The year 1998 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, designed by Marnell Corrao Associates.
- Chek Lap Kok Airport in Hong Kong, designed by Norman Foster.
- Jin Mao Building in Shanghai, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, is completed.
- Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, designed by César Pelli, is completed.
- Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, by Steven Holl Architects, opens to the public.
- Waterside (building) opened at Harmondsworth, UK , the international headquarters of the airline British Airways. Architects were Niels Torp.
- UFA Cinema Center in Germany , designed by Coop Himmelb(l)au, is completed
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