MacArthur Awards Omit Architects, Arcadis Exits Architecture, INC Launches Monograph, and Design Events Kick Off
The 2025 MacArthur Awards, revealed on Wednesday, notably did not honor any architects, following Amanda Williams' win in 2022. Meanwhile, Arcadis plans to divest most of its architecture operations and presence in China, resulting in 1,000 job losses. This decision comes after WSP announced it would not pursue a takeover bid for Arcadis. In other news, INC introduced its monograph, Us Is More, at a rooftop event at Kimpton Era Midtown. IKEA is set to open a new store in Soho at 529 Broadway by Fall/Winter 2026.
Key facts
- The 2025 MacArthur Awards, announced on Wednesday, included no architects among the recipients.
- The last architect to win a MacArthur was Amanda Williams in 2022.
- Arcadis will divest most of its architecture business and China operations, cutting 1,000 full-time jobs.
- Arcadis fended off a takeover bid from WSP, which announced on September 22 it would not pursue a public offer.
- Architecture scholar Robin Middleton died on August 3; his East 13th Street home is listed for $4,000,000.
- IKEA will open a Soho store at 529 Broadway in Fall/Winter 2026.
- INC launched its monograph Us Is More, published by Monacelli Press, at a rooftop event at Kimpton Era Midtown.
- Tom Ravenscroft is Dezeen’s new editor in chief, succeeding Marcus Fairs, who died in 2022.
Entities
Artists
- Holly Jean Buck
- Ellora Derenoncourt
- Marika Holland
- Christine Sun Kim
- Bryan Washington
- Amanda Williams
- Walter Hood
- Emmanuel Pratt
- Kate Orff
- Damon Rich
- Jeanne Gang
- John Ochsendorf
- Elizabeth Diller
- Ricardo Scofidio
- Samuel Mockbee
- James Carpenter
- Ada Louise Huxtable
- Robin Middleton
- Ruth Lakofski
- Billy Walton
- Denise Scott Brown
- Robert Scott Brown
- Adam Rolston
- Drew Stuart
- Gabriel Benroth
- Diana Budds
- Tom Ravenscroft
- Marcus Fairs
- Rupinder Bhogal
- Stanisława Sandecka-Nowicka
- Maciej Nowicki
- Mark Gardner
- Quilian Riano
- Karolina Czeczek
- Karen Spector
- Alan Koch
- Ray Hu
- Ekam Singh
- Eshaan Mehta
- Anna Morgowicz
- Bjarke Ingels
- Oliver Wainwright
- Jared Kushner
- Edi Rama
- Adriane Quinlan
Institutions
- MacArthur Foundation
- Arcadis
- WSP
- RTKL
- Callison
- IBI Group
- KUA Group
- IKEA
- BKSK
- Nike
- DAVID New York
- INC
- Monacelli Press
- Kimpton Era Midtown
- Dezeen
- OMHU
- Office magazine
- LUME Studios
- Center for Architecture
- American Institute of Architects
- Pratt Institute
- Only If
- Dark Matter U
- Vitra
- Henrybuilt
- Kvadrat
- Blu Dot
- Materials & Applications
- Café Tondo
- Aunt Studio
- Lovers Unite
- Kalon
- FUNG + BLATT
- Ravenhill Studio
- RIBA
- The Guardian
- The New Yorker
- Curbed
- Reuters
Locations
- Tirana
- Albania
- New York
- Manhattan
- East 13th Street
- Soho
- 529 Broadway
- Rockefeller Center
- San Francisco
- Washington Square Park
- Canal Street
- Los Angeles
- Chinatown
- Denmark