2023 in architecture
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The year 2023 in architecture involves some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
- July 23 – The Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa is severely damaged in a Russian missile attack on the city.[1]
- September 1 – Muyiwa Oki takes office as the youngest and first black president of the Royal Institute of British Architects.[2]
Buildings and structures
- Egypt
- Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, designed by Heneghan Peng Architects, projected for completion[3]
- Malaysia
- Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur, the second-tallest structure and the second-tallest building in the world, designed by Fender Katsalidis in association with RSP KL, projected for completion[4]
- Poland
- Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw in Warsaw, designed by Thomas Phifer and Partners, projected for completion[5]
- Saudi Arabia
- Red Sea International Airport designed by Foster + Partners, projected for completion[6]
- United Kingdom
- June – Factory International arts venue in Manchester, designed by Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA; lead architect Ellen van Loon) opening in summer.[7]
- United States
- Buffalo AKG Art Museum in Buffalo, New York, projected for completion[3]
- The Richard Gilder Center for Science at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City designed by Studio Gang opened to the public on May 4[8][9]
Awards
- AIA Gold Medal – Carol Ross Barney
- Driehaus Architecture Prize for New Classical Architecture – Ben Pentreath
- Pritzker Architecture Prize – David Chipperfield[10]
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal –
- Stirling Prize –
Exhibitions
- Venice Biennale of Architecture: 20 May – 26 November
- Copenhagen Architecture Festival x FILM: 1 – 11 June
Deaths
- January 1 – Ron Labinski, 85, American stadium architect (b. 1937)[11]
- January 6 – William S.W. Lim, 90, Singaporean architect (b. 1932)
- January 12 – Vittorio Garatti, 95, Italian architect (b. 1927)
- January 24 – Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, 95, Indian architect, Pritzker Prize winner (2018) (b. 1927)
- January 31 – Graham Winteringham, 99, English architect (Crescent Theatre) (b. 1923) (death announced on this date)
- February 13 – Robert Geddes, 99, American architect, dean of the Princeton University School of Architecture (1965–1982) (b. 1923)
- February 17 – Peter Muller, 95, Australian architect (b. 1927)
- March 2 – Rafael Viñoly, 78, Uruguayan-born architect (b. 1944)
- May 30 – Paolo Portoghesi, 91, Italian architect (Mosque of Rome) (b. 1931)
- June 17 – Sir Michael Hopkins, 88, English architect (Portcullis House) (b. 1935)
- July 17 – Bruno Flierl, 96, German architect (b. 1927)
- August 7 - Jean-Louis Cohen, French architect and architectural historian (b. 1949)
- August 13 - Thierry Despont, 75, French architect and interior designer (b. 1948)
- September 12 - Roser Amadó, 79, Spanish architect (La Vila Olímpica del Poblenou) (b. 1944)
- September 15 - Claude Cormier, 63, Canadian landscape architect (b. 1960)
- October 1 - Beverly Willis, American architect (b. 1928)
- October 3 - Harriet Pattison, American landscape architect (b. 1928)
See also
References
- ^ "Разрушения колоссальные, половину крыши снесло: последствия удара РФ по собору в Одессе". RBK-Ukraina. 2023-07-23. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ Spocchia, Gino (2023-09-01). "New RIBA president Muyiwa Oki to 'put pressure' on government on retrofit". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ a b "10 new museums scheduled to open in 2023". The Spaces. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Merdeka 118 Tower set to open late-2023". The Star. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Museum under construction - Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw". artmuseum.pl. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Red Sea Airport | Transport and Infrastructure".
- ^ "Culture". The Observer - The New Review. London. 2023-01-01. p. 17.
- ^ "First Look: AMNH Unveils New 230,000-Square-Foot Science Center". 29 March 2022.
- ^ Kimmelman, Michael; Fisher, Peter (25 April 2023). "Wonder and Awe in Natural History's New Wing. Butterflies, Too". The New York Times.
- ^ Pogrebin, Robin (7 March 2023). "David Chipperfield Wins Pritzker Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Sandomir, Richard (February 9, 2023). "Ron Labinski, Who Designed a Cozier Future for Stadiums, Dies at 85". New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.