The year 2021 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
April - Restoration of the Royal Chapel at Versailles in France is completed. June 24 - Surfside condominium collapse: A 12-story condominium apartment building in Surfside, Florida, partially collapses leaving 98 confirmed dead. October 1, 2021–March 31, 2022 - Expo 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. October 14 - 2021 Kaohsiung tower fire in Taiwan leaves at least 46 dead. November 1 - 2021 Lagos high-rise collapse: A luxury apartment block under construction in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria collapses with fatalities.
Buildings and structures
Australia
The One, the second tallest building in Brisbane, is completed. China Wormhole library on Hainan, designed by MAD Studio, projected for opening. Spot #40 Waste-to-Energy Plant, Shenzhen East, designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Gottlieb Paludan Architects, projected to commence operation. Cyprus One Limassol in Limassol, the tallest building in Cyprus, projected for completion. Denmark Buried extension to Ordrupgaard art gallery near Jægersborg Dyrehave, designed by Snøhetta, projected for completion. France Gallery for Pinault Collection of contemporary art inserted into the Bourse de commerce (Paris), designed by Tadao Ando in collaboration with Niney et Marca Architectes, Pierre-Antoine Gatier and Setec Bâtiment, opening mid-May. British Normandy Memorial at Ver-sur-Mer, designed by Liam O'Connor, inaugurated 6 June. New façade for La Samaritaine department store in Paris, designed by SANAA, projected for completion in February. LUMA Arles arts resource building, designed by Frank Gehry, opens 26 June. Le Dôme, a winery in Saint-Émilion, designed by Foster + Partners, projected for completion. Germany Museum Küppersmühle extension in Duisburg, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, projected for completion. Hungary House of Hungarian Music, City Park, Budapest, designed by Sou Fujimoto, projected for completion December. Indonesia Autograph Tower in Jakarta, the tallest building in Indonesia and the Southern Hemisphere, projected for completion. Italy MOSE project intended to protect the city of Venice from flooding, projected for completion. Netherlands Valley, a high-rise residential/mixed-use development in Amsterdam, designed by MVRDV, projected for completion. Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen (open museum store), Museumpark, Rotterdam, designed by MVRDV, projected for opening November 6. Niger The Martyrs' Memorial (Le Mémorial des Martyrs), Niamey, Niger, designed by David Adjaye, projected for completion. Norway The new Munch Museum in Oslo, designed by Estudio Herreros, opened October 22. Poland Varso in Warsaw, the tallest building in Warsaw and Poland and in the European Union, projected for completion. Spain Intempo apartment building in Benidorm, completed midyear. Caleido, in Madrid Sweden Sara Kulturhus in Skellefteå, designed by White Arkitekter. Tanzania Tanzanite Bridge in Dar es Salaam, the longest bridge in Tanzania, projected for completion. Thailand Bang Sue Grand Station in Bangkok, the largest railway station in Southeast Asia, projected for completion. United Arab Emirates Ain Dubai in Dubai, the tallest ferris wheel in the world, projected for completion. Bee'ah Headquarters, a concept by Zaha Hadid Architects, projected for completion. The pavilion of Spain at Expo 2020 in Dubai by Amann Cánovas Maruri. United Kingdom Lambeth Palace Library in London, designed by Wright & Wright Architects, projected for official opening. New Library, Magdalene College, Cambridge, designed by Niall McLaughlin Architects, awarded Stirling Prize 2022. John Morden Centre, day care facility for residents of Morden College retirement homes, Blackheath, London, designed by Mae Architects, completed, awarded Stirling Prize 2023. Sands End Arts and Community Centre in Fulham, London, designed by Mae Architects, completed. F51, a multistorey skatepark and youth hub in Folkestone, designed by Hollaway Studio, projected for completion November. United States Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, designed by Renzo Piano in Los Angeles, opened to the public on September 30. Central Park Tower in New York City, the second tallest skyscraper in the United States and the tallest residential building in the world, designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, is completed. 111 West 57th Street (Steinway Tower) in New York City, the fifth tallest skyscraper in the United States and the slenderest skyscraper in the world, designed by SHoP Architects, is completed. Little Island by Thomas Heatherwick in the Hudson River at Hudson River Park in Manhattan, New York City.