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Overview of the events of 2012 in architecture
The year 2012 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
Buildings and structures
Buildings opened
SeaCity Museum in
Southampton , England
Tokyo Skytree in
Sumida , Tokyo, Japan
The Shard in London, England
London Aquatics Centre in
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in
Stratford , England
Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in
Belgaum , India
Equinor headquarters building in
Fornebu , Norway
January
January 1 –
Ada Bridge , one of the tallest bridges in Europe, in
Belgrade , Serbia.
January 5 –
Baluarte Bridge ,
the longest cable-stayed bridge in Latin America .
February – Extension to
Städel art gallery in
Frankfurt , Germany, designed by schneider+schumacher.
[6]
[7]
January 6 –
Porta Macedonia ,
Skopje , designed by sculptor Valentina Stefanovska.
February 28 –
Halley VI Research Station , designed by
Faber Maunsell and Hugh Broughton Architects, becomes operational in the
Antarctic .
March –
Jerwood Gallery on
The Stade in
Hastings , England, designed by Hana Loftus and Tom Grieve of HAT Projects.
[8]
[9]
March 18 –
Bharati (research station) in Antarctica.
March 19 – Western concourse,
London King's Cross railway station , designed by
John McAslan + Partners.
[10]
March 24 –
Maria Skłodowska-Curie Bridge, Warsaw , the eighth road bridge in the capital of
Poland .
March 29 – Refurbished
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney with new Mordant Wing, designed by Sam Marshall.
[6]
[11]
March 31 –
Sandworm by
Marco Casagrande , in the Beaufort04 Triennial of Contemporary art in Wenduine, Belgium. The work is both architecture and environmental art.
[12]
April 4 –
Twin Sails Bridge ,
Poole , England, by
Wilkinson Eyre Architects .
April 10 –
SeaCity Museum ,
Southampton , England, with extension by Wilkinson Eyre Architects.
[6]
[13]
April 20
May 10 –
Heydar Aliyev Center ,
Baku , Azerbaijan, designed by
Zaha Hadid .
May 11 –
ArcelorMittal Orbit observation tower and sculpture in
Olympic Park , London, designed by
Anish Kapoor with
Cecil Balmond and
Ushida Findlay Architects .
[16]
May 22 –
Tokyo Skytree in
Sumida , Tokyo, Japan.
[17]
June 29 – Cloud Forest and Flower Dome
Bay South Conservatories at
Gardens by the Bay , Singapore, designed by
Wilkinson Eyre Architects (landscape design by Grant Associates).
[18]
July 3 –
Giant's Causeway Visitors' Centre in
Northern Ireland designed by
Heneghan Peng for the
National Trust .
[19]
July 5 –
The Shard , designed by
Renzo Piano , the tallest building in the European Union at the time.
[20]
July 18 –
Tate Modern , London, opens The Tanks performance art/installation space, refurbished by
Herzog & de Meuron .
[21]
July 27 – Opening of
2012 Summer Olympics based at
Olympic Park , London, England, with site design by the EDAW Consortium (including
EDAW and
Buro Happold ), working with
Arup and
WS Atkins ; taken over by LDA Design in conjunction with Hargreaves Associates. Individual buildings include
August 3 –
Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law, Brisbane , Australia.
September 21 – Islamic art gallery at the
Musée du Louvre in Paris, designed by
Mario Bellini and
Rudy Ricciotti .
[6]
[23]
September 23 – Renovation and new wing for
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam , designed by
Benthem Crouwel Architekten .
[6]
[24]
October 11 –
Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in
Belgaum , India, built by B.G. Shirke Construction Technology Pvt. Ltd.
October 17 –
Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park in New York City, designed by
Louis Kahn .
October 24 –
Boekenberg ("Book mountain") public library in
Spijkenisse , Netherlands, designed by
MVRDV .
December 3 –
United States Courthouse, Austin, Texas , designed by
Mack Scogin Merrill Elam .
December 11 – Le
Louvre-Lens art gallery in
Lens, Pas-de-Calais , France, designed by
SANAA .
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date unknown
Flame Towers ,
Baku , Azerbaijan, designed by
HOK .
ME Hotel, London, designed by
Foster and Partners .
Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art new buildings are opened in Oslo, Norway.
Statoil (now
Equinor ) Regional and International Offices, Oslo, Norway, by A-Lab Architects, winner of 2012 WAN Award for best office building
[26]
[27]
Buildings completed
Abraj Al Bait in
Mecca , Saudi Arabia
January 6 –
Porta Macedonia , Skopje, Macedonia.
[28]
February 29 –
Tokyo Skytree , the
tallest tower in the world , is completed in
Sumida, Tokyo , Japan.
June –
Airport Link , a 6.7 km road tunnel in
Brisbane , the longest in Australia.
September – NEO Bankside apartments in London, designed by
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners .
[29]
November 1 –
Mercury City Tower , in Moscow, topped-out to become
the tallest building in Europe (2012–2014).
date unknown
Abraj Al Bait in Mecca,
the tallest buildings in Saudi Arabia .
Absolute World in
Mississauga , Ontario, designed by
Ma Yansong of
MAD Studio .
Church of Pentecost, Vinkovci , Serbia, a replica of the 18th century church that was destroyed during the
Croatian War of Independence .
[30]
Princess Tower , the world's tallest residential building, is completed in
Dubai .
The Bow (skyscraper) in Calgary,
Alberta
Soleil , the
tallest building in
Brisbane , Australia (until 2014) designed by DBI Design.
Community in a Cube , RiversideOne,
Middlesbrough , England, designed by
FAT .
[31]
Astley Castle in
North Warwickshire , England, refurbished for the
Landmark Trust by Witherford Watson Mann Architects (winner,
Stirling Prize , 2013).
[32]
University of Limerick Medical School in Ireland designed by Grafton Architects.
Sarajevo City Center .
The Wilson art gallery and museum extension and refurbishment in
Cheltenham , England, designed by BGS Architects.
Awards
Deaths
January 4 –
Rod Robbie , Canadian architect (born 1928)
January 8 –
John Madin , English architect (born 1924)
February 6 –
Norma Merrick Sklarek , African American architect (born 1926)
March 21 –
Bruno Giacometti , Swiss architect (born 1907)
June 4 –
Peter Beaven , New Zealand architect (born 1925)
June 15
June 19 –
Gerhard M. Kallmann , German-born American architect (born 1915)
July 2 –
Angelo Mangiarotti , Italian architect and industrial designer (born 1929)
[35]
August 20 –
Dom Mintoff , Maltese architect and Prime Minister (born 1916)
[36]
August 26 –
Peter L. Shelton , American architect and interior designer (born 1945)
October 6 –
Ulrich Franzen (born 1921), German-born American architect
[37]
October 26 –
John M. Johansen , American architect (born 1916)
October 30
November 1 –
Gae Aulenti ), Italian architect, interior and lighting designer (born 1927
November 4 –
David Resnick , Brazilian-born Israeli architect and town planner (born 1924)
December 5 –
Oscar Niemeyer , Brazilian architect (born 1907)
December 14 –
Alan Colquhoun , British architect (born 1921)
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