1998 in architecture
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The year 1998 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
- 22 May–30 September – Expo '98 held in Lisbon, Portugal. It includes the Pavilion of Portugal designed by Álvaro Siza Vieira.
- 22 December – Park Hill, Sheffield, 1961 flatted public housing in South Yorkshire, England, is Grade II* listed, making it the largest listed building in Europe.
Buildings and structures
Buildings completed
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- 5 April – Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, Japan, the longest suspension bridge in the world by the length of central span (1998–present), designed by Satoshi Kashima, opened.
- 16 April – City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain, designed by Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela, inaugurated.
- May–June – Preston England Temple, Chorley, England, opened.
- 31 May – Saint Paul's Cathedral, Wellington, New Zealand, opened.[1]
- June – Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre, New Caledonia, designed by Renzo Piano, opened.
- 6 July – Chek Lap Kok Airport in Hong Kong, designed by Norman Foster, opened.[2]
- 15 October – Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, designed by Marnell Corrao Associates, opened.
- November – River and Rowing Museum, Henley-on-Thames, England, designed by David Chipperfield.
- Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland, by Steven Holl Architects, opened.
- Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany (in the Kulturforum), designed by Heinz Hilmer and Christoph Sattler, opened.
- Stadttor in Düsseldorf, Germany, designed by Karl-Heinz Petzinka, completed.
- Waterside (building) at Harmondsworth, England, international headquarters of the airline British Airways, designed by Niels Torp, opened.
- Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre in Switzerland, designed by Jean Nouvel, opened.
- Jin Mao Building in Shanghai, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, completed.
- Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, designed by César Pelli, completed; it becomes the tallest buildings in Malaysia (1998–present), tallest building in the British Commonwealth (1998–2018) and tallest building in the world (1998–2004).
- B 018 nightclub in Beirut, designed by Bernard Khoury.
- Polaria and the Polar Environment Centre in Tromsø, Norway[3]
- North Woolwich pumping station in London Docklands, designed by Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners.
- Malator (earth house) in Wales, designed by Future Systems.