Buildings
- February 19 – Rose Center for Earth and Space opened in New York City, designed by Polshek Partnership Architects.
- March 8 – Peckham Library in London, designed by Alsop and Störmer, opens to the public. It wins this year's Stirling Prize.
- May 12 – Tate Modern in London, a conversion of Bankside Power Station by Herzog & de Meuron opens to the public.
- October 12 – The Lowry theatre and gallery centre in Salford, England, designed by Michael Wilford and Buro Happold, officially opens.
- October 25 – Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial unveiled in Vienna, designed by Rachel Whiteread.
- Emirates Towers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, are completed and open to the public.
- Al Faisaliyah Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is the first building to be completed in the competition between two Saudi princes. The Kingdom Center is completed several months later.
- Diamond Ranch High School in Pomona, California opened for classes. Designed by Thom Mayne of Morphosis.
- Experience Music Project opens in Seattle, designed by Frank Gehry.
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