1985 in architecture

The year 1985 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

 * The Inman Report is released, with major implications for the architecture of United States embassies.
 * International architectural firm Aedas is established by Keith Griffiths in Hong Kong as Hackett and Griffiths.

Buildings opened



 * January 15 – The Tashkent Tower in Tashkent, Uzbekistan begins operation after six years construction.
 * March 2 – Columbia Center (formerly the Bank of America Tower) in Seattle, Washington, United States.
 * June 4 – Farø Bridges, Denmark.
 * July 27 – The 63 Building officially opens as the tallest skyscraper outside North America in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea.
 * August 10 – St. Paul's Cathedral, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, designed by Aldo Spirito, is consecrated by the Pope.
 * September 7 – The first concert is held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

Buildings completed

 * November 18 – HSBC Headquarters Building in Hong Kong.
 * Central State Museum of Kazakhstan.
 * The Bank of America Plaza in Dallas, Texas, United States.
 * Several notable buildings in Manhattan, New York City, United States:
 * The first tower in the World Financial Center.
 * New York Marriott Marquis.
 * Tower 49.
 * Amarin Plaza in Bangkok, designed by Rangsan Torsuwan.
 * Pak Sha O Youth Hostel in Hong Kong, designed by Rocco Design Architects.
 * Hundertwasserhaus in Vienna.
 * The Sender Eifel-Bärbelkreuz in Hellenthal, Germany.
 * Tyholttårnet in Trondheim, Norway.
 * Calgary Municipal Building in Calgary
 * Spiral in Tokyo, Japan.
 * Mjøsa Bridge, Norway.
 * Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall, Nanjing, China.
 * Reconstruction of Basilica of St. Cunibert, Cologne, after bombing of Cologne in World War II.
 * Thematic House (remodeled structure) by Charles Jencks, Terry Farrell, Michael Graves and others in Holland Park, Kensington, London, United Kingdom.

Awards

 * AIA Gold Medal – William Wayne Caudill (posthumous)
 * Alvar Aalto Medal – Tadao Ando
 * Architecture Firm Award – Venturi, Rauch and Scott Brown
 * Grand prix national de l'architecture – Michel Andrault and Pierre Parat
 * Pritzker Prize – Hans Hollein
 * RAIA Gold Medal – Richard Johnson
 * RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Richard Rogers
 * Twenty-five Year Award – General Motors Technical Center

Deaths

 * September 30 – Herbert Bayer, Austrian and American graphic designer, painter, photographer, sculptor, art director, environmental and interior designer and architect (born 1900)
 * November 13 – William Pereira, American architect of Portuguese ancestry (born 1909)
 * November 22 – Gudolf Blakstad, Norwegian architect (born 1893)
 * Dewi-Prys Thomas, Welsh architect (born 1916)