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Design Vanguard

An annual feature showcasing leading young firms and individual practitioners from around the world.

Below are profiles on each winner. For a complete list of awardees, click here.

ARTICLES

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November 30, 2023

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The editors of Architectural Record are looking for the best emerging firms and practitioners from around the world to include in the 2024 cohort of Design Vanguard. The award program recognizes 10 leading young firms and individuals who represent the promise of the next generation of architects.

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Design Vanguard 2023: Studio Contra

Lagos, Nigeria

Izzy Kornblatt

October 17, 2023

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Olayinka Dosekun-Adjei, cofounder and creative director of 2023 Design Vanguard firm Studio Contra, is one of nine featured speakers at RECORD’s upcoming Innovation Conference in New York.

Design Vanguard 2023: Future Expansion

Brooklyn, New York

Matt Hickman

June 15, 2023

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Based in Brooklyn's Gowanus neighborhood, husband-and-wife partners Nicholas and Deirdre McDermott founded their firm “on the belief that the future provides us with opportunity to constantly improve on the past.”

Design Vanguard 2023: MIX Architecture

Nanjing, China

Aric Chen

June 9, 2023

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Founded in 2016 by Zhou Suning, Tang Tao, and Wu Ziye, the Nanjing-based practice got its start in rural China, where government investment aims to revitalize areas that have long suffered from lagging economic development and depopulation.

June 2023 Editor's Letter

Next Generation

Josephine Minutillo

June 2, 2023

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The June issue takes a close look at wood construction and the next wave of emerging architects with the 2023 Design Vanguard.

Design Vanguard 2023 Winners

RECORD's selection of this year's top emerging firms

June 1, 2023

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These 10 emerging practices from across the U.S., Mexico, Germany, China, Japan, Nigeria, and Australia represent the promise of the next generation of architects.

Design Vanguard 2023: BLDUS

Washington, D.C.

Deane Madsen

June 1, 2023

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With a “farm-to-shelter” mentality, BLDUS founders Andrew Linn and Jack Becker have taken a hands-on approach to designing structures with a sustainable aesthetic that challenge mainstream stick-built construction.

Design Vanguard 2023: Zeller & Moye

Mexico City / Berlin

Ian Volner

June 1, 2023

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A decade into their shared practice, Mexico City–born Ingrid Moye and Berlin-born Christoph Zeller use their bicontinental arrangement to execute projects in both Latin America and Europe, allowing their experiences to inform one another.

Design Vanguard 2023: Linehouse

Hong Kong/Shanghai

Jennifer Krichels

June 1, 2023

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Based in Hong Kong and Shanghai, Briar Hickling and Alex Mok of Linehouse build site-sensitive projects around knowledge of local materials and Chinese craftsmanship.

Design Vanguard 2023: Studio J. Jih

Boston

A. Krista Sykes

June 1, 2023

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According to firm principal J. Jih, whose studio works out of a converted warehouse in Boston’s South End arts district, architecture is a place “to dissect value, encounter the values of others, and continually evolve one’s own values.”

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EVENTS

Webinar

4/26/22 to 4/26/24

Contact: Tiffany

Architectural Reboot: Vanguard Firms Take a Fresh Approach to Practice

NOW ON DEMAND

Credits: 1 AIA LU/Elective; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

Three recipients of RECORD’s 2021 Design Vanguard Award discuss how they paved their own paths to starting their practices, through collaborative work, community outreach, a shifting client base, and a focus on sustainability.

Webinar

9/26/23 to 9/26/25

Contact: Tiffany

Architecture at the Forefront: 2023 Design Vanguard Winners

NOW ON DEMAND

Credits: 1 AIA LU/Elective; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

Talented principals will share recent projects and work on the boards, as well as discuss their experience establishing an architecture firm.

Webinar

10/17/23 to 10/31/24

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Architecture at the Forefront: 2023 Design Vanguard Winners Part 2

NOW ON DEMAND

Credits: 1 AIA LU/Elective; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

Continue a conversation with Design Vanguard Award winners as they share recent projects and work on the boards, as well as discuss their experience establishing an architecture firm.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

This course targets architects and engineers seeking advanced knowledge in the design and implementation of vertical extensions above existing buildings using innovative wood systems.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

This course discusses structural stainless steel usage by providing a simplified “check list” and a high level summary of the key specification, fabrication, and erection differences.