1987 in architecture

none 1987 architecture The year 1987 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events August 13 – The first building in England of post-war design to be Listed is Bracken House in the City of London, designed by Sir Albert Richardson as the Financial Times headquarters (1955–59).Elain Harwood England: a Guide to Post-War Listed Buildings rev. London Batsford 2003 0-7134-8818-2 Construction of Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, designed by Baikdoosan Architects & Engineers, begins; it will not be completed for 30 years. Buildings and structures Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1987 Buildings opened February – The CenTrust Tower in Miami. June – The Menil Collection, in Houston, Texas, United States, designed by Renzo Piano.About the Menil http://houstonmuseumdistrict.org/museums/menil-collection/ Houston Museum District 2014-05-23 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140625100441/http://houstonmuseumdistrict.org/museums/menil-collection/ 2014-06-25 August – National Library of New Zealand in Wellington. August 17 – One Liberty Place in Philadelphia, United States (Phase 1): the first tenant moves in.1987-08-16 A Moving Day on a Grand Scale The Philadelphia Inquirer B07 Buildings completed thumb|The tower at Stade Olympique et La Tour de Montréal in Montreal, Canada thumb|Paustian House, Copenhagen The Riga Radio and TV Tower in Riga, Latvia. One Atlantic Center in Atlanta, Georgia, US. The Shaanxi Provincial TV Tower in Xi'an, China. Comerica Bank Tower in Dallas, Texas, US. Metropolitan Tower in Manhattan, New York City, US.Douglas George H. Skyscrapers: A Social History of the Very Tall Building in America Jefferson (N.C.) McFarland 2004 The JPMorgan Chase Tower in Dallas, Texas, US. 1000 Second Avenue in Seattle, Washington, US, designed by Donald Winkelmann of NBBJ. KPMG Tower in Montreal, Canada The tower at Stade Olympique et La Tour de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada is completed, 11 years after the Olympics took place, after a number of strikes by workers.https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/olympic_stadium.html Building big: Databank: Olympic Stadium WGBH 2009-07-16 King Saud Mosque, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Justice Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, designed by Rasem Badran.https://www.archnet.org/sites/956 Archnet Justice Palace 2023-11-25 The original 7 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, New York as the final building in the original World Trade Center complex. The Clore Gallery at Tate Britain in London, designed by James Stirling.Samantha Hardingham London: a guide to recent architecture London Ellipsis 3rd 1996 1-899858-08-3 Richmond Riverside, London, designed by Quinlan Terry. The Mound Stand at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, designed by Michael Hopkins & Partners. Paustian House, a furniture showroom in Copenhagen designed by Jørn Utzon. The Pan Pacific Singapore. "House on chicken legs" residential apartment building in Saint Petersburg. 50 Glebe Place in Chelsea, London.Bridget Cherry Nikolaus Pevsner London 3: North West https://books.google.com/books?id=AuvCfuvUy-0C 1991-03-01 Yale University Press 978-0-300-09652-1 576 Southern Outfall Pumping Station, Cleethorpes, England, designed by Sam Scorer. Awards Aga Khan Prize – Jean Nouvel for the Institute of the Arab World in Paris. Architecture Firm Award – Benjamin Thompson & Associates, Inc. Grand prix national de l'architecture – Jean Nouvel. Pritzker Prize – Kenzo Tange. Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent – Jean Nouvel and Architecture Studio for the Institute of the Arab World in Paris. RAIA Gold Medal – Daryl Jackson. RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Ralph Erskine. Twenty-five Year Award – Bavinger House. UIA Gold Medal – Reima Pietila. Deaths March 16 – Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, Danish architect (born 1929)Weirup, Torben Det Åbne Vindue: et essay om arkitekten Johan Otto von Spreckelsen 2003 87-985316-3-8 April 22 – Erika Nõva, Estonian architect (born 1905) November 15 – Ernő Goldfinger, Hungarian-born architect and furniture designer (born 1902) References Category:20th-century architecture