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Design Vanguard 2025 Winners

Ecological Pavilion by the Sea
Ecological Pavilion by the Sea, Shanghai, by HCCH Studio. Photo © Qingyan Zhu
June 9, 2025

This year's Design Vanguard—Architectural Record’s annual showcase of young and emerging talent—includes 10 firms hailing from Michigan, Mexico City, Milan, and beyond. Despite their wide-ranging interests, from the arts and history to novel materials, none shy away from building.

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Villa RP02.
Fondamenta
Dar El Farina.
Leopold Banchini
300 John Lemley Lane.
Ben Pennell
PRISM Coffee and Reading Space.
HCCH Studio
LBS House.
Felipe Alarcón
The Warehouse.
T+E+A+M
Omasake Bar.
Sala Hars
Sister Dreamer.
Current Interests
Haus der Tagesmutter.
Ozaeta-Fidalgo
Myrtle Avenue Loft.
Almost Studio

 

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Join deputy editor Joann Gonchar for a conversation with three of this year’s winners: Ben Pennell (Christiansburg, Virginia), Current Interests (Los Angeles), and T+E+A+M, Ann Arbor, Michigan. The principals will share recent projects and work on the boards, as well as discuss their experience establishing an architecture firm.

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