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2002 in architecture
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The year 2002 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Structures
- May 24 - Falkirk Wheel, a rotating boat lift, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal, near Falkirk, Scotland, is opened by Queen Elizabeth II as part of her Golden Jubilee.
- July 5 - The Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, designed by Daniel Libeskind, opens.
- specific date not listed:
- The Bear Sterns office building, a 47-story skyscraper at 383 Madison Avenue in New York City, designed by David Childs, opens.
- BedZED in Beddington, London, designed by Bill Dunster is completed.
- City Hall in London, designed by Norman Foster, is opened.
- Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia is completed.
- Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in Texas, designed by Tadao Ando.
- The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, California, designed by José Rafael Moneo, is opened.
[edit] Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Tadao Ando.
- Architecture Firm Award - Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates.
- Emporis Skyscraper Award - Kingdom Centre.
- Grand Prix de l'urbanisme - Bruno Fortier.
- Pritzker Prize - Glenn Murcutt.
- Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent - Pierre du Besset and Dominique Lyon for Troyes Library.
- RIAS Award for Architecture - Malcolm Fraser Architects for Dance Base, Edinburgh.
- RAIA Gold Medal - Brit Andresen.
- Royal Gold Medal - Archigram.
- Stirling Prize - Wilkinson Eyre Architects, Gateshead Millennium Bridge.
- Vincent Scully Prize - Robert Venturi and Denise Scott-Brown.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- Benjamin C. Thompson (born 1918)