AR November 2020 on Emerging Architecture

Swings, oscillations and jumps are the stepping stones of a multi-destination journey

A numinous calm pervades the non-hierarchical spaces of a visitor centre for an NGO catering for the most marginalised in society

In a bold metal and timber lattice, this Japanese house blurs the distinctions between inside and out, public and private, upstairs and downstairs

In both private and public buildings, the architects ‘listen’ to context and fully embrace the use of timber

The practice of Mexican architect Gabriela Carrillo has unfolded along many paths, but always maintains its careful silence

These solicitous interventions allow ancient buildings to reclaim their purpose, weaving them back into the landscape 

Arinjoy Sen weaves the complex, knotted and layered web of the architectural landscape into an illustration for the AR November 2020 cover

Enzo Mari’s playful 16 Pesci from 1974 uses a single block of wood and one continuous cut to create 16 sea creatures

Semillas | Taller Capital | Arigho Larmour Wheeler Architects | Unparelld’arquitectes | Khadka + Eriksson Furunes | Carles Enrich Studio | Gabriela Carrillo | MAAJ Architectes | Studio Advaita | Suzuko Yamada Architects | Nomos | STPMJ | Studio Propolis | Equipo de Arquitectura | Atelier Tao + C |…

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