Guwahati Airport Wins 2025 Global Architecture Award

Current Context: On August 8, 2025, Guwahati’s Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport won the International Architectural Award 2025 in the Transport category.

• The award was presented by The Chicago Athenaeum in collaboration with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
• The newly built Terminal 2 (T2) was honoured for its Assam-inspired design, blending bamboo resilience and foxtail orchid elegance.
• Designed by NUDES, led by Nuru Karim, the terminal features open-air layouts, green walls, and an arrival forest, promoting sustainability and cultural identity.
• Operated by Adani Airport Holdings, the terminal can handle 10 million passengers annually.
• Guwahati Airport joins a select group of global airports recognized for eco-conscious and culturally rooted architecture.

Question:

Q.1 On August 8, 2025, which Indian airport won the International Architectural Award 2025 in the Transport category?
a) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
b) Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati
c) Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
d) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai

Answer: b) Guwahati’s Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBI) received the International Architectural Award 2025 in the Transport category for its Assam-inspired Terminal 2 design.