Best in architecture in 2019: Notre Dame saved, Wright honored, Chicago's Old Post Office revived

CHICAGO - It was a year of stark contrasts in architecture: The burning and near-destruction of Notre Dame Cathedral versus the revival of once-decrepit buildings like Chicago's Old Post Office. A group of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings finally achieved global recognition yet the world lost several noted design figures, among them I.M. Pei and Chicago's Stanley Tigerman.

Building boomed. Quality was hard to find.

Here are the projects and events that stood out in 2019. Plus some notable losses.

- Wright buildings take their rightful place: In a step that was long overdue but still welcome,