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Top 10 Young Practices of 2021

The Internet has allowed for a disruptive decentralization of architecture production as well as the conversation that comes from this decentralization. New languages to express our ideas through images, photo essays, critical writing, visualization tools, multimedia platforms, and social media networks. We have selected some of these young practices that are taking ahold of the power that the Internet provides and making it their own.

Corpo Atelier | Portugal

Exposed Concrete / Corpo. Image Courtesy of Corpo
Team members: Filipe Paixão, Laura Correia, Laura Bação

Corpo Atelier is an architecture and art atelier focused on the exploration and expansion of architectural anatomy. The practice is based on the tradition of hand-made drawing and redrawing.

Form Found Design (FFD) | United States

MARS Pavilion for Amazon / Form Found Design. Image Courtesy of Form Found Design
MARS Pavilion for Amazon / Form Found Design. Image Courtesy of Form Found Design

Team members: Joseph Sarafian, Ron Culver, Steve Fuchs

FFD operates at the intersection of technology and nature. Their work bridges this gap, exploring advancements in robotics, material science, and project workflows.

Mínimo Común Arquitectura | Paraguay

Oficinas Nordeste / Mínimo Común Arquitectura. Image © Federico Cairoli
Oficinas Nordeste / Mínimo Común Arquitectura. Image © Federico Cairoli

Team members: Solanito Benítez, Verónica Villate, Sergei Jermolieff

Far from creating selective knowledge, Mínimo Común Arquitectura wanders in search of new approaches to the largest number of people. Building with materials and local labor is seen as an opportunity for us: we see endless possibilities to summon matter and material.

MoKim | South Korea + Japan

The Garden / MoKim. Image Courtesy of MoKim
The Garden / MoKim. Image Courtesy of MoKim

Team members: Hyunsoo Kim, Seongbeom Mo

MoKim is a Seoul-Tokyo based design studio, working in architecture, art, and urbanism, and seeking ideas for contemporary architectural and urban issues. They conceive architecture as a medium that connects us to the community and explores how it can inspire social engagement and improve living environments.

New Office Works (NOW) | Hong Kong

Growing Up / NOW. Image Courtesy of NOW
Growing Up / NOW. Image Courtesy of NOW
Team members: Evelyn Ting, Paul Tse

New Office Works creates projects that build upon the vocabulary accumulated “then” while satisfying the needs and desires of “now.” From buildings and interiors to art installations and furniture, each project encompasses an exploration of detail and material.

Noelia Monteiro | Brazil

Reforma e ampliação Castanhas de Caju no Nova Vida, Maranhão / Noelia Monteiro, Christian Teshirogi. Image Courtesy of Noelia Monteiro
Reforma e ampliação Castanhas de Caju no Nova Vida, Maranhão / Noelia Monteiro, Christian Teshirogi.
Image Courtesy of Noelia Monteiro
 

The focus of the professional practice and academic research centers is on the development of socio-environmental architectural projects in rural areas to strengthen opportunities in the local economy and income generation.

ODDO Architects | Vietnam

Pizza 4P's Restaurant / ODDO Architects. Image Courtesy of ODDO Architects
Pizza 4P’s Restaurant / ODDO Architects. Image Courtesy of ODDO Architects
Team members: Mai Lan Chi Obtulovicova, Nguyen Duc Trung, Marek Obtulovic, Marek Obtulovic, Nguyen Duc Trung, Nguyen Viet Anh

Their work aims to improve our living environment and emphasize cultural backgrounds. They mainly focus on sustainability, implementation of greenery in cities, and community projects with the local spirit.

Salon Alper Derinbogaz | Turkey

Fitas Passage Adaptive Re-use / Salon Alper Derinbogaz. Image Courtesy of Marc Goodwin
Fitas Passage Adaptive Re-use / Salon Alper Derinbogaz. Image Courtesy of Marc Goodwin

Team members: Alper Derinbogaz, Egemen Onur Kaya, Pinar Komurcu, Emmy Bacharach, Ekin Cem Tumbek, Rana Irmak Aksoy, Enise Burcu Derinbogaz, Izel Besikci, Ezgi Isik, Bilge Zeyrek

Salon is an architecture practice focusing on tactical and experimental innovation in cities through architecture, art, interior design, and urbanism.

studiolibani | Lebanon

Minor Paradises Public Land Art Intervention / studiolibani . Image Courtesy of studiolibani
Minor Paradises Public Land Art Intervention / studiolibani . Image Courtesy of studiolibani
 

Team members: Dima Rachid, Leah Moukarzel

Their interventions fall on three core pillars —enhanced quality of space, social inclusion, and ecological performance— while valuing the notion of openness and exchange, with six collaborations across disciplines and geographies completed in only two years’ time.

Taller KEN | United States

Saúl Bistro Madero / Taller KEN. Image Courtesy of Taller KEN
Saúl Bistro Madero / Taller KEN. Image Courtesy of Taller KEN
Team members: Ines Guzman, Gregory Melitonov

Taller KEN (a cross-cultural mash-up of the Spanish word “Taller” for “workshop” and an English word “ken” meaning “knowledge”) is a New York and Guatemala based practice focused on playful design with social relevance.

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