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The year 1988 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

  • Hawkins\Brown architectural practice established in London.

Buildings and structures

Buildings opened

thumb|The [[Parliament House, Canberra, Australia]]

  • March 13 – Seikan Tunnel beneath the Tsugaru Strait in Japan.
  • May 9 – Parliament House, Canberra, Australia.
  • September 25 – Aalto Theatre, Essen, Germany.
  • October 10 – Cairo Opera House, Egypt.
  • November 2 – Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Dili, Indonesia.
  • December – Torre Picasso, in Madrid, Spain, by Minoru Yamasaki.
  • date unknown – National Union of Mineworkers headquarters, Sheffield, England.

Buildings completed

thumb|[[Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque, Selangor, Malaysia]]

thumb|Technisches Zentrum ERCO-Leuchten in [[Lüdenscheid, Germany]]

  • March 11 – Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • July – 108 St Georges Terrace in Perth, Western Australia.
  • Scotia Plaza in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Bell Media Tower in Montreal, Canada.
  • Canterra Tower in Calgary, Alberta.
  • Wells Fargo Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
  • Pitampura TV Tower in New Delhi, India.
  • Washington Mutual Tower in Seattle, Washington.
  • Central Plaza 1, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • One Kansas City Place, in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
  • Bellevue Place, Hong Kong, designed by Rocco Design Architects.
  • Richmond Riverside development in London, England, designed by Quinlan Terry.
  • ERCO Technical Centre (Technisches Zentrum ERCO-Leuchten) in Lüdenscheid, Germany, designed by Uwe Kiessler.
  • Storm water pumping station on the Isle of Dogs in London, designed by John Outram Associates.
  • Clovelly Visitor Centre in North Devon, England, designed by van Heyningen and Haward Architects.