2018 in architecture

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• January 9 – The Church of St. Lambertus, Immerath, Germany, is demolished.
• June 15 – The second major fire in four years breaks out at Glasgow School of Art.{{cite news|last1=Carrell|first1=Severin|last2=Brooks|first2=Libby|last3=Rawlinson|first3=Kevin|title='Heartbreaking': fire guts Glasgow School of Art for the second time|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/16/firefighters-tackle-blaze-at-glasgow-school-of-art|accessdate=2018-06-16|work=The Guardian|location=London|date=2018-06-16}}
• August 14 – The Ponte Morandi, a road viaduct in Genoa, collapses, resulting in 43 deaths and numerous injuries.{{Cite news |url= http://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2018/08/15/foto/genova_crolla_il_ponte_morandi_le_vittime-204165340/1/ |title=Genova, crollo ponte Morandi: le vittime |date=15 August 2018 |work=La Repubblica |access-date=15 August 2018}}

{{See also|Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2018}}

;China

• Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge opened October 23.
• Goldin Finance 117, Tianjin, the third tallest building in China, designed by P & T Group and ECADI, projected for completion.

;Denmark

• Fjordenhus, Kirk Kapital headquarters, on Vejle Fjord, designed by Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann, completed.{{cite news|first=Kate|last=Connolly|title=Disorientating and playful, Eliasson's first building 'grows' from Danish fjord|date=2018-06-08|work=The Guardian|location=London|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jun/08/disorientating-and-playful-eliassons-first-building-grows-from-danish-fjord|accessdate=2018-06-09}}

;Finland

• Helsinki Central Library Oodi, designed by ALA Architects, opened December 5.

;France

• Sir John Monash Centre in Villers-Bretonneux officially opened April 24.{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/we-must-remember-pm-opens-100m-monash-centre-in-france-20180424-p4zbex.html|title='We must remember': PM opens $100m Monash centre in France|first=David|last=Crowe|date=2018-04-24|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|location=Australia|accessdate=2018-04-25}}
• Musée de la Romanité, Nîmes

;Hong Kong

• Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge opened October 23.

;Ireland

• Pálás cinema, Galway, designed by Tom de Paor, opened February 23.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/first-look-galway-s-new-art-house-cinema-a-beautiful-tower-of-song-1.3400096|first=Lorna|last=Siggins|title=First look: Galway's new art-house cinema, a 'beautiful tower of song'|date=2018-02-21|accessdate=2018-08-13|newspaper=The Irish Times|location=Dublin}}

;Malaysia

• Four Seasons Place Kuala Lumpur, the third tallest building in Malaysia, projected for completion.

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;Norway

• Ureddplassen public toilet, designed by Haugen/Zohar Arkitekter + Landskapsfabrikken, opened.{{cite news|title=Norway has just opened the world's most beautiful public loo|first=Hugh|last=Morris|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/norway/articles/norway-scenic-toilet-opens-ureddplassen/|date=2018-03-28|accessdate=2018-04-16}}

;Russia

• Crimean Bridge between Crimea and Russia, the longest bridge in Europe, the road section of the bridge opened May 16.
• Lakhta Center, in St. Petersburg, the tallest building in Europe, commissioning begins June 27.

;Spain

• Mac House (Casa Mac), Novelda, designed by La Errería.{{cite web|title=Mac House / La Errería|url=https://www.archdaily.com/937302/mac-house-la-erreria|work=ArchDaily|date=2020-04-15|accessdate=2020-05-15}}

;Sweden

• Norra Tornen (Northern Towers) eastern residential tower, Stockholm, designed by OMA, completed.

;Taiwan

• Weiwuying (National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts), Kaohsiung, designed by Mecanoo, opened October 13.{{cite news|authorlink=Oliver Wainwright|first=Oliver|last=Wainwright|title=Grand vision: The world's biggest arts venue opens in Taiwan|work=The Guardian|location=London|date=2018-10-20|page=19|issue=53545|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/oct/19/national-kaohsiung-centre-for-the-arts-taiwan-review-a-260m-cultural-paradise|accessdate=2018-10-21}}

;Turkey

• Troy Museum, designed by Yalın Mimarlık, opened October 10.
• Istanbul Airport with the future world’s largest terminal, officially opened October 29.

; Ukraine

• Chernobyl New Safe Confinement completed.

;United Kingdom

• Broomlands Primary School in Kelso, Scottish Borders, designed by Stallan-Brand, opened January 9.{{cite news|title=Broomlands Primary: Does a 'stunning school' help learning?|first=Giancarlo|last=Rinaldi|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-48185714|work=BBC News|date=2019-05-19|accessdate=2019-06-02}}
• Storey's Field Community Centre and Nursery for the University of Cambridge at Eddington, designed by Stuart McKnight of MUMA (McInnes Usher McKnight Architects), completed c. March.{{cite web|title=Storey's Field Centre|url=http://www.nwcambridge.co.uk/news/storeys-field-centre|publisher=North West Cambridge Development|date=2018-03-29|accessdate=2018-06-22|archive-date=2018-06-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623005204/http://www.nwcambridge.co.uk/news/storeys-field-centre|url-status=dead}}
• Beecroft Building for the University of Oxford Department of Physics, designed by Hawkins\Brown, officially opened September 17.{{cite news|title=Oxford building named as one of the country's best|first=Nathan|last=Briant|url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/17733309.oxford-building-named-as-one-of-the-countrys-best/?ref=mr&lp=10|work=Oxford Mail|date=2019-06-27|accessdate=2019-06-27}}
• The Hubert Perrodo Building at St Peter's College, Oxford, by Design Engine Architects, officially opened March 13.{{cite web|title=Hubert Perrodo Building shortlisted for RIBA Awards 2018|url=https://www.designengine.co.uk/hubert-perrodo-building-shortlisted-for-riba-awards-2018/|publisher=Design Engine|date=2018-03-21|accessdate=2018-05-18}}
• Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries in Westminster Abbey, London, designed by MUMA (McInnes Usher McKnight Architects) and Max Fordham, opened to public June 11.
• V&A Museum of Design Dundee in Dundee, Scotland, designed by Kengo Kuma, opened September 15.
• Coal Drops Yard at King's Cross Central in London, conversion of industrial premises to retail development by Thomas Heatherwick, opened October 26.{{cite news|last=Wills|first=Kate|title=Coal Drops Yard is London's new eating, shopping and playing paradise|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/attractions/coal-drops-yard-eating-shopping-kings-cross-a3963551.html|accessdate=2018-10-26|work=Evening Standard|location=London|date=2018-10-18}}
• Gloucester Bus Station, designed by Building Design Partnership, opened October 26–28.
• The Macallan distillery, Craigellachie, Moray, Scotland, designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, new building opened.
• Nevill Holt Opera within 17th century stable block, designed by Witherford Watson Mann, opened June 14.{{cite web|url=https://www.nevillholtopera.co.uk/news/nevill-holt-opera-opens-a-new-theatre|title=Nevill Holt Opera Opens A New Theatre|publisher=Nevill Holt Opera|date=2018-06-19|accessdate=2019-01-18}}

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• Mapleton Crescent, Wandsworth (high-rise prefabricated apartments), designed by Metropolitan Workshop.{{cite news|authorlink=Rowan Moore|first=Rowan|last=Moore|title=Mapleton Crescent: the London high-rise factory-built in Bedfordshire|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/may/20/mapleton-crescent-wandsworth-london-high-rise-built-bedfordshire-prefab|work=The Observer|location=London|date=2018-05-20|accessdate=2019-09-24}}
• Wittering House, Finsbury Park, home for self by Charles Bettes of GPad London, completed.
• House in the Garden, Notting Hill, London, designed by Gianni Botsford, completed.

;United States

• Amazon Spheres in Seattle, designed by NBBJ, opened January 30.
• Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU in Richmond, Virginia designed by Steven Holl opened April 21.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wtvr.com/2018/04/13/vcus-landmark-ica-opens-with-declaration-to-power-of-art-and-diversity/|title = VCU's landmark ICA opens with declaration to power of art and diversity|date = 13 April 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.archdaily.com/893277/institute-for-contemporary-art-at-vcu-steven-holl-architects|title=Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU / Steven Holl Architects|date=26 April 2018}}
• Stir restaurant at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (architectural interior) designed by Frank Gehry opened October 12.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/stir_o |title=Stir (Gehry Partners) |date=October 15, 2018 |magazine =Architect Magazine}}
• 3 World Trade Center in New York City, designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, opened June 11.

;Vietnam

• Landmark 81 in Ho Chi Minh City the tallest building in Vietnam and the tallest completed building in Southeast Asia, is completed.

• 26 May until 25 November - The 16th Venice Biennale of Architecture in Venice, Italy
• 15 July until 13 January 2019 - "Towards a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia 1948-1980" at MOMA in New York City.{{Cite web|url=https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/3931|title = Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948–1980 | MoMA}}{{Cite web|url=https://designyoutrust.com/2018/11/toward-a-concrete-utopia-brutalist-yugoslavian-architecture/|title = Toward a Concrete Utopia: Brutalist Yugoslavian Architecture}}

• AIA Gold Medal – James Stewart Polshek
• Architecture Firm Award AIA – Snow Kreilich Architects
• Driehaus Architecture Prize for New Classical Architecture – Marc Breitman & Nada Breitman-Jakov
• Emporis Skyscraper Award – MGM Cotai
• Lawrence Israel Prize - Annabelle Selldorf{{Cite web|url=https://archpaper.com/2018/10/annabelle-selldorf-lawrence-israel-prize-fit/#gallery-0-slide-0|title=Annabelle Selldorf to receive Lawrence Israel Prize from FIT|date=22 October 2018}}
• Pritzker Architecture Prize – Balkrishna Doshi
• RAIA Gold Medal – Alexander Tzannes
• RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Neave Brown
• Stirling Prize – Foster and Partners for Bloomberg London{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45813670 |title=Bloomberg HQ in London wins Riba architecture prize |author= |date=10 October 2018 |work=BBC News |access-date=18 October 2024}}
• Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture – Sir David Adjaye
• Vincent Scully Prize – Inga Saffron and Robert Campbell

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• January 7 – Aydın Boysan, 96, Turkish architect
• January 9 – Neave Brown, 88, American-born British architect
• January 17 – Ted McCoy, 92, New Zealand architect
• February 18 – Ivor Smith, 93, English architect
• February 19 – Teresa Gisbert Carbonell, 91, Bolivian architect and art historian
• February 20 – Lionel March, 84, British architect and mathematician
• February 22 – Serban Cantacuzino, 90, French-born Romanian-British architect
• April 26 – David Mitchell, 77, New Zealand architect
• May 12 – Will Alsop, 70, British architect
• May 18 – Tom Wolfe, 88, American author and architecture critic (From Bauhaus to Our House)
• May 28 – Wang Da-hong, 100, Chinese born Taiwanese architect
• August 19 – Rafael Calventi, 92, Dominican architect and diplomat
• August 26 – Kerry Hill, 75, Australian architect
• September 13 – Shlomo Aronson, 81, Israeli landscape architect
• September 18 – Robert Venturi, 93, American architect, Pritzker Prize winner (1991) and co-author with Denise Scott Brown of Learning from Las Vegas
• October 11 – Paul Andreu, 80, French architect (Osaka Maritime Museum)
• November 24 – Gene Leedy, 90, American architect
• December 27 – Jean Dumontier, 83, Canadian-Quebecois architect and artist (the Montreal Metro stations Jean-Drapeau and Longueuil-Université-de-Sherbrooke)

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