ArchDaily’s Best Architectural Projects of 2025

]]]]]]]]>]]]]]]>]]]]>]]>© Rory GardinerWritten by Hana AbdelPublished on December 12, 2025

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As the year culminates, it’s once again time for the ArchDaily team of curators to reflect on the best-performing projects of 2025 and consider what readers were most interested in. Through this diverse overview, we assess the cross-continental similarities and differences in trends and construction development. This year brought us many grand cultural and public spaces by Lina Ghotmeh, BIG, Zaha Hadid Architects, DnA, and Serie Architects, who populated events like Expo Osaka and the Venice Biennale, as well as a surprising number of museums and public or landscape works in China and the rest of the Asian continent. However, while these were sought-after projects, the leading works remained, unsurprisingly, residential projects.

More specifically, the houses that were most viewed on the ArchDaily global site were concrete houses that bore considerable injections of greenery and landscape focus. They propose layouts highlighting voids and double heights, as well as inner courtyards or large openings to the exterior. While some references did suggest traditional or vernacular elements, modernist revivals were still predominant. Material trends are much more tame, with a recurrence of raw concrete use, as wood and stone were common accent elements. Still, the more interesting thing about the works this year is the efforts brought by architects in situating and setting the projects within their surroundings, bringing special attention to landscape and how projects merged with nature.

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Ultimately, this year’s top listing bears the same diversity as always, with the curatorial team striving to represent not only as many regions and local architecture as possible, but also a variety of programs that can serve as unique references to readers. 

Raj Sabhagruh Discourse Hall / Serie Architects© Rory GardinerTwin Gable House / Ryan Leidner Architecture© Joe Fletcher PhotographyJinji Lake Pavilion / BIG© StudioSZ Photo / Justin SzeremetaVilla Uma / Case Design© Ariel HuberNicolas Bravo Market / AIDIA STUDIO© Andrés CedilloAnatomy of a Dhow, Bahrain Pavilion Osaka Expo 2025 / Lina Ghotmeh Architecture© Iwan BaanHuangyan Quarry Cultural & Art Center / DnA© Ziling WangGa.o House / 85 DesignCourtesy of To Huu DungCourtyard House / D’WELL© Ishita Sitwala | The Fishy ProjectWinterfell House / Prithvi Architects© Syam SreesylamHouse in the Slope / 77 Studio architecture© Piotr KrajewskiMIGIUI / Architect-K© Yoon JoonhwanThomas Sankara Mausoleum / Kere ArchitectureCourtesy of Kéré ArchitectureREXKL Arts Space and Community Hub / Mentahmatter Design Sdn Bhd© David Yeow PhotographyRestoration and Enhancement of the Patriarchal Cathedral of Lisbon / Adalberto Dias Arquitecto lda© Fernando Guerra | FG+SGWonder Cabinet / AAU ANASTASCourtesy of AAU ANASTASUH Infonavit Santa Fe Community Park / AMASA Estudio© Zaickz MozXiao Feng Art Museum / ZAO/Zhang Ke Architecture Office© DONG ImageCashew Garden House / G+ Architects© Quang DamHouse Between Two Rivers / Taller 3000© César BéjarCaptial International Exhibition and Convention Center / Zaha Hadid Architects + BIAD©  Virgile Simon BertrandBridge House / Wallmakers© Studio IKSHAPopadich House / Davor Popadich Architects© Sam HarnettShenzhen Science and Technology Museum / Zaha Hadid Architects©  Virgile Simon BertrandEnergia de Portugal Headquarters / ELEMENTAL© Francisco NogueiraYellow River National Museum Building and Park / gmp Architects© Marcus BredtGuapuruvus House / Cornetta Arquitetura© Pedro KokOur Forest / CTAA Architects Lab© studiomillspaceUniversity Catholic Stadium Modernization Project / IDOM© Cristóbal PalmaChicken Hero Pavilion / RAD+ar (Research Artistic Design + architecture)© Mario Wibowo11 Social Houses in Palma / Carles Enrich Studio© Adrià GoulaLion Mountain Park / TLS Landscape Architecture© Xi ChenPietro Maria Bardi MASP Building / Metro Arquitetos© Leonardo FinottiHouse in Binh Duong / Tad.atelierCourtesy of Tad.atelierHouse of Overlaps / pk_iNCEPTiON© pranitborastudioLevada House / Tsou Arquitectos© Ivo Tavares StudioTrestle Cabin / Miller Hull Partnership© Juan Benavideshand-in-hand house / nendo© Masahiro OhgamiThe Under Space Revival / Aangan Collaborative LLP© Vreidarch studio – Ar. Shivam VasavaGrand Green Osaka / GGN + Nikken Sekkei + Mitsubishi Jisho Design + Obayashi Corporation + Takenaka Corporation + SANAA© aifotoOsaka Expo 2025 Japan Pavilion / Nikken SekkeiCourtesy of Ministry of Economy, Trade and IndustryHouse in Sotogrande / Fran Silvestre Arquitectos© Fernando Guerra | FG+SGTextile Factory Office / Ho Khue Architects© Trieu ChienVilla Dellago / JM Architecture© Jacopo MascheroniSutton House / Pelletier De Fontenay© James BrittainVung Tau House / Sanuki Daisuke architects© Hiroyuki OKIMocha Pune Cafe / Loop Design Studio© Purnesh Dev NikhanjThe Green House / Schwartz and Architecture© Ayla ChristmanHiwali School / pk_iNCEPTiON© pranitborastudioSewing Atelier Studio / Atelier 77 + Matéria Base© Federico CairoliHabitat 0 Community Club / RA Design Studio© Vinay PanjvaniSocial Housing Units 2104 / HARQUITECTES© Adrià GoulaCourtyard House / 23 Degrees Design Shift© Ishita Sitwala | The Fishy ProjectHidden Villa / i29 architects© Tim Van de VeldeMS House / Studio Saransh© Ishita Sitwala | The Fishy ProjectHabitat Qinhuangdao Phase II / Safdie Architects© SFAPAmankay House / Di Frenna Arquitectos© Lorena DarqueaEarthenware House / NAQI & Partners© Nguyễn Nhật Anh Chương Genesis International School Turkayamjal / Studio Sacred Geometry© Vivek EadaraOeiras House / OODA© Fernando Guerra | FG+SGThe Treehouse, Mask in the Forest / Moguang Studio© Shengliang SuSmall House on a Corner Lot / KOMINORU DesignKatsumasa TanakaShunde Yunlu Wetland Museum / Studio Link-Arc© Tian Fangfang, Arlifa WangPopulus / Studio Gang© Jason O’RearFlood Affected School at Kelthan Village / unTAG© Yash PrabhuHouse Moro / TAM – Guillermo Elgart© Obra LindaCanning Factory / OODA© Fernando Guerra | FG+SGHouse of Heights / Idam Design Studio© Out of FocusM Hotel / Ho Khue Architects© Hiroyuki OKICasa Verde Gago / Bruno Dias Arquitectura© Hugo Santos SilvaHuy Hoang Lock Factory / Baumschlager Eberle Architekten© Trieu ChienShell Restaurant / Pablo Luna StudioCourtesy of Pablo Luna StudioNogal House / Escobedo Soliz© Ariadna PoloArchitect Office at the Water’s Edge / Chiangmai Life Architects© Markus RoseliebConcrete House / Atelier Garcia© Mateo SotoHameau du Latz Houses / MSR ARCHITECTURE© François DantartThe Rainforest Residence / Choo Gim Wah Architect© Lawrence Choo, Pixelaw PhotographyHouse of Courtyards / Felipe Hess Arquitetos© Fran ParenteUnited-in-Diversity Campus / Willis Kusuma Architects© Mario WibowoOsari Residence / Mind Manifestation Design© Hemant PatilShore House / Stanley Office of Architecture© Addison RickabyIronbark House / Klaus Carson Studio© Tasha TyleeBaan Sao Yong Hin House / Housescape Design Lab© Rungkit CharoenwatAimasia Residence / A31 Architecture© Mike KelleyTwo Triangles House / dua studio© Tristan SalimBanánka House / Pauliny Hovorka Architekti© Matej HakárGruta House / Salvador Román Hernández + Adela Mortéra Villarreal© Fabian MartinezAlMusalla at the Islamic Arts Biennale / East Architecture Studio© Marco CappellettiNativa House / FROM© Aldo LanziCan House / PIN Architects© İbrahim ÖzbunarNINE X NINE House / Sanjay Puri Architects© Vinay PanjvaniThe Cabin of Maze / Advanced Architecture Lab + Wiki WorldPan YanjunFD Residence / Padovani Arquitetos© Evelyn MüllerRainbow International School / Spacefiction studio© Vivek EadaraTianlin Park Renewal / VIASCAPE design© CreatAR ImagesAtaraxia / MEM Arquitectos© César BelioCumaru House / FGMF© Fran ParenteOpenfield House / Keshaw McArthur© Biddi RowleyTakatsuki Arts Theatre / Nikken Sekkei© aifotoTata Consultancy Services / Somaya Sampat© Somaya Sampat

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