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Overview of the events of 1985 in architecture
The year 1985 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
Buildings and structures
Buildings opened
Farø Bridges (south), Denmark
The Spiral in Tokyo, Japan
January 15 – The Tashkent Tower in Tashkent , Uzbekistan begins operation after six years construction.
March 2 – Columbia Center (formerly the Bank of America Tower) in Seattle , Washington , United States.
June 4 – Farø Bridges , Denmark.[1]
July – The DLI 63 Building in Seoul , South Korea.
August 10 – St. Paul's Cathedral, Abidjan , Ivory Coast , designed by Aldo Spirito, is consecrated by the Pope.
September 7 – The first concert is held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow , Scotland.[2]
Buildings completed
November 18 – HSBC Headquarters Building in Hong Kong.
Central State Museum of Kazakhstan .[3]
The Bank of America Plaza in Dallas , Texas , United States.
Several notable buildings in Manhattan , New York City, United States:
Amarin Plaza in Bangkok , designed by Rangsan Torsuwan .
Pak Sha O Youth Hostel in Hong Kong, designed by Rocco Design Architects .
Hundertwasserhaus in Vienna.
The Sender Eifel-Bärbelkreuz in Hellenthal , Germany.
Tyholttårnet in Trondheim , Norway.
Calgary Municipal Building in Calgary
Spiral in Tokyo, Japan.
Mjøsa Bridge , Norway.
Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall , Nanjing, China.
Reconstruction of Basilica of St. Cunibert, Cologne , after bombing of Cologne in World War II .
Thematic House (remodeled structure) by Charles Jencks , Terry Farrell , Michael Graves and others in Holland Park , Kensington , London , United Kingdom. [4]
Awards
Births
Deaths
References