1985 in architecture

• The Inman Report is released, with major implications for the architecture of United States embassies.
• International architectural firm Aedas is established by Keith Griffiths in Hong Kong as Hackett and Griffiths.

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• January 15 – The Tashkent Tower in Tashkent, Uzbekistan begins operation after six years construction.
• March 2 – Columbia Center (formerly the Bank of America Tower) in Seattle, Washington, United States.
• June 4 – Farø Bridges, Denmark.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121206001357/http://highways-denmark.com/faroe-bridge/ Highways Denmark – The Faroe Bridge – Farøbroerne 9 January 2011. Accessed 3 January 2013]}}
• July 27 – The 63 Building officially opens as the tallest skyscraper outside North America in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea.{{Cite web|url=http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?artid=201107262143125&code=100100 | title=Yesterday's Today 1985 63 Building Completion | publisher=The Kyunghyang Shinmun | access-date=August 19, 2019 | first=Min-yong | last=Yoon| date=July 26, 2011 }}
• August 10 – St. Paul's Cathedral, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, designed by Aldo Spirito, is consecrated by the Pope.
• September 7 – The first concert is held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.[http://www.secc.co.uk/about-the-secc/history.aspx SECC official website: History]

• November 18 – HSBC Headquarters Building in Hong Kong.
• Central State Museum of Kazakhstan.[http://www.unesco.kz/heritagenet/kz/hn-english/csmrk/engl/history_en.htm UNESCO Heritage]
• The Bank of America Plaza in Dallas, Texas, United States.
• Several notable buildings in Manhattan, New York City, United States:
• The first tower in the World Financial Center.
• New York Marriott Marquis.
• Tower 49.
• Amarin Plaza in Bangkok, designed by Rangsan Torsuwan.
• Pak Sha O Youth Hostel in Hong Kong, designed by Rocco Design Architects.
• Hundertwasserhaus in Vienna.
• The Sender Eifel-Bärbelkreuz in Hellenthal, Germany.
• Tyholttårnet in Trondheim, Norway.
• Calgary Municipal Building in Calgary
• Spiral in Tokyo, Japan.
• Mjøsa Bridge, Norway.
• Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall, Nanjing, China.
• Reconstruction of Basilica of St. Cunibert, Cologne, after bombing of Cologne in World War II.
• Thematic House (remodeled structure) by Charles Jencks, Terry Farrell, Michael Graves and others in Holland Park, Kensington, London, United Kingdom. {{Cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1450124|title=Thematic House, non Civil Parish - 1450124 | Historic England}}

• AIA Gold Medal – William Wayne Caudill (posthumous)
• Alvar Aalto Medal – Tadao Ando
• Architecture Firm Award – Venturi, Rauch and Scott Brown
• Grand prix national de l'architecture – Michel Andrault and Pierre Parat
• Pritzker Prize – Hans Hollein
• RAIA Gold Medal – Richard Johnson
• RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Richard Rogers
• Twenty-five Year Award – General Motors Technical Center

• September 30 – Herbert Bayer, Austrian and American graphic designer, painter, photographer, sculptor, art director, environmental and interior designer and architect (born 1900)
• November 13 – William Pereira, American architect of Portuguese ancestry[http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Pa-Sp/Portuguese-Americans.html William L Pereira at (www.everyculture.com/) Portuguese Americans] (born 1909)
• November 22 – Gudolf Blakstad, Norwegian architect (born 1893)
• Dewi-Prys Thomas, Welsh architect (born 1916)

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