2023 in architecture

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

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Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Events

• 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

See also: Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2023

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

• 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

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

Deaths

• 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)

See also

• Timeline of architecture

References

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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.
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.
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.