“The world’s largest wooden structure, with a circumference of two kilometres and a diameter of 700 metres.”

Dezeen’s picks for the year’s best buildings: Sou Fujimoto’s Grand Ring at Expo 2025 Osaka became the world’s largest wooden structure. Foster + Partners completed JPMorgan Chase’s 1,388-foot Manhattan headquarters. Jean Nouvel’s Fondation Cartier in Paris features five massive moving floors that can be arranged into over 150,000 configurations. Chinese architect Liu Jiakun won the Pritzker Prize for “prioritizing the everyday lives of fellow citizens.”