1992 in architecture

The year 1992 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

 * At least 7 stave churches in Norway suffer arson attacks, for some of which early black metal musician Varg Vikernes is convicted.
 * December 6 – Demolition of the Babri Masjid in India.

Buildings

 * October 22: YKK Manufacturing and Engineering Centre in Namerikawa, Toyama, Japan, designed by Roy Fleetwood and Kenji Sugimura, is opened.
 * October 31: Kunsthal in Rotterdam, designed by Rem Koolhaas is opened.
 * specific date not listed:
 * Great Mosque of Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and Old City Center Redevelopment, designed by Rasem Badran.
 * Porto School of Architecture in Portugal, designed by Álvaro Siza Vieira, is completed.
 * 1000 de La Gauchetière in Montreal, Quebec
 * 1501 McGill College in Montreal
 * 1250 René-Lévesque in Montreal, Canada
 * The Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States is completed.
 * Collserola Tower in Barcelona, designed by Norman Foster, is completed.
 * Supreme Court of Israel in Jerusalem, designed by Ram Karmi and his sister Ada Karmi-Melamede, is opened.
 * Central Plaza in Hong Kong, China is completed.
 * Bank of America Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia, United States is completed.
 * Construction of the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, is completed.
 * The GLG Grand in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, is completed.
 * SunTrust Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, is completed.
 * The 225 South Sixth tower in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, is completed.
 * United Overseas Bank Plaza One in Singapore is completed.
 * Government offices, Rauma, Finland, designed by Jokela & Kareoja, are built.
 * Goetz Collection, Munich, by Herzog & de Meuron.
 * The Ark, London, designed by Ralph Erskine, is completed.
 * Maitland Robinson Library at Downing College, Cambridge, designed by Quinlan Terry.
 * Møller Centre at Churchill College, Cambridge, designed by Henning Larsen, is opened.
 * Männistö Church, Kuopio, Finland, designed by Juha Leiviskä, is built.
 * Church of St Jan Kanty, Kraków, Poland, designed by Krzysztof Bień, is completed.
 * Fountains Abbey Visitor Centre, England, by Edward Cullinan Architects, is completed.
 * Punta del Hidalgo Lighthouse on Tenerife is completed (illuminated 1994).
 * Central Radio and TV Tower in Beijing, China is completed.
 * The Telemax television tower in Hanover, Germany is completed.
 * The Zizkov Television Tower in Prague, Czech Republic, is completed.

Awards

 * AIA Gold Medal – Kevin Roche
 * Alvar Aalto Medal – Glenn Murcutt
 * Architecture Firm Award – James Stewart Polshek and Partners.
 * Carlsberg Architectural Prize – Tadao Ando
 * European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture (Mies van der Rohe Prize) – Esteve Bonell and Francesc Rius for Municipal Sports Stadium, Barcelona.
 * Grand Prix de l'urbanisme – Antoine Grumbach.
 * Grand prix national de l'architecture – Christian de Portzamparc.
 * Praemium Imperiale Architecture Laureate – Frank Gehry
 * Pritzker Prize – Alvaro Siza.
 * RAIA Gold Medal – Glenn Murcutt.
 * RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Peter Rice.
 * Twenty-five Year Award – Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

Deaths

 * February 22 – Aarno Ruusuvuori, Finnish architect (born 1925)
 * April 27 – Sir James M. Richards, English architectural writer (born 1907)
 * March 20 – Lina Bo Bardi, Italian-born Brazilian modernist architect (born 1914)
 * June 25 – Sir James Stirling, British architect (born 1926)
 * November 10 – Sir John Summerson, English architectural historian (born 1904)