Time magazine includes architect Lina Ghotmeh in its list of the 100 most influential emerging figures in the world

Renowned architect Lina Ghotmeh, designer of the boat-shaped Bahrain Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, has been recognized by Time magazine as one of the world’s most promising and influential figures.


Ghotmeh stands out as the only architect included in the Time100 Next 2025 list, which highlights emerging leaders across art, sports, music, and business.
A Global Recognition for Future Leaders

The Time100 Next list, launched in 2019, celebrates individuals shaping the future of their industries. It serves as an extension of the prestigious Time100 list, which annually honors the world’s most influential people.

This year, Bjarke Ingels, founder of BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) and a Time100 honoree in 2016, nominated Ghotmeh for inclusion in the 2025 list.
Lina Ghotmeh’s Global Architectural Journey

Since founding her Paris-based practice Lina Ghotmeh – Architecture in 2016, the Lebanese-born architect has built a distinguished career centered on innovation, sustainability, and cultural sensitivity. Among her most notable works are the 2023 Serpentine Pavilion, featuring a laminated timber structure, and the brick workshop for luxury brand Hermès in France.

Lina Ghotmeh designed the Bahrain pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka

In 2025, Ghotmeh won an international competition to renovate the western galleries of the British Museum in London, one of the year’s most ambitious architectural projects. She was also announced as the designer of Qatar’s permanent pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, further strengthening her reputation on the global stage.
A Career Defined by Perseverance and Vision

Before establishing her own firm, Ghotmeh co-designed the Estonian National Museum with Dan Dorell and Tsuyoshi Tane—a project widely praised for its integration with the landscape and its symbolic depth.

At the National Museum of Estonia, a project for which she was nominated for the Mies Van der Rohe Award

Her mentor and admirer, Bjarke Ingels, shared high praise for Ghotmeh’s vision and trajectory: “I met Lina Ghotmeh deep in the Estonian forest at the beginning of her career,” said Ingels. “I was immediately impressed; she exuded a quiet confidence and mental clarity that foreshadowed a long and successful career.”

He added: “Lina has not disappointed in the least, as her recent victory in the competition to redesign a significant part of the British Museum demonstrates. Winning any of the international competitions in our field is no easy feat; having won more than one, as Lina has, is a true testament to perseverance.”

And he concluded: “When I look at her work, I see simplicity combined with firm boldness and a respect for tradition with a contemporary twist.”
Women Architects Gaining Global Recognition

Lina Ghotmeh’s inclusion in the Time100 Next 2025 reinforces the growing recognition of women in architecture on an international level.

Earlier this year, Time also featured Annabelle Selldorf and Ma Yansong in its Time100 list of the most influential people of 2025, while Lesley Lokko and Marina Tabassum were honored in 2024.

With this distinction, Ghotmeh establishes herself as one of the most promising architects of her generation, blending artistic vision, social awareness, and technical excellence in every project she undertakes.

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