2024-12-22T03:36:59-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150289339/carles-enrich-studio-wins-the-ar-emerging-architecture-awards-2020-for-their-dynamic-approach-to-heritage Niall Patrick Walsh 2021-11-26T10:00:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/34/3434ef2ef2f3a95522e85ab37f31f51a.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><em>The Architectural Review</em> has announced Carles Enrich Studio as the winner of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1469733/ar-emerging-architecture-awards" target="_blank">AR Emerging Architecture Awards 2020</a>. The Barcelona-based practice was chosen from a <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150235217/ar-announces-2020-shortlist-for-emerging-architecture-awards" target="_blank">shortlist of 16 young architects and designers</a> around the world recognized as &ldquo;the architectural stars of tomorrow.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p> <p>Founded in 2013, <a href="https://carlesenrich.com/" target="_blank">Carles Enrich Studio</a> focuses on interventions in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/454060/catalonia" target="_blank">Catalonia&rsquo;s</a> historical landscapes. Their celebrated works include the Merola Tower in Puig-reig, which saw a 13th-century stone tower reactivated by a contemporary timber structure. The firm&rsquo;s previous accolades include nominations for the&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/bustler/7020/check-out-some-of-the-amazing-projects-nominated-for-the-eu-mies-award" target="_blank">EU Mies Award</a> in 2017 and 2019 and participation in the 2012 and 2016 <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1689641/2021-venice-biennale" target="_blank">Venice Biennale</a>.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ad/adfe53e95972de75a5618c3cedcbb3e9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ad/adfe53e95972de75a5618c3cedcbb3e9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>The <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150235217/ar-announces-2020-shortlist-for-emerging-architecture-awards" target="_blank">16 shortlisted firms for the 2020 awards</a> were published in October of last year.</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The award judges, which included previous Emerging Architecture alumni Manuel Aires Mateus, Sameep Padora, and Maria Smith, commended Carles Enrich Studio for reconnecting history with the future and for viewing heritage as infrastructu...</p>