page_title: 1972 in architecture
section_title: Buildings opened
hierarchical_section_title: 1972 in architecture / Buildings and structures / Buildings opened
caption_attribution_description: English: Community College of Rhode Island, Knight Campus, Warwick Rhode Island
context_page_description: The year 1972 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
context_section_description: January – The South Tower (2WTC) of the World Trade Center in New York City, the second tallest building in the world at this time, designed by Minoru Yamasaki, opens to its first tenants. The North Tower (1WTC) is also  completed in this year.
  April 17 – The Wells Fargo Center (opened as First National Bank Tower) in Portland, Oregon, United States, designed by Charles Luckman and Associates.
  May 26 – Olympiastadion (Munich) for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Germany, designed by Gunter Behnisch with roof structure by Frei Otto.
  September — The Knight Campus of Community College of Rhode Island, designed in the Brutalist style by Perkins and Will
  October 4 – Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, designed by Louis Kahn.
caption: CCRI Knight campus by Perkins and Will
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