1993 in architecture

Events

• August 18 – The 14th century Kapellbrücke covered wooden truss bridge in Lucerne is largely destroyed by fire; rebuilding begins almost immediately.
• Philip Dowson becomes President of the Royal Academy.
• Architekturzentrum Wien founded in Austria.
• van Heyningen and Haward Architects practice formed in London.

  Buildings and structures

Buildings opened

• February 23 – Guildford Spectrum, UK
• September 4 – Managua Cathedral, Nicaragua

  Buildings completed

• The Landmark Tower in Yokohama, Japan.
• Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco, designed by Michel Pinseau and built by Bouygues.
• :File:Hämeenkylän kirkko.JPG|Hämeenkylä Church, Vantaa, Finland, designed by Jokela & Kareoja.
• Inner shrine, Ise, Mie, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
• :File:Kalisz Sanktuarium Miłosierdzia Bożego.JPG|Sanctuary of Divine Mercy, Kalisz, Poland.
• Museum of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki, Greece.
• The Umeda Sky Building in Osaka City, Japan.
• Governor Phillip Tower, Sydney, Australia, by architects Denton Corker Marshall.
• Cave of Niaux visitor entrance in Ariège, France, designed by Massimiliano Fuksas.

  Awards

• AIA Gold Medal – Thomas Jefferson.
• Architecture Firm Award – Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc.
• Grand Prix de l'urbanisme – Bernard Huet.
• Grand prix national de l'architecture – Dominique Perrault.
• Praemium Imperiale Architecture Laureate – Kenzo Tange.
• Pritzker Prize – Fumihiko Maki.
• RAIA Gold Medal – Ken Woolley.
• RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Giancarlo de Carlo.
• Twenty-five Year Award – Deere & Company Administrative Center.
• UIA Gold Medal – Fumihiko Maki.

  Births

Deaths

• March 27 – Paul László, Hungarian American architect
• June 27 – Paul Thiry, American architect
• July 13 – Alan McCullough, American modernist architect
• August 16 – Alison Smithson, English architect
• August 19 – Norman Jaffe, American residential architect
• September 23 – Moshe Mayer, Romanian Israeli architect
• October 24 – Arthur T. Brown, American architect
• December 16 – Charles Moore, American architect