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

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, opened 31 May 2025^[7]
• Tottori Prefectural Museum, in Tottori: opened 30 March 2025^{[8][needs update]}

Netherlands

• Fenix Museum, in Rotterdam: opened 16 May 2025^[5]

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^{[9][needs update]}

Awards

• AIA Gold Medal – Deborah Berke^[10]
• Pritzker Prize – Liu Jiakun^[11]
• Stirling Prize – Appleby Blue Almshouse, Southwark, London^[12]

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)^[13]
• February 4 (announced) - Adrian Snodgrass, Australian architect (born 1931)^[14]
• February 9 - David E. Sellers, American architect (born 1938)^[15]
• February 15 - M. Paul Friedberg, American landscape architect (born 1931)^[16]
• February 18 - Howard Burns, British architectural historian (born 1939)^[17]
• March 2 - Bruno Dias Souza, Indian architect (born 1925)^[18]
• March 6 - Ricardo Scofidio, American architect (High Line, MoMA) (born 1935)^[19]
• March 23 - Barbara Neski, American architect (born 1928)^[20]
• March 26 - David Childs, American architect (One World Trade Center) (born 1941)^[21]
• March 26 - Tamás Wachsler, Hungarian architect and politician (born 1965)^[22]
• March 29 - Harrison Fagg, American architect (born 1931)^[23]
• March 29 - Shelly Kappe, American architectural historian (born 1928)^[24]
• April 10 - Christoph Kohl, Italian-German architect and urban planner (Brandevoort) (born 1961)^[25]
• April 16 - Artak Ghulyan, Armenian architect (born 1958)^[26]
• April 20 - Kristin Feireiss, German architectural and design curator, writer, and editor (born 1942)^[27]
• April 22 - Zurab Tsereteli, Russian-Georgian sculptor (Birth of the New World, To the Struggle Against World Terrorism), painter, and architect (born 1934)^[28]

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

• May 28 - Heliodoro Dols, 91, Spanish architect (Shrine of Torreciudad) (born 1933)^[30]
• May 30 - Alenka Kham Pičman, 93, Slovenian architect (born 1932)^[31]
• June 6 - Graham Gund, 84, American architect (born 1940)^[32]
• June 17- Léon Krier, 79, Luxemborgish architect (born 1946)^[33]
• July 29 - Helmut Swiczinsky, 81, Austrian architect (Coop Himmelb(l)au) (born 1944)^[34]
• September 14 - Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, 85, English architect (125 Park Road, Oxford Ice Rink, National Space Centre) (born 1939)^[35]
• September 28 - Sir Terry Farrell, 87, British architect and urban designer (MI6 Building, KK100) (born 1938)^[36]
• November 27 - Robert A. M. Stern, 86, American architect (15 Central Park West, 220 Central Park South) (born 1939).^[37]
• December 5 - Frank Gehry, 96, Canadian-American architect (Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Gehry Residence, Louis Vuitton Foundation) (Pritzker Prize winner 1989) (born 1929).^[38]

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 11 January 2025 at the Wayback Machine. 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. 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. ^ "Naoshima New Museum of Art Opens on Saturday, May 31, 2025". Benesse Art Site Naoshima. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
8. ^ "開館時間・料金・友の会" (in Japanese). 13 August 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
9. ^ "Theme parks preview, 2025: Epic arrival, Disney debuts, fresh additions". Orlando Sentinel. 2024-12-31. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
10. ^ "Deborah Berke, FAIA - 2025 AIA Gold Medal Award Winner". AIA. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
11. ^ 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.
12. ^ Youngs, Ian (16 October 2025). "Housing designed to combat loneliness wins top architecture award". BBC News. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
13. ^ "Luce EEKMAN née EEKMAN - Avis de décès - Paris 13E Arrondissement" (in fr-FR). www.simplifia.fr. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
14. ^ "Architecte de formation, l'auteur Adrian Snodgrass est mort" (in fr-FR). ActuaLitté.com. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
15. ^ "The Valley Reporter - David E. Sellers". www.valleyreporter.com. 2025-02-13. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
16. ^ Holmes, Damian (2025-02-17). "Remembering M. Paul Friedberg 1931-2025". World Landscape Architecture. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
17. ^ Scimemi, Maddalena (4 March 2025). "Howard Burns (1939–2025)" (in Italian). Il Giornale dell'Architettura. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
18. ^ Bharne, Vinayak (8 March 2025). "Architect Bruno Dias Souza: A Mentee's Memoir". Herald Goa. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
19. ^ "Tribute: Ricardo Scofidio (1935–2025)". Architectural Record. 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
20. ^ "Barbara Neski Obituary (2025) - New York City, NY - New York Times". Legacy.com
21. ^ Dunlap, David W. (27 March 2025). "David M. Childs, Skyline-Shaping Architect, Dies at 83". The New York Times
22. ^ "Meghalt Wachsler Tamás, a Fidesz volt országgyűlési képviselője". telex. March 26, 2025.
23. ^ "Harrison Fagg Obituary (1931 - 2025) - Billings, MT - Billings Gazette". Legacy.com
24. ^ "In Memoriam: Shelly Kappe (1928–2025) - SCI-Arc". www.sciarc.edu
25. ^ Rödel, Yoko (April 16, 2025). "Architekt Christoph Kohl überraschend verstorben: Er wollte für die Menschen bauen". Berliner Zeitung
26. ^ "Կյանքից հեռացել է ՀՀ վաստակավոր ճարտարապետ Արտակ Ղուլյանը"
27. ^ "Kristin Feireiss, Founder of the Aedes Architecture Forum, Passes Away at 82". ArchDaily. April 22, 2025.
28. ^ "Georgian-Russian sculptor Zurab Tsereteli, known for his gigantic and controversial work, dies at 91". AP News. April 22, 2025.
29. ^ "In Memory of Robert Campbell, FAIA (1937-2025)". Boston Society for Architecture
30. ^ Aragón, Heraldo de (May 28, 2025). "Muere en Zaragoza el arquitecto que construyó Torreciudad". heraldo.es
31. ^ "Umrla je slikarka in arhitektka Alenka Kham Pičman". www.delo.si
32. ^ Greenberger, Alex (June 13, 2025). "Graham Gund, Architect Who Amassed a Significant Art Collection, Dies at 84"
33. ^ Roche, Daniel Jonas (June 20, 2025). "Léon Krier dies at 79"
34. ^ "Coop Himmelb(l)au co-founder Helmut Swiczinsky dies at 81"
35. ^ Lowe, Tom. "Nicholas Grimshaw dies aged 85". Building Design
36. ^ Bakare, Lanre (September 29, 2025). "‘Nonconformist’ architect of MI6 building Terry Farrell dies aged 87". The Guardian
37. ^ Robert A.M. Stern, Architect Who Reinvented Prewar Splendor, Dies at 86
38. ^ Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96 (subscription required)

See also

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