Editing 1987 in architecture

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The year '''1987 in architecture''' involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

==Events==
* [[August 13]] – The first building in England of post-war design to be [[Listed building|Listed]] is [[Bracken House, London|Bracken House]] in the [[City of London]], designed by Sir [[Albert Richardson (architect)|Albert Richardson]] as the ''[[Financial Times]]'' headquarters (1955–59).<ref>{{cite book|first=Elain|last=Harwood|title=England: a Guide to Post-War Listed Buildings|edition=rev.|location=London|publisher=Batsford|year=2003|isbn=0-7134-8818-2}}</ref>
* Construction of [[Ryugyong Hotel]] in [[Pyongyang]], North Korea, designed by Baikdoosan Architects & Engineers, begins; it will not be completed for 30 years.

==Buildings and structures==
{{See also|Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1987}}

===Buildings opened===
* February – The [[CenTrust Tower]] in [[Miami]].
* June – The [[Menil Collection]], in [[Houston, Texas]], United States, designed by [[Renzo Piano]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About the Menil |url=http://houstonmuseumdistrict.org/museums/menil-collection/ |publisher=Houston Museum District |accessdate=2014-05-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625100441/http://houstonmuseumdistrict.org/museums/menil-collection/ |archivedate=2014-06-25 }}</ref>
* August – [[National Library of New Zealand]] in [[Wellington]].
* [[August 17]] – [[One Liberty Place]] in [[Philadelphia]], United States (Phase 1): the first tenant moves in.<ref>{{cite journal|date=1987-08-16|title=A Moving Day on a Grand Scale|journal=The Philadelphia Inquirer|page=B07}}</ref>

===Buildings completed===
[[File:The Olympic Stadium in Montreal at sunset - panoramio.jpg|thumb|The tower at [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Stade Olympique et La Tour de Montréal]] in Montreal, Canada]]
[[File:Sundkrogskaj 20, Kbh 2013.jpg|thumb|[[Paustian House]], Copenhagen]]
* The [[Riga Radio and TV Tower]] in [[Riga]], Latvia.
* [[One Atlantic Center]] in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], US.
* The [[Shaanxi Provincial TV Tower]] in [[Xi'an]], China.
* [[Comerica Bank Tower]] in [[Dallas, Texas]], US.
* [[Metropolitan Tower (New York)|Metropolitan Tower]] in [[Manhattan]], New York City, US.<ref>{{cite book|last=Douglas|first=George H.|title=Skyscrapers: A Social History of the Very Tall Building in America|location=Jefferson (N.C.)|publisher=McFarland|year=2004}}</ref>
* The [[Chase Tower (Dallas)|JPMorgan Chase Tower]] in Dallas, Texas, US.
* [[1000 Second Avenue]] in [[Seattle]], Washington, US, designed by Donald Winkelmann of [[NBBJ]].
* [[KPMG Tower]] in [[Montreal]], Canada
* The tower at [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Stade Olympique et La Tour de Montréal]] in Montreal, [[Quebec]], Canada is completed, 11 years after the Olympics took place, after a number of strikes by workers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/olympic_stadium.html|title=Building big: Databank: Olympic Stadium|publisher=WGBH|accessdate=2009-07-16}}</ref>
* [[King Saud Mosque]], Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
* Justice Palace in [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia, designed by [[Rasem Badran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.archnet.org/sites/956|work=Archnet|title=Justice Palace|accessdate=2023-11-25}}</ref>
* The original [[7 World Trade Center (1987–2001)|7 World Trade Center]] in [[Lower Manhattan]], New York as the final building in the original [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] complex.
* The Clore Gallery at [[Tate Britain]] in [[London]], designed by [[James Stirling (architect)|James Stirling]].<ref name=Hardingham>{{cite book|first=Samantha|last=Hardingham|title=London: a guide to recent architecture|location=London|publisher=Ellipsis|edition=3rd|year=1996|isbn=1-899858-08-3}}</ref>
* [[Richmond, London#Richmond Riverside|Richmond Riverside]], London, designed by [[Quinlan Terry]].
* The Mound Stand at [[Lord's Cricket Ground]] in London, designed by [[Michael Hopkins (architect)|Michael Hopkins]] & Partners.<ref name=Hardingham />
* [[Paustian House]], a furniture showroom in [[Copenhagen]] designed by [[Jørn Utzon]].
* [[The Pan Pacific Singapore]].
* "House on chicken legs" residential apartment building in [[Saint Petersburg]].
* [[50 Glebe Place]] in [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]], London.<ref name="CherryPevsner1991">{{cite book|author1=Bridget Cherry|author2=Nikolaus Pevsner|title=London 3: North West|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AuvCfuvUy-0C|date=1991-03-01|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-09652-1|page=576}}</ref>
* Southern Outfall Pumping Station, [[Cleethorpes]], England, designed by [[Sam Scorer]].

==Awards==
* [[Aga Khan Award for Architecture|Aga Khan Prize]] – [[Jean Nouvel]] for the [[Arab World Institute|Institute of the Arab World]] in Paris.
* [[Architecture Firm Award]] – [[Benjamin Thompson & Associates, Inc.]]
* [[Grand prix national de l'architecture]] – [[Jean Nouvel]].
* [[Pritzker Prize]] – [[Kenzo Tange]].
* [[Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent]] – [[Jean Nouvel]] and [[Architecture Studio]] for the [[Arab World Institute|Institute of the Arab World]] in Paris.
* [[Royal Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal|RAIA Gold Medal]] – [[Daryl Jackson]].
* [[Royal Institute of British Architects|RIBA]] [[Royal Gold Medal]] – [[Ralph Erskine (architect)|Ralph Erskine]].
* [[Twenty-five Year Award]] – [[Bavinger House]].
* [[International Union of Architects|UIA]] [[International Union of Architects#UIA Gold Medal|Gold Medal]] – [[Reima Pietila]].

==Births==
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==Deaths==
* [[March 16]] – [[Johan Otto von Spreckelsen]], Danish architect (born [[1929 in architecture|1929]])<ref>{{cite book|editor=Weirup, Torben|title=Det Åbne Vindue: et essay om arkitekten Johan Otto von Spreckelsen|year=2003|isbn=87-985316-3-8}}</ref>
* [[April 22]] – [[Erika Nõva]], Estonian architect (born [[1905 in architecture|1905]])
* [[November 15]] – [[Ernő Goldfinger]], Hungarian-born architect and furniture designer (born [[1902 in architecture|1902]])

==References==
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