1995 in architecture

The year 1995 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

• 19 April - Oklahoma City bombing: The blast destroys or damages 324 buildings within a 16-block radius.^[1]
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  • Zaha Hadid wins the competition to design the Cardiff Bay Opera House in Wales. Funding is rejected in December and the project abandoned.
  • Steven Holl Architects begin construction work at St. Ignatius Chapel, Seattle University, USA.

Buildings opened

• 11 April - Évry Cathedral, designed by Mario Botta.^[2]
• 20 August - BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London Hindu temple in Neasden, designed by C. B. Sompura, is inaugurated.^[3]
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  • Ojo del Sol in Berkeley, California, designed by Eugene Tsui as a home for his parents.
  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, designed by Mario Botta.

Buildings completed

• date unknown
  • Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, designed by Richard Meier.
  • Kuala Lumpur Tower, Malaysia.

Awards

• AIA Gold Medal – César Pelli.
• Architecture Firm Award – Beyer Blinder Belle.
• Praemium Imperiale Architecture Laureate – Renzo Piano.
• Pritzker Architecture Prize – Tadao Ando.
• Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent – Christian de Portzamparc for the Cité de la Musique in Paris.
• RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Colin Rowe.
• Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture – Ian McHarg.
• Twenty-five Year Award – The Ford Foundation Headquarters

Deaths

• 31 March - Max Brüel, Danish architect and jazz musician (born 1927)^[4]
• 20 September - Eulie Chowdhury, Indian architect (born 1923)

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