1987 in architecture

• August 13 – The first building in England of post-war design to be Listed is Bracken House in the City of London, designed by Sir Albert Richardson as the Financial Times headquarters (1955–59).{{cite book|first=Elain|last=Harwood|title=England: a Guide to Post-War Listed Buildings|edition=rev.|location=London|publisher=Batsford|year=2003|isbn=0-7134-8818-2}}
• Construction of Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, designed by Baikdoosan Architects & Engineers, begins; it will not be completed for 30 years.

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• February – The CenTrust Tower in Miami.
• June – The Menil Collection, in Houston, Texas, United States, designed by Renzo Piano.{{cite web|title=About the Menil |url=http://houstonmuseumdistrict.org/museums/menil-collection/ |publisher=Houston Museum District |accessdate=2014-05-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625100441/http://houstonmuseumdistrict.org/museums/menil-collection/ |archivedate=2014-06-25 }}
• August – National Library of New Zealand in Wellington.
• August 17 – One Liberty Place in Philadelphia, United States (Phase 1): the first tenant moves in.{{cite journal|date=1987-08-16|title=A Moving Day on a Grand Scale|journal=The Philadelphia Inquirer|page=B07}}

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• The Riga Radio and TV Tower in Riga, Latvia.
• One Atlantic Center in Atlanta, Georgia, US.
• The Shaanxi Provincial TV Tower in Xi'an, China.
• Comerica Bank Tower in Dallas, Texas, US.
• Metropolitan Tower in Manhattan, New York City, US.{{cite book|last=Douglas|first=George H.|title=Skyscrapers: A Social History of the Very Tall Building in America|location=Jefferson (N.C.)|publisher=McFarland|year=2004}}
• The JPMorgan Chase Tower in Dallas, Texas, US.
• 1000 Second Avenue in Seattle, Washington, US, designed by Donald Winkelmann of NBBJ.
• KPMG Tower in Montreal, Canada
• The tower at Stade Olympique et La Tour de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada is completed, 11 years after the Olympics took place, after a number of strikes by workers.{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/olympic_stadium.html|title=Building big: Databank: Olympic Stadium|publisher=WGBH|accessdate=2009-07-16}}
• King Saud Mosque, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
• Justice Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, designed by Rasem Badran.{{cite web|url=https://www.archnet.org/sites/956|work=Archnet|title=Justice Palace|accessdate=2023-11-25}}
• The original 7 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, New York as the final building in the original World Trade Center complex.
• The Clore Gallery at Tate Britain in London, designed by James Stirling.{{cite book|first=Samantha|last=Hardingham|title=London: a guide to recent architecture|location=London|publisher=Ellipsis|edition=3rd|year=1996|isbn=1-899858-08-3}}
• Richmond Riverside, London, designed by Quinlan Terry.
• The Mound Stand at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, designed by Michael Hopkins & Partners.
• Paustian House, a furniture showroom in Copenhagen designed by Jørn Utzon.
• The Pan Pacific Singapore.
• "House on chicken legs" residential apartment building in Saint Petersburg.
• 50 Glebe Place in Chelsea, London.{{cite book|author1=Bridget Cherry|author2=Nikolaus Pevsner|title=London 3: North West|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AuvCfuvUy-0C|date=1991-03-01|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-09652-1|page=576}}
• Southern Outfall Pumping Station, Cleethorpes, England, designed by Sam Scorer.

• Aga Khan Prize – Jean Nouvel for the Institute of the Arab World in Paris.
• 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 and Architecture Studio for the Institute of the Arab World in Paris.
• RAIA Gold Medal – Daryl Jackson.
• RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Ralph Erskine.
• Twenty-five Year Award – Bavinger House.
• UIA Gold Medal – Reima Pietila.

• March 16 – Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, Danish architect (born 1929){{cite book|editor=Weirup, Torben|title=Det Åbne Vindue: et essay om arkitekten Johan Otto von Spreckelsen|year=2003|isbn=87-985316-3-8}}
• April 22 – Erika Nõva, Estonian architect (born 1905)
• November 15 – Ernő Goldfinger, Hungarian-born architect and furniture designer (born 1902)

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