1978 in architecture
The year 1978 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.Buildings and structures
Buildings
- Gehry House by Frank Gehry in Santa Monica, California.
- Sunshine 60 in Tokyo, Japan is completed.
- Reunion Tower in Dallas, Texas is completed.
- United Nations City in Vienna, Austria is completed.
- Comodoro Rivadavia Cathedral in Argentina is dedicated.
- London Borough of Camden low-rise high-density social housing schemes completed on Alexandra Road Estate and Branch Hill.
- Commercial Street Housing in Perth, Scotland, designed by James Parr & Partners.
- Angoori Bagh Housing in Pakistan, designed by Yasmeen Lari, completed.
- Sanctuary of Meritxell, Andorra, designed by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura, completed.
- Sheep Field Barn, Perry Green, Hertfordshire, England, designed by Hawkins\Brown.
Events
- Herzog & de Meuron Architekten set up in Basel.
- Manfredi Nicoletti publishes L'ecosistema urbano - a term that he himself has coined.
Awards
- AIA Gold Medal – Philip Johnson
- Alvar Aalto Medal – James Stirling
- Architecture Firm Award – Harry Weese & Associates
- Grand prix national de l'architecture – Jean Renaudie
- RAIA Gold Medal – Mervyn Parry
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Jørn Utzon
- Twenty-five Year Award – Eames House
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