{"id":641624,"date":"2025-12-19T05:09:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T05:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/641624\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T05:09:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T05:09:22","slug":"the-best-interviews-of-2025-architectures-year-of-reflection-repair-and-optimism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/641624\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Interviews of 2025: Architecture\u2019s Year of Reflection, Repair, and Optimism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"js-image-size__link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037009\/the-best-interviews-of-2025-architectures-year-of-reflection-repair-and-optimism\/693ff0840943f0461d85dceb-the-best-interviews-of-2025-architectures-year-of-reflection-repair-and-optimism-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Best Interviews of 2025: Architecture\u2019s Year of Reflection, Repair, and Optimism - Image 1 of 20\" data-nr-picture-id=\"693ff0840943f0461d85dceb\" fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"426\" itemprop=\"image\" loading=\"eager\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037009\/the-best-interviews-of-2025-architectures-year-of-reflection-repair-and-optimism\/693ff0840943f0461d85dceb-the-best-interviews-of-2025-architectures-year-of-reflection-repair-and-optimism-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-best-interviews-of-2025-architectures-year-of-reflection-repair-and-optimism_19.jpg\" style=\"min-height: var(--featured-height, auto); aspect-ratio: auto 640 \/ 426\" width=\"640\"\/><\/a>Anatomy of a Dhow, Bahrain Pavilion Osaka Expo 2025  Lina Ghotmeh Architecture. Image \u00a9 Iwan Baan<\/p>\n<p>    Share<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<ul class=\"afd-share__networks clearfix\">\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"facebook_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1037009\" data-social=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037009\/the-best-interviews-of-2025-architectures-year-of-reflection-repair-and-optimism\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n<p>Facebook<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Twitter\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"twitter_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1037009\" data-social=\"twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%20Best%20Interviews%20of%202025%3A%20Architecture%E2%80%99s%20Year%20of%20Reflection%2C%20Repair%2C%20and%20Optimism&amp;url=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037009\/the-best-interviews-of-2025-architectures-year-of-reflection-repair-and-optimism&amp;via=archdaily\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n<p>Twitter<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"email_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1037009\" data-social=\"email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=The Best Interviews of 2025: Architecture\u2019s Year of Reflection, Repair, and Optimism&amp;body=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037009\/the-best-interviews-of-2025-architectures-year-of-reflection-repair-and-optimism\"><\/a>\n<p>Mail<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Pinterest\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"pinterest_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1037009\" data-social=\"pinterest\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F1037009%2Fthe-best-interviews-of-2025-architectures-year-of-reflection-repair-and-optimism&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.adsttc.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F693f%2Ff084%2F0943%2Ff046%2F1d85%2Fdceb%2Flarge_jpg%2Fthe-best-interviews-of-2025-architectures-year-of-reflection-repair-and-optimism_19.jpg%3F1765798026&amp;description=The%20Best%20Interviews%20of%202025%3A%20Architecture%E2%80%99s%20Year%20of%20Reflection%2C%20Repair%2C%20and%20Optimism\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n<p>Pinterest<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Whatsapp\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-action=\"share\/whatsapp\/share\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"whatsapp_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1037009\" data-social=\"whatsapp\" href=\"whatsapp:\/\/send?text=The+Best+Interviews+of+2025%3A+Architecture%E2%80%99s+Year+of+Reflection%2C+Repair%2C+and+Optimism+%7C+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F1037009%2Fthe-best-interviews-of-2025-architectures-year-of-reflection-repair-and-optimism%3Futm_source%3DWhatsapp%26utm_medium%3DIM%26utm_campaign%3Dshare-button\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a>\n<p>Whatsapp<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Or<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037009\/the-best-interviews-of-2025-architectures-year-of-reflection-repair-and-optimism<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, the architectural field has been marked by a dense calendar of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035780\/beyond-the-exhibition-architecture-interior-and-landscape-as-a-single-narrative?ad_source=search&amp;ad_medium=search_result_articles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">exhibitions<\/a>, a measured slowdown in construction across multiple regions, and a period of reflection that scrutinizes the impact of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1030041\/the-intelligence-of-what-remains-on-archiving-and-architectural-knowledge?ad_medium=gallery\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">intelligence<\/a> (artificial and natural)\u2014both on professional practice and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/975264\/workplace-culture-design-trends-and-the-impact-of-gen-z?ad_source=search&amp;ad_medium=search_result_articles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> workplace culture<\/a>, as well as its use as a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1033238\/environments-of-curiosity-designing-for-children-teaching-and-imagination?ad_source=search&amp;ad_medium=search_result_articles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> pedagogical tool<\/a>. Over this calendar year, ArchDaily has published more than 30 interviews in a range of formats\u2014Q&amp;As, in-person conversations, video features, and more. These exchanges have engaged themes of sustainability and nature, housing and urban development, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035189\/from-concrete-to-cultivation-how-ai-and-robotics-are-rewriting-architectures-material-logic?ad_source=search&amp;ad_medium=search_result_articles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AI and intelligence<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035639\/dialogue-with-the-code-calibrating-standards-for-adaptive-reuse-to-thrive?ad_source=search&amp;ad_medium=search_result_articles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">adaptive reuse<\/a> and public life, and have closely followed major exhibition platforms including the Venice Biennale, Expo 2025 Osaka, Milan Design Week, Conc\u00e9ntrico, and others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"thumbs afd-desktop-e clearfix\"><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"693ff0220943f0461d85dcd8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037009\/the-best-interviews-of-2025-architectures-year-of-reflection-repair-and-optimism\/693ff0220943f0461d85dcd8-the-best-interviews-of-2025-architectures-year-of-reflection-repair-and-optimism-image\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Best Interviews of 2025: Architecture\u2019s Year of Reflection, Repair, and Optimism - 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Architects, critics, writers, and media have used this moment to reflect, project, and debate how to build responsibly across all facets of the discipline.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/loader-blue.gif\" alt=\"Content Loader\" style=\"width: 40px; margin: 24px;\"\/><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anatomy of a Dhow, Bahrain Pavilion Osaka Expo 2025 Lina Ghotmeh Architecture. 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