- 1997 in architecture
The year 1997 in architecture involved some significant events.
Events
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September 26 - Anearthquake strikes the Italian regions ofUmbria andMarche , causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis atAssisi (constructed 1228-1253) to collapse.Buildings
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British Library inLondon , designed byColin St. John Wilson , opens.
*Commerzbank Tower inFrankfurt , designed by Norman Foster, is completed.
*Getty Center in Los Angeles, designed byRichard Meier .
*Globe Theatre inLondon , a reconstruction of theElizabethan original, is completed.
*Guggenheim Museum Bilbao , designed byFrank Gehry , opens to the public.
*Petronas Twin Towers inKuala Lumpur , designed byCésar Pelli , was completed, and was the tallest building until2003 .
*Crown Casino inMelbourne ,Australia is completed.Awards
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AIA Gold Medal -Richard Meier .
*Architecture Firm Award -R.M. Kliment & Frances Halsband Architects .
*Pritzker Prize -Sverre Fehn .
*Prix de l'Académie d'Architecture de France -Imre Makovecz .
*Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent -Jean-Marc Ibos andMyrto Vitart .
*RAIA Gold Medal -Roy Simpson .
*Royal Gold Medal -Tadao Ando .
*Stirling Prize -Michael Wilford ,Stuttgart Music School .
*Grand Prix de Rome , architecture: (unknown).Births
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Deaths
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September 4 -Aldo Rossi (born 1931)
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