First Office + Ultramoderne among MoMA's 2016 Young Architects Program finalists

2015-12-02T15:30:00-05:00

Joining an eye-popping list of previous entrants and winners, the five finalists for the 2016 PS1/MoMA Young Architects Program (YAP) have been announced, and they are:

• Ultramoderne (the Providence, Rhode Island-based firm whose 2015 Chicago Architecture Biennial Lakefront Kiosk winning wood pavilion you may remember),

• Cobalt Office (based in Houston, Texas)

• First Office (L.A.-based authors of Nine Essays in the Graham Foundation's published series Treatise),

• Escobedo + Solis (hailing from Mexico City, Mexico)

• and Frida Escobedo (from Anzures, México)

As with YAP's previous 15 editions, the finalists submit proposals for a temporary summer installation to the program that must meet certain requirements. In the past, these requirements have included designs that provide water, seating, shade, as well as meeting environmental and sustainable guidelines. The winner will be announced likely in early 2016.

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First Office + Ultramoderne among MoMA's 2016 Young Architects Program finalists