1982 in architecture

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The year 1982 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Buildings opened

JPMorgan Chase Tower (Houston)

• January 28 - Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban, the National Parliament Building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, designed by Louis Kahn.
• October 12 - National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, ACT, designed by Colin Madigan.
• November 13 - Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., designed by Maya Ying Lin, is dedicated.

Buildings completed

• JPMorgan Chase Tower in Houston, Texas, United States.
• The Rheinturm Düsseldorf in Germany.
• The Kuwait National Assembly Building, designed by Jørn Utzon.
• The Hamer Hall, part of the Arts Centre complex, in Melbourne, Australia.
• The Georgia Pacific Tower in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
• TV-am Breakfast Television Centre in Camden Town, London, designed by Terry Farrell.
• The Inmos microprocessor factory in Newport, Wales, designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership.
• The BellSouth Building in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
• Tower of the Juche Idea in Pyongyang, North Korea.
• The Akasaka Prince Hotel in Tokyo, Japan.
• The Atlantis Condominium in Miami, Florida.
• December - Renault Centre in Swindon, England, designed by Norman Foster.

Awards

• AIA Gold Medal - Romaldo Giurgola
• Alvar Aalto Medal – Jørn Utzon
• Architecture Firm Award - Gwathmey Siegel & Associates, Architects LLC
• Grand prix national de l'architecture - Claude Vasconi
• Pritzker Prize - Kevin Roche
• RAIA Gold Medal - John Overall (architect)
• RIBA Royal Gold Medal - Berthold Lubetkin
• Twenty-five Year Award - Equitable Savings and Loan Building

Deaths

• March 10 - Charles N. Agree, US architect (born 1897)
• April 20 - Şevki Balmumcu, Turkish architect (born 1905)
• May 21 - Giovanni Muzio, Italian architect (born 1893)
• August 4 - Bruce Goff, US architect (born 1904)
• December 18 - Sir Richard Sheppard, English architect (born 1910)