Davidson Rafailidis co-founder Stephanie Davidson will judge the AR House awards 2023
Architect and educator Stephanie Davidson is co-founder of Canadian architecture practice Davidson Rafailidis.
Together with Georg Rafailidis, her work explores the divergence between the original intention for a built space, and the richness and changeability it takes on through use. Research into existing built conditions sometimes evolves into a built work – in which financial accessibility is prioritised – but often remains as documentation in the form of drawings, photographs and writing. The duo were shortlisted for the AR House awards in 2017 for their project He, She & It, a multi-use plywood and polycarbonate studio in Buffalo, USA, going on to win the awards in 2020 with Big Space, Little Space: a home cocooned within the shell of a 1920s garage. The duo were also recognised with the Emerging Voices award from the Architectural League of New York in 2018.
Davidson studied art and architecture in Canada and the UK, and has taught at academic institutions in Canada, Germany, the USA and Greece, where she is currently a visiting faculty member at the University of Ioannina.
Enter the AR House awards today – entry deadline 25 August
AR House
Launched in 2010, the AR House awards recognises originality and excellence in the design of dwellings. The house – a key rite of passage for architects – offers the potential for innovation and is critical to the ferment and crystallisation of new ideas. Looking for projects built in the last five years, AR House recognises creativity and originality, and ideas that push the type forward whatever the scale and construction cost.
Early bird deadline: 23 June 2022
Entry deadline: 25 August 2022
