1993 in architecture

• August 18 – The 14th century Kapellbrücke covered wooden truss bridge in Lucerne (Switzerland) is largely destroyed by fire; rebuilding begins almost immediately.
• Philip Dowson becomes President of the Royal Academy.{{cite book|editor-last=Mosley|editor-first=Charles|title=Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage|edition=107th|location=Wilmington, Delaware, USA|publisher=Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd|year=2003}}
• Architekturzentrum Wien founded in Austria.
• van Heyningen and Haward Architects practice formed in London.

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• February 23 – Guildford Spectrum, UK{{cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.guildfordspectrum.co.uk/about-us/|website=Guildford Spectrum|accessdate=2016-12-28}}
• September 4 – Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Managua, Nicaragua, designed by Ricardo Legorreta{{cite news|title=Catedral Managua: Historia |url=http://catedralmanagua.org/catedral_mnagua.htm |accessdate=2007-10-30 |language=Spanish |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011024636/http://www.catedralmanagua.org/catedral_mnagua.htm |archivedate=2007-10-11 }}
• Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, designed by Jo Coenen

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• The Landmark Tower in Yokohama, Japan.
• Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco, designed by Michel Pinseau and built by Bouygues.{{cite book|last1=Hardy|first1=Paula|last2=Vorhees|first2=Mara|last3=Edsall |first3=Heidi|title=Lonely Planet Morocco|url=https://archive.org/details/morocco00hard|url-access=registration|year=2005|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-74059-678-7|pages=[https://archive.org/details/morocco00hard/page/24 24], 57, 82, 85}}
• Hämeenkylä Church, Vantaa, Finland, designed by Jokela & Kareoja.
• Inner shrine, Ise, Mie, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
• Sanctuary of Divine Mercy (Sanktuarium Miłosierdzia Bożego), Kalisz, Poland (designed 1958; building commenced 1977).
• Museum of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki, Greece.{{cite web|url=http://www.euromuse.net/en/museums/museum/view-m/-cacd2487c9/?ORGID=0&letters=&city=95&country=53&topic=0&sprache=2&lim_Start=0%3E|title=Museum of Byzantine Culture|work=euromuse.net|accessdate=2009-12-01}}{{dead link|date=February 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
• The Umeda Sky Building in Osaka City, Japan.
• Governor Phillip Tower, Sydney, Australia, by architects Denton Corker Marshall.
• Cave of Niaux visitor entrance in Ariège (department), France, designed by Massimiliano Fuksas.

• The Zeitpyramide (time pyramid) in Wemding, Germany. Scheduled to be completed in the year 3183.

• AIA Gold Medal – Thomas Jefferson (posthumous).
• Architecture Firm Award – Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc.
• Grand Prix de l'urbanisme – Bernard Huet.
• Grand prix national de l'architecture – Dominique Perrault.
• Praemium Imperiale Architecture Laureate – Kenzo Tange.
• Pritzker Prize – Fumihiko Maki.
• RAIA Gold Medal – Ken Woolley.
• RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Giancarlo de Carlo.
• Twenty-five Year Award – Deere & Company Administrative Center.
• UIA Gold Medal – Fumihiko Maki.

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• March 27 – Paul László, Hungarian American architect (born 1900)
• June 27 – Paul Thiry, American architect (born 1904)
• July 13 – Alan McCullough, American modernist architect (born c.1909)
• August 16 – Alison Smithson, English architect (born 1928)
• August 19 – Norman Jaffe, American residential architect (born 1932)
• September 23 – Moshe Mayer, Romanian Israeli architect (born 1909)
• October 24 – Arthur T. Brown, American architect (born 1900)
• December 16 – Charles Moore, American architect (born 1925)

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