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<h2 id="events">Events</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Caruso_St_John/Fte4WcRM">Caruso St John</a> architectural practice established in the U.K. by Adam Caruso and Peter St John.</li></ul> <h2 id="buildings-and-structures">Buildings and structures</h2> <p class="note">See also: Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1990</p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Atat%C3%BCrk_Dam/uYIX3J3e">Atatürk Dam</a> in <a href="/facts/Turkey/KIYAWAs0">Turkey</a> is completed</li> <li><a href="/facts/Scotia_Tower_(Montreal)/rG1unF8m">Scotia Tower (Montreal)</a> in <a href="/facts/Montreal/uQQaWd1b">Montreal</a>, <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bank_of_China_Tower,_Hong_Kong/Vco38moH">Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong</a>, designed by <a href="/facts/I._M._Pei/IFhNJsSA">I. M. Pei</a>, is completed and becomes the tallest building in the British Commonwealth (1990-1992).</li> <li><a href="/facts/Messeturm/wgVJjVRq">Messeturm</a> in <a href="/facts/Frankfurt/Pw4Xj9A4">Frankfurt</a>, is completed and becomes the tallest building in the European Union (1990-1997).</li> <li><a href="/facts/U.S._Bank_Tower/vLVQyAWe">U.S. Bank Tower</a> in Los Angeles, designed by architectural firm <a href="/facts/Pei_Cobb_Freed_%26_Partners/YradtL0z">Pei Cobb Freed & Partners</a>, is completed.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Two_Prudential_Plaza/moxkSC8e">Two Prudential Plaza</a> in Chicago is completed.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Scripps_Center/of5Wdbn6">Scripps Center</a> in Cincinnati is completed.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Peace_of_Yamoussoukro/CSdTQAoT">Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro</a> in <a href="/facts/Ivory_Coast/mSSED5Yl">Ivory Coast</a>, designed by <a href="/facts/Pierre_Fakhoury/YgKANakU">Pierre Fakhoury</a>, is consecrated as one of the world's largest churches.</li> <li>The Round Building at <a href="/facts/Hathersage/ExYaguxl">Hathersage</a> in the <a href="/facts/Peak_District/VFeFWX47">Peak District</a> of <a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL">England</a>, for <a href="/facts/David_Mellor_(cutler)/gDrCBaQ2">David Mellor (cutler)</a>, designed by <a href="/facts/Michael_Hopkins_(architect)/AMFueYyE">Michael Hopkins</a>, is built.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></li> <li>Construction of the <a href="/facts/Washington_National_Cathedral/Vrytpzc4">Washington National Cathedral</a> is completed.</li></ul> <h2 id="awards">Awards</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters_Gold_Medals/6x58KDnc">American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal</a> – <a href="/facts/Kevin_Roche/o8SGqjUX">Kevin Roche</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/AIA_Gold_Medal/WBHeDAGH">AIA Gold Medal</a> – <a href="/facts/E._Fay_Jones/jCGJGHKt">E. Fay Jones</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Architecture_Firm_Award/KmIuHYcy">Architecture Firm Award</a> – <a href="/facts/Kohn_Pedersen_Fox_Associates/SsPsCaQ5">Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/European_Union_Prize_for_Contemporary_Architecture/8jRmlRrw">European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture</a> (<a href="/facts/Mies_van_der_Rohe_Prize/8jRmlRrw">Mies van der Rohe Prize</a>) – <a href="/facts/Sir_Norman_Foster/G3StsbXt">Sir Norman Foster</a> for <a href="/facts/London_Stansted_Airport/UTVSgr4c">New Stansted Airport Terminal</a>, London.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Grand_Prix_de_l%27urbanisme/SwVIDag8">Grand Prix de l'urbanisme</a> – Jean-François Revert.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Grand_Prix_national_de_l%27architecture/DxfTle1s">Grand Prix national de l'architecture</a> – Francis Soler.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Praemium_Imperiale/AHmofYnr">Praemium Imperiale</a> Architecture Laureate – <a href="/facts/James_Stirling_(architect)/0vzl6k86">James Stirling</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pritzker_Prize/g7tzyDc2">Pritzker Prize</a> – <a href="/facts/Aldo_Rossi/WzKKPQ4J">Aldo Rossi</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Royal_Australian_Institute_of_Architects_Gold_Medal/wyxC5tKH">RAIA Gold Medal</a> – <a href="/facts/Peter_McIntyre_(architect)/kMVl9jGp">Peter McIntyre</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Royal_Institute_of_British_Architects/grdupR5D">RIBA</a> <a href="/facts/Royal_Gold_Medal/xhPS9zJU">Royal Gold Medal</a> – <a href="/facts/Aldo_van_Eyck/bcXwQ0Ef">Aldo van Eyck</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Twenty-five_Year_Award/2y9z2AoH">Twenty-five Year Award</a> – <a href="/facts/Gateway_Arch/DaAHC0YW">Gateway Arch</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/International_Union_of_Architects/tRTNWcoP">UIA</a> <a href="/facts/International_Union_of_Architects/tRTNWcoP">Gold Medal</a> – <a href="/facts/Charles_Correa/PKaznz2P">Charles Correa</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="deaths">Deaths</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/April_20/1BBXYqb0">April 20</a> – <a href="/facts/Arnold_Alas/czpttRpA">Arnold Alas</a>, Estonian soldier and architect (born <a href="/facts/1911_in_architecture/bmd3a6qw">1911</a>)</li> <li>August 6 – <a href="/facts/Gordon_Bunshaft/cRWqcCdM">Gordon Bunshaft</a>, American architect (born <a href="/facts/1909_in_architecture/fcMl7XDr">1909</a>)</li> <li>June 19 – <a href="/facts/Steen_Eiler_Rasmussen/soPlYudp">Steen Eiler Rasmussen</a>, Danish architect (born <a href="/facts/1898_in_architecture/GCTwCPnu">1898</a>)</li> <li>December 24 – <a href="/facts/Judith_Ledeboer/kJlHmCAB">Judith Ledeboer</a>, Dutch-born English architect (born <a href="/facts/1901_in_architecture/tw7FrWro">1901</a>)</li> <li>December 31 – <a href="/facts/Giovanni_Michelucci/nyozKaEP">Giovanni Michelucci</a>, Italian architect (born <a href="/facts/1891_in_architecture/warNoQv3">1891</a>)</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"The Round Building". David Mellor. Retrieved 2012-10-16. <a href="http://davidmellordesign.com/visitorCentre/theRoundBuilding.php" target="_blank">http://davidmellordesign.com/visitorCentre/theRoundBuilding.php</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>