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The year 1996 in architecture involved some significant events.
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Buildings
- Eden Project, Cornwall near St Austell designed by Nicholas Grimshaw.
- Oscar Niemeyer completes the Niterói Contemporary Art Museum in Brazil.
- Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre by architects Denton Corker Marshall is completed in Melbourne
- Shun Hing Square by architects K.Y. Cheung Design Associates is completed in Shenzhen, marking it the tallest building in Asia until it was surpassed the following year.[1]
Events
- The Stirling Prize is instituted in memory of James Stirling.
Awards
- Architecture Firm Award - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP.
- Grand prix national de l'architecture - Bernard Tschumi.
- Pritzker Prize - Rafael Moneo.
- Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent - Pierre-Louis Faloci.
- RAIA Gold Medal - Denton Corker Marshall.
- Royal Gold Medal - Harry Seidler.
- Stirling Prize - Stephen Hodder, Centenary Building, Salford University.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
Births
Deaths
- February 14 - Alejandro de la Sota (born 1913)
- Roy Mason
- November 23 - Ralph Tubbs (born 1912)
References
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