The year 2018 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

Church of St. Lambertus, Immerath The Church of St. Lambertus (german: Pfarrkirche St. Lambertus), known locally as the ''Immerather Dom'' (meaning "Cathedral of Immerath"), was a Roman Catholic parish church in the village of , Erkelenz in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A churc ...

, Germany, is demolished. *

June 15 Events Pre-1600 * 763 BC – Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. * 844 – Louis II is crowned as king of Italy at Rome by pope Sergius II. * 923 – Battle of So ...

– The second major fire in four years breaks out at

Glasgow School of Art The Glasgow School of Art (GSA; gd, Sgoil-ealain Ghlaschu) is a higher education art school based in Glasgow, Scotland, offering undergraduate degrees, post-graduate awards (both taught and research-led), and PhDs in architecture, fine art, an ...

. * August 14 – The

Ponte Morandi (English: Morandi Bridge), officially (English: Polcevera Viaduct), was a road viaduct in Genoa, Liguria, Italy, constructed between 1963 and 1967 along the A10 motorway over the Polcevera River, from which it derived its official name. It ...

, a road viaduct in

Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of ...

, collapses, resulting in 43 deaths and numerous injuries.

Buildings and structures

;China *

Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge (HZMB) is a bridge–tunnel system consisting of a series of three cable-stayed bridges, an undersea tunnel, and four artificial islands. It is both the longest sea crossing and the longest open-sea fi ...

opened October 23. *

Goldin Finance 117 Goldin Finance 117, also known as China 117 Tower ( Chinese: 中国117大厦), is an unfinished skyscraper in Xiqing District, Tianjin, China. The tower was topped out in 2015 at a height of 597 m (1,959 ft). It has 128 storeys above ground, wit ...

Tianjin Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...

, the third tallest building in China, designed by P & T Group and ECADI, projected for completion. ;Denmark * Fjordenhus, Kirk Kapital headquarters, on

Vejle Fjord Vejle Fjord is an East Jutland-type fjord in Denmark. It is approximately in length, and it stretches east from the town of Vejle at its head to the towns of Trelde Næs on the south side and Juelsminde on the north side at the mouth. The fjord' ...

, designed by

Olafur Eliasson Olafur Eliasson ( is, Ólafur Elíasson; born 5 February 1967) is an Icelandic–Danish artist known for sculptured and large-scale installation art employing elemental materials such as light, water, and air temperature to enhance the viewer's ...

and Sebastian Behmann, completed. ;Finland * Helsinki Central Library Oodi, designed by ALA Architects, opened December 5. ;France *

Sir John Monash Centre The Sir John Monash Centre is a museum and interpretive centre that commemorates Australian servicemen and women who served on the Western Front during the First World War. The centre, located near the village of Villers-Bretonneux (Somme) in nor ...

Villers-Bretonneux Villers-Bretonneux () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Villers-Bretonneux is situated some 19 km due east of Amiens, on the D1029 road and the A29 motorway. Villers-Bretonneux bord ...

officially opened April 24. * Musée de la Romanité, Nîmes ;Hong Kong *

opened October 23. ;Ireland * Pálás cinema,

Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, and is the sixth most populous city on ...

, designed by Tom de Paor, opened February 23. ;Malaysia *

Four Seasons Place Kuala Lumpur Four Seasons Place Kuala Lumpur, also known as Four Seasons KLCC and FSP KLCC Tower, is a 74-story, supertall skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Malaysia. It is Malaysia's fourth tallest building. It features a high crown made out of st ...

, the third tallest building in Malaysia, projected for completion. ;Norway * Ureddplassen public toilet, designed by Haugen/Zohar Arkitekter + Landskapsfabrikken, opened. ;Russia *

Crimean Bridge The Crimean Bridge ( rus, Крымский мост, r=Krymskiy most, p=ˈkrɨmskʲij most), also called Kerch Strait Bridge or Kerch Bridge, is a pair of parallel bridges, one for a four-lane road and one for a double-track railway, spanning t ...

between Crimea and Russia, the longest bridge in Europe, the road section of the bridge opened May 16. *

Lakhta Center The Lakhta Center () is an 87-story skyscraper built in the northwestern neighbourhood of Lakhta in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Standing tall, it is the tallest building in Russia, the tallest building in Europe, and the sixteenth-tallest bu ...

, in

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, the tallest building in Europe, commissioning begins June 27. ;Spain * Mac House (Casa Mac),

Novelda Novelda (, ; ) is a town located in the province of Alicante, Spain. , it has a total population of 27,135 inhabitants. Novelda has important quarries and mines of marble, limestone, silica, clay and gypsum. It is a major centre of the marble ind ...

, designed by La Errería. ;Sweden * Norra Tornen (Northern Towers) eastern residential tower, Stockholm, designed by OMA, completed. ;Taiwan * Weiwuying (National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts), Kaohsiung, designed by

Mecanoo Mecanoo is an architecture firm based in Delft, Netherlands. Mecanoo was founded in 1984 by Francine Houben, Henk Döll, Roelf Steenhuis, Erick van Egeraat and Chris de Weijer. Foundation Houben, Döll and Steenhuis won a competition to desig ...

, opened October 13. ;Turkey *

Troy Museum The Troy Museum ( tr, Troya Müzesi or ''Truva Müzesi'') is an archaeological museum located close to the archaeological site of the ancient city of Troy, in northwestern Turkey. Opened in 2018, it exhibits in seven sections of a contemporary ...

, designed by Yalın Mimarlık, opened October 10. *

Istanbul Airport Istanbul Airport ( tr, İstanbul Havalimanı, ) is the main international airport serving Istanbul, Turkey. It is located in the Arnavutköy district on the European side of the city. All scheduled commercial passenger flights were transfer ...

with the future world’s largest terminal, officially opened October 29. ; Ukraine * Chernobyl New Safe Confinement completed. ;United Kingdom * Broomlands Primary School in

Kelso, Scottish Borders Kelso ( sco, Kelsae gd, Cealsaidh) is a market town in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Roxburghshire, it lies where the rivers Tweed and Teviot have their confluence. The town has a po ...

, designed by Stallan-Brand, opened January 9. * Storey's Field Community Centre and Nursery for the

University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the world's third oldest surviving university and one of its most pr ...

at Eddington, designed by Stuart McKnight of MUMA (McInnes Usher McKnight Architects), completed c. March. * Beecroft Building for the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

Department of Physics, designed by

Hawkins\Brown Hawkins\Brown Architects LLP is an architectural practice with studios in London and Manchester. History Roger Hawkins and Russell Brown set up Hawkins\Brown in 1988. In recent years Hawkins\Brown has won and been shortlisted for awards includ ...

, officially opened September 17. * The Hubert Perrodo Building at

St Peter's College, Oxford St Peter's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford and is located in New Inn Hall Street, Oxford, United Kingdom. It occupies the site of two of the university's medieval halls, dating back to at least the 14th ...

, by Design Engine Architects, officially opened March 13. * Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries in

Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an historic, mainly Gothic church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the Unite ...

, London, designed by MUMA (McInnes Usher McKnight Architects) and Max Fordham, opened to public June 11. * V&A Museum of Design Dundee in Dundee, Scotland, designed by

Kengo Kuma is a Japanese architect and professor in the Department of Architecture (Graduate School of Engineering) at the University of Tokyo. Frequently compared to contemporaries Shigeru Ban and Kazuyo Sejima, Kuma is also noted for his prolific writin ...

, opened September 15. * Coal Drops Yard at

King's Cross Central King's Cross Central (''KXC'') is a multi-billion pound mixed-use development in the north-east of central London. The site is owned and controlled by thKing's Cross Central Limited Partnership It consists of approximately of former railway la ...

in London, conversion of industrial premises to retail development by

Thomas Heatherwick Thomas Alexander Heatherwick, (born 17 February 1970) is an English designer and the founder of London-based design practice Heatherwick Studio. He works with a team of around 200 architects, designers and makers from a studio and workshop in ...

, opened October 26. *

Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...

Bus Station, designed by

Building Design Partnership Building Design Partnership Ltd, doing business as BDP, is a firm of architects and engineers employing over 900 staff in the United Kingdom and internationally. History BDP was founded in 1961 by George Grenfell-Baines with architects Bill White ...

, opened October 26–28. *

The Macallan distillery The Macallan distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Craigellachie, Moray, Scotland. The Macallan Distillers Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Edrington, which purchased the brand from Highland Distillers in 1999.English, Sh ...

Craigellachie, Moray Craigellachie ( gd, Creag Eileachaidh) is a small village in Moray, Scotland, at the confluence of the River Spey and River Fiddich (whose valley or glen gives its name to the famous Scotch whisky Glenfiddich), in walking distance of the town ...

, Scotland, designed by

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Rogers may refer to: Places Canada *Rogers Pass (British Columbia) * Rogers Island (Nunavut) United States * Rogers, Arkansas, a city * Rogers, alternate name of Muroc, California, a former settlement * Rogers, Indiana, an unincorporated communit ...

, new building opened. * Nevill Holt Opera within 17th century stable block, designed by Witherford Watson Mann, opened June 14. Seattle Spheres on May 10, 2018

* Mapleton Crescent,

Wandsworth Wandsworth Town () is a district of south London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Toponymy Wandsworth takes its nam ...

(high-rise prefabricated apartments), designed by Metropolitan Workshop. * Wittering House,

Finsbury Park Finsbury Park is a public park in the London neighbourhood of Harringay. It is in the area formerly covered by the historic parish of Hornsey, succeeded by the Municipal Borough of Hornsey. It was one of the first of the great London parks ...

, home for self by Charles Bettes of GPad London, completed. * House in the Garden,

Notting Hill Notting Hill is a district of West London, England, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Notting Hill is known for being a cosmopolitan and multicultural neighbourhood, hosting the annual Notting Hill Carnival and Portobello Road Ma ...

, London, designed by Gianni Botsford, completed. ;United States *

Amazon Spheres The Amazon Spheres are three spherical conservatories comprising part of the Amazon headquarters campus in Seattle, Washington, United States. Designed by NBBJ and landscape firm Site Workshop, its three glass domes are covered in pentagonal h ...

Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...

, designed by

NBBJ NBBJ is an American global architecture, planning and design firm with offices in Boston, Columbus, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, Portland, Pune, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C.. NBBJ provides services in arch ...

, opened January 30. *Institute for Contemporary Art, Richmond, Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU in Richmond, Virginia designed by Steven Holl opened April 21. *Stir restaurant at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (architectural interior) designed by Frank Gehry opened October 12. *3 World Trade Center in New York City, designed by

, opened June 11. ;Vietnam * Landmark 81 in Ho Chi Minh City List of tallest buildings in Vietnam, the tallest building in Vietnam and List of tallest buildings in Southeast Asia, the tallest completed building in Southeast Asia, is completed.

Exhibitions

*26 May until 25 November - The 16th Venice Biennale of Architecture in Venice, Italy *15 July until 13 January 2019 - "Towards a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia 1948-1980" at MOMA in New York City.

Awards

*AIA Gold Medal – James Stewart Polshek *Architecture Firm Award American Institute of Architects, AIA – Snow Kreilich Architects *Driehaus Architecture Prize for New Classical Architecture – Marc Breitman & Nada Breitman-Jakov *Emporis Skyscraper Award – MGM Cotai *Lawrence Israel Prize - Annabelle Selldorf *Pritzker Architecture Prize – B. V. Doshi, Balkrishna Doshi *Royal Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal, RAIA Gold Medal – Alexander Tzannes *Royal Institute of British Architects, RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Neave Brown *Stirling Prize – Foster and Partners for Bloomberg London *Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture – Sir David Adjaye *Vincent Scully Prize – Inga Saffron and Robert Campbell (journalist), Robert Campbell

Deaths

*January 7 – Aydın Boysan, 96, Turkish architect * January 9 – Neave Brown, 88, American-born British architect *January 17 – Ted McCoy, 92, New Zealand architect *February 18 – Ivor Smith (architect), Ivor Smith, 93, English architect *February 19 – Teresa Gisbert Carbonell, 91, Bolivian architect and art historian *February 20 – Lionel March, 84, British architect and mathematician *February 22 – Serban Cantacuzino (architect), Serban Cantacuzino, 90, French-born Romanian-British architect *April 26 – David Mitchell (architect), David Mitchell, 77, New Zealand architect *May 12 – Will Alsop, 70, British architect *May 18 – Tom Wolfe, 88, American author and architecture critic (''From Bauhaus to Our House'') *May 28 – Wang Da-hong, 100, Chinese born Taiwanese architect *August 19 – Rafael Calventi, 92, Dominican architect and diplomat *August 26 – Kerry Hill, 75, Australian architect *September 13 – Shlomo Aronson (landscape architect), Shlomo Aronson, 81, Israeli landscape architect *September 18 – Robert Venturi, 93, American architect, Pritzker Prize winner (1991) and co-author with Denise Scott Brown of ''Learning from Las Vegas'' *October 11 – Paul Andreu, 80, French architect (Osaka Maritime Museum) *November 24 – Gene Leedy, 90, American architect *December 27 – Jean Dumontier, 83, Canadian-Quebecois architect and artist (the Montreal Metro stations Jean-Drapeau station, Jean-Drapeau and Longueuil station, Longueuil-Université-de-Sherbrooke)

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