1980 IN ARCHITECTURE

The year '1980 in architecture' involved some significant events.

Contents

Buildings

Awards

Births

Deaths

Buildings

★ The Hopewell Centre in Hong Kong, China is completed.

★ The Tallinn TV Tower in Tallinn, Estonia is completed for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

★ The Vilnius TV Tower in Vilnius, Lithuania is completed on the last day of the year.

★ The Telstra Tower in Canberra, Australia is completed.

★ The Western City Gate in Belgrade, Serbia is completed.

★ The 2 Fevrier Sofitel Hotel in Lomé, Togo is completed.

Awards

★ Aga Khan Prize - Hassan Fathy.

★ Architecture Firm Award - Edward Larrabee Barnes Associates.

★ Grand prix national de l'architecture - Paul Chemetov.

★ Pritzker Prize - Luis Barragan.

★ RAIA Gold Medal - John Andrews.

★ Royal Gold Medal - James Stirling.

★ Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).

Births

Deaths

★ January 1 - Ernest Cormier (born 1885)

★ February 14 - Victor Gruen (born 1903)