The Best Interviews of 2025: Architecture's Year of Reflection, Repair, and Optimism
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The Best Interviews of 2025: Architecture's Year of Reflection, Repair, and Optimism
"In 2025, the architectural field has been marked by a dense calendar of exhibitions, a measured slowdown in construction across multiple regions, and a period of reflection that scrutinizes the impact of intelligence (artificial and natural)-both on professional practice and workplace culture, as well as its use as a pedagogical tool. Over this calendar year, ArchDaily has published more than 30 interviews in a range of formats-Q&As, in-person conversations, video features, and more."
"These exchanges have engaged themes of sustainability and nature, housing and urban development, AI and intelligence, adaptive reuse and public life, and have closely followed major exhibition platforms including the Venice Biennale, Expo 2025 Osaka, Milan Design Week, Concéntrico, and others. Although building activity has slowed for a mix of reasons-including geopolitical tensions, tariff complications, and persistently high interest rates-the discourse"
In 2025, the architectural field experienced a dense calendar of exhibitions alongside a measured slowdown in construction across multiple regions. Reflection intensified on the impact of intelligence, both artificial and natural, on professional practice, workplace culture, and pedagogy. Over the year, more than thirty interviews were published in formats including Q&As, in-person conversations, and video features. Conversations engaged sustainability, nature, housing, urban development, AI, adaptive reuse, and public life. Major exhibition platforms such as the Venice Biennale, Expo 2025 Osaka, Milan Design Week, and Concéntrico were closely followed. Although building activity slowed due to geopolitical tensions, tariff complications, and high interest rates, discourse about responsible building grew more active.
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