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Overview of the events of 2014 in architecture
The year 2014 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
Buildings and structures
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Germany
Iran
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Latvia
Netherlands
Panama
Philippines
Poland
Romania
Taiwan
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
- July – Buildings in London designed by
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners completed:
- August –
20 Fenchurch Street in the City of London, designed by
Rafael Viñoly, completed.
[6]
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September 16 –
The News Building (London), designed by
Renzo Piano, officially opened and named.
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September 29 –
Weston Library, a major reconstruction of the
University of Oxford's New
Bodleian Library by
WilkinsonEyre, opens to readers.
[7]
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December 9 –
University of Greenwich Stockwell Street Building, designed by
heneghan peng architects (hparc), opened.
[8]
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London School of Economics Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, designed by
O'Donnell & Tuomey.
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Burntwood School,
Wandsworth, London, designed by
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, completed; awarded 2015
Stirling Prize.
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Everyman Theatre,
Liverpool, designed by
Haworth Tompkins, completed and awarded Stirling Prize.
-
Maggie's palliative care centres opened in
United States
Exhibitions
Awards
Deaths
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January 10 –
Kathryn Findlay, British-born architect working in Japan (b.
1953)
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February 25 –
Heikki Siren, Finnish architect (b.
1918)
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March 20 –
William Toomath, (b.
1925), New Zealand architect
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March 28
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April 24 –
Hans Hollein, Austrian architect
[18] (b.
1934)
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April 28 –
Frederic Schwartz, American architect, author and city planner (b.
1951)
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July 11 –
Randall Stout, 56, American architect (b.
1958)
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July 26 – Sir
Richard MacCormac, British architect (b.
1938)
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August 18 –
Kurt Meyer, Swiss-born architect working in the United States and Nepal
[19] (b.
1922)
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August 22 – Sir
Philip Dowson, British architect (b.
1924)
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September 6 –
Édith Girard, French architect (b.
1949)
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September 27
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December 24 –
Ricardo Porro, Cuban architect who worked in France (b. 1925)
See also
References