Buildings opened near
Falkirk, Scotland in
London, England •
May 21 –
Portico and extensions to the
Queen's Gallery at
Buckingham Palace, London, designed by
John Simpson, are opened by Queen
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom as part of her
Golden Jubilee. •
May 24 – The
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 of the United Kingdom as part of her Golden Jubilee. • July –
London City Hall on the south bank of the
River Thames, designed by
Norman Foster. •
July 5 – The
Imperial War Museum North in
Manchester, UK, designed by
Daniel Libeskind. •
July 13 –
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, converted from the Baltic Flour Mill at
Gateshead in
North East England, UK. •
September 2 –
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, designed by
José Rafael Moneo, is consecrated in
Los Angeles, California, USA. •
September 22 -
Vassenden Church, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway, designed by Per W. Skarstein, is consecrated. •
October 16 –
Bibliotheca Alexandrina inaugurated in
Alexandria, Egypt, from the competition winning entry by
Snøhetta. •
October 26 –
Federation Square in
Melbourne, Australia., •
December 14 –
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in
Texas, USA, designed by
Tadao Ando. •
date unknown •
383 Madison Avenue opens in New York City, USA, designed by
David Childs and used as the
Bear Stearns office building. •
Laban dance centre, designed by
Herzog & de Meuron (
Stirling Prize 2003), in
Deptford, London, UK. •
The Deep aquarium, designed by
Sir Terry Farrell, in
Hull, UK.
Buildings completed in
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia •
specific date not listed: •
Kingdom Centre in
Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia, designed by
Ellerbe Becket and
Omrania and Associates. •
Peter B. Lewis Building, designed by
Frank Gehry for
Weatherhead School of Management,
Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, Ohio. •
Beddington Zero Energy Development (BedZED), designed by
Bill Dunster, in
Beddington, London, UK. • "Dirty House", designed by
David Adjaye, in the
London Borough of Hackney, UK. • Hampden Gurney Church of England Primary School, designed by
Building Design Partnership, in
Marylebone, London, UK. •
Weald and Downland Gridshell, designed by
Edward Cullinan Architects, in
Southern England, UK. • Extension to
Horniman Museum, London, designed by
Allies and Morrison. •
Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Zamboanga, designed by designed by Abarro and Associates, in the Philippines. • Restoration and extension of
Church of the Good Shepherd,
Pakila, designed by
Juha Leiviskä and Vilhelm Helander, in
Helsinki, Finland. ==Awards==