2011 in architecture
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The year 2011 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
- February 6 – Cambodian officials claim that "a wing" of the Preah Vihear Temple (11th century) has collapsed due to an alleged Thai bombardment in the Cambodian–Thai border dispute.{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/video/2011-02/07/c_13721518.htm|title=Preah Vihear temple shelled in clashes between Cambodia and Thai|publisher=News.xinhuanet.com|location=Beijing|date=2011-02-07|accessdate=2011-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514152846/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/video/2011-02/07/c_13721518.htm|archive-date=14 May 2011|url-status=dead}} Thai officials claim that the temple sustained only minor damage.
- May – Broadcaster BBC North begins its move into Bridge House, Dock House and Quay House, designed by Wilkinson Eyre, at MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, England.{{cite web|title=BBC North|url=http://www.wilkinsoneyre.com/projects/bbc-north.aspx?category=europe-and-russia|publisher=Wilkinson Eyre Architects|accessdate=2011-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423165251/http://www.wilkinsoneyre.com/projects/bbc-north.aspx?category=europe-and-russia|archive-date=2012-04-23|url-status=dead}}
- June 15 – St Paul's Cathedral in London completes its 15-year £40 million restoration project of cleaning and repair, among the largest such projects ever undertaken in the United Kingdom.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13782822|title=St Paul's Cathedral completes £40m restoration project|work=BBC News|location=London|date=2011-06-15|accessdate=2018-05-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617180134/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13782822|archive-date=2011-06-17|url-status=live}}
- November – The fourth World Architecture Festival is held in Barcelona.
- November 3–11 – Typhoon Haiyan causes widespread destruction in Southeast Asia. Among buildings seriously damaged is Guiuan Church in the Philippines.
Buildings and structures
{{See also|Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2011}}
=Buildings opened=
File:Salvador Dali Museum - panoramio (17).jpg, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States]]
File:Ext 02Museo Soumaya FREE Fernando Romero EnterprisE photo by Javier Hinojosa.jpg in Mexico City, Mexico]]
File:Riverside 20171207 152910 (32767967537).jpg in Glasgow, Scotland]]
- January 11 – Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, designed by HOK.
- January 21 – Museum of Old and New Art, on the Berriedale peninsula in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, designed by Nonda Katsalidis.
- January 25 – New World Center, home of the New World Symphony Orchestra, at Miami Beach, Florida, designed by Frank Gehry.{{cite news|first=Christopher|last=Hawthorne|title=Architecture review: Frank Gehry's New World Center in Miami Beach|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-jan-24-la-et-gehry-miami-review-20110124-story.html|date=2011-01-24|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2011-12-19}}
- February 10 — The Granoff Center for the Creative Arts at Brown University, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro{{cite news |last1=Baum |first1=Deborah |title=The Granoff Center for the Creative Arts opens at Brown |url=https://news.brown.edu/articles/2011/01/granoff |accessdate=27 October 2018 |publisher=Brown University |date=25 January 2011 |quote=Brown University will officially open the Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts Feb. 10, 2011}}
- February 28 – Museo Soumaya in Mexico City, designed by Fernando Romero.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-11/26/museo-soumaya|title=Museo Soumaya in Mexico City gets asymmetrical new building|date=26 November 2010|magazine=Wired|access-date=23 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305005755/http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-11/26/museo-soumaya|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|title=Carlos Slim: At home with the world's richest man|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|date=21 February 2011|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/8335604/Carlos-Slim-At-home-with-the-worlds-richest-man.html}}{{cite news|last=Casey|first=Nicholas|title=Emperor's New Museum|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703300904576178381398949942 |accessdate=29 March 2011|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|location=New York|date=3 March 2011}}{{cite journal|title=Mexico's Carlos Slim Builds a Dazzling Art Palace|journal=Business Week|location=New York|date=26 January 2010|url=http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/jan2010/id20100120_875263.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129042610/http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/jan2010/id20100120_875263.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2010}}{{cite news|last=Tuckman|first=Jo|title=Mexican billionaire's new museum gives The Thinker much to ponder|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/02/carlos-slim-mexico-art-museum|accessdate=29 March 2011|newspaper=The Guardian|date=2 March 2011|location=London}}{{cite web|url=http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/37450/carlos-slims-museo-soumaya-money-cant-buy-taste/?page=1|title=Carlos Slim's Museo Soumaya: Money Can't Buy Taste|date=April 12, 2011|work=ArtInfo}}
- March 1 – Media City Footbridge across the Manchester Ship Canal at MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, England, designed by Gifford and Wilkinson Eyre Architects.
- April 16 – Turner Contemporary art gallery, in Margate, Kent, England, designed by David Chipperfield.{{cite news|first=Charlotte|last=Higgins|title=Amid tough times, gallery building boom brings hope for the future|work=The Guardian|location=London|date=10 April 2011|page=11}}
- May 1 – New Lyric Theatre, Belfast, designed by O'Donnell & Tuomey of Dublin.{{cite news|first=Rowan|last=Moore|title=Architecture|work=The Observer|location=London|date=2011-12-11|page=21 (The New Review)}}
- May 21 – The Hepworth Wakefield art gallery, West Yorkshire, England, designed by David Chipperfield.
- May 31 – Ponte della Musica-Armando Trovajoli across the Tiber in Rome, Italy, designed by BuroHappold Engineering and Powell-Williams Architects.
- June – Windmill Hill archive centre, Waddesdon, England, designed by Stephen Marshall.{{cite web|title=Whistle down the windmill|work=World Architecture News|url=http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/project/2011/16869/stephen-marshall-architects-llp/waddesdon-manor-windmill-hill-in-aylesbury.html|accessdate=2015-09-29}}
- June 16 – Gothenburg Mosque, Sweden.
- June 20 – Riverside Museum, the new development of the Glasgow Museum of Transport in Scotland, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects.
- June 25 – Peace Bridge across the River Foyle in Derry, Northern Ireland, designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects.
- July 19 – New Museum of Liverpool, at Liverpool Pier Head, England, designed by architects 3XN and engineers Buro Happold.{{cite web|title=Museum of Liverpool schedule and key dates|url=http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/about/capitalprojects/mol/schedule.aspx|publisher=National Museums Liverpool|accessdate=2011-07-19}}
- August 27 – Rustavi Sioni, church in Rustavi, Georgia, designed by Besarion Menabde, Nikoloz Abashidze and Nikolos Dadiani (consecration date).
- September – firstsite new art gallery, Colchester, England, designed by Rafael Viñoly.
- September 11 – National September 11 Memorial, Reflecting Absence, on the World Trade Center site in New York City, USA, designed by architect Michael Arad with landscape architect Peter Walker (dedication date).
- September 13 – Westfield Stratford City shopping mall, Stratford, London.
- October 12 – Royal Opera House Muscat opens in Muscat, Oman.
- October 20 — The Human Ecology Building at Cornell University is dedicated. Designed by Gruzen-Samton Architects (IBI Group).{{cite news |last1=Boscia |first1=Ted |title=Human Ecology Building advances science and design |url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2011/10/college-human-ecology-unveils-new-building |accessdate=21 August 2018 |publisher=Cornell University |date=11 October 2011 |location=Ithaca, New York |quote=The building, which will be officially dedicated Oct. 20 with a ribbon cutting, was designed by the architecture firm Gruzen Samton}}
- December 21 – Capital Gate skyscraper hotel and office building, in Abu Dhabi.
=Buildings completed=
File:FloodlitLondonStadium.jpg, England]]
File:MetropolParasol4.JPG in Seville, Spain]]
File:Sir Duncan Rice Library 2018-04-21.jpg in Scotland]]
File:London - QE Olympic Park ArcelorMittal Orbit (4).jpg at Olympic Park, London, England]]
- January
- City of Westminster College, Paddington Green Campus, London, designed by schmidt hammer lassen architects.
- Heron Tower in the City of London, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox.
- February
- 8 Spruce Street, a skyscraper in New York City, USA, designed by Frank Gehry.{{cite news|last=Ouroussoff|first=Nicolai|author-link=Nicolai Ouroussoff |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/10/arts/design/10beekman.html?_r=1&ref=arts|title=Downtown Skyscraper For the Digital Age|work=The New York Times|date=2011-02-09 |accessdate=2011-12-19}}
- Sunset Chapel, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico, designed by BNKR Arquitectura.{{cite web|title=Sunset Chapel in Acapulco, Mexico|url=http://www.evolo.us/architecture/sunset-chapel-in-acapulco-mexico-bnkr-arquitectura/|work=eVolo|date=2011-03-02|accessdate=2015-04-10}}
- March 29 – London Olympic Stadium, designed by Populous.
- April – Metropol Parasol in Seville, Spain, designed by Jürgen Mayer.
- July 6 – Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower, the tallest building in Panama and Latin America.
- July 27 – London Aquatics Centre, designed by Zaha Hadid.
- September
- CMA CGM Tower in Marseille, designed by Zaha Hadid.
- Aberdeen University New Library in Scotland, designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen architects.
- October 20 — Milstein Hall at Cornell University, designed by Rem Koolhaas{{cite news |last1=Aloi |first1=Daniel |title=Milstein Hall now complete with state-of-the-art auditorium |url=http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2011/10/auditorium-completes-milstein-koolhaas-visit |accessdate=28 June 2018 |publisher=Cornell University |date=13 October 2011}}
- October 28 – ArcelorMittal Orbit, designed by Anish Kapoor with Cecil Balmond, erected at Olympic Park, London.
- November
- Canada Water Library in London Docklands, designed by Piers Gough of CZWG.{{cite news|author-link=Rowan Moore|first=Rowan|last=Moore|title=Canada Water library – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/dec/04/canada-water-library-review|work=The Observer|location=London|date=2011-12-04|accessdate=2016-07-07}}
- Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse in Buffalo, New York, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox.
- dates unknown
- N M Rothschild & Sons' New Court banking headquarters in the City of London, designed by Rem Koolhaas's OMA, completed.{{cite news|first=Rowan|last=Moore|title=An office that's right on the money|work=The Observer|location=London|date=2011-11-27|page=42 (The New Review)}}
- Brockholes Visitor Centre, a floating wooden nature reserve centre designed by Adam Khan of Arca, opens near Preston, Lancashire, England.{{cite news|first=Rowan|last=Moore|title=Brockholes nature reserve visitor centre – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/may/01/brockholes-preston-review-rowan-moore|work=The Observer|location=London|date=2011-05-01|accessdate=2011-12-19}}
- Eighth Avenue Place East in Calgary, Alberta
- Maggie's Centres, drop-in cancer care centres in Great Britain
- Maggie's Gartnavel, Glasgow, designed by Rem Koolhaas's OMA.
- Maggie's Nottingham, designed by Piers Gough and Paul Smith.
- Maggie's South West Wales, Swansea, designed by Kisho Kurokawa (opens December 9).
- Temporary Serpentine Pavilion in London, designed by Peter Zumthor.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/jun/27/serpentine-gallery-peter-zumthor-garden|author-link=Jonathan Glancey|first=Jonathan|last=Glancey|title=Swiss-made Serpentine pavilion presents garden of tranquility|work=The Guardian|location=London |date=2011-06-27|accessdate=2011-12-19}}
- Folly for a Flyover, a 'pop-up' temporary arts centre in East London, England, designed by Assemble.
- New Hospital Pavilion, University of Chicago Medical Center, designed by Rafael Viñoly, projected for completion.
- University of Arizona Science Center, Tucson, designed by Rafael Viñoly, projected for completion.
- The Crystal, Copenhagen, Denmark (part of Nykredit headquarters), designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects.
- Kravis Center, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, California, designed by Rafael Viñoly, projected for completion.
Awards
- AIA Gold Medal – Fumihiko Maki
- Architecture Firm Award – BNIM Architects
- Carbuncle Cup – MediaCityUK
- Driehaus Architecture Prize for New Classical Architecture – Robert A. M. Stern
- Emporis Skyscraper Award – 8 Spruce Street New York City designed by Frank Gehry
- European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture (Mies van der Rohe Prize) – David Chipperfield
- Grand Prix de l'urbanisme – Michel Desvigne
- Lawrence Israel Prize – David Rockwell
- LEAF Award, Overall Winner – OBR Open Building Research
- Praemium Imperiale Architecture Award – Ricardo Legorreta
- Pritzker Architecture Prize – Eduardo Souto de Moura
- RAIA Gold Medal – Graeme Gunn
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal – David Chipperfield
- Stirling Prize – Zaha Hadid for Evelyn Grace Academy{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/architecture/8802248/Stirling-Prize-Zaha-Hadid-is-a-worthy-winner.html |title=Stirling Prize: Zaha Hadid is a worthy winner |first=Ellis |last=Woodman |date=2 October 2011 |website=telegraph.co.uk |access-date=18 October 2024}}
- Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture – Maya Lin
- International Union of Architects UIA Gold Medal – Álvaro Siza Vieira
- AIA Twenty-five Year Award – John Hancock Tower designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
- UIA Gold Medal – Álvaro Siza Vieira
- Vincent Scully Prize – William K. Reilly
Births
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{{Further|Category:2011 births}}
Deaths
- June 6
- Stefan Kuryłowicz, Polish architect (born 1949)
- Amnon Niv, Israeli architect and urban designer (born 1930)
- September 17 – Colin Madigan, Australian architect (born 1921)
- September 27 – Imre Makovecz, Hungarian architect (born 1935)
- October 2 – Efraín Recinos, Guatemalan architect (born 1928)
- October 5 – Enver Faja, Albanian architect (born 1934)
- October 24 – Bruno Weber, Swiss architect (born 1931)
- November 25 – Karel Hubacek, Czech architect (born 1924)
- December 12 – Gene Summers, American architect (born 1928)
- December 26 – Kiyonori Kikutake, Japanese architect, co-founder of the Metabolist group.{{cite news|url=http://sankei.jp.msn.com/life/news/120105/art12010513040002-n1.htm |script-title=ja:日本を代表する建築家、菊竹清訓氏が死去 ８３歳 建築運動「メタボリズム」をリード |date=2012-01-05 |publisher=MSN |language=ja |accessdate=5 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430055655/http://sankei.jp.msn.com/life/news/120105/art12010513040002-n1.htm |archive-date=30 April 2012 }} (born 1928)
- December 27 – Anne Tyng, American architect (born 1920)
- December 30 – Ricardo Legorreta, Mexican architect, UIA Gold Medalist (born 1931)