The 16 shortlisted architects include emerging practices working in China, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam, Paraguay, Mexico and Peru, and in Kenya and India, as well as in the UK, Ireland, Spain, France, Portugal and Switzerland
Profiles of all this year’s shortlisted practices have been published in AR November 2020: click here to buy a copy
We are delighted to announce the 16-strong shortlist for the 2020 AR Emerging Architecture awards. The 2020 shortlist includes practices that collaborate with local people in Peru and Vietnam, create extraordinary homes in Ireland and Japan, and intervene in rural landscapes in Spain and Mexico. Some practise across borders, in Dublin and Belfast, and in Geneva, Lisbon and Madrid. Public squares are carved out of the city of Olot and a disused apartment building given new life in Seoul. Buildings are made of earth in Paraguay and of bricks in London. In a remote bookshop in China, architecture and furniture blur and combine; in Kenya, as much care is given to a seat as to a building. Programmes include schools and community spaces in India, a medical centre in France, and a marketplace in Mexico.
While the coronavirus pandemic continues to keep us apart, we are delighted to be holding this year’s judging virtually, with each of the 16 shortlisted practices presenting their projects to our jury of previous Emerging Architecture finalists, including Manuel Aires Mateus, Maria Smith and Sameep Padora.
This year, the AR Emerging Architecture awards are supported by:
The AR Emerging Architecture shortlist 2020
Arigho Larmour Wheeler Architects
Image: House in the woods
Credit: Ros Kavanagh
Atelier Tao + C, China
Image: Capsule hotel and bookshop
Credit: Su Shengliang
Carles Enrich Studio, Spain
Image: 13th-century watchtower in Puig-reig
Credit: Adria Goula
Equipo de Arquitectura, Paraguay
Image: Earthbox, the studio Equipo de Arquitectura designed for themselves
Credit: Leonardo Mendez
Gabriela Carrillo, Mexico
Image: Matamoros public market
Credit: Rafael Gamo
Khadka + Eriksson Furunes, the Philippines and Norway
Image: a textile cooperative in Lùng Tám
Credit: Alexander Eriksson Furunes
MAAJ Architectes, France
Image: Medical centre in Taverny
Credit: François-Xavier Da Cunha Leal
Nomos, Portugal / Switzerland / Spain
Image: La Nave
Credit: Luis Asin
Semillas, Peru
Image: Unión Alto Sanibeni
Credit: Eleazar Cuadros
STPMJ, South Korea
Image: Salon Guui home and office
Credit: Jihun Bae
Studio Advaita, India
Image: Motibhau Firodiya Center for Inspiration in Ahmednagar
Credit: Prasad and Rasika Badave
Studio Propolis, Kenya / United Kingdom
Image: artist’s studio on the outskirts of Nairobi
Credit: Studio Propolis
Surman Weston, United Kingdom
Image: Hackney School of Food
Credit: Jim Stephenson
Suzuko Yamada Architects, Japan
Image: Daita2019
Credit: Yurika Kono
Taller Capital, Mexico
Image: The floodable public space of Nogales
Credit: Gabriel Felix
Unparelld’arquitectes, Spain
Image: A series of outdoor rooms in Olot, 100km north-east of Barcelona
Credit: Jose Hevia
