2000 in architecture
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[edit] Buildings
- May 12 - Tate Modern in London, a conversion of Bankside Power Station by Herzog & de Meuron opens to the public.
- The Emirates Towers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates are completed and open to the public.
- The Al Faisaliyah Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is the first building to be completed in the competition between two Saudi princes. The Kingdom Center was completed several months later.
[edit] Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Ricardo Legorreta
- Architecture Firm Award - Gensler
- Grand Prix de l'urbanisme - Alexandre Chemetoff
- Pritzker Prize - Rem Koolhaas
- Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent - Philippe Gazeau
- RAIA Gold Medal - John Morphett
- Royal Gold Medal - Frank Gehry
- Stirling Prize - Alsop & Störmer, Peckham Library
- Vincent Scully Prize - Jane Jacobs
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- January 18 - Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky (born 1897)
- February 19 - Friedensreich Hundertwasser (born 1928)
- July 3 - Enric Miralles (born 1955)
- Eladio Dieste (born 1917)fr:2000 en architecture

