Buildings opened in
Southampton, England in
Sumida, Tokyo, Japan in London, England in
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in
Stratford, England in
Belgaum, India headquarters building in
Fornebu, Norway • January •
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum extension in
Boston, Massachusetts, designed by
Renzo Piano Building Workshop. •
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, the
tallest hotel in the world, in
Dubai. •
January 1 –
Ada Bridge, one of the tallest bridges in Europe, in
Belgrade, Serbia. •
January 5 –
Baluarte Bridge,
the longest cable-stayed bridge in Latin America. • February – Extension to
Städel art gallery in
Frankfurt, Germany, designed by schneider+schumacher. •
January 6 –
Porta Macedonia,
Skopje, designed by sculptor Valentina Stefanovska. •
February 28 –
Halley VI Research Station, designed by
Faber Maunsell and Hugh Broughton Architects, becomes operational in the
Antarctic. • March –
Jerwood Gallery on
The Stade in
Hastings, England, designed by Hana Loftus and Tom Grieve of HAT Projects. •
March 18 –
Bharati (research station) in Antarctica. •
March 19 – Western concourse,
London King's Cross railway station, designed by
John McAslan + Partners. •
March 24 –
Maria Skłodowska-Curie Bridge, Warsaw, the eighth road bridge in the capital of
Poland. •
March 29 – Refurbished
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney with new Mordant Wing, designed by Sam Marshall. •
March 31 –
Sandworm by
Marco Casagrande, in the Beaufort04 Triennial of Contemporary art in Wenduine, Belgium. The work is both architecture and environmental art. •
April 4 –
Twin Sails Bridge,
Poole, England, by
Wilkinson Eyre Architects. •
April 10 –
SeaCity Museum,
Southampton, England, with extension by Wilkinson Eyre Architects. •
April 20 •
Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center, Tokyo, designed by
Kengo Kuma. •
Belfast MAC (Metropolitan Arts Centre) in
Northern Ireland, by
Hackett Hall McKnight. •
May 10 –
Heydar Aliyev Center,
Baku, Azerbaijan, designed by
Zaha Hadid. •
May 11 –
ArcelorMittal Orbit observation tower and sculpture in
Olympic Park, London, designed by
Anish Kapoor with
Cecil Balmond and
Ushida Findlay Architects. •
May 22 –
Tokyo Skytree in
Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. •
June 29 – Cloud Forest and Flower Dome
Bay South Conservatories at
Gardens by the Bay, Singapore, designed by
Wilkinson Eyre Architects (landscape design by Grant Associates). •
July 3 –
Giant's Causeway Visitors' Centre in
Northern Ireland designed by
Heneghan Peng for the
National Trust. •
July 5 –
The Shard, designed by
Renzo Piano, the tallest building in the European Union at the time. •
July 18 –
Tate Modern, London, opens The Tanks performance art/installation space, refurbished by
Herzog & de Meuron. •
July 27 – Opening of
2012 Summer Olympics based at
Olympic Park, London, England, with site design by the EDAW Consortium (including
EDAW and
Buro Happold), working with
Arup and
WS Atkins; taken over by LDA Design in conjunction with Hargreaves Associates. Individual buildings include •
Olympic Stadium, designed by
Populous •
London Aquatics Centre, designed by
Zaha Hadid •
September 23 – Renovation and new wing for
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, designed by
Benthem Crouwel Architekten. •
October 11 –
Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in
Belgaum, India, built by B.G. Shirke Construction Technology Pvt. Ltd. •
October 17 –
Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park in New York City, designed by
Louis Kahn. •
October 24 –
Boekenberg ("Book mountain") public library in
Spijkenisse, Netherlands, designed by
MVRDV. •
December 3 –
United States Courthouse, Austin, Texas, designed by
Mack Scogin Merrill Elam. •
December 11 – Le
Louvre-Lens art gallery in
Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France, designed by
SANAA. •
date unknown •
Flame Towers,
Baku, Azerbaijan, designed by
HOK. •
ME Hotel, London, designed by
Foster and Partners. •
Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art new buildings are opened in Oslo, Norway. • Statoil (now
Equinor) Regional and International Offices, Oslo, Norway, by A-Lab Architects, winner of 2012 WAN Award for best office building
Buildings completed in
Mecca, Saudi Arabia •
January 6 –
Porta Macedonia, Skopje, Macedonia. •
February 29 –
Tokyo Skytree, the
tallest tower in the world, is completed in
Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. • June –
Airport Link, a 6.7 km road tunnel in
Brisbane, the longest in Australia. • September – NEO Bankside apartments in London, designed by
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. •
November 1 –
Mercury City Tower, in Moscow, topped-out to become
the tallest building in Europe (2012–2014). •
date unknown •
Abraj Al Bait in Mecca,
the tallest buildings in Saudi Arabia. •
Absolute World in
Mississauga, Ontario, designed by
Ma Yansong of
MAD Studio. •
Church of Pentecost, Vinkovci, Serbia, a replica of the 18th century church that was destroyed during the
Croatian War of Independence. •
Princess Tower, the world's tallest residential building, is completed in
Dubai. •
The Bow (skyscraper) in Calgary,
Alberta •
Soleil, the
tallest building in
Brisbane, Australia (until 2014) designed by DBI Design. •
Community in a Cube, RiversideOne,
Middlesbrough, England, designed by
FAT. •
Astley Castle in
North Warwickshire, England, refurbished for the
Landmark Trust by Witherford Watson Mann Architects (winner,
Stirling Prize, 2013). •
University of Limerick Medical School in Ireland designed by Grafton Architects. •
Sarajevo City Center. •
The Wilson art gallery and museum extension and refurbishment in
Cheltenham, England, designed by BGS Architects. ==Awards==