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Héctor Fernández Elorza Architects Pictured: Architectural Documentation Center and Lecture Hall; Photo © Roland Halbe |
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William O’Brien, Jr. Pictured: Hendee-Borg House; Rendering © Peter Guthrie for William O'Brien, Jr. |
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Rural Urban Framework Pictured: Taiping Bridge, Shangzhou; Photo courtesy RUF |
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Akihisa Hirata Architecture Office Pictured: Masuya; Photo © Nacása & Partners |
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Marc Fornes/TheVeryMany Pictured: Double Agent White; Photo © Guillaume Blanc |
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JOHO Architecture Pictured: Herma Parking Building; Photo © Sun Namgoong |
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Grupo Aranea Pictured: Casa Lude; Photo © Francisco Leiva |
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Oyler Wu Collaborative Pictured: Centerstage; Photo © Scott Mayoral |
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S-AR Pictured: Casa de Madera; Photo © Ana Cecilia Garza |
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Para-Project Pictured: Haffenden House; Photo © Nathan Rader |
Design Vanguard 2013 Features
Hailing from Europe, North America, and Asia, this year’s roster of emerging firms represent diverse backgrounds and attitudes toward design and the profession. But a few threads run through much of their work, even as the expressions vary greatly: complex layering, nature, engagement. Just a few years ago, “complexity” often meant convoluted forms generated by fancy new software. Today, it’s less obvious and emerges from a search for multiple meanings. It also flows from an interest in the rules of nature, which support a rich growth of ideas. Underlying most of the projects here is a sense of engagement—with the places and people served by these architects.