The Architecture Today Awards Live Finals saw 30 projects presented in front of a live audience including the jury. Here’s how the day panned out and what those involved had to say.
The 2025 Architecture Today Awards Live Finals took place before an audience of architects, clients and industry professionals. Held at Society Building on Whitfield Street in Central London, the event brought shortlisted teams together to present their projects directly to the jury in a unique format designed to foreground long-term performance and client testimony.
Learn about each project shortlisted here.
This year’s jury was chaired by AT Editor Isabel Allen, alongside Cindy Walters (Director and Co-founder, Walters & Cohen Architects), Tom Webster (Board Director and Owner, Webb Yates Engineers), Lee Mallet (Director, Urbik), Dav Bansal (Partner, Howells), Rab Bennetts (Co-founder, Bennetts Associates), Sunand Prasad (Principal, Perkins&Will), Paul Monaghan (Executive Director, Head of Design Studio, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris), Neil Thomas (Director, Atelier One), Melissa Dowler (Director, Bell Phillips Architects), Keith Williams (Founder and Director of Design, Keith Williams Architects), Peter Bishop (Professor of Urban Design, The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL), Gerry O’Brien, Ken Okonkwo (Associate Director, Haworth Tompkins), Younha Rhee (Technical Director, Atelier Ten), Jonny Falkingham (Founder and Creative Director, Urban Splash), Selina Mason (Director of Masterplanning and Strategic Design, Lendlease), Tyler Goodwin (Founder and CEO, Seaforth Land), Kimberly Tryba (Managing Principal, LILA Studio), Sasha Bhavan (Founding Partner, Knox Bhavan Architects), and Andy Downey (Director, Elliott Wood).
The day was kicked off by introductions from Isabel Allen and Andy Downey before teams went off to present to the jury. After a packed day of presentations, the Live Finals came to an end over drinks and closing remarks. Scroll down to hear what some of those who were there had to say.
Sunand Prasad, Principal, Perkins&Will.
Jacqui Bunce, Programme Director – Strategic Partnerships, NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board.
“This is such an important award, especially in the era we live in, where the notion of responsibility is becoming increasingly pertinent,” commented judge Peter Bishop. “This era is not about designing something wonderful and buggering off, it’s about taking responsibility for your actions as an architect. To judge upon your peers three, five, 10, and in one case, about 60 years into the future is a great way of reflecting on those responsibilities – and reminding ourselves of what they are. So congratulations to everybody involved today.”
In the running for the Student Prize, Jihoon Baek from The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL
Fellow jury member Dav Bansal also said: “Thank you to Architecture Today for another inspiring year of judging the Test of Time Awards. For me, the greatest reward any architect can receive is history itself — and these awards capture exactly that. They also celebrate the lasting relationships we forge with our clients, long after the project is complete. It was a terrific day listening to stories of enduring, timeless projects — places that have transformed lives, created legacies, and influenced generations of architects to come.”
Wendy Perring, Founder and Design Director, PAD Studio and client David Johnston.
Amir Sanei and Abigail Hopkins, Directors at Sanei Hopkins Architects.
“Both my clients who attended did the projects proud and it was a wonderful reminder of why we do what we do,” added Cindy Walters. “In four short years the AT Test of Time Awards have become the awards everyone wants to win which is a brilliant achievement ‚ congratulations.”
The 2025 AT Awards are sponsored by The Concrete Centre, Society Building IKO PLC, Leviat, Seaforth Land, Space House and VMZINC. Read more about their involvement in the AT Awards here.
Winners will be announced at a special event at Space House London on 13th November.
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