2025 in architecture

This article covers 2025 in architecture.

Events

• January 7 onwards - Several architecturally significant buildings are destroyed in the January 2025 Southern California wildfires. ^{[1] [2]}
• March 16 - The 1906 Wilhelminatoren in Valkenburg suddenly and unexpectedly collapses. Nobody is hurt. It raises concerns about maintenance of national monuments in the Netherlands. ^[3]
• November 3 - The medieval Torre dei Conti in Rome partially collapses while under conservation with one fatality. ^[4]

Buildings and structures

Main category: Buildings and structures completed in 2025

Australia

• Powerhouse Parramatta, expected in Sydney ^[5]

Cambodia

• Techo International Airport, in Phnom Penh, opened 9 September 2025 ^{[5] [ needs update ]}

Hong Kong

• Kai Tak Sports Park, opened 1 March 2025 ^[6]

Japan

• Naoshima New Museum of Art, expected in Naoshima ^[5]
• Tottori Prefectural Museum, in Tottori: opened 30 March 2025 ^{[7] [ needs update ]}

Netherlands

• Fenix Museum, in Rotterdam: expected to open on 16 May 2025 ^{[5] [ needs update ]}

United States

• Doris Duke Theatre, in Becket, Massachusetts: expected to reopen after renovations on 9 July 2025 ^{[5] [ needs update ]}
• Universal Epic Universe, in Orlando, Florida: opened 22 May 2025 ^{[8] [ needs update ]}

Awards

• AIA Gold Medal – Deborah Berke ^[9]
• Pritzker Prize – Liu Jiakun ^[10]
• Stirling Prize – Appleby Blue Almshouse, Southwark, London ^[11]

Deaths

• January 3 - Hiroshi Hara, 88, Japanese architect (Kyōto Station, Umeda Sky Building, Sapporo Dome) (born 1936)
• February 2 - Luce Eekman, French architect (born 1933) ^[12]
• February 4 (announced) - Adrian Snodgrass, Australian architect (born 1931) ^[13]
• February 9 - David E. Sellers, American architect (born 1938) ^[14]
• February 15 - M. Paul Friedberg, American landscape architect (born 1931) ^[15]
• February 18 - Howard Burns, British architectural historian (born 1939) ^[16]
• March 2 - Bruno Dias Souza, Indian architect (born 1925) ^[17]
• March 6 - Ricardo Scofidio, American architect (High Line, MoMA) (born 1935) ^[18]
• March 23 - Barbara Neski, American architect (born 1928) ^[19]
• March 26 - David Childs, American architect (One World Trade Center) (born 1941) ^[20]
• March 26 - Tamás Wachsler, Hungarian architect and politician (born 1965) ^[21]
• March 29 - Harrison Fagg, American architect (born 1931) ^[22]
• March 29 - Shelly Kappe, American architectural historian (born 1928) ^[23]
• April 10 - Christoph Kohl, Italian-German architect and urban planner (Brandevoort) (born 1961) ^[24]
• April 16 - Artak Ghulyan, Armenian architect (born 1958) ^[25]
• April 20 - Kristin Feireiss, German architectural and design curator, writer, and editor (born 1942) ^[26]
• April 22 - Zurab Tsereteli, Russian-Georgian sculptor ( Birth of the New World , To the Struggle Against World Terrorism ), painter, and architect (born 1934) ^[27]

• April 29 - Robert Campbell, American architect and architecture critic ( The Boston Globe ) (born 1937) ^[28]

• May 28 - Heliodoro Dols, 91, Spanish architect (Shrine of Torreciudad) (born 1933) ^[29]
• May 30 - Alenka Kham Pičman, 93, Slovenian architect (born 1932) ^[30]
• June 6 - Graham Gund, 84, Americsn architect (born 1940) ^[31]
• June 17- Léon Krier, 79, Luxemborgish architect (born 1946) ^[32]
• July 29 - Helmut Swiczinsky, 81, Austrian architect (Coop Himmelb(l)au) (born 1944) ^[33]
• September 14 - Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, 85, English architect (125 Park Road, Oxford Ice Rink, National Space Centre) (born 1939) ^[34]
• September 28 - Sir Terry Farrell, 87, British architect and urban designer (MI6 Building, KK100) (born 1938) ^[35]

References

1. Jessica Gelt (29 January 2014). "The architecturally significant houses destroyed in L.A.'s fires". The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 11 January 2025.
2. Sam Lubell (9 January 2014). "As Flames Consume Architectural Gems, a Hit to 'Old California'". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
3. "Wilhelminatoren collapse in Valkenburg". Euro Weekly News. 2025-03-16. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
4. Giuffrida, Angela (3 November 2025). "Rome: worker trapped and one injured after part of medieval tower collapses". The Guardian. London. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 3 November 2025.
5. "10 highly anticipated projects to look forward to in 2025". worldarchitecture.org. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
6. Liu, Jamie. "All systems go after last test event at Kai Tak Sports Park". The Standard. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
7. "開館時間・料金・友の会" (in Japanese). 13 August 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
8. "Theme parks preview, 2025: Epic arrival, Disney debuts, fresh additions". Orlando Sentinel. 2024-12-31. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
9. "Deborah Berke, FAIA - 2025 AIA Gold Medal Award Winner". AIA. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
10. Wainwright, Oliver (4 March 2025). "'I aspire to be like water': the exquisite buildings of Liu Jiakun, winner of architecture's top prize". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 6 March 2025.
11. Youngs, Ian (16 October 2025). "Housing designed to combat loneliness wins top architecture award". BBC News. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
12. "Luce EEKMAN née EEKMAN - Avis de décès - Paris 13E Arrondissement". www.simplifia.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-06.
13. "Architecte de formation, l'auteur Adrian Snodgrass est mort". ActuaLitté.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-06.
14. "The Valley Reporter - David E. Sellers". www.valleyreporter.com. 2025-02-13. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
15. Holmes, Damian (2025-02-17). "Remembering M. Paul Friedberg 1931-2025". World Landscape Architecture. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
16. Scimemi, Maddalena (4 March 2025). "Howard Burns (1939–2025)". Il Giornale dell'Architettura (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-06-08.
17. Bharne, Vinayak (8 March 2025). "Architect Bruno Dias Souza: A Mentee's Memoir". Herald Goa. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
18. "Tribute: Ricardo Scofidio (1935–2025)". Architectural Record. 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
19. "Barbara Neski Obituary (2025) - New York City, NY - New York Times". Legacy.com.
20. Dunlap, David W. (27 March 2025). "David M. Childs, Skyline-Shaping Architect, Dies at 83". The New York Times.
21. "Meghalt Wachsler Tamás, a Fidesz volt országgyűlési képviselője". telex. March 26, 2025.
22. "Harrison Fagg Obituary (1931 - 2025) - Billings, MT - Billings Gazette". Legacy.com.
23. "In Memoriam: Shelly Kappe (1928–2025) - SCI-Arc". www.sciarc.edu.
24. Rödel, Yoko (April 16, 2025). "Architekt Christoph Kohl überraschend verstorben: Er wollte für die Menschen bauen". Berliner Zeitung.
25. "Կյանքից հեռացել է ՀՀ վաստակավոր ճարտարապետ Արտակ Ղուլյանը".
26. "Kristin Feireiss, Founder of the Aedes Architecture Forum, Passes Away at 82". ArchDaily. April 22, 2025.
27. "Georgian-Russian sculptor Zurab Tsereteli, known for his gigantic and controversial work, dies at 91". AP News. April 22, 2025.
28. "In Memory of Robert Campbell, FAIA (1937-2025)". Boston Society for Architecture.
29. Aragón, Heraldo de (May 28, 2025). "Muere en Zaragoza el arquitecto que construyó Torreciudad". heraldo.es.
30. "Umrla je slikarka in arhitektka Alenka Kham Pičman". www.delo.si.
31. Greenberger, Alex (June 13, 2025). "Graham Gund, Architect Who Amassed a Significant Art Collection, Dies at 84".
32. Roche, Daniel Jonas (June 20, 2025). "Léon Krier dies at 79".
33. "Coop Himmelb(l)au co-founder Helmut Swiczinsky dies at 81".
34. Lowe, Tom. "Nicholas Grimshaw dies aged 85". Building Design.
35. Bakare, Lanre (September 29, 2025). "'Nonconformist' architect of MI6 building Terry Farrell dies aged 87". The Guardian.

See also

• Timeline of architecture
• Category:Buildings and structures destroyed by the January 2025 Southern California wildfires