1985 in architecture

The year1985 in architectureinvolved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

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Events

• TheInman Reportis released, with major implications for the architecture of United Statesembassies.
• International architectural firmAedasis established byKeith GriffithsinHong Kongas Hackett and Griffiths.

Buildings and structures

See also:Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1985

Buildings opened

Farø Bridges(south), Denmark

TheSpiralin Tokyo, Japan

• January 15– TheTashkent TowerinTashkent,Uzbekistanbegins operation after six years construction.
• March 2–Columbia Center(formerly the Bank of America Tower) inSeattle,Washington,United States.
• June 4–Farø Bridges,Denmark.
• July 27– The63 Buildingofficially opens as thetallest skyscraperoutside North America inYeouido,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 theScottish Exhibition and Conference CentreinGlasgow,Scotland.

Buildings completed

• November 18–HSBC Headquarters Buildingin Hong Kong.
• Central State Museum of Kazakhstan.
• TheBank of America PlazainDallas,Texas,United States.
• Several notable buildings inManhattan,New York City, United States:
  • The first tower in theWorld Financial Center.
  • New York Marriott Marquis.
  • Tower 49.
• Amarin PlazainBangkok,designed byRangsan Torsuwan.
• Pak Sha O Youth Hostel in Hong Kong, designed byRocco Design Architects.
• Hundertwasserhausin Vienna.
• TheSender Eifel-BärbelkreuzinHellenthal,Germany.
• TyholttårnetinTrondheim,Norway.
• Calgary Municipal BuildinginCalgary
• Spiralin Tokyo, Japan.
• Mjøsa Bridge,Norway.
• Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall,Nanjing, China.
• Reconstruction ofBasilica of St. Cunibert, Cologne,afterbombing of Cologne in World War II.
• Thematic House(remodeled structure) byCharles Jencks,Terry Farrell,Michael Gravesand others inHolland Park,Kensington,London,United Kingdom.

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 AndraultandPierre Parat
• Pritzker Prize–Hans Hollein
• RAIA Gold Medal–Richard Johnson
• RIBARoyal Gold Medal–Richard Rogers
• Twenty-five Year Award–General Motors Technical Center

Deaths

• September 30–Herbert Bayer,Austrian and American graphic designer, painter, photographer, sculptor, art director, environmental and interior designer and architect (born1900)
• November 13–William Pereira,Americanarchitect of Portuguese ancestry(born1909)
• November 22–Gudolf Blakstad,Norwegian architect (born1893)
• Dewi-Prys Thomas,Welsh architect (born1916)