Editing 2002 in architecture

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The year '''2002 in architecture''' involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

==Events==
*Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen established in Brussels.

==Buildings and structures==
{{See also|Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2002}}
===Buildings opened===
[[Image:FalkirkWheelSide 2004 SeanMcClean.jpg|thumb|The [[Falkirk Wheel]] near [[Falkirk]], Scotland]]
[[Image:003SFEC LONDON-200705.JPG|thumb|[[City Hall, Southwark|City Hall]] in [[London]], England]]
*[[May 21]] – [[Portico]] and extensions to the [[Queen's Gallery]] at [[Buckingham Palace]], London, designed by [[John Simpson (architect)|John Simpson]], are opened by Queen [[Elizabeth II]] of the United Kingdom as part of her [[Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Golden Jubilee]].
*[[May 24]] – The [[Falkirk Wheel]], a rotating boat lift, connecting the [[Forth and Clyde Canal]] with the [[Union Canal (Scotland)|Union Canal]], near [[Falkirk]], Scotland, is opened by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom as part of her Golden Jubilee.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland/top-stories/wheel-back-on-roll-after-vandalism-repair-work-1-862088 |title=Wheel back on roll after vandalism repair work |work=The Scotsman |date=14 October 2002 |accessdate=6 January 2014}}</ref>
*July – [[City Hall, Southwark|London City Hall]] on the south bank of the [[River Thames]], designed by [[Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank|Norman Foster]].
*[[July 5]] – The [[Imperial War Museum North]] in [[Manchester]], UK, designed by [[Daniel Libeskind]].
*[[July 13]] – [[Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art]], converted from the Baltic Flour Mill at [[Gateshead]] in [[North East England]], UK.
*[[September 2]] – [[Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels]], designed by [[José Rafael Moneo]], is consecrated in [[Los Angeles, California]], USA.
*[[September 22]] - [[Vassenden Church]], Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway, designed by Per W. Skarstein, is consecrated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sffarkiv.no/sffbasar/default.asp?p=result&db=dbatlas_leks&art_id=7272&spraak_id=1&ptype=single|title=Vassenden Kyrkje|publisher=Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv|accessdate=2013-11-26|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
*[[October 16]] – [[Bibliotheca Alexandrina]] inaugurated in [[Alexandria]], Egypt, from the competition winning entry by [[Snøhetta]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Clare Davies |title=Archive Map: Egypt |url=http://speakmemory.org/uploads/ArchiveMapEgypt.pdf |publisher=Speak Memory |accessdate=5 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006091343/http://speakmemory.org/uploads/ArchiveMapEgypt.pdf |archivedate=6 October 2014 }}</ref>
*[[October 26]] – [[Federation Square]] in [[Melbourne]], Australia.,<ref name=open>{{cite web |url=http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/MediaRelArc02.nsf/6612047368a7dd1e4a2568110023abe6/976d0c2fcbd1f45dca256c58007eb080!OpenDocument&Click= |title=FEDERATION SQUARE OPEN TO PUBLIC FROM OCTOBER&nbsp;26 |work=MINISTER FOR MAJOR PROJECTS Media Release |date=18 October 2002 |publisher=www.legislation.vic.gov.au |accessdate=16 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525140122/http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/MediaRelArc02.nsf/6612047368a7dd1e4a2568110023abe6/976d0c2fcbd1f45dca256c58007eb080%21OpenDocument%26Click%3D |archive-date=25 May 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
*[[December 14]] – [[Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth]] in [[Texas]], USA, designed by [[Tadao Ando]].
*''date unknown''
**[[383 Madison Avenue]] opens in New York City, USA, designed by [[David Childs]] and used as the [[Bear Stearns]] office building.
**[[Laban Dance Centre|Laban dance centre]], designed by [[Herzog & de Meuron]] ([[Stirling Prize]] 2003), in [[Deptford]], London, UK.
**[[The Deep (aquarium)|The Deep]] aquarium, designed by [[Terry Farrell (architect)|Sir Terry Farrell]], in [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], UK.

===Buildings completed===
[[File:Riyadh Skyline New.jpg|thumb|The [[Kingdom Centre]] in [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia]]
* ''specific date not listed:''
**[[Kingdom Centre]] in [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]], designed by [[Ellerbe Becket]] and [[Omrania and Associates]].
**[[:File:Peter B. Lewis Bldg.JPG|Peter B. Lewis Building]], designed by [[Frank Gehry]] for [[Weatherhead School of Management]], [[Case Western Reserve University]], [[Cleveland]], Ohio.
**[[BedZED|Beddington Zero Energy Development]] (BedZED), designed by [[Bill Dunster]], in [[Beddington]], London, UK.
**"Dirty House", designed by [[David Adjaye]], in the [[London Borough of Hackney]], UK.<ref>{{cite web|title=Designed in Hackney: Dirty House by David Adjaye|first=Amy|last=Frearson|date=2012-03-12|accessdate=2017-10-30|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2012/03/12/designed-in-hackney-dirty-houseby-david-adjaye/|work=[[Dezeen|de zeen]]}}</ref>
**Hampden Gurney Church of England Primary School, designed by [[Building Design Partnership]], in [[Marylebone]], London, UK.
**[[Weald and Downland Gridshell]], designed by [[Edward Cullinan]] Architects, in [[Southern England]], UK.
**Extension to [[Horniman Museum]], London, designed by [[Allies and Morrison]].
**[[Zamboanga Cathedral|Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Zamboanga]], designed by designed by Abarro and Associates, in the Philippines.
**Restoration and extension of [[:File:Interior of Church of the Good Shepherd Helsinki 07.jpg|Church of the Good Shepherd]], [[Pakila]], designed by [[Juha Leiviskä]] and Vilhelm Helander, in [[Helsinki]], Finland.

==Awards==
*[[American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medals#Architecture|American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal]] – [[Frank Gehry]]
*[[AIA Gold Medal]] – [[Tadao Ando]]
*[[Architecture Firm Award]] – [[Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates]]
*[[Emporis Skyscraper Award]] – [[Kingdom Centre]]
*[[Grand Prix de l'urbanisme]] – [[Bruno Fortier]]
*[[Praemium Imperiale#Architecture|Praemium Imperiale]] Architecture Laureate – [[Norman Foster]]
*[[Pritzker Prize]] – [[Glenn Murcutt]]
*[[Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent]] – [[Pierre du Besset]] and [[Dominique Lyon]] for [[Troyes Library]]
*[[RIAS Award for Architecture]] – [[Malcolm Fraser (architect)|Malcolm Fraser Architects]] for [[Dance Base]], Edinburgh
*[[Royal Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal|RAIA Gold Medal]] – [[Brit Andresen]]
*[[Royal Institute of British Architects|RIBA]] [[Royal Gold Medal]] – [[Archigram]]
*[[Stirling Prize]] – [[Wilkinson Eyre Architects]] & [[Gifford (company)|Gifford]] for [[Gateshead Millennium Bridge]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/17-october-2002/stirling-prize-winner-revealed/ |title=Stirling Prize winner revealed |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=17 October 2002 |website=Designweek.co.uk |access-date=19 October 2024}}</ref>
*[[Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture]] – [[James Turrell]]
*[[Twenty-five Year Award]] – [[Fundació Joan Miró]]
*[[International Union of Architects|UIA]] [[International Union of Architects#UIA Gold Medal|Gold Medal]] – [[Renzo Piano]]
*[[Vincent Scully Prize]] – [[Robert Venturi]] and [[Denise Scott-Brown]]

==Deaths==
*[[August 21]] – [[Benjamin C. Thompson]], US architect (born [[1918 in architecture|1918]])
*[[September 13]] – [[Richard Foster (architect)|Richard Foster]], US Modernist architect
*[[October 27]] – [[Valve Pormeister]], Estonian architect (born [[1922 in architecture|1922]])

==See also==
*[[Timeline of architecture]]

==References==
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