Demolishion of the Department of the Environment Building (completed 1971) at Marsham Street, Westminster, London. A new five story glass-faced Home Office building is being erected in its place.
Taipei 101 becomes the tallest building in the world.
Stirling Prize - Herzog & de MeuronHerzog & de Meuron is a Swiss architect firm with international reputation, founded in 1978 by Jacques Herzog (born 19 April 1950 in Basel) and Pierre de Meuron (born 8 May 1950 in Basel), its two main partners. HdeM's early works were reductivist pieces, Laban dance centre
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3 March - Peter SmithsonEnglish architect Peter Smithson ( 18 September 1923- 3 March 2003) formed an architectural partnership with his wife Alison, and is often associated with the Brutalist style. Smithson was born in Stockton-on-Tees in north-east England. While studying arc (born 1923)