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<h2 id="events">Events</h2> <ul><li>Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen established in Brussels.</li></ul> <h2 id="buildings-and-structures">Buildings and structures</h2> <p class="note">See also: Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2002</p> <h3>Buildings opened</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/May_21/7eCgCTWG">May 21</a> – <a href="/facts/Portico/9yF8G3F6">Portico</a> and extensions to the <a href="/facts/Queen%27s_Gallery/rQ544Grm">Queen's Gallery</a> at <a href="/facts/Buckingham_Palace/mJfLsoNJ">Buckingham Palace</a>, London, designed by <a href="/facts/John_Simpson_(architect)/zeUK3x9j">John Simpson</a>, are opened by Queen <a href="/facts/Elizabeth_II/os6eB47B">Elizabeth II</a> of the United Kingdom as part of her <a href="/facts/Golden_Jubilee_of_Elizabeth_II/IDtX9xV7">Golden Jubilee</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/May_24/56JbzrjQ">May 24</a> – The <a href="/facts/Falkirk_Wheel/HTXF4IT6">Falkirk Wheel</a>, a rotating boat lift, connecting the <a href="/facts/Forth_and_Clyde_Canal/GMUCUuAn">Forth and Clyde Canal</a> with the <a href="/facts/Union_Canal_(Scotland)/P2t5PwjJ">Union Canal</a>, near <a href="/facts/Falkirk/TGAWu5Lu">Falkirk</a>, Scotland, is opened by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom as part of her Golden Jubilee.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></li> <li>July – <a href="/facts/City_Hall,_Southwark/w6fAFMdl">London City Hall</a> on the south bank of the <a href="/facts/River_Thames/XnQWN52L">River Thames</a>, designed by <a href="/facts/Norman_Foster,_Baron_Foster_of_Thames_Bank/G3StsbXt">Norman Foster</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/July_5/dYIrCBFc">July 5</a> – The <a href="/facts/Imperial_War_Museum_North/Y3vUB3Uy">Imperial War Museum North</a> in <a href="/facts/Manchester/2Do01QHs">Manchester</a>, UK, designed by <a href="/facts/Daniel_Libeskind/vL42PQPV">Daniel Libeskind</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/July_13/sGyISgoP">July 13</a> – <a href="/facts/Baltic_Centre_for_Contemporary_Art/SYyWuLPr">Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art</a>, converted from the Baltic Flour Mill at <a href="/facts/Gateshead/d93SgtJh">Gateshead</a> in <a href="/facts/North_East_England/wp7aCxxx">North East England</a>, UK.</li> <li><a href="/facts/September_2/3vvRGBSn">September 2</a> – <a href="/facts/Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_the_Angels/sRHaXCT1">Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels</a>, designed by <a href="/facts/Jos%C3%A9_Rafael_Moneo/KxbEtVbu">José Rafael Moneo</a>, is consecrated in <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles,_California/pyXpYEX9">Los Angeles, California</a>, USA.</li> <li><a href="/facts/September_22/YtClwxAE">September 22</a> - <a href="/facts/Vassenden_Church/FNrJoHmy">Vassenden Church</a>, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway, designed by Per W. Skarstein, is consecrated.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_16/p5T0pKk1">October 16</a> – <a href="/facts/Bibliotheca_Alexandrina/RmNuPrFQ">Bibliotheca Alexandrina</a> inaugurated in <a href="/facts/Alexandria/hdg1twWA">Alexandria</a>, Egypt, from the competition winning entry by <a href="/facts/Sn%C3%B8hetta/kBnQyNQ1">Snøhetta</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_26/fu1RczjD">October 26</a> – <a href="/facts/Federation_Square/SYEyY0Dd">Federation Square</a> in <a href="/facts/Melbourne/EHY9YxI0">Melbourne</a>, Australia.,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/December_14/daaukgg7">December 14</a> – <a href="/facts/Modern_Art_Museum_of_Fort_Worth/j9EzDoXE">Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth</a> in <a href="/facts/Texas/B987WHF0">Texas</a>, USA, designed by <a href="/facts/Tadao_Ando/pFT4XCd8">Tadao Ando</a>.</li> <li><i>date unknown</i> <ul><li><a href="/facts/383_Madison_Avenue/f9wagjd9">383 Madison Avenue</a> opens in New York City, USA, designed by <a href="/facts/David_Childs/KPq31k9C">David Childs</a> and used as the <a href="/facts/Bear_Stearns/uYsrEdP4">Bear Stearns</a> office building.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Laban_Dance_Centre/Fw1uU855">Laban dance centre</a>, designed by <a href="/facts/Herzog_%26_de_Meuron/s9U5Dz06">Herzog & de Meuron</a> (<a href="/facts/Stirling_Prize/0DujsKWm">Stirling Prize</a> 2003), in <a href="/facts/Deptford/uTa4akqE">Deptford</a>, London, UK.</li> <li><a href="/facts/The_Deep_(aquarium)/rpVAPjvu">The Deep</a> aquarium, designed by <a href="/facts/Terry_Farrell_(architect)/UjNfWmWt">Sir Terry Farrell</a>, in <a href="/facts/Kingston_upon_Hull/8yMvTEcM">Hull</a>, UK.</li></ul></li></ul> <h3>Buildings completed</h3> <ul><li><i>specific date not listed:</i> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Kingdom_Centre/s2jswMVp">Kingdom Centre</a> in <a href="/facts/Riyadh/2e9UVxy5">Riyadh</a>, <a href="/facts/Saudi_Arabia/uyUpe1J2">Saudi Arabia</a>, designed by <a href="/facts/Ellerbe_Becket/8arU9xPG">Ellerbe Becket</a> and <a href="/facts/Omrania_and_Associates/RpEeyX8C">Omrania and Associates</a>.</li> <li>Peter B. Lewis Building, designed by <a href="/facts/Frank_Gehry/tSunALsf">Frank Gehry</a> for <a href="/facts/Weatherhead_School_of_Management/GjSbtdI8">Weatherhead School of Management</a>, <a href="/facts/Case_Western_Reserve_University/S0xlUbTM">Case Western Reserve University</a>, <a href="/facts/Cleveland/rQb7qveu">Cleveland</a>, Ohio.</li> <li><a href="/facts/BedZED/TRIXkXYv">Beddington Zero Energy Development</a> (BedZED), designed by <a href="/facts/Bill_Dunster/rhGHnKr1">Bill Dunster</a>, in <a href="/facts/Beddington/pbYe1IWL">Beddington</a>, London, UK.</li> <li>"Dirty House", designed by <a href="/facts/David_Adjaye/qeIWEr3k">David Adjaye</a>, in the <a href="/facts/London_Borough_of_Hackney/wR8QVwTI">London Borough of Hackney</a>, UK.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li> <li>Hampden Gurney Church of England Primary School, designed by <a href="/facts/Building_Design_Partnership/SGYLwKw9">Building Design Partnership</a>, in <a href="/facts/Marylebone/k3NPJacW">Marylebone</a>, London, UK.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Weald_and_Downland_Gridshell/sdEX3RC1">Weald and Downland Gridshell</a>, designed by <a href="/facts/Edward_Cullinan/ln3bTGB3">Edward Cullinan</a> Architects, in <a href="/facts/Southern_England/4amGCPWW">Southern England</a>, UK.</li> <li>Extension to <a href="/facts/Horniman_Museum/h1bepTxK">Horniman Museum</a>, London, designed by <a href="/facts/Allies_and_Morrison/ECcWzmCl">Allies and Morrison</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Zamboanga_Cathedral/1rYzJLz4">Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Zamboanga</a>, designed by designed by Abarro and Associates, in the Philippines.</li> <li>Restoration and extension of Church of the Good Shepherd, <a href="/facts/Pakila/N9Vs3FNF">Pakila</a>, designed by <a href="/facts/Juha_Leivisk%C3%A4/4fbn4Ya2">Juha Leiviskä</a> and Vilhelm Helander, in <a href="/facts/Helsinki/9za9r3jS">Helsinki</a>, Finland.</li></ul></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/Frank_Gehry/tSunALsf">Frank Gehry</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/AIA_Gold_Medal/WBHeDAGH">AIA Gold Medal</a> – <a href="/facts/Tadao_Ando/pFT4XCd8">Tadao Ando</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Architecture_Firm_Award/KmIuHYcy">Architecture Firm Award</a> – <a href="/facts/Thompson,_Ventulett,_Stainback_%26_Associates/803SVT7J">Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Emporis_Skyscraper_Award/stLs4jSf">Emporis Skyscraper Award</a> – <a href="/facts/Kingdom_Centre/s2jswMVp">Kingdom Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Grand_Prix_de_l%27urbanisme/SwVIDag8">Grand Prix de l'urbanisme</a> – Bruno Fortier</li> <li><a href="/facts/Praemium_Imperiale/AHmofYnr">Praemium Imperiale</a> Architecture Laureate – <a href="/facts/Norman_Foster/G3StsbXt">Norman Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pritzker_Prize/g7tzyDc2">Pritzker Prize</a> – <a href="/facts/Glenn_Murcutt/nQMzX6xH">Glenn Murcutt</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Prix_de_l%27%C3%89querre_d%27Argent/VvCpkuqH">Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent</a> – Pierre du Besset and Dominique Lyon for Troyes Library</li> <li><a href="/facts/RIAS_Award_for_Architecture/h74nglxU">RIAS Award for Architecture</a> – <a href="/facts/Malcolm_Fraser_(architect)/Mp0yI7yr">Malcolm Fraser Architects</a> for <a href="/facts/Dance_Base/Kpex7Dhq">Dance Base</a>, Edinburgh</li> <li><a href="/facts/Royal_Australian_Institute_of_Architects_Gold_Medal/wyxC5tKH">RAIA Gold Medal</a> – <a href="/facts/Brit_Andresen/GMC2k9yl">Brit Andresen</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/Archigram/6Kvhoohy">Archigram</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Stirling_Prize/0DujsKWm">Stirling Prize</a> – <a href="/facts/Wilkinson_Eyre_Architects/3lKaDvBK">Wilkinson Eyre Architects</a> & <a href="/facts/Gifford_(company)/pX51QT9l">Gifford</a> for <a href="/facts/Gateshead_Millennium_Bridge/yr50clkK">Gateshead Millennium Bridge</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Thomas_Jefferson_Medal_in_Architecture/fMfykP74">Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture</a> – <a href="/facts/James_Turrell/eCuHCT7V">James Turrell</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Twenty-five_Year_Award/2y9z2AoH">Twenty-five Year Award</a> – <a href="/facts/Fundaci%C3%B3_Joan_Mir%C3%B3/1mx70c4p">Fundació Joan Miró</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/Renzo_Piano/xnbg4XQn">Renzo Piano</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Vincent_Scully_Prize/4uIs94fD">Vincent Scully Prize</a> – <a href="/facts/Robert_Venturi/9gaqyMwk">Robert Venturi</a> and <a href="/facts/Denise_Scott-Brown/zqPbAQ1h">Denise Scott-Brown</a></li></ul> <h2 id="deaths">Deaths</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/August_21/o8jQvlp0">August 21</a> – <a href="/facts/Benjamin_C._Thompson/F0nusnXj">Benjamin C. Thompson</a>, US architect (born <a href="/facts/1918_in_architecture/U19KBfwh">1918</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/September_13/1fQluuol">September 13</a> – <a href="/facts/Richard_Foster_(architect)/xASgPgxh">Richard Foster</a>, US Modernist architect</li> <li><a href="/facts/October_27/SD6UTgwY">October 27</a> – <a href="/facts/Valve_Pormeister/584ckHzy">Valve Pormeister</a>, Estonian architect (born <a href="/facts/1922_in_architecture/hQ6M4AGc">1922</a>)</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Timeline_of_architecture/1H89pkeA">Timeline of architecture</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Wheel back on roll after vandalism repair work". The Scotsman. 14 October 2002. Retrieved 6 January 2014. <a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland/top-stories/wheel-back-on-roll-after-vandalism-repair-work-1-862088" target="_blank">http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland/top-stories/wheel-back-on-roll-after-vandalism-repair-work-1-862088</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Vassenden Kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2013-11-26. <a href="http://www.sffarkiv.no/sffbasar/default.asp?p=result&db=dbatlas_leks&art_id=7272&spraak_id=1&ptype=single" target="_blank">http://www.sffarkiv.no/sffbasar/default.asp?p=result&db=dbatlas_leks&art_id=7272&spraak_id=1&ptype=single</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Clare Davies. "Archive Map: Egypt" (PDF). Speak Memory. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141006091343/http://speakmemory.org/uploads/ArchiveMapEgypt.pdf" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20141006091343/http://speakmemory.org/uploads/ArchiveMapEgypt.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"FEDERATION SQUARE OPEN TO PUBLIC FROM OCTOBER 26". MINISTER FOR MAJOR PROJECTS Media Release. www.legislation.vic.gov.au. 18 October 2002. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2008. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110525140122/http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/MediaRelArc02.nsf/6612047368a7dd1e4a2568110023abe6/976d0c2fcbd1f45dca256c58007eb080%21OpenDocument%26Click%3D" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110525140122/http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/MediaRelArc02.nsf/6612047368a7dd1e4a2568110023abe6/976d0c2fcbd1f45dca256c58007eb080%21OpenDocument%26Click%3D</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Frearson, Amy (2012-03-12). "Designed in Hackney: Dirty House by David Adjaye". de zeen. Retrieved 2017-10-30. <a href="https://www.dezeen.com/2012/03/12/designed-in-hackney-dirty-houseby-david-adjaye/" target="_blank">https://www.dezeen.com/2012/03/12/designed-in-hackney-dirty-houseby-david-adjaye/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Stirling Prize winner revealed". Designweek.co.uk. 17 October 2002. Retrieved 19 October 2024. <a href="https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/17-october-2002/stirling-prize-winner-revealed/" target="_blank">https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/17-october-2002/stirling-prize-winner-revealed/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>