Buildings in England •
JPMorgan Chase Tower,
Houston, Texas designed by
I. M. Pei is completed. •
Sydney Tower in
Sydney,
Australia is completed and opened. •
Colonius in
Cologne,
Germany is completed. •
Fifth Avenue Place (Calgary) in
Calgary,
Alberta. • Sangath in
Ahmedabad, India, a studio designed for himself by
B. V. Doshi, is completed. • The
Riyadh TV Tower in
Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia is completed. • The
National Palace of Culture opens in
Sofia,
Bulgaria. •
Howell High School in Howell, MI is completed as the most expensive high school at the time in the State of Michigan. • The
Marriott World Trade Center originally known as the Vista Hotel, is completed in
Lower Manhattan,
New York as a part of the
World Trade Center complex. • The
Humber Bridge in England,
the longest suspension bridge in the world by the length of central span (1981–1998), designed by
Freeman Fox & Partners (consulting engineers) and R. E. Slater (architect) is opened to traffic. ==Awards==