- 2004 in architecture
The year 2004 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
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April 28 -30 St Mary Axe ,London (the Swiss Re building), designed by Norman Foster, is completed.
*May 1 -Europa Tower inVilnius ,Lithuania , the tallest building in theBaltic States , is opened.
*May 8 -Forum Building , byHerzog & de Meuron , inaugurated inBarcelona during the opening ceremony of the2004 Universal Forum of Cultures .
*October 9 -Scottish Parliament Building byEnric Miralles opened.
*November 20 - Expansion and renovation of New York'sMuseum of Modern Art designed byYoshio Taniguchi .
*December 14 -Millau Viaduct , by Norman Foster, atMillau , France is opened.
*December 31 -Taipei 101 , which holds three out of the four records for tallest building in the world, is opened.* The
Chongqing World Trade Center inChongqing ,China is topped out in a ceremony.
* 30 Hudson Street,New Jersey ,USA (the Goldman Sachs Tower),Jersey City 's tallest building at 238 metres, is completed.Events
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January 28 -Transformation AGO : TheArt Gallery of Ontario announces thatFrank Gehry has designed a renovation and expansion of the gallery. Supposedly in the shape of anice skate , the change is met with opposition by frequent benefactorKenneth Thomson .Awards
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AIA Gold Medal -Samuel Mockbee (awarded posthumously).
*Architecture Firm Award -Lake Flato Architects .
*Emporis Skyscraper Award -Taipei 101 .
*Grand prix national de l'architecture -Patrick Berger .
*Grand Prix de l'urbanisme -Christian de Portzamparc .
*Pritzker Prize -Zaha Hadid .
*Prix de l'Académie d'Architecture de France -Shigeru Ban .
*Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent -Antoinette Robain andClaire Guieysse , for the Centre National de la Danse de Pantin.
*RIAS Award for Architecture -Elder and Cannon Architects forSt Aloysius College 's Clavius Building, Glasgow.
*RAIA Gold Medal -Gregory Burgess .
*Royal Gold Medal -Rem Koolhaas .
*Stirling Prize -30 St Mary Axe ,London byFoster and Partners .
*Vincent Scully Prize -Aga Khan .Births
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Deaths
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September 12 -Max Abramovitz (born 1908)
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