1994 in architecture
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Buildings
- May 6 - The Channel Tunnel connecting Britain and France is opened.
- September 4 - Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan, designed by Renzo Piano opens as the longest building in the world.
- Channel 4 Building - home of the Channel 4 television company, designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership, opened on Horseferry Road in Westminster, London.
- The Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai, China is completed.
- The Shinjuku Park Tower in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, Japan is completed.
- The World Trade Center México in Mexico City, Mexico is completed.
- The Qingdao TV Tower in Qingdao, China is completed.
- The International Saddam Tower in Baghdad, Iraq is completed.
- Igualada Cemetery is completed in Catalonia, designed by Enric Miralles and Carme Pinós.
Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Norman Foster
- Architecture Firm Award - Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
- Pritzker Prize - Christian de Portzamparc
- Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent - Henri and Bruno Gaudin
- RAIA Gold Medal - Neville Quarry
- Royal Gold Medal - Michael and Patricia Hopkins
Births
Deaths
- February 14 - Pietro Belluschi (born 1899)
- October 24 - John Lautner (born 1911)
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1994 architecture