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2021 in architecture
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The year 2021 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
- April - Restoration of the Royal Chapel at Versailles in France is completed.[1]
- June 24 - Surfside condominium collapse: A 12-story condominium apartment building in Surfside, Florida, partially collapses[2] leaving 98 confirmed dead.
- October 1, 2021–March 31, 2022 - Expo 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- October 14 - 2021 Kaohsiung tower fire in Taiwan leaves at least 46 dead.[3]
- November 1 - 2021 Lagos high-rise collapse: A luxury apartment block under construction in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria collapses with fatalities.[4]
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Buildings and structures
- Australia
- The One, the second tallest building in Brisbane, is completed.
- China
- Wormhole library on Hainan, designed by MAD Studio, projected for opening.[5][6]
- Spot #40 Waste-to-Energy Plant, Shenzhen East, designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Gottlieb Paludan Architects, projected to commence operation.[5]
- Cyprus
- One Limassol in Limassol, the tallest building in Cyprus, projected for completion.
- Denmark
- Buried extension to Ordrupgaard art gallery near Jægersborg Dyrehave, designed by Snøhetta, projected for completion.[5]
- France
- Gallery for Pinault Collection of contemporary art inserted into the Bourse de commerce (Paris), designed by Tadao Ando in collaboration with Niney et Marca Architectes, Pierre-Antoine Gatier and Setec Bâtiment, opening mid-May.[7]
- British Normandy Memorial at Ver-sur-Mer, designed by Liam O'Connor, inaugurated 6 June.[8]
- New façade for La Samaritaine department store in Paris, designed by SANAA, projected for completion in February.[5]
- LUMA Arles arts resource building, designed by Frank Gehry, opens 26 June.[9]
- Le Dôme, a winery in Saint-Émilion, designed by Foster + Partners, projected for completion.[5]
- Germany
- Museum Küppersmühle extension in Duisburg, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, projected for completion.[5]
- Hungary
- House of Hungarian Music, City Park, Budapest, designed by Sou Fujimoto, projected for completion December.[10]
- Indonesia
- Autograph Tower in Jakarta, the tallest building in Indonesia and the Southern Hemisphere, projected for completion.
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Valley, a high-rise residential/mixed-use development in Amsterdam, designed by MVRDV, projected for completion.[5]
- Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen (open museum store), Museumpark, Rotterdam, designed by MVRDV, projected for opening November 6.[10]
- Niger
- The Martyrs' Memorial (Le Mémorial des Martyrs), Niamey, Niger, designed by David Adjaye, projected for completion.[11]
- Norway
- The new Munch Museum in Oslo, designed by Estudio Herreros, opened October 22.[10]
- Poland
- Varso in Warsaw, the tallest building in Warsaw and Poland and in the European Union, projected for completion.
- Spain
- Sweden
- Sara Kulturhus in Skellefteå, designed by White Arkitekter.[13]
- Tanzania
- Tanzanite Bridge in Dar es Salaam, the longest bridge in Tanzania, projected for completion.
- Thailand
- Bang Sue Grand Station in Bangkok, the largest railway station in Southeast Asia, projected for completion.
- United Arab Emirates
- Ain Dubai in Dubai, the tallest ferris wheel in the world, projected for completion.
- Bee'ah Headquarters, a concept by Zaha Hadid Architects, projected for completion.[5]
- The pavilion of Spain at Expo 2020 in Dubai by Amann Cánovas Maruri.[14]
- United Kingdom
- Lambeth Palace Library in London, designed by Wright & Wright Architects, projected for official opening.[15]
- New Library, Magdalene College, Cambridge, designed by Niall McLaughlin Architects,[16] awarded Stirling Prize 2022.
- John Morden Centre, day care facility for residents of Morden College retirement homes, Blackheath, London, designed by Mae Architects, completed, awarded Stirling Prize 2023.[17]
- Sands End Arts and Community Centre in Fulham, London, designed by Mae Architects, completed.[18]
- F51, a multistorey skatepark and youth hub in Folkestone, designed by Hollaway Studio, projected for completion November.[5]
- United States
- Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, designed by Renzo Piano in Los Angeles, opened to the public on September 30.[19]
- Central Park Tower in New York City, the second tallest skyscraper in the United States and the tallest residential building in the world, designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, is completed.
- 111 West 57th Street (Steinway Tower) in New York City, the fifth tallest skyscraper in the United States and the slenderest skyscraper in the world,[20] designed by SHoP Architects, is completed.
- Little Island by Thomas Heatherwick in the Hudson River at Hudson River Park in Manhattan, New York City.[21]
- The Rainier Square Tower, the second-tallest building in Seattle, Washington, is completed.[22]
- Denny Centre, Seattle, Washington, expected to be completed.[23]
- Green House (private residence), Tottenham, London, designed by Hayhurst & Co, is completed.[24]
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Awards
- AIA Gold Medal – Edward Mazria
- Architecture Firm Award AIA – Moody Nolan[25]
- Driehaus Architecture Prize for New Classical Architecture – Sebastian Treese
- Emporis Skyscraper Award –
- European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture (Mies van der Rohe Prize) –
- Grand Prix de l'urbanisme –
- Grand Prix national de l'architecture –
- LEAF Award, Overall Winner –
- Praemium Imperiale Architecture Laureate –
- Pritzker Architecture Prize – Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal
- Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent –
- RAIA Gold Medal – Don Watson
- RIAS Award for Architecture –
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Sir David Adjaye
- Stirling Prize - Kingston University Town House, London[26]
- Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture – Diébédo Francis Kéré
- Twenty-five Year Award AIA – Will Bruder
- Vincent Scully Prize – Mabel O. Wilson
Exhibitions
- May 22 until November 21 - The Venice Biennale: "How Will We Live Together?"[27]
Deaths
- January 1 - Paige Rense, 91, American editor (Architectural Digest) (born 1929).[28]
- January 18 - Michael Bryce, 82, Australian architect (born 1938).[29]
- January 26 - Richard Holzer, 97, Austrian born Panamanian architect (born 1923).[30]
- March 4 - Hugh Newell Jacobsen, 91, American architect (born 1929).[31]
- March 29 - Constantin Brodzki, 96, Italian-born Belgian architect (CBR Building) (born 1924).[32]
- May 8 - Helmut Jahn, 81, German-American architect (One Liberty Place, Sony Center) (born 1940).
- May 22 - Cornelia Oberlander, 99, Canadian landscape architect (born 1921).
- May 23 - Paulo Mendes da Rocha, 92, Brazilian architect (Serra Dourada Stadium, Pinacoteca do Estado, National Coach Museum), Pritzker Prize winner (2006) (born 1928).
- June 9 - Gottfried Böhm, 101, German architect (Maria, Königin des Friedens), Pritzker Prize winner (1986) (born 1920).
- June 19 - Isaac Fola-Alade, 87, Nigerian architect (1004 Estate) (born 1933).
- June 29 - Émile-José Fettweis, 93, Belgian architect (born 1927).
- July 15 - Gira Sarabhai, 98, Indian architect, co-founder of NID (born 1923).
- October 8 - Owen Luder, 93, British architect (born 1928).
- November 5 - Walter Brune, 95, German architect and urban planner (born 1926)
- November 27 - Ruy Ohtake, 83, Brazilian architect (born 1938).
- November 30 - Oriol Bohigas, 95, Spanish architect (born 1925).
- December 14 - Chris Wilkinson, 76, British architect, co-founder of WilkinsonEyre (born 1945).
- December 17 - Alexander Garvin, 80, American urban planner (born 1941).
- December 18 - Richard Rogers, 88, Italian-born British architect (Centre Pompidou, Lloyd's building, Millennium Dome) (born 1933).
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