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The year 2000 in architecture involved some significant events.
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Buildings
- May 12 - Tate Modern in London, a conversion of Bankside Power Station by Herzog & de Meuron opens to the public.
- The Emirates Towers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates are completed and open to the public.
- The Al Faisaliyah Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is the first building to be completed in the competition between two Saudi princes. The Kingdom Center was completed several months later.
Events
- June 22 - The Architect company Snøhetta wins the international Architect competition for Oslo's New National Opera House.1
Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Ricardo Legorreta
- Architecture Firm Award - Gensler
- Grand Prix de l'urbanisme - Alexandre Chemetoff
- Pritzker Prize - Rem Koolhaas
- Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent - Philippe Gazeau
- RAIA Gold Medal - John Morphett
- Royal Gold Medal - Frank Gehry
- Stirling Prize - Alsop & Störmer, Peckham Library
- Vincent Scully Prize - Jane Jacobs
- Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List
Births
Deaths
- January 18 - Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky (born 1897)
- February 19 - Friedensreich Hundertwasser (born 1928)
- July 3 - Enric Miralles (born 1955)
- Eladio Dieste (born 1917)
References
- ^ Statsbygg's brochure about the Oslo's Opera, page 8/12
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