2004 in architecture - Definition and Overview

See also: 2003 in architecture, other events of 2004, 2005 in architecture and the architecture timeline.

Buildings

• Taipei 101, which holds three out of the four records for tallest building in the world, is completed.
• 30 Hudson Street, New Jersey, USA (the Goldman Sachs Tower), Jersey City's tallest building at 238 metres, is completed.
• 30 St Mary Axe, London (the Swiss Re building), designed by Norman Foster is completed.
• A major expansion and renovation of New York's Museum of Modern Art designed by Yoshio Taniguchi was opened to the public on November 20.

Events

• January 28 - Transformation AGO: The Art Gallery of Ontario announces that Frank Gehry has designed a renovation and expansion of the gallery. Supposedly in the shape of a ice skate, the change is met with opposition by frequent benefactor Kenneth Thomson.

Awards

• Pritzker Prize - Zaha Hadid
• Stirling Prize - 30 St Mary Axe, London by Foster and Partners
• AIA Gold Medal - Samuel Mockbee (awarded posthumously in 2003)

Births

Deaths