1982 in architecture

The year 1982 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Buildings opened
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 * January 28 – Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban, the National Parliament Building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, designed by Louis Kahn.
 * April 29 – Sri Lankan Parliament Building in Kotte, designed by Geoffrey Bawa.
 * October 12 – National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, ACT, designed by Colin Madigan.
 * November 13 – Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., designed by Maya Ying Lin, is dedicated.

Buildings completed

 * JPMorgan Chase Tower in Houston, Texas, United States.
 * Rheinturm Düsseldorf in Germany.
 * Abteiberg Museum in Mönchengladbach, Germany, designed by Hans Hollein.
 * First Canadian Centre in Calgary, Alberta
 * Nexen Building, Calgary in Calgary, Alberta
 * Kuwait National Assembly Building, designed by Jørn Utzon.
 * Rare Books Library, Newnham College, Cambridge, designed by van Heyningen and Haward.
 * Hamer Hall, part of the Arts Centre complex, in Melbourne, Australia.
 * Georgia Pacific Tower in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
 * TV-am Breakfast Television Centre in Camden Town, London, designed by Terry Farrell.
 * Inmos microprocessor factory in Newport, Wales, designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership.
 * BellSouth Building in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
 * Tower of the Juche Idea in Pyongyang, North Korea.
 * Main chapel of Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Thailand.
 * Akasaka Prince Hotel in Tokyo, Japan.
 * Atlantis Condominium in Miami, Florida.
 * December – Renault Centre in Swindon, England, designed by Norman Foster.

Awards

 * AIA Gold Medal – Romaldo Giurgola
 * Alvar Aalto Medal – Jørn Utzon
 * Architecture Firm Award – Gwathmey Siegel & Associates, Architects LLC
 * Grand prix national de l'architecture – Claude Vasconi
 * Pritzker Prize – Kevin Roche
 * RAIA Gold Medal – John Overall (architect)
 * RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Berthold Lubetkin
 * Twenty-five Year Award – Equitable Savings and Loan Building

Deaths

 * March 10 – Charles N. Agree, American architect (born 1897)
 * March 27 – Fazlur Rahman Khan, Bengal-born structural engineer (born 1929)
 * April 20 – Şevki Balmumcu, Turkish architect (born 1905)
 * May 21 – Giovanni Muzio, Italian architect (born 1893)
 * August 4 – Bruce Goff, American architect (born 1904)
 * November 8 – David Roberts, British architect (born 1911)
 * November 16 – Peter Yates, English architect (born 1920)
 * December 18 – Sir Richard Sheppard, English architect (born 1910)