Buildings opened theatre and gallery centre in
Salford, England in Seattle •
February 19 –
Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City, USA, designed by
Polshek Partnership Architects. •
March 8 –
Peckham Library in London, UK, designed by
Alsop and Störmer. It wins this year's
Stirling Prize. •
May 12 –
Tate Modern in London, a conversion of
Bankside Power Station by
Herzog & de Meuron. •
October 12 –
The Lowry theatre and gallery centre in
Salford, England, designed by
Michael Wilford and
Buro Happold. • August –
Centro Brasileiro Britânico in
São Paulo, designed by Marc Rabin. •
August 19 –
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in
Moscow, Russia, reconstructed to
Konstantin Thon's
1832 design, is dedicated. •
October 25 –
Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial unveiled in
Vienna, designed by
Rachel Whiteread. •
November 13 –
Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe in
Valencia, Spain, with façade designed by
Santiago Calatrava. •
December 6 –
Queen Elizabeth II Great Court in the
British Museum, London, UK. •
date unknown •
Emirates Towers in
Dubai, United Arab Emirates. •
Sony Center,
Potsdamer Platz in
Berlin, Germany, designed by
Helmut Jahn. •
Diamond Ranch High School in
Pomona, California, USA, designed by
Thom Mayne of Morphosis. •
Museum of Pop Culture in
Seattle, USA, designed by
Frank Gehry. •
Sibelius Hall in
Lahti, Finland, designed by Kimmo Lintula and Hannu Tikka.
Buildings completed •
May 14 –
Al Faisaliyah Center in
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, designed by
Foster and Partners, the first building to be completed in a competition between two Saudi princes; the
Kingdom Centre is completed in
2002. •
Bankers Hall West in
Calgary,
Alberta, designed by
Cohos Evamy. •
Montevetro (apartments),
Battersea Reach, London, designed by
Richard Rogers Partnership. ==Awards==