The year 2017 in architecture included the demolishment of a major brutalist building, several dedications and openings of new buildings, and two major disasters.
May – The Fogarty Building, a "mammoth of modern Brutalist architecture" in Providence, Rhode Island built in the 1960s and abandoned since 2003, is demolished to make room for a hotel[2][3][4]
June 14 – The Grenfell Tower fire in London forces major reviews of public housing tower block construction in the United Kingdom
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^Bogdan, Jennifer (May 9, 2017). "Stalled demolition of Fogarty Building in Providence expected to resume Saturday". The Providence Journal. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
^Borg, Linda (May 13, 2017). "Last wall of Fogarty Building falls in Providence". The Providence Journal. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
^"Children Village". RIBA. 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
^"China's breathtaking, futuristic library in Tianjin is every book lover's dream". Newsweek. November 14, 2017.
^Wainwright, Oliver (June 24, 2017). "'I wanted the building to fly': Piano's seafront art gallery opens in Santander". The Guardian. London. pp. 26–7. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
^"Berkshire House, Reading". RIBAJ. Royal Institute of British Architects. May 17, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
^"National archive for nuclear industry opens in Wick". BBC News. February 14, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
^Astbury, Jon (November 24, 2018). "Reiach and Hall's archive of British civil nuclear industry named Scotland's best building". Dezeen. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
^"Exeter College holds formal opening of Cohen Quad". Oxford: Exeter College. March 20, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
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^"The Carbon Neutral Laboratory - The University of Nottingham". www.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
^Hughes, Pete (October 18, 2017). "Malaysian Sultan and Duchess of Cornwall open new building at Oxford University". The Oxford Times. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
^"Bloomberg HQ in London wins Riba architecture prize". BBC News. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
^"Lombard Wharf / Patel Taylor". ArchDaily. October 28, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
^Wainwright, Oliver (September 16, 2021). "Stirling prize shortlist: from mosque stunner to neo-neolithic flats". The Guardian. London. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
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^Moore, Rowan (May 14, 2017). "Vex review – London's grooviest house". The Observer. London. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
^Moore, Rowan (January 7, 2018). "Bushey Jewish Cemetery review – a place of dignity and ease". The Observer. London. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
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^Stacey, Kevin (October 20, 2017). "Let the move-in begin: Engineering Research Center opens its doors". Brown University. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
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