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The year '''2013 in architecture''' involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

==Events==

* [[March 1]] – The first phase of the [[Old Port of Marseille]] renewal is inaugurated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.connexionfrance.com/lord-foster-redesign-marseille-vieux-port-city-centre-news-article.html|title=New-look port for Marseille|work=The Connexion|date=January 2011|accessdate=2013-12-December 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/industry-news/new-port-pavilion-for-marseille|title=New port pavilion for Marseille|work=Maritime Journal|date=March 6, 2013-03-06|accessdate=2013-12-December 29, 2013}}</ref>

* [[March 28]] – [[Paradise Center]], in [[Sofia]], the largest shopping mall in [[Bulgaria]].

* [[April 13]] – The [[Rijksmuseum]] in [[Amsterdam]] reopens its doors after a 10-year restoration and renovation project.

* [[April 24]] – The late-11th-century minaret of the [[Great Mosque of Aleppo]] is destroyed during [[Syrian civil war]] fighting.

* [[May 10]] – [[One World Trade Center]] becomes [[List of tallest buildings in the United States|the tallest building in the United States]] and [[List of tallest buildings in the world|the third-tallest building in the world]] by pinnacle height (not yet complete).

* [[June 12]] – The [[Berlin City Palace]] [[foundation stone]] laying ceremony is held in Berlin. The building is expected to be completed in 2019.<ref name="12 Jun 2013">{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/10117103/Berlin-begins-reconstruction-of-King-Frederick-the-Greats-palace.html|title=Berlin begins reconstruction of King Frederick the Great's palace|first=Harriet|last=Alexander|date=2013-06-June 12, 2013|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|___location=London|accessdate=December 29, 2013-12-29}}</ref>

* [[July 11]] – Work begins on a [[Lego]] model of [[Durham Cathedral]] in England, the beginning of a huge fund-raising effort.<ref>[http://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/news/first-birthday-lego "FIRST BIRTHDAY FOR DURHAM CATHEDRAL LEGO BUILD", Durham Cathedral, 11 July 2014]. Accessed 30 July 30, 2014</ref>

* [[August 3]] – The [[Shanghai Tower]], [[topping out]] ceremony is held in [[Shanghai]]. The [[List of tallest buildings in China|tallest building in China]] and [[list of tallest buildings|the second-tallest in the world]] is expected to be completed in 2015.

* October – The sixth [[World Architecture Festival]] is held in Singapore.

* [[November 12]] – The Height Committee of the [[Chicago]]-based [[Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat]] (CTBUH) makes the controversial<ref>{{cite news|title=Tallest building ruling: Willis Tower loses to One World Trade Center|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-tallest-building-20131112,0,7298761.story|publisher=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=November 12, 2013|date=November 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112191257/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-tallest-building-20131112,0,7298761.story|archive-date=November 12, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> announcement that One World Trade Center is the [[List of tallest buildings in the United States|tallest building in the United States]] at 1,776 feet, declaring that the mast on top of the building is a spire since it is a permanent part of the building's architecture.<ref name="MyFoxNY">{{cite web|title=Architects rule 1 World Trade Center tallest building in US |url=http://www.myfoxny.com/story/23924617/chicago-based-architects-council-to-rule-on-height-of-1-world-trade-center |publisher=MyFoxNY |accessdate=November 12, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111160618/http://www.myfoxny.com/story/23924617/chicago-based-architects-council-to-rule-on-height-of-1-world-trade-center |archive-date=November 11, 2013 |df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=CTBUH Affirms One World Trade Center Height|url=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/PR_131112_1WTCHeight/tabid/5949/language/en-US/Default.aspx|publisher=[[Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat]]|date=November 12, 2013|accessdate=November 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113075104/http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/PR_131112_1WTCHeight/tabid/5949/language/en-US/Default.aspx|archive-date=November 13, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Buildings and structures==

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;France

* [[June 1]] – [[Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations]] national museum in [[Marseille]], in the [[South of France]], designed by [[Rudy Ricciotti]].

;Germany

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;Mexico

* [[November 19]] – [[Museo Júmex]], [[Mexico City]], designed by [[David Chipperfield]].

;New Zealand

* [[August 2]] – [[Cardboard Cathedral]] in [[Christchurch]], designed by [[Shigeru Ban]] with [[Warren and Mahoney]].

;Norway

* [[February 10]] – [[Northern Lights Cathedral]] in [[Alta, Norway|Alta]], designed by Link Arkitektur with [[Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects]].

;Poland

* [[April 19]] – [[Museum of the History of Polish Jews]], designed by [[Rainer Mahlamäki]], in [[Warsaw]].

;Singapore

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;Turkey

* [[Sancaklar Mosque]] in [[Büyükçekmece]], Istanbul, designed by [[Emre Arolat]].

* [[October 29]] – The [[Marmaray]] rail tunnel under the [[Bosphorus]] strait, the world's deepest undersea [[immersed tube]] tunnel, [[Istanbul]].

[[File:Library of Birmingham (32958941706).jpg|thumb|The [[Library of Birmingham]], United Kingdom]]

[[File:Kimbell museum, Louis Kahn (17350270166).jpg|thumb|[[Kimbell Art Museum]] in [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]]]]

;United Kingdom

* [[February 1]] – [[Bishop Edward King Chapel]] at [[Ripon College Cuddesdon]] in [[Oxfordshire]], England, designed by [[Níall McLaughlin Architects]], is dedicated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rcc.ac.uk/downloads/Edward%20King%20Chapel%20Description.pdf|title=Edward King Chapel at Ripon College Cuddesdon|publisher=Ripon College Cuddesdon|year=2013|accessdate=2013-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103214647/http://www.rcc.ac.uk/downloads/Edward%20King%20Chapel%20Description.pdf|archive-date=2013-11-03|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ribastirlingprize.architecture.com/riba-stirling-shortlist-2013-bishop-edward-king-chapel/|title=RIBA Stirling shortlist 2013 – Bishop Edward King Chapel|publisher=[[Royal Institute of British Architects]]|year=2013|accessdate=2013-12-December 29, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925042100/http://ribastirlingprize.architecture.com/riba-stirling-shortlist-2013-bishop-edward-king-chapel/|archive-date=2013-09-September 25, 2013}}</ref>

* March – [[Number One Riverside]] civic offices in [[Rochdale]], designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects, opens to the public.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.faulknerbrowns.co.uk/#446|title=Number One Riverside|publisher=FaulknerBrownsArchitects|accessdate=2014-10-October 26, 2014}}</ref>

* April – The Shed temporary auditorium for the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] on the [[South Bank]] in London, by [[Haworth Tompkins]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dezeen.com/2013/04/06/the-shed-at-the-national-theatre-by-haworth-tompkins/|title=The Shed at the National Theatre by Haworth Tompkins|work=dezeen|date=April 6, 2013-04-06|accessdate=2013-12-December 29, 2013}}</ref>

* [[May 30]] – [[Mary Rose Museum]], designed by [[Wilkinson Eyre Architects]] and [[Perkins and Will|Perkins+Will]], at [[Portsmouth Historic Dockyard]] in England.

* [[June 28]] – Scale Lane Bridge over [[River Hull]] in the UK, designed by McDowell+Benedetti with engineers Alan Baxter Associates and Qualter Hall.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/jul/28/scale-lane-bridge-hull-review|title=Scale Lane Bridge, Hull – review|first=Rowan|last=Moore|authorlink=Rowan Moore|newspaper=[[The Observer]]|___location=London|date=2013-07-July 28, 2013|accessdate=2013-12-December 29, 2013}}</ref>

* [[September 3]] – [[Library of Birmingham]], the largest public library in the [[United Kingdom]], designed by [[Mecanoo]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2012/03/20/opening-date-for-new-library-of-birmingham-revealed-65233-30579907/|title=Opening date for new Library of Birmingham revealed|last=Brown|first=Graeme|work=[[Birmingham Post]]|date=20 March 20, 2012}}</ref>

* [[September 30]] – [[SSE Hydro]] arena in [[Glasgow]], Scotland, designed by [[Foster and Partners]].

;United States

* January – [[James B. Hunt Jr. Library]] the main library of [[Centennial Campus of North Carolina State University]], designed by [[Snøhetta (company)|Snøhetta]], in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]].

* [[April 25]] – The [[George W. Bush Presidential Center]] in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]].

* [[November 27]] – [[Kimbell Art Museum]] expansion, named the Renzo Piano Pavilion, designed by [[Renzo Piano]], in [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]], is officially inaugurated.

* [[December 4]] – [[Pérez Art Museum Miami]], designed by [[Herzog & de Meuron]], in Miami.<ref>{{cite news|first=Caroline|last=Roux|date=2013-11-November 29, 2013|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/360d7b96-5363-11e3-b425-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2m8Xym042|title=Architect Christine Binswanger on Pérez Art Museum Miami|newspaper=[[Financial Times]]|___location=London|accessdate=2013-12-December 29, 2013}}</ref>

===Buildings completed===

{{See also|Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2013}}

;Russia

* [[Mercury City Tower]], in [[Moscow]], the [[List of tallest buildings in Europe|tallest building in Europe]], is completed.

;United Arab Emirates

* [[June 10]] – [[Cayan Tower]] in Dubai Marina, the world's tallest tower featuring a 90-degree twist, is completed.

;United Kingdom

* [[December 18]] – [[Stonehenge]] Visitor Centre, [[Wiltshire]], England, designed by [[Denton Corker Marshall]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Stonehenge Visitor Centre by Denton Corker Marshall opens tomorrow|url=http://www.dezeen.com/2013/12/17/stonehenge-visitor-centre-by-denton-corker-marshall-opens-tomorrow/|work=dezeen|date=2013-12-17|accessdate=2013-12-18}}</ref>

* [[Burntwood School]] in [[Wandsworth]] (London), by [[Allford Hall Monaghan Morris]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Burntwood School|url=http://www.architecture.com/StirlingPrize/Awards2015/StirlingShortlist2015/BurntwoodSchool.aspx|work=RIBA Awards|year=2015|publisher=[[Royal Institute of British Architects]]|accessdate=July 20, 2015-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722021300/http://www.architecture.com/StirlingPrize/Awards2015/StirlingShortlist2015/BurntwoodSchool.aspx|archive-date=July 22, 2015-07-22|url-status=dead|df=}}</ref>

* [[Tate Britain]] renovation in London, by [[Caruso St John]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Rowan|last=Moore|title=Architecture|newspaper=[[The Observer]] (The New Review)|___location=London|date=December 29, 2013-12-29|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2013/dec/22/best-architecture-2013-rowan-moore-choice|page=15|accessdate=December 29, 2013-12-29}}</ref>

;United States

* [[November 13]] – [[Four World Trade Center]], [[New York City]].

==Awards==

* [[American Institute of Architects|AIA]] [[Architecture Firm Award]] – [[Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects]]

* [[AIA Gold Medal]] – [[Thom Mayne]]<ref>[http://www.aia.org/practicing/awards/2013/gold-medal/thom-mayne/index.htm AIA Gold Medal 2013], retrieved 22 April 22, 2013</ref>

* [[Emporis Skyscraper Award]] – [[The Shard]] designed by [[Renzo Piano]]

* [[European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture]] ([[Mies van der Rohe Prize]]) – The [[Harpa (concert hall)|Harpa concert hall]] in Reykjavík by [[Henning Larsen Architects]]<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/culture/news/20130429-prize-for-architecture_en.htm European Commission], 30 April 30, 2013.</ref>

* [[Driehaus Architecture Prize]] for [[New Classical Architecture]] – [[Thomas H. Beeby]]

* [[Lawrence Israel Prize]] – [[Roman and Williams]]

* [[LEAF Award#Overall winners|LEAF Award, Overall Winner]] – [[archi5]]

* [[Praemium Imperiale#Architecture|Praemium Imperiale]] Architecture Laureate – [[David Chipperfield]]

* [[Pritzker Architecture Prize]] – [[Toyo Ito]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/mar/17/toyo-ito-2013-pritzker-prize|title=Toyo Ito awarded 2013 Pritzker prize|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|___location=London|date=2013-03-March 17, 2013}}</ref>

* [[Henry Hope Reed Award|Reed Award]] for classical architecture commitment – [[David Watkin (historian)|David Watkin]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Professor Ruan Yisan gets Reed Award|url=http://architecture.nd.edu/about/driehaus-prize/the-reed-award/recipients/|publisher=University of Notre Dame School of Architecture|accessdate=5 April 5, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130409233708/http://architecture.nd.edu/about/driehaus-prize/the-reed-award/recipients/|archive-date=April 9, 2013-04-09|url-status=dead|df=}}</ref>

* [[Royal Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal|RAIA Gold Medal]] – [[Peter Wilson (architect)|Peter Wilson]]

* [[Royal Institute of British Architects|RIBA]] [[Royal Gold Medal]] – [[Peter Zumthor]]<ref>RIBA: [http://www.architecture.com/Awards/RoyalGoldMedal/RoyalGoldMedal.aspx "Royal Gold Medal"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214071735/http://www.architecture.com/Awards/RoyalGoldMedal/RoyalGoldMedal.aspx |date=2013-02-February 14, 2013 }}, retrieved 14 February 14, 2013.</ref>

* [[Stirling Prize]] – Witherford Watson Mann Architects for refurbishment of [[Astley Castle]] in [[North Warwickshire]], England (2012)<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 RIBA Stirling Prize winner – Astley Castle, Warwickshire|url=http://ribastirlingprize.architecture.com/riba-stirling-shortlist-2013-astley-castle-warwickshire/|publisher=[[RIBA]]|accessdate=2013-09-September 27, 2013|date=September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925053524/http://ribastirlingprize.architecture.com/riba-stirling-shortlist-2013-astley-castle-warwickshire/|archive-date=2013-09-September 25, 2013|url-status=dead|df=}}</ref>

* [[Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture]] – [[Laurie Olin]]

* [[Twenty-five Year Award]] by [[American Institute of Architects|AIA]] – [[Renzo Piano]] for [[Menil Collection]]

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==Exhibitions==

* [[June 15]] until [[September 23]] – ''[[Le Corbusier]]: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes at [[Museum of Modern Art]] in [[New York City]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1321|title=Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes|publisher=MOMA|accessdate=2013-12-December 29, 2013}}</ref>

==Deaths==

[[File:Henning Larsen 1967.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Henning Larsen]]]]

* [[January 5]] – [[Bruce McCarty]], American architect (born [[1920 in architecture|1920]])

* [[January 7]] – [[Ada Louise Huxtable]], American architecture critic (''[[The New York Times]]'') (born [[1921 in architecture|1921]])

* [[February 25]] – [[Heikki Siren]], Finnish architect (born [[1918 in architecture|1918]])

* [[March 7]] – [[Elmar Tampõld]], Estonian-Canadian architect (born [[1920 in architecture|1920]])

* [[April 9]] – [[Paolo Soleri]], Italian architect (born [[1919 in architecture|1919]])

* [[April 11]]

** [[Ram Karmi]], Israeli architect (born [[1931 in architecture|1931]])

** [[Clorindo Testa]], Italian-born Argentine architect and artist (born [[1923 in architecture|1923]])

* [[April 16]] – [[Pedro Ramírez Vázquez]], Mexican architect (born [[1919 in architecture|1919]])

* [[April 20]] – [[Rick Mather]], American-born UK-based architect (born [[1937 in architecture|1937]])

* [[June 18]] – [[Colin Stansfield Smith]], British architect and academic (born [[1932 in architecture|1932]])

* [[June 22]] – , Danish architect (born [[1925 in architecture|1925]])

* [[October 30]] – [[Anca Petrescu]], Romanian architect and politician (born [[1949 in architecture|1949]])

* [[November 13]] – [[Roland Paoletti]], British architect (born [[1931 in architecture|1931]])

* [[December 5]] – [[Fred Bassetti]], American architect (born [[1917 in architecture|1917]])

==See also==