1985 in architecture

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The year 1985 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

The Inman Report is released, with major implications for the architecture of United States embassies.
International architectural firm Aedas is established by Keith Griffiths in Hong Kong as Hackett and Griffiths.

Farø Bridges (south), Denmark

The Spiral in Tokyo, Japan

January 15 – The Tashkent Tower in Tashkent, Uzbekistan begins operation after six years construction.
March 2 – Columbia Center (formerly the Bank of America Tower) in Seattle, Washington, United States.
June 4 – Farø Bridges, Denmark.[1]
July – The DLI 63 Building in Seoul, South Korea.
August 10 – St. Paul's Cathedral, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, designed by Aldo Spirito, is consecrated by the Pope.
September 7 – The first concert is held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.[2]

November 18 – HSBC Headquarters Building in Hong Kong.
Central State Museum of Kazakhstan.[3]
The Bank of America Plaza in Dallas, Texas, United States.
Several notable buildings in Manhattan, New York City, United States:
- The first tower in the World Financial Center.
- New York Marriott Marquis.
- Tower 49.
Pak Sha O Youth Hostel in Hong Kong, designed by Rocco Design Architects.
Hundertwasserhaus in Vienna.
The Sender Eifel-Bärbelkreuz in Hellenthal, Germany.
Tyholttårnet in Trondheim, Norway.
Calgary Municipal Building in Calgary
Spiral in Tokyo, Japan.
Mjøsa Bridge, Norway.
Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall, Nanjing, China.
Reconstruction of Basilica of St. Cunibert, Cologne, after bombing of Cologne in World War II.
Thematic House (remodeled structure) by Charles Jencks, Terry Farrell, Michael Graves and others in Holland Park, Kensington, London, United Kingdom. [4]

September 30 – Herbert Bayer, Austrian and American graphic designer, painter, photographer, sculptor, art director, environmental and interior designer and architect (born 1900)
November 13 – William Pereira, American architect of Portuguese ancestry[5] (born 1909)
November 22 – Gudolf Blakstad, Norwegian architect (born 1893)
Dewi-Prys Thomas, Welsh architect (born 1916)

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