The year 2005 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events May 17 – The renovation and restoration of Mies van der Rohe's Crown Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology commences with the smashing of the first of the large glass walls, a privilege auctioned on eBay for over $2,500. May 20 – The United States Postal Service honors twelve "Masterworks of Modern Architecture" on first class postage stamps. October 6–10 – Demolition of the last of the Xanadu Houses. Buildings and structures Buildings opened January 15 – Copenhagen Opera House, Denmark, designed by Henning Larsen. March 5 – The Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Germany, designed by Hascher et Jehle. April 6 – New facility for the Milan Trade Fair in Milan, Italy, designed by Massimiliano Fuksas. April 14 – Casa da Música, Porto, Portugal, designed by Rem Koolhaas's OMA. April 17 – Expansion of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, designed by Herzog & de Meuron. April 28 – The Wynn Las Vegas, designed by Jon Jerde. May 10 – Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, designed by Peter Eisenman. May 11 – Southeast Asian Ceramics Museum at Bangkok University, Thailand, designed by Architects 49. May 30 – Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, designed by Herzog & de Meuron. June – Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland, designed by Renzo Piano. August 27 – The Turning Torso in Malmö, designed by Santiago Calatrava, the tallest building in Sweden and Scandinavia (2005–present). September – Idea Store Whitechapel, London, UK designed by David Adjaye Associates. October 8 –Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, Valencia, designed by Santiago Calatrava. October 15 – New de Young Museum in San Francisco, California, USA, designed by Herzog & de Meuron. October 17–18 – National Waterfront Museum, Swansea, UK, designed by Wilkinson Eyre. October 30 – The reconstructed Dresden Frauenkirche, in Dresden, Germany, is consecrated. specific date not listed Bloomberg Tower in Manhattan, New York, United States is completed. 2 Marsham Street in London, designed by Terry Farrell, is first occupied by the British government department, the Home Office, for whom it was built. Maggie's Centre at Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, a drop-in cancer care centre designed by Page\Park Architects. Buildings completed date unknown The Chongqing World Trade Center in Chongqing, China. Chelsea Tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Q1 Tower in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, the tallest building in Australia