Editing 1985 in architecture

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The year '''1985 in architecture''' involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

==Events==
*The [[Inman Report]] is released, with major implications for the architecture of United States [[embassy|embassies]].
*International architectural firm [[Aedas]] is established by [[Keith Griffiths (architect)|Keith Griffiths]] in [[Hong Kong]] as Hackett and Griffiths.

==Buildings and structures==
{{See also|Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1985}}
===Buildings opened===
[[File:Farø Bridges - south bridge.jpg|thumb|[[Farø Bridges]] (south), Denmark]]
[[File:SaintPaul.JPG|thumb|[[St. Paul's Cathedral, Abidjan]]]]
[[File:Spiral Building.jpg|thumb|upright|The [[Spiral (building)|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 (state)|Washington]], United States.
*[[June 4]] – [[Farø Bridges]], Denmark.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121206001357/http://highways-denmark.com/faroe-bridge/ Highways Denmark – The Faroe Bridge – Farøbroerne 9 January 2011. Accessed 3 January 2013]}}</ref>
*[[July 27]] – The [[63 Building]] officially opens as the [[tallest skyscraper]] outside North America in [[Yeouido]], [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?artid=201107262143125&code=100100 | title=Yesterday's Today 1985 63 Building Completion | publisher=The Kyunghyang Shinmun | access-date=August 19, 2019 | first=Min-yong | last=Yoon| date=July 26, 2011 }}</ref>
*[[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.<ref>[http://www.secc.co.uk/about-the-secc/history.aspx SECC official website: History]</ref>

===Buildings completed===
*[[November 18]] – [[HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building|HSBC Headquarters Building]] in Hong Kong.
*[[Central State Museum of Kazakhstan]].<ref>[http://www.unesco.kz/heritagenet/kz/hn-english/csmrk/engl/history_en.htm UNESCO Heritage]</ref>
* The [[Bank of America Plaza (Dallas)|Bank of America Plaza]] in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], United States.
*Several notable buildings in [[Manhattan]], New York City, United States:
**The first tower in the [[Brookfield Place (New York City)|World Financial Center]].
**[[New York Marriott Marquis]].
**[[Tower 49]].
* [[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 [[Transmitter Eifel-Bärbelkreuz|Sender Eifel-Bärbelkreuz]] in [[Hellenthal]], Germany.
* [[Tyholttårnet]] in [[Trondheim]], Norway.
* [[Calgary Municipal Building]] in [[Calgary]]
* [[Spiral (building)|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 (architect)|Terry Farrell]], [[Michael Graves]] and others in [[Holland Park]], [[Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea|Kensington]], [[London]], United Kingdom. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1450124|title=Thematic House, non Civil Parish - 1450124 &#124; Historic England}}</ref>

==Awards==
*[[AIA Gold Medal]] – [[William Wayne Caudill]] (posthumous)
*[[Alvar Aalto Medal]] – [[Tadao Ando]]
*[[Architecture Firm Award]] – [[Venturi, Rauch and Scott Brown]]
*[[Grand prix national de l'architecture]] – [[Michel Andrault]] and [[Pierre Parat]]
*[[Pritzker Prize]] – [[Hans Hollein]]
*[[Royal Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal|RAIA Gold Medal]] – [[Richard Norman Johnson|Richard Johnson]]
*[[Royal Institute of British Architects|RIBA]] [[Royal Gold Medal]] – [[Richard Rogers]]
*[[Twenty-five Year Award]] – [[General Motors Technical Center]]

==Births==
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==Deaths==
*[[September 30]] – [[Herbert Bayer]], Austrian and American graphic designer, painter, photographer, sculptor, art director, environmental and interior designer and architect (born [[1900 in architecture|1900]])
*[[November 13]] – [[William Pereira]], [[Americans|American]] architect of Portuguese ancestry<ref>[http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Pa-Sp/Portuguese-Americans.html William L Pereira at (www.everyculture.com/) Portuguese Americans]</ref> (born [[1909 in architecture|1909]])
*[[November 22]] – [[Gudolf Blakstad]], Norwegian architect (born [[1893 in architecture|1893]])
*[[Dewi-Prys Thomas]], Welsh architect (born [[1916 in architecture|1916]])

==References==
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