1993 in architecture
# 1993 in architecture

The year 1993 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

## Events

* August 18 – The 14th century Kapellbrücke covered wooden truss bridge in Lucerne (Switzerland) is largely destroyed by fire; rebuilding begins almost immediately.
* Philip Dowson becomes President of the Royal Academy.
* Architekturzentrum Wien founded in Austria.
* van Heyningen and Haward Architects practice formed in London.

## Buildings and structures

### Buildings opened

* February 23 – Guildford Spectrum, UK
* September 4 – Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Managua, Nicaragua, designed by Ricardo Legorreta
* Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, designed by Jo Coenen

### Buildings completed

* The Landmark Tower in Yokohama, Japan.
* Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco, designed by Michel Pinseau and built by Bouygues.
* Hämeenkylä Church, Vantaa, Finland, designed by Jokela & Kareoja.
* Inner shrine, Ise, Mie, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
* Sanctuary of Divine Mercy (Sanktuarium Miłosierdzia Bożego), Kalisz, Poland (designed 1958; building commenced 1977).
* Museum of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki, Greece.
* The Umeda Sky Building in Osaka City, Japan.
* Governor Phillip Tower, Sydney, Australia, by architects Denton Corker Marshall.
* Cave of Niaux visitor entrance in Ariège (department), France, designed by Massimiliano Fuksas.

### Construction began

* The Zeitpyramide (time pyramid) in Wemding, Germany. Scheduled to be completed in the year 3183.

## Awards

* AIA Gold Medal – Thomas Jefferson (posthumous).
* Architecture Firm Award – Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc.
* Grand Prix de l'urbanisme – Bernard Huet.
* Grand prix national de l'architecture – Dominique Perrault.
* Praemium Imperiale Architecture Laureate – Kenzo Tange.
* Pritzker Prize – Fumihiko Maki.
* RAIA Gold Medal – Ken Woolley.
* RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Giancarlo de Carlo.
* Twenty-five Year Award – Deere & Company Administrative Center.
* UIA Gold Medal – Fumihiko Maki.

## Deaths

* March 27 – Paul László, Hungarian American architect (born 1900)
* June 27 – Paul Thiry, American architect (born 1904)
* July 13 – Alan McCullough, American modernist architect (born c.1909)
* August 16 – Alison Smithson, English architect (born 1928)
* August 19 – Norman Jaffe, American residential architect (born 1932)
* September 23 – Moshe Mayer, Romanian Israeli architect (born 1909)
* October 24 – Arthur T. Brown, American architect (born 1900)
* December 16 – Charles Moore, American architect (born 1925)
