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Overview of the events of 2007 in architecture
The year 2007 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
Buildings and structures
Buildings opened
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January 20 –
Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, WA., USA, designed by
Weiss/Manfredi.
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January 21 –
The National Art Center, Tokyo, designed by
Kisho Kurokawa.
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February 28 –
San Francisco Federal Building, by
Morphosis.
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March 8 –
Limoges Concert Hall, France, by
Bernard Tschumi Architects.
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March 9 – New
Wembley Stadium, London (
original stadium demolished in 2002).
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March 23 –
Pakistan Monument,
Islamabad, designed by Arif Masoud.
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April 25 –
IAC/InterActiveCorp headquarters opens in New York, by
Gehry Partners.
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May 27 – St Bede's Church,
Basingstoke, England (Roman Catholic), designed by Maguire and Murray.
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June 2 –
Michael Lee-Chin Crystal at
Royal Ontario Museum,
Toronto, designed by
Daniel Libeskind.
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June 9 –
Bloch Building, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art addition, Kansas City, Mo. by
Steven Holl Architects.
- June –
Pawilon Wyspiański 2000,
Kraków, Poland, by Krzysztof Ingarden.
- June–July –
East Beach Cafe,
Littlehampton, England, by
Thomas Heatherwick.
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- August –
La Vicaria Arch Bridge in Spain.
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August 9 –
Roland Levinsky Building at the
University of Plymouth, Devon, England, by
Henning Larsen.
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September 16 –
Hull Paragon Interchange (railway station reconstruction),
Kingston upon Hull, England, designed by
WilkinsonEyre.
- October –
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, by
David Adjaye.
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October 12 –
Armed Forces Memorial,
National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, England, by
Liam O'Connor Architects and Planning Consultants.
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October 17 –
BMW Welt ("BMW World") exhibition facility in
Munich, Germany, by
Coop Himmelb(l)au.
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November 3 –
Digital Beijing Building in China, by Pei Zhu.
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December 1 –
The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, by
SANAA.
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December 10 – Inauguration of
Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles' major reconstruction as a transportation interchange in France.
Buildings completed
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Manchester Civil Justice Centre by
Denton Corker Marshall.
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Beetham Tower, Manchester by
Ian Simpson.
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Calgary Courts Centre in
Calgary,
Alberta
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Kolumba (diocesan art museum) in
Cologne, Germany, designed by
Peter Zumthor.
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Tama Art University Library,
Hachiōji campus in Tokyo, designed by
Toyo Ito.
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Wachendorf-Feldkapelle-Bruder-Klaus, Germany, designed by Peter Zumthor.
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FiftyTwoDegrees in
Nijmegen, designed by
Mecanoo.
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Fontana Boathouse,
West Side Rowing Club,
Buffalo, New York, based on a 1905 plan by
Frank Lloyd Wright.
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The Lighthouse,
Watford, Britain's first zero-carbon house, designed by
Sheppard Robson.
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Albury Library Museum, designed by
Ashton Raggatt McDougall in Albury, New South Wales, Australia.
Exhibitions
Awards
Deaths
See also
References