2005 in architecture
See also: 2004 in architecture, other events of 2005, 2006 in architecture and the architecture timeline.
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Buildings
- April 6 - New facility for the Milan Trade Fair in Milan, Italy designed by Massimiliano Fuksas opens.
- April 17 - Expansion of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota designed by Herzog & de Meuron opens.
- October 15 - Planned opening of the new home of the de Young Museum in San Francisco, California designed by Herzog & de Meuron.
Events
- May 17 - The renovation and restoration of Mies van der Rohe's Crown Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology commences with the smashing of the first of the large glass walls, a privelege auctioned on eBay for over $2,500.
- June - The United States Postal Service honors twelve "Masterworks of Modern Architecture" on first class postage stamps.
Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Santiago Calatrava
- AIA Firm Award - Murphy/Jahn
- AIA 25 Year Award - Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut by Louis Kahn.
- Pritzker Prize - Thom Mayne, of Morphosis
Deaths
- January 6 - A. Hays Town (born 1903) - prominent American residential architect based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
- January 23 - Richard Feilden OBE (born 1950) - leading UK architect based in Bath.
- January 25 - Philip Johnson (born 1906) - influential American architect, first Pritzker Prize honoree.
- March 16 - Ralph Erskine (born 1914) - British architect, designer of the Byker Wall.
- March 22 - Kenzo Tange (born 1913) - leading Japanese architect, winner of the 1987 Pritzker Prize.