  the year 1968 in architecture involved some significant events. ==buildings== * the calgary tower in calgary, canada is opened. * lake point tower in chicago, designed by schippereit-heinrich associates is completed. * the heinrich-hertz-turm in hamburg, germany is completed. * the national gallery of victoria in melbourne, australia, designed by sir roy grounds is completed. * the neue nationalgalerie in berlin, germany, designed by mies van der rohe, is opened. * the nozema tower wormer in wormerland, netherlands is completed. * the olympiaturm in munich, germany is opened. * the tower of the americas in san antonio, texas is completed. * the standard bank centre in johannesburg, south africa is completed.  * the history faculty of the university of cambridge, england, designed by james stirling, is completed. * christ church picture gallery in oxford, england, designed by powell and moya, is opened. * new building for the sÃ£o paulo museum of art (masp) in brazil, designed by lina bo bardi, is built. ==awards== *american academy of arts and letters gold medal â buckminster fuller. *aia gold medal - marcel breuer. *architecture firm award - i.m. pei & partners. *raia gold medal - roy grounds. *royal gold medal - richard buckminster fuller. ==births== * ==deaths== * ==references==  
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