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.
July 13 - Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, converted from the Baltic Flour Mill at Gateshead in North East England, 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.
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- 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.
- Weald and Downland Gridshell, designed by Edward Cullinan Architects, is completed in Southern England.