Frank Gehry was known for designing the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

Continuing our Review of 2025, Dezeen's editorial team have each picked their favourite buildings of the year.

The year’s best buildings, including the new headquarters of JPMorgan Chase and the revamped Frick Collection, didn’t deploy flashy styles, instead smartly and sensitively embracing their specific settings.

In a celebration of purpose-driven design, Duvall Decker has been honored with the 2026 AIA Architecture Firm Award.

The regeneration project landed the Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland award, given annually by The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS). The gardens originally opened in 1879 and the £28.3m redevelopment began in 2019, reopening to the public in 2022.