1998 in architecture

The year 1998 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

 * 22 May–30 September – Expo '98 held in Lisbon, Portugal. It includes the Pavilion of Portugal designed by Álvaro Siza Vieira.
 * 22 December – Park Hill, Sheffield, 1961 flatted public housing in South Yorkshire, England, is Grade II* listed, making it the largest listed building in Europe.

Buildings completed

 * 5 April – Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, Japan, the longest suspension bridge in the world by the length of central span (1998–present), designed by Satoshi Kashima, opened.
 * 16 April – City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain, designed by Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela, inaugurated.
 * 31 May – Saint Paul's Cathedral, Wellington, New Zealand, opened.
 * June – Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre, New Caledonia, designed by Renzo Piano, opened.
 * 6 July – Chek Lap Kok Airport in Hong Kong, designed by Norman Foster, opened.
 * 15 October – Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, designed by Marnell Corrao Associates, opened.
 * November – River and Rowing Museum, Henley-on-Thames, England, designed by David Chipperfield.
 * Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland, by Steven Holl Architects, opened.
 * Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany (in the Kulturforum), designed by Heinz Hilmer and Christoph Sattler, opened.
 * Stadttor in Düsseldorf, Germany, designed by Karl-Heinz Petzinka, completed.
 * Waterside (building) at Harmondsworth, England, international headquarters of the airline British Airways, designed by Niels Torp, opened.
 * Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre in Switzerland, designed by Jean Nouvel, opened.
 * Jin Mao Building in Shanghai, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, completed.
 * Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, designed by César Pelli, completed; it becomes the tallest buildings in Malaysia (1998–present), tallest building in the British Commonwealth  (1998–2018) and tallest building in the world (1998–2004).
 * B 018 nightclub in Beirut, designed by Bernard Khoury.
 * Polaria and the Polar Environment Centre in Tromsø, Norway
 * North Woolwich pumping station in London Docklands, designed by Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners.
 * Malator (earth house) in Wales, designed by Future Systems.

Awards

 * Alvar Aalto Medal – Steven Holl
 * Architecture Firm Award – Centerbrook Architects & Planners
 * Carlsberg Architectural Prize – Peter Zumthor
 * European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture (Mies van der Rohe Prize) – Peter Zumthor for Kunsthaus Bregenz
 * Grand Prix de l'urbanisme – Christian Devillers
 * Grand prix national de l'architecture – Jacques Hondelatte
 * Praemium Imperiale Architecture Laureate – Álvaro Siza
 * Pritzker Prize – Renzo Piano
 * Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent – Rem Koolhaas
 * RAIA Gold Medal – Gabriel Poole
 * RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Oscar Niemeyer
 * Stirling Prize – Norman Foster and Partners, American Air Museum, Imperial War Museum, Duxford
 * Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture – Jaquelin T. Robertson.
 * Twenty-five Year Award – Kimbell Art Museum

Deaths

 * 6 January – Francis Skinner, British architect (born 1908)
 * 12 January – Marya Lilien, Polish-American architect (born 1900 or 1901)
 * 13 June – Lúcio Costa, Brazilian architect and urban planner (born 1902)
 * 29 August – Erik Asmussen, Danish-born architect (born 1913)
 * 31 October – Rosemary Stjernstedt, British architect (born 1912)
 * 14 November – Albert Frey, Californian "desert modernist" architect (born 1903)
 * 24 November – Minnette de Silva, Sri Lankan modernist architect (born 1918)