1991 in architecture
# 1991 in architecture

The year 1991 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

## Buildings and structures

### Buildings

* One Canada Square at Canary Wharf in London, designed by César Pelli & Associates, becomes the tallest building in the United Kingdom.
* Stansted Airport terminal building in Essex, England, designed by Norman Foster.
* Rebuilt Liverpool Street station in London, designed by Nick Derbyshire, is opened.
* The Tianjin Radio and Television Tower in Tianjin, China is completed.
* The Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery in London, designed by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, is opened.
* Norwegian Glacier Museum in Fjærland, designed by Sverre Fehn, is built.
* Extended Brentwood Cathedral in England, designed by Quinlan Terry, is dedicated.
* University of Vaasa Palosaari stage 1 buildings, Finland, designed by Käpy and Simo Paavilainen.
* Key Tower in Cleveland, Ohio, United States is completed.
* The Messeturm in Frankfurt am Main, Germany is completed.
* TD Canada Trust Tower, Calgary in Calgary, Alberta
* Carnegie Hall Tower in Manhattan, New York, United States is completed.
* Bell Atlantic Tower in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States is completed.
* Bourke Place in Melbourne, Australia is completed.
* Melbourne Central Shopping Centre in Melbourne, Australia is completed.
* The Friedrich Clemens Gerke Tower in Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany is completed.
* The Guangzhou TV Tower in Guangzhou, China is completed.
* The West Tower of the Stardust Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States is completed.
* 101 Collins Street designed by architects Denton Corker Marshall is completed in Melbourne.
* "The Corns" residential towers, "1000 Years" housing estate, Katowice, Poland, designed by Henryk Buszko and Aleksander Franta, is completed.

## Awards

* AIA Gold Medal – Benjamin C. Thompson.
* Architecture Firm Award – Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects.
* Grand Prix de l'urbanisme – Jean Dellus.
* Grand prix national de l'architecture – Christian Hauvette.
* Praemium Imperiale Architecture Laureate – Gae Aulenti.
* Pritzker Prize – Robert Venturi.
* Prix de l'Académie d'Architecture de France – Norman Foster.
* RAIA Gold Medal – Donald Bailey.
* RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Colin Stansfield Smith.
* Twenty-five Year Award – Sea Ranch Condominium One

## Deaths

* August 19 – Hans van der Laan, Dutch monk and architect (born 1904)
