1988 in architecture
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The year 1988 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
- Hawkins\Brown architectural practice established in London.
Buildings and structures
Buildings opened
- March 13 – Seikan Tunnel beneath the Tsugaru Strait in Japan.
- May 9 – Parliament House, Canberra, Australia.
- September 25 – Aalto Theatre, Essen, Germany.
- October 10 – Cairo Opera House, Egypt.
- November 2 – Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Dili, Indonesia.[1]
- December – Torre Picasso, in Madrid, Spain, by Minoru Yamasaki.[2]
- date unknown – National Union of Mineworkers headquarters, Sheffield, England.[3]
Buildings completed
- March 11 – Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque, Selangor, Malaysia.[4]
- July – 108 St Georges Terrace in Perth, Western Australia.[5]
- Scotia Plaza in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Bell Media Tower in Montreal, Canada.
- Canterra Tower in Calgary, Alberta.
- Wells Fargo Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
- Pitampura TV Tower in New Delhi, India.
- Washington Mutual Tower in Seattle, Washington.
- Central Plaza 1, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- One Kansas City Place, in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
- Bellevue Place, Hong Kong, designed by Rocco Design Architects.
- Richmond Riverside development in London, England, designed by Quinlan Terry.[6]
- ERCO Technical Centre (Technisches Zentrum ERCO-Leuchten) in Lüdenscheid, Germany, designed by Uwe Kiessler.
- Storm water pumping station on the Isle of Dogs in London, designed by John Outram Associates.[6]
- Causewayside Building, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, designed by Andrew Merrylees.[7]
- Clovelly Visitor Centre in North Devon, England, designed by van Heyningen and Haward Architects.[7]
- House for Janet Street-Porter, Clerkenwell, London, designed by Piers Gough of CZWG.
