- 1987 in architecture
The year 1987 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
* The Riga Radio & TV Tower in
Riga ,Latvia is completed.
*One Liberty Place inPhiladelphia ,United States is completed.
*One Atlantic Center inAtlanta , Georgia,United States is completed.
* TheShaanxi Provincial TV Tower inXian ,China is completed.
*Comerica Bank Tower inDallas, Texas ,United States is completed.
*Metropolitan Tower inManhattan ,New York City ,New York ,United States is completed.
* The JPMorgan Chase Tower inDallas, Texas ,United States is completed.
* The tower at Stade Olympique et La Tour de Montréal inMontreal ,Quebec ,Canada is completed after a number of strikes by workers.
* The CenTrust Tower inMiami is completed.Awards
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Aga Khan Prize -Jean Nouvel for the Institute of the Arab World inParis .
*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 andArchitecture Studio for the Institute of the Arab World inParis .
*RAIA Gold Medal -Daryl Jackson .
*Royal Gold Medal - Ralph Erskine.
*Prix de Rome , architecture: (unknown).Births
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Deaths
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November 15 -Ernő Goldfinger (born 1902)
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