1993 – Catedral de la Almudena, Madrid
Architect: Francisco de Cubas, Fernando Chueca Goitia & Carlos Sidro
Carlos V was the first king to express an interest in constructing a cathedral in Madrid,
1993 – Governor Phillip Tower, Sydney, Australia
Architect: Denton Corker Marshall
Governor Phillip Tower sits 10 floors above street level on a series of large beams atop a 4-level sandstone-clad podium (upon which Governor Macquarie Tower also sits).
1993 – Oak Hammock Marsh Centre, Manitoba
Architect: Number Ten Architectural Group
Before proceeding, environmental studies and monitoring programs were carried out to prevent or minimize disturbance to wildlife species.
1993 – Opéra Nouvel, Lyon, France
Architect: Jean Nouvel
In 1756, one of the first opera houses created inside an existing freestanding building was opened in Lyon.
1993 – Stadthaus, Ulm, Baden Wurttemburg
Architect: Richard Meier & Partners
Sited across from the Münster, Meier’s Stadthaus is a tourist information & arts centre for the city of Ulm.
1993 – Trianon, Frankfurt
Architect: Novotny Mähner Assoziierte
Gets its name from both its triangular plan and the upside-down pyramid suspended from the 3 corners at the top of the tower.
1993 – Vinci Centre, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Placed across the square from Laloux’s railway station, the Vinci Centre is a small convention centre.
1993 – Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Architect: Frank Gehry
This was Gehry’s first major project to feature his now trademark organic stainless steel facade, celebrated with great acclaim in the Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa in Bilbao and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
1993 – Westendstrasse 1 / DG Bank Headquarters, Frankfurt
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
A composition of three parts with different finishes to each. The rectangular stone volume faces the residential neighbourhood and rises to a height of 150 meters (492 feet).
