2025 Architecture Year in Review: Grand Ring Demolition, Lina Ghotmeh's Rise, and Museum Boom
The year 2025 in architecture was marked by the likely demolition of Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring for Expo 2025 Osaka, with only about 200 meters preserved. Lina Ghotmeh was named architect of the year, securing major projects in Qatar, Venice, Saudi Arabia, London, and Uzbekistan, and was included in TIME100 Next 2025. Liu Jiakun won the Pritzker Architecture Prize. The V&A East Storehouse opened in London, while the Centre Pompidou closed for renovation and the new Fondation Cartier opened in Paris. The Taichung Green Museumbrary by SANAA opened in Taiwan. Stadium debates continued, with San Siro facing demolition and new stadiums in Venice and Rabat. The GEM – Grand Egyptian Museum opened, and the Saadiyat Cultural District in Abu Dhabi progressed. Elizabeth Diller received the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale for Canal Café, while Ricardo Scofidio passed away.
Key facts
- Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring at Expo 2025 Osaka will be mostly demolished, with only 200 meters preserved.
- Lina Ghotmeh was selected for a major expansion of a museum campus in Qatar and designed the new Qatar pavilion at the Venice Biennale.
- Liu Jiakun received the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2025.
- V&A East Storehouse opened in London, designed by Diller Scofidio & Renfro.
- Centre Pompidou closed for a five-year renovation.
- New Fondation Cartier opened at 2 place du Palais-Royal, Paris.
- Taichung Green Museumbrary by SANAA opened in Taiwan.
- Elizabeth Diller won the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale for Canal Café.
- Ricardo Scofidio passed away in 2025.
- GEM – Grand Egyptian Museum opened in 2025.
Entities
Artists
- Sou Fujimoto
- Lina Ghotmeh
- Liu Jiakun
- Ma Yansong
- Wang Shu
- Lu Wenyu
- Carlo Ratti
- Elizabeth Diller
- Ricardo Scofidio
- Kazuyo Sejima
- Ryue Nishizawa
- Frank Gehry
- Amanda Levete
Institutions
- Expo 2025 Osaka
- Mori Art Museum
- Dezeen
- Biennale di Venezia
- British Museum
- BBC
- TIME100 Next
- Pritzker Architecture Prize
- Domus
- V&A East Storehouse
- Diller Scofidio & Renfro
- Centre Pompidou
- Fondation Cartier
- Louvre
- SANAA
- Taichung Green Museumbrary
- GEM – Grand Egyptian Museum
- Saadiyat Cultural District
- Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
- Maffeis Engineering
- Populous
- Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
- Fenix Museum Rotterdam
- AL_A – Amanda Levete Architects
- Dubuisson Architecture
- STUDIOS Architecture
- Selldorf Architects
- Artribune
Locations
- Japan
- Noto Peninsula
- Osaka
- Tokyo
- Italy
- Venice
- Florence
- San Siro
- Milan
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- London
- Uzbekistan
- Abu Dhabi
- United Arab Emirates
- Rotterdam
- Netherlands
- Taiwan
- Taichung
- Paris
- France
- Rabat
- Morocco
- China