1981 in architecture

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Years in architecture:	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
Years:	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

Contents 1 Buildings 2 Awards 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Buildings

• JPMorgan Chase Tower, Houston, Texas designed by I. M. Pei is completed.
• Sydney Tower in Sydney, Australia is completed and opened.
• Colonius in Cologne, Germany is completed.
• The Riyadh TV Tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is completed.
• The National Palace of Culture opens in Sofia, Bulgaria.
• Howell High School in Howell, MI is completed as the most expensive high school at the time in the State of Michigan.

[edit] Awards

• AIA Gold Medal - Joseph Lluis Sert
• Architecture Firm Award - Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates
• Grand prix national de l'architecture - Gérard Thurnauer, Pierre Riboulet and Jean-Louis Veret
• Pritzker Prize - James Stirling
• RAIA Gold Medal - Colin Madigan
• Royal Gold Medal - Philip Dowson

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• April 10 - Charles Cowles-Voysey (born 1889)
• July 1 - Marcel Breuer (born 1902)
• September 1 - Albert Speer (born 1905)
• December 2 - Wallace Harrison (born 1895)