The Best of 2025
    THE Best in

    Architecture

    Honoring architects and firms whose visionary designs shape skylines, enhance communities, and push the boundaries of built environments.

    2025 Edition

    The Best Architecture of the Year — 2025 Edition

    The world's leading architecture firms, recognized for their visionary designs, sustainable innovation, and iconic structures.

    Firm
    Norman Foster
    United Kingdom
    Zaha Hadid Architects
    United Kingdom
    Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)
    Denmark
    Herzog & de Meuron
    Switzerland
    Renzo Piano
    Italy
    Frank Gehry
    United States
    Rem Koolhaas/OMA
    Netherlands
    Jean Nouvel
    France
    Shigeru Ban
    Japan
    Tadao Ando
    Japan
    SANAA (Sejima + Nishizawa)
    Japan
    David Chipperfield
    United Kingdom
    Peter Zumthor
    Switzerland
    Kengo Kuma
    Japan
    Thomas Heatherwick
    United Kingdom
    SOM (Skidmore Owings Merrill)
    United States
    Kohn Pedersen Fox
    United States
    Gensler
    United States
    AECOM
    United States
    HOK
    United States
    Perkins&Will
    United States
    Adjaye Associates
    United Kingdom/Ghana
    Studio Gang
    United States
    Diller Scofidio + Renfro
    United States
    MVRDV
    Netherlands
    UNStudio
    Netherlands
    3XN
    Denmark
    COBE
    Denmark
    Henning Larsen
    Denmark
    MAD Architects
    China
    Wang Shu/Amateur Architecture
    China
    Atelier Bow-Wow
    Japan
    Sou Fujimoto
    Japan
    Junya Ishigami
    Japan
    Aires Mateus
    Portugal
    Álvaro Siza
    Portugal
    Eduardo Souto de Moura
    Portugal
    RCR Arquitectes
    Spain
    Snøhetta
    Norway
    Dorte Mandrup
    Denmark
    BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group
    Denmark
    Safdie Architects
    Israel/Canada
    Morphosis
    United States
    Richard Meier
    United States
    Steven Holl
    United States
    Tod Williams Billie Tsien
    United States
    Michael Maltzan
    United States
    Rick Joy
    United States
    Lake|Flato
    United States
    Brooks + Scarpa
    United States
    Mass Design Group
    United States
    Rural Studio
    United States
    Elemental
    Chile
    Grafton Architects
    Ireland
    O'Donnell + Tuomey
    Ireland
    Caruso St John
    United Kingdom
    6a Architects
    United Kingdom
    Alison Brooks Architects
    United Kingdom/Canada
    Amanda Levete/AL_A
    United Kingdom
    Grimshaw Architects
    United Kingdom
    Wilkinson Eyre
    United Kingdom
    Allies and Morrison
    United Kingdom
    Mecanoo
    Netherlands
    KAAN Architecten
    Netherlands
    Atelier Kempe Thill
    Netherlands
    C.F. Møller
    Denmark
    White Arkitekter
    Sweden
    Tham & Videgård
    Sweden
    Baumschlager Eberle
    Austria
    Coop Himmelb(l)au
    Austria
    Barkow Leibinger
    Germany/US
    Sauerbruch Hutton
    Germany
    Schultes Frank
    Germany
    Carme Pinós
    Spain
    Nieto Sobejano
    Spain
    Barozzi Veiga
    Spain
    Office KGDVS
    Belgium
    Vincent Van Duysen
    Belgium
    Christian Kerez
    Switzerland
    Bearth & Deplazes
    Switzerland
    Miller & Maranta
    Switzerland
    Valerio Olgiati
    Switzerland
    Christ & Gantenbein
    Switzerland
    Michele De Lucchi
    Italy
    Cino Zucchi
    Italy
    Carla Juaçaba
    Brazil
    Paulo Mendes da Rocha
    Brazil
    Smiljan Radić
    Chile
    Tatiana Bilbao
    Mexico
    Frida Escobedo
    Mexico
    Rozana Montiel
    Mexico
    Francis Kéré
    Burkina Faso
    Sumayya Vally/Counterspace
    South Africa
    Kunlé Adeyemi/NLÉ
    Nigeria
    Lina Ghotmeh
    Lebanon/France
    MASS Design Group
    Rwanda/Global
    Anupama Kundoo
    India
    Selection Standards

    Excellence Criteria

    Our industry-specific criteria ensure that only the most deserving receive THE Best distinction in Architecture.

    01

    Design vision

    02

    Technical innovation

    03

    Sustainability

    04

    Cultural impact

    05

    Client satisfaction

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