1982 in architecture
# 1982 in architecture

The year 1982 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

## Buildings and structures

### Buildings opened

* January 28 – Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban, the National Parliament Building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, designed by Louis Kahn.
* April 29 – Sri Lankan Parliament Building in Kotte, designed by Geoffrey Bawa.
* October 12 – National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, ACT, designed by Colin Madigan.
* November 13 – Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., designed by Maya Ying Lin, is dedicated.

### Buildings completed

* JPMorgan Chase Tower in Houston, Texas, United States.
* Rheinturm Düsseldorf in Germany.
* Abteiberg Museum in Mönchengladbach, Germany, designed by Hans Hollein.
* First Canadian Centre in Calgary, Alberta
* Nexen Building, Calgary in Calgary, Alberta
* Kuwait National Assembly Building, designed by Jørn Utzon.
* Rare Books Library, Newnham College, Cambridge, designed by van Heyningen and Haward.
* Hamer Hall, part of the Arts Centre complex, in Melbourne, Australia.
* Georgia Pacific Tower in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
* TV-am Breakfast Television Centre in Camden Town, London, designed by Terry Farrell.
* Inmos microprocessor factory in Newport, Wales, designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership.
* BellSouth Building in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
* Tower of the Juche Idea in Pyongyang, North Korea.
* Main chapel of Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Thailand.
* Akasaka Prince Hotel in Tokyo, Japan.
* Atlantis Condominium in Miami, Florida.
* December – Renault Centre in Swindon, England, designed by Norman Foster.

## Awards

* AIA Gold Medal – Romaldo Giurgola
* Alvar Aalto Medal – Jørn Utzon
* Architecture Firm Award – Gwathmey Siegel & Associates, Architects LLC
* Grand prix national de l'architecture – Claude Vasconi
* Pritzker Prize – Kevin Roche
* RAIA Gold Medal – John Overall (architect)
* RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Berthold Lubetkin
* Twenty-five Year Award – Equitable Savings and Loan Building

## Deaths

* March 10 – Charles N. Agree, American architect (born 1897)
* March 27 – Fazlur Rahman Khan, Bengal-born structural engineer (born 1929)
* April 20 – Şevki Balmumcu, Turkish architect (born 1905)
* May 21 – Giovanni Muzio, Italian architect (born 1893)
* August 4 – Bruce Goff, American architect (born 1904)
* November 8 – David Roberts, British architect (born 1911)
* November 16 – Peter Yates, English architect (born 1920)
* December 18 – Sir Richard Sheppard, English architect (born 1910)
