1995 in architecture

The year 1995 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

 * 19 April – Oklahoma City bombing: The blast destroys or damages 324 buildings within a 16-block radius.
 * 6 November – Rova of Antananarivo in Madagascar largely destroyed by fire.
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 * Zaha Hadid wins the competition to design the Cardiff Bay Opera House in Wales. Funding is rejected in December and the project abandoned.
 * Steven Holl Architects begin construction work at St. Ignatius Chapel, Seattle University, USA.

Buildings completed

 * January – New San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, designed by Mario Botta.
 * 1 March – Kuala Lumpur Tower, Malaysia.
 * 11 April – Évry Cathedral, designed by Mario Botta.
 * 20 August – BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London Hindu temple in Neasden, designed by C. B. Sompura.
 * August – Cambridge Judge Business School (England) designed by John Outram.
 * 28 November – Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, designed by Richard Meier.
 * Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht, Netherlands, designed by Aldo Rossi.
 * Benedictine monastery, Tomelilla, Sweden, designed by Dom Hans van der Laan (d.1991).
 * Ojo del Sol in Berkeley, California, designed by Eugene Tsui as a home for his parents.

Awards

 * AIA Gold Medal – César Pelli.
 * Architecture Firm Award – Beyer Blinder Belle.
 * Carlsberg Architectural Prize – Juha Leiviskä
 * Praemium Imperiale Architecture Laureate – Renzo Piano.
 * Pritzker Architecture Prize – Tadao Ando.
 * Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent – Christian de Portzamparc for the Cité de la Musique in Paris.
 * RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Colin Rowe.
 * Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture – Ian McHarg.
 * Twenty-five Year Award – The Ford Foundation Headquarters

Deaths

 * 31 March – Max Brüel, Danish architect and jazz musician (born 1927)
 * 20 September – Eulie Chowdhury, Indian architect (born 1923)