2013 in architecture
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The year 2013 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
- March 1 – The first phase of the Old Port of Marseille renewal is inaugurated.[1][2]
- March 28 – Paradise Center, in Sofia, the largest shopping mall in Bulgaria.
- April 13 – The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam reopens its doors after a 10-year restoration and renovation project.
- April 24 – The late-11th-century minaret of the Great Mosque of Aleppo is destroyed during Syrian civil war fighting.
- May 10 – One World Trade Center becomes the tallest building in the United States and the third-tallest building in the world by pinnacle height (not yet complete).
- June 12 – The Berlin City Palace foundation stone laying ceremony is held in Berlin. The building is expected to be completed in 2019.[3]
- July 11 – Work begins on a Lego model of Durham Cathedral in England, the beginning of a huge fund-raising effort.[4]
- August 3 – The Shanghai Tower, topping out ceremony is held in Shanghai. The tallest building in China and the second-tallest in the world is expected to be completed in 2015.
- October – The sixth World Architecture Festival is held in Singapore.
- November 12 – The Height Committee of the Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) makes the controversial[5] announcement that One World Trade Center is the tallest building in the United States at 1,776 feet, declaring that the mast on top of the building is a spire since it is a permanent part of the building's architecture.[6][7]
Buildings and structures
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Buildings opened
- Bulgaria
- September – Dorkovo Museum.
- Chile
- Gran Torre Santiago, the second tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere, is completed.
- Denmark
- March – New building for the National Aquarium Denmark, designed by 3XN, in Copenhagen.
- France
- June 1 – Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations national museum in Marseille, in the South of France, designed by Rudy Ricciotti.
- Germany
- May – Extension to Lenbachhaus art museum, designed by Foster and Partners, in Munich.
- Mexico
- November 19 – Museo Júmex, Mexico City, designed by David Chipperfield.
- New Zealand
- August 2 – Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch, designed by Shigeru Ban with Warren and Mahoney.
- Norway
- February 10 – Northern Lights Cathedral in Alta, designed by Link Arkitektur with Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects.
- Poland
- April 19 – Museum of the History of Polish Jews, designed by Rainer Mahlamäki, in Warsaw.
- Singapore
- The Sandcrawler – designed by Aedas.
- Turkey
- Sancaklar Mosque in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul, designed by Emre Arolat.
- October 29 – The Marmaray rail tunnel under the Bosphorus strait, the world's deepest undersea immersed tube tunnel, Istanbul.
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- United Kingdom
- February 1 – Bishop Edward King Chapel at Ripon College Cuddesdon in Oxfordshire, England, designed by Níall McLaughlin Architects, is dedicated.[8][9]
- March – Number One Riverside civic offices in Rochdale, designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects, opens to the public.[10]
- April – The Shed temporary auditorium for the National Theatre on the South Bank in London, by Haworth Tompkins.[11]
- May 30 – Mary Rose Museum, designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects and Perkins+Will, at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard in England.
- June 28 – Scale Lane Bridge over River Hull in the UK, designed by McDowell+Benedetti with engineers Alan Baxter Associates and Qualter Hall.[12]
- September 3 – Library of Birmingham, the largest public library in the United Kingdom, designed by Mecanoo.[13]
- September 30 – SSE Hydro arena in Glasgow, Scotland, designed by Foster and Partners.
- United States
- January – James B. Hunt Jr. Library the main library of Centennial Campus of North Carolina State University, designed by Snøhetta, in Raleigh, North Carolina.
- April 25 – The George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas.
- November 27 – Kimbell Art Museum expansion, named the Renzo Piano Pavilion, designed by Renzo Piano, in Fort Worth, Texas, is officially inaugurated.
- December 4 – Pérez Art Museum Miami, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, in Miami.[14]
Buildings completed
- Australia
- One Central Park, design by Foster and Partners, Ateliers Jean Nouvel and PTW Architects.
- China
- Chongqing Art Museum, designed by China Architecture Design & Research Group.
- Russia
- United Arab Emirates
- June 10 – Cayan Tower in Dubai Marina, the world's tallest tower featuring a 90-degree twist.
- United Kingdom
- December 18 – Stonehenge Visitor Centre, Wiltshire, England, designed by Denton Corker Marshall.[15]
- Burntwood School in Wandsworth (London), by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris.[16]
- Tate Britain renovation in London, by Caruso St John.[17]
- United States
- November 13 – Four World Trade Center, New York City.
- unknown date – One Madison residential condominium tower in New York City, designed by CetraRuddy.[18]
Awards
- AIA Architecture Firm Award – Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
- AIA Gold Medal – Thom Mayne[19]
- Emporis Skyscraper Award – The Shard designed by Renzo Piano
- European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture (Mies van der Rohe Prize) – The Harpa concert hall in Reykjavík by Henning Larsen Architects[20]
- Driehaus Architecture Prize for New Classical Architecture – Thomas H. Beeby
- Lawrence Israel Prize – Roman and Williams
- LEAF Award, Overall Winner – archi5
- Praemium Imperiale Architecture Laureate – David Chipperfield
- Pritzker Architecture Prize – Toyo Ito.[21]
- Reed Award for classical architecture commitment – David Watkin[22]
- RAIA Gold Medal – Peter Wilson
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Peter Zumthor[23]
- Stirling Prize – Witherford Watson Mann Architects for refurbishment of Astley Castle in North Warwickshire, England (2012)[24]
- Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture – Laurie Olin
- Twenty-five Year Award by AIA – Renzo Piano for Menil Collection
Exhibitions
- June 15 until September 23 – Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes at Museum of Modern Art in New York City[25]
