2008 in architecture
overview of the events of 2008 in architecture
The year 2008 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
February 10–11 – 2008 Namdaemun fire: The wooden superstructure of the 550-year-old Namdaemun gate in Seoul (South Korea) is destroyed by arson.
June 20 – The Architects (Recognition of European Qualifications etc and Saving and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2008 comes into force in the UK.
July 8 – The first in Francesco da Mosto's television series Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage is broadcast.
October 2 – The William L. Slayton House, designed by I. M. Pei in 1958, is listed in the United States National Register of Historic Places.
October – The inaugural World Architecture Festival is held in Barcelona.
Buildings and structures
Buildings opened
January 1 – China Central Television Headquarters building in Beijing, by Rem Koolhaas and OMA, officially opens.
January 12 – New Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station officially inaugurated.
January – Fuglsang Art Museum in Lolland, Denmark, designed by Tony Fretton, inaugurated.
March 26 – Terminal 3 of the Beijing Capital International Airport opens, designed by Foster + Partners.
March 27 – Heathrow Terminal 5, designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership, opens.
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