2002 in architecture
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The year 2002 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings and structures

- May 24 - Falkirk Wheel, a rotating boat lift, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal, near Falkirk, Scotland, is opened by Queen Elizabeth II as part of her Golden Jubilee.
- July - London City Hall is opened on the south bank of the River Thames, designed by Norman Foster.
- July 5 - The Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, designed by Daniel Libeskind, opens.
- September 2 - Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, designed by José Rafael Moneo, is consecrated in Los Angeles, California.
- October 16 - Bibliotheca Alexandrina inaugurated in Egypt, from the competition winning entry by Snøhetta.
- October 26 - Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia is completed.
- December 14 - Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in Texas, designed by Tadao Ando.
- specific date not listed:
- 383 Madison Avenue opens in New York City, designed by David Childs, and used as the Bear Sterns office building.
- Beddington Zero Energy Development (BedZED) is completed in Beddington, London, designed by Bill Dunster.
Awards

- AIA Gold Medal - Tadao Ando.
- Architecture Firm Award - Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates.
- Emporis Skyscraper Award - Kingdom Centre.
- Grand Prix de l'urbanisme - Bruno Fortier.
- Pritzker Prize - Glenn Murcutt.
- Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent - Pierre du Besset and Dominique Lyon for Troyes Library.
- RIAS Award for Architecture - Malcolm Fraser Architects for Dance Base, Edinburgh.
- RAIA Gold Medal - Brit Andresen.
- Royal Gold Medal - Archigram.
- Stirling Prize - Wilkinson Eyre Architects, Gateshead Millennium Bridge.
- Vincent Scully Prize - Robert Venturi and Denise Scott-Brown.
Births
Deaths
- Benjamin C. Thompson (born 1918)