2025 in architecture
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This article covers 2025 in architecture.
Events
[edit]- 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
[edit]Australia
[edit]- Powerhouse Parramatta, expected in Sydney[5]
Cambodia
[edit]- Techo International Airport, expected in Phnom Penh[5]
Hong Kong
[edit]- Kai Tak Sports Park, opened 1 March 2025[6]
Japan
[edit]- Naoshima New Museum of Art, expected in Naoshima[5]
- Tottori Prefectural Museum, in Tottori: opened 30 March 2025[7][needs update]
Netherlands
[edit]- Fenix Museum, in Rotterdam: expected to open on 16 May 2025[5][needs update]
United States
[edit]- 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
[edit]- AIA Gold Medal – Deborah Berke[9]
- Pritzker Prize – Liu Jiakun[10]
- Stirling Prize – Appleby Blue Almshouse, Southwark, London[11]
Exhibitions
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Deaths
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Jessica Gelt (29 January 2014). "The architecturally significant houses destroyed in L.A.'s fires". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Wilhelminatoren collapse in Valkenburg". Euro Weekly News. 2025-03-16. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e "10 highly anticipated projects to look forward to in 2025". worldarchitecture.org. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ^ Liu, Jamie. "All systems go after last test event at Kai Tak Sports Park". The Standard. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
- ^ "開館時間・料金・友の会" (in Japanese). 13 August 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ^ "Theme parks preview, 2025: Epic arrival, Disney debuts, fresh additions". Orlando Sentinel. 2024-12-31. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ^ "Deborah Berke, FAIA - 2025 AIA Gold Medal Award Winner". AIA. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Youngs, Ian (16 October 2025). "Housing designed to combat loneliness wins top architecture award". BBC News. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Luce EEKMAN née EEKMAN - Avis de décès - Paris 13E Arrondissement". www.simplifia.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-06.
- ^ "Architecte de formation, l'auteur Adrian Snodgrass est mort". ActuaLitté.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-06.
- ^ "The Valley Reporter - David E. Sellers". www.valleyreporter.com. 2025-02-13. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
- ^ Holmes, Damian (2025-02-17). "Remembering M. Paul Friedberg 1931-2025". World Landscape Architecture. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
- ^ Scimemi, Maddalena (4 March 2025). "Howard Burns (1939–2025)". Il Giornale dell'Architettura (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ^ Bharne, Vinayak (8 March 2025). "Architect Bruno Dias Souza: A Mentee's Memoir". Herald Goa. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ^ "Tribute: Ricardo Scofidio (1935–2025)". Architectural Record. 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
- ^ "Barbara Neski Obituary (2025) - New York City, NY - New York Times". Legacy.com.
- ^ Dunlap, David W. (27 March 2025). "David M. Childs, Skyline-Shaping Architect, Dies at 83". The New York Times.
- ^ "Meghalt Wachsler Tamás, a Fidesz volt országgyűlési képviselője". telex. March 26, 2025.
- ^ "Harrison Fagg Obituary (1931 - 2025) - Billings, MT - Billings Gazette". Legacy.com.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Shelly Kappe (1928–2025) - SCI-Arc". www.sciarc.edu.
- ^ Rödel, Yoko (April 16, 2025). "Architekt Christoph Kohl überraschend verstorben: Er wollte für die Menschen bauen". Berliner Zeitung.
- ^ "Կյանքից հեռացել է ՀՀ վաստակավոր ճարտարապետ Արտակ Ղուլյանը".
- ^ "Kristin Feireiss, Founder of the Aedes Architecture Forum, Passes Away at 82". ArchDaily. April 22, 2025.
- ^ "Georgian-Russian sculptor Zurab Tsereteli, known for his gigantic and controversial work, dies at 91". AP News. April 22, 2025.
- ^ "In Memory of Robert Campbell, FAIA (1937-2025)". Boston Society for Architecture.
- ^ Aragón, Heraldo de (May 28, 2025). "Muere en Zaragoza el arquitecto que construyó Torreciudad". heraldo.es.
- ^ "Umrla je slikarka in arhitektka Alenka Kham Pičman". www.delo.si.
- ^ Greenberger, Alex (June 13, 2025). "Graham Gund, Architect Who Amassed a Significant Art Collection, Dies at 84".
- ^ Roche, Daniel Jonas (June 20, 2025). "Léon Krier dies at 79".
- ^ "Coop Himmelb(l)au co-founder Helmut Swiczinsky dies at 81".
- ^ Lowe, Tom. "Nicholas Grimshaw dies aged 85". Building Design.
- ^ Bakare, Lanre (September 29, 2025). "'Nonconformist' architect of MI6 building Terry Farrell dies aged 87". The Guardian.
See also
[edit]- Timeline of architecture
- Category:Buildings and structures destroyed by the January 2025 Southern California wildfires
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