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Encyclopedia > 1982 in architecture

See also: 1981 in architecture, other events of 1982, 1983 in architecture and the architecture timeline. See also: 1980 in architecture, other events of 1981, 1982 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1982 in architecture, other events of 1983, 1984 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... This page indexes the individual year in architecture pages. ...

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November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall is a place of deep personal reflection for many visitors. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Maya Ying Lin (林瓔, pinyin: Lín Yīng) (born October 10, 1959) is an Chinese American artist and architect. ... The 75-Story J.P. Morgan Chase Tower of Houston, Texas, formerly the Texas Commerce Tower, is the tallest building in Houston and Texas. ... Houston redirects here. ... ... Rheinturm At night, showing the clock The Rheinturm Düsseldorf is a 240. ... Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Georgia_Pacific_Building The Georgia-Pacific Tower is a 212 meter tall skyscraper in Downtown Atlanta. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... The BellSouth Building is a 206_meter (676-foot), 47-story skyscraper in Midtown Atlanta. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... The Juche Tower is a monument in Pyongyang, North Korea. ... Pyŏngyang (평양 / 平壤) is the capital city of North Korea, located in the northwest of the country, situated on the Taedong River. ... The Akasaka Prince Hotel (赤坂プリンスホテル) is an upscale hotel in Tokyo. ... View of Tokyos Shibuya district Long a symbol of Tokyo, the Nijubashi Bridge at the Kokyo Imperial Palace. ... The Atlantis Condominium is a landmark 20-story condominium in Miami, Florida. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ...

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The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honor a living architect. ... Kevin Roche (b. ...

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Kevin Roche, the 1982 recipient of the international Pritzker Architecture Prize, is no stranger to awards and praise.
Paul Goldberger, New York Times architecture critic, in an article that appeared in Travel and Leisure, described Roche as "one of the most creative designers in glass that the 20th century has produced," and "a brilliantly innovative designer; his work manages to be inventive without ever falling into the trap of excessive theatricality."
That Architecture is an art we have the evidence of history; that it is an art in our time we cannot yet judge.
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