Editing 1984 in architecture

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The year '''1984 in architecture''' involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

==Events==
* [[May 30]] – The Prince of Wales (now [[Charles III]]), in a speech to the [[Royal Institute of British Architects]] denounces the proposed modernist Hampton Extension to the [[National Gallery]] in London designed by [[Ahrends, Burton and Koralek|Peter Ahrends]] as "a hideous carbuncle on the face of an elegant and much-loved friend", declaring his reactionary views on architecture for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=
http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/media/speeches/speech-hrh-the-prince-of-wales-the-150th-anniversary-of-the-royal-institute-of|title=A speech by HRH The Prince of Wales at the 150th anniversary of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), Royal Gala Evening at Hampton Court Palace|publisher=PrinceofWales.gov.uk|date=1984-05-30|accessdate=2018-05-23}} The phrase "hideous carbuncle" was originated by his step-mother-in-law [[Raine Spencer, Countess Spencer]], in ''The Spencers on Spas'' (1983) p. 14.</ref>
* [[KieranTimberlake]] architecture firm established in [[Philadelphia]].
[[File:Lloyds building taken 2011.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Lloyd's building]]]]

==Buildings and structures==
===Buildings opened===
* [[April 11]] – [[PPG Place]] in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], United States.
* [[May 5]] – [[Dayabumi Complex]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia.
* [[July 20]] – [[Kielce Bus Station]], [[Poland]], designed by Edward Modrzejewski.
* [[August 8]] – [[Kylesku Bridge]], Scotland, UK.
* [[November 18]] – [[Lloyd's building]] in London, designed by [[Richard Rogers]].
* [[December 1]] – [[Oxford Ice Rink]] in England, designed by [[Nicholas Grimshaw]] & Partners with [[Ove Arup & Partners]].
* [[Neue Staatsgalerie]] in [[Stuttgart]], designed by [[James Stirling (architect)|James Stirling]].
* Old Stone Square in [[Providence, Rhode Island]], designed by [[Edward Larrabee Barnes]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Architect, bury your mistake |url=https://architecturehereandthere.com/2015/10/17/architect-bury-your-mistake/ |website=Architecture Here and There |accessdate=9 September 2018}}</ref>
* Theatres Building at the [[Arts Centre Melbourne]], [[Australia]].

===Buildings completed===
[[File:Frankfurt Deutsche Bank.jpg|thumb|[[Deutsche Bank Twin Towers]] in [[Frankfurt am Main]], Germany]]
* [[Myyrmäki Church]], [[Vantaa]], Finland, designed by [[Juha Leiviskä]].
* [[Deutsche Bank Twin Towers]], [[Frankfurt am Main]], Germany.
* [[Crain Communications Building|Smurfit-Stone Building]] in Chicago, [[Illinois]], United States.
* [[Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona]], near [[Basel]], Switzerland.
* [[Southeast Financial Center]], [[Miami]], [[Florida]], United States.
* [[Target House, London]], designed by [[Rodney Gordon]].
* [[Tour Hertzienne TDF de Romainville|Tour Hertzienne TDF]] in [[Romainville]] near Paris, France.
* [[Suncor Energy Centre]] in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]]

==Awards==
* [[American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medals#Architecture|American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal]] – [[Gordon Bunshaft]]
* [[Architecture Firm Award]] – [[Kallmann McKinnell & Wood Architects]].
* [[Grand prix national de l'architecture]] – [[Edmond Lay]].
* [[Pritzker Prize]] – [[Richard Meier]].
* [[Royal Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal|RAIA Gold Medal]] – [[Philip Cox]].
* [[Royal Institute of British Architects|RIBA]] [[Royal Gold Medal]] – [[Charles Correa]].
* [[Twenty-five Year Award]] – [[Seagram Building]].
* [[International Union of Architects|UIA]] [[International Union of Architects#UIA Gold Medal|Gold Medal]] – [[Hassan Fathy]].

==Births==

==Deaths==
* [[January 9]] – [[Frederick Gibberd]], [[English people|English]] architect (born [[1908 in architecture|1908]])
* [[May 19]] – [[John Betjeman]], English architectural writer and poet (born [[1906 in architecture|1906]])
* [[July 24]] – [[Arieh Sharon]], Israeli architect (born [[1900 in architecture|1900]])
* [[December 22]] – [[Vilhelm Lauritzen]], Danish modernist architect (born [[1894 in architecture|1894]])

==References==
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