2023 in architecture

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The year 2023 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events[edit]

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[edit]

China

Zhongshuge bookstore in Huai'an, designed by X+ Living Architectural Design^[3]

Egypt

Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, designed by Heneghan Peng Architects, projected for completion^[4]

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, officially opened on 10 January 2024.^[5]

Poland

Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, designed by Thomas Phifer and Partners, projected for completion^[6]

Saudi Arabia

Red Sea International Airport designed by Foster + Partners, projected for completion^[7]

United Kingdom

Factory International (Aviva Studios) arts venue in Manchester, designed by Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA; lead architect Ellen van Loon) opened officially on 18 October (previews from June)^[8]

United States

Buffalo AKG Art Museum in Buffalo, New York, projected for completion^[4]
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^[9]^[10]
Vici Properties finishes construction of the sphere, the largest sphere in the world in Las Vegas, Nevada^[11]

Awards[edit]

AIA Gold Medal – Carol Ross Barney
Driehaus Architecture Prize for New Classical Architecture – Ben Pentreath
Pritzker Architecture Prize – David Chipperfield^[12]
RIBA Royal Gold Medal –
RIBA House of the Year – Green House, Tottenham, London, designed by Hayhurst & Co^[13]
Stirling Prize – Mæ for John Morden Centre, Blackheath, London^[14]

Exhibitions[edit]

Venice Biennale of Architecture: 20 May – 26 November
Copenhagen Architecture Festival x FILM: 1 – 11 June

Deaths[edit]

January 1 – Ron Labinski, 85, American stadium architect (b. 1937)^[15]
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 (San Francisco Ballet Building) (b. 1928)
October 3 – Harriet Pattison, American landscape architect (b. 1928)
October 17 – George Baird, 84, Canadian architect (Cloud Gardens, Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory) (b. 1939)
October 21 – N. John Habraken, 94, Dutch architect, educator, and theorist of user participation in housing (b. 1928)
November 20 - Rob Krier, 85, Luxembourgish sculptor, architect, and urban designer (b. 1938)

References[edit]

^ "Разрушения колоссальные, половину крыши снесло: последствия удара РФ по собору в Одессе". RBK-Ukraina. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^ Spocchia, Gino (1 September 2023). "New RIBA president Muyiwa Oki to 'put pressure' on government on retrofit". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
^ "A Spellbinding Place to Read". Metro. London. 16 November 2023. p. 16.
^ ^a ^b "10 new museums scheduled to open in 2023". The Spaces. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ "World's second-largest building opens; constructed by Samsung C&T". 13 February 2024.
^ "Museum under construction - Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw". artmuseum.pl. Museum of Modern Art. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
^ "Red Sea Airport | Transport and Infrastructure". fosterandpartners.com. Foster and Partners.
^ "Culture". The Observer - The New Review. London. 1 January 2023. p. 17.
^ "First Look: AMNH Unveils New 230,000-Square-Foot Science Center". secretnyc.co. Secret NYC. 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.
^ Griggs, Brandon (5 July 2023). "This futuristic concert venue in Las Vegas is a giant sphere with the world's biggest LED screen". cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
^ Pogrebin, Robin (7 March 2023). "David Chipperfield Wins Pritzker Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^ "Green House by Hayhurst & Co named RIBA House of the Year 2023". RIBA Journal. 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
^ "Riba Stirling Prize: London retirement home wins top architecture award". BBC News. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ Sandomir, Richard (9 February 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.

[1] "Разрушения колоссальные, половину крыши снесло: последствия удара РФ по собору в Одессе". RBK-Ukraina. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

[2] Spocchia, Gino (1 September 2023). "New RIBA president Muyiwa Oki to 'put pressure' on government on retrofit". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

[3] "A Spellbinding Place to Read". Metro. London. 16 November 2023. p. 16.

[museums_to_open_in_2023-4] "10 new museums scheduled to open in 2023". The Spaces. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

[5] "World's second-largest building opens; constructed by Samsung C&T". 13 February 2024.

[6] "Museum under construction - Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw". artmuseum.pl. Museum of Modern Art. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

[7] "Red Sea Airport | Transport and Infrastructure". fosterandpartners.com. Foster and Partners.

[8] "Culture". The Observer - The New Review. London. 1 January 2023. p. 17.

[9] "First Look: AMNH Unveils New 230,000-Square-Foot Science Center". secretnyc.co. Secret NYC. 29 March 2022.

[10] Kimmelman, Michael; Fisher, Peter (25 April 2023). "Wonder and Awe in Natural History's New Wing. Butterflies, Too". The New York Times.

[11] Griggs, Brandon (5 July 2023). "This futuristic concert venue in Las Vegas is a giant sphere with the world's biggest LED screen". cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved 3 November 2023.

[12] Pogrebin, Robin (7 March 2023). "David Chipperfield Wins Pritzker Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 March 2023.

[13] "Green House by Hayhurst & Co named RIBA House of the Year 2023". RIBA Journal. 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2023-12-12.

[14] "Riba Stirling Prize: London retirement home wins top architecture award". BBC News. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[sandomir-15] Sandomir, Richard (9 February 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.

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