1996 in architecture

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The year 1996 in architecture involved some significant events.

Buildings

March 15 - Arken Museum of Modern Art in Copenhagen, designed by Søren Robert Lund, opens.
Eden Project, Cornwall near St Austell designed by Nicholas Grimshaw (completed 2001).
Oscar Niemeyer completes the Niterói Contemporary Art Museum in Brazil.
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre by architects Denton Corker Marshall is completed in Melbourne
Museum Tinguely in Basel, designed by Mario Botta, opens.
Shun Hing Square by architects K.Y. Cheung Design Associates is completed in Shenzhen, marking it the tallest building in Asia until it is surpassed the following year.^[1]
Therme Vals in Switzerland, designed by Peter Zumthor, is completed.
The Dancing House (Nationale-Nederlanden building) in Prague, designed by Vlado Milunić with Frank Gehry, is completed.
Maggie's Centre, Edinburgh, a drop-in cancer care centre; building conversion by Richard Murphy.

The Stirling Prize is instituted in memory of James Stirling. The first winner is Stephen Hodder for the Centenary Building, University of Salford, Greater Manchester (opened this year).
June 30 - The historic Sands Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, designed by architect Wayne McAllister, is demolished.