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The year 1997 in architecture involved some significant events.
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Events
- September 26 - An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi (constructed 1228-1253) to collapse.
Buildings
- British Library in London, designed by Colin St. John Wilson, opens.
- Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt, designed by Norman Foster, is completed.
- Getty Center in Los Angeles, designed by Richard Meier.
- Globe Theatre in London, a reconstruction of the Elizabethan original, is completed.
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, designed by Frank Gehry, opens to the public.
- Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, designed by César Pelli, was completed, and was the tallest building until 2003.
- Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia is completed.
Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Richard Meier.
- Architecture Firm Award - R.M. Kliment & Frances Halsband Architects.
- Pritzker Prize - Sverre Fehn.
- Prix de l'Académie d'Architecture de France - Imre Makovecz.
- Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent - Jean-Marc Ibos and Myrto Vitart.
- RAIA Gold Medal - Roy Simpson.
- Royal Gold Medal - Tadao Ando.
- Stirling Prize - Michael Wilford, Stuttgart Music School.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
Births
Deaths
- September 4 - Aldo Rossi (born 1931)
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