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Design Vanguard

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Design Vanguard 2022 Winners

RECORD's selection of top emerging firms

June 1, 2022

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RECORD presents an array of emerging firms from across the globe as its Design Vanguard 2022 winners.

Design Vanguard 2022: Only If

Brooklyn, New York

Laura Raskin

June 1, 2022

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Adam Frampton and Karolina Czeczek of Only If share an interest in urban planning and housing typologies, most notably affordable prototypes in unexpected places.

Design Vanguard 2022: Erbar Mattes

London

Chris Foges

June 1, 2022

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The London-based firm's robust, solid-seeming buildings are rich in sensation and ideas, yet retain an elemental simplicity.

Design Vanguard 2022: Ja Architecture Studio

Toronto

Alex Bozikovic

June 1, 2022

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In Toronto, Ja Architecture Studio works at the intersection of architectural formalism and the city.

Design Vanguard 2022: CO Adaptive

New York

James S. Russell, FAIA

June 1, 2022

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The Brooklyn-based firm CO Adaptive focuses exclusively on renovating existing structures, transforming many of them into Passive House buildings.

Design Vanguard 2022: Line+

Hangzhou, China

Jacob Dreyer

June 1, 2022

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Part of a younger generation of Chinese architects looking inward, Line+ seeks inspiration from the country's architectural heritage and its natural surroundings.

Design Vanguard 2022: Group AU

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Pilar Viladas

June 1, 2022

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Tessa Kelly and Chris Parkinson of Massachusetts-based Group AU grew their practice doing community projects, some initiated and built by them.

Design Vanguard 2022: Freehaus

London

Tim Abrahams

June 1, 2022

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From thoughtful refurbishments to recent cultural and civic projects, Freehaus is making its mark on the London scene.

Design Vanguard 2022: Kwong Von Glinow

Chicago

Izzy Kornblatt

June 1, 2022

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For the Chicago-based firm, the value of architecture lies in clever formal solutions that improve quality of life.

Design Vanguard 2022: Worrell Yeung

Brooklyn, New York

Clifford A. Pearson

June 1, 2022

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Brooklyn-based Worrell Yeung delivers stripped-down beauty in buildings old and new, in the city and the countryside.

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Three recipients of RECORD’s 2021 Design Vanguard Award discuss how they paved their own paths to starting their practices, through collaborative work, community outreach, a shifting client base, and a focus on sustainability.