1985 in architecture

• The Inman Report is released, with major implications for the architecture of United States embassies. • International architectural firm Aedas is established by Keith Griffiths in Hong Kong as Hackett and Griffiths. ==Buildings and structures==

Buildings opened (south), Denmark in Tokyo, Japan • January 15 – The Tashkent Tower in Tashkent, Uzbekistan begins operation after six years construction. • March 2 – Columbia Center (formerly the Bank of America Tower) in Seattle, Washington, United States. • June 4 – Farø Bridges, Denmark. • July 27 – The 63 Building officially opens as the tallest skyscraper outside North America in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea. • August 10 – St. Paul's Cathedral, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, designed by Aldo Spirito, is consecrated by the Pope. • September 7 – The first concert is held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow, Scotland. Buildings completed • November 18 – HSBC Headquarters Building in Hong Kong. • Central State Museum of Kazakhstan. • The Bank of America Plaza in Dallas, Texas, United States. • Several notable buildings in Manhattan, New York City, United States: • The first tower in the World Financial Center. • New York Marriott Marquis. • Tower 49. • Amarin Plaza in Bangkok, designed by Rangsan Torsuwan. • Pak Sha O Youth Hostel in Hong Kong, designed by Rocco Design Architects. • Hundertwasserhaus in Vienna. • The Sender Eifel-Bärbelkreuz in Hellenthal, Germany. • Tyholttårnet in Trondheim, Norway. • Calgary Municipal Building in Calgary • Spiral in Tokyo, Japan. • Mjøsa Bridge, Norway. • Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall, Nanjing, China. • Reconstruction of Basilica of St. Cunibert, Cologne, after bombing of Cologne in World War II. • Thematic House (remodeled structure) by Charles Jencks, Terry Farrell, Michael Graves and others in Holland Park, Kensington, London, United Kingdom. • Burnham Copse Infant School, England by Hampshire County Architects. ==Awards==

• AIA Gold Medal – William Wayne Caudill (posthumous) • Alvar Aalto Medal – Tadao Ando • Architecture Firm Award – Venturi, Rauch and Scott Brown • Grand prix national de l'architecture – Michel Andrault and Pierre Parat • Pritzker Prize – Hans Hollein • RAIA Gold Medal – Richard Johnson • RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Richard Rogers • Twenty-five Year Award – General Motors Technical Center ==Births==

• September 30 – Herbert Bayer, Austrian and American graphic designer, painter, photographer, sculptor, art director, environmental and interior designer and architect (born 1900) • November 13 – William Pereira, American architect of Portuguese ancestry (born 1909) • November 22 – Gudolf Blakstad, Norwegian architect (born 1893) • Dewi-Prys Thomas, Welsh architect (born 1916) • Naoum Shebib, Egyptian architect (born 1915) ==References==