Buildings opened •
February 14 –
Vicksburg Bridge over the Mississippi River, United States. •
April 4 – The
World Trade Center in
New York City, designed by
Minoru Yamasaki. •
May 10 –
General Belgrano Bridge, over the
Paraná River, Argentina. •
June 29 –
Clifton Cathedral (Roman Catholic) in Bristol, England, designed by R. J. Weeks with F. S. Jennett and A. Poremba of the
Percy Thomas Partnership. •
July 19 –
National Stadium, Singapore. •
August 25 –
Jesús Soto Museum of Modern Art in
Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela, designed by
Carlos Raúl Villanueva. • September –
Kenyatta International Conference Centre in
Nairobi, Kenya, designed by Karl Henrik Nøstvik. •
October 20 –
Sydney Opera House in
Sydney,
Australia, designed by
Jørn Utzon. •
October 30 –
Bosphorus Bridge in
Istanbul, Turkey. • The
Aon Center in
Chicago,
Illinois,
United States, originally known as the Standard Oil Building. •
Sears Tower in
Chicago,
Illinois,
United States, designed by
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, becomes the
tallest building in the world. • Uris Hall at
Cornell University, designed by
Gordon Bunshaft of
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill • Theatr Ardudwy at
Coleg Harlech in Wales, designed by Colwyn Foulkes & Partners.
Buildings completed at
Harvard University,
Boston,USA , Podgorica, Montenegro • May –
Sears Tower,
Chicago, designed by
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. •
September 4 –
First Wisconsin Center in
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. •
date unknown •
Alpha Tower,
Birmingham, England, designed by
George Marsh of
Richard Seifert & Partners. • The
Carlton Centre in
Johannesburg,
South Africa, becomes the tallest building in
South Africa and
in Africa (1973–present). •
Großgaststätte Ahornblatt, Berlin, Germany (demolished in 2000). •
Harvard Science Center at
Harvard University,
Boston, Massachusetts, designed by
Josep Lluís Sert. •
IDS Center in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. •
Boyana Residence,
Sofia (later
National Historical Museum (Bulgaria)), designed by
Alexander Barov. • Underhill (underground residence),
Holme, West Yorkshire, England, designed by Arthur Quarmby. • 29
Lansdowne Crescent, London (infill residence), designed by Jeremy Lever. •
Kyiv TV Tower in
Kyiv,
Ukraine. •
Mala Rijeka Viaduct, Podgorica, Montenegro. •
Royal Centre (Vancouver) in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada •
Empire Landmark Hotel in
Vancouver •
Granville Square in
Vancouver •
Tour Montparnasse in
Paris,
France, designed by Eugène Beaudouin, Urbain Cassan and Louis Hoym de Marien. • Tower 2 of the
Meritus Mandarin Singapore in
Singapore. •
Cromwell Tower in
London, England. •
Le Pyramide market in
Abidjan, Ivory Coast, designed by Rinaldo Olivieri. •
Zagreb TV Tower in
Zagreb,
Croatia.. ==Events==