France is opened.
• September 4 - Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan, designed by Renzo Piano opens as the longest building in the world.
• Channel 4 Building - home of the Channel 4 television company, designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership, opened on Horseferry Road in Westminster, London.
• The Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai, China is completed.
• The Shinjuku Park Tower in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, Japan is completed.
• The World Trade Center México in Mexico City, Mexico is completed.
• The Qingdao TV Tower in Qingdao, China is completed.
• The International Saddam Tower in Baghdad, Iraq is completed.
• Igualada Cemetery is completed in Catalonia, designed by Enric Miralles and Carme Pinós.

[edit] Awards

• AIA Gold Medal - Norman Foster
• Architecture Firm Award - Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
• Pritzker Prize - Christian de Portzamparc
• Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent - Henri and Bruno Gaudin
• RAIA Gold Medal - Neville Quarry
• Royal Gold Medal - Michael and Patricia Hopkins

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• February 14 - Pietro Belluschi (born 1899)
• October 24 - John Lautner (born 1911)