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The 2022 Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers winners examine the foundations of design

2022-05-04T11:00:00-04:00

The Architectural League of New York has announced the winners of the 41st edition of its annual Prize for Young Architects + Designers portfolio competition. Each contestant is an early-career architect with no more than ten years out of a B.Arch or Master’s program. The 2022 winners now join a list of prestigious past awardees that includes names like Steven Holl and Meejin Yoon.

The theme for this year’s cycle is called “Grounding” and challenged entrants to “reflect on the substance of design’s foundations.” The League defined Grounding as a process of “making vital connections to what is already there materially, socially, and otherwise [while] contending with placeless, pervasive processes” and hoped to find an answer to a trio of questions: How do young architects tether their work and practices to the grounds upon which they design? How can designers respond to both the particularities of location and the ubiquity of global forces? And, what are intentional approaches to and...

The 'Housekeeping' winners of the 2021 Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers

2021-05-12T14:37:00-04:00

The Architectural League of New York this morning unveiled the winners of its annual portfolio competition, the Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers. Established in 1981, and now celebrating its 40th cycle, the program aims to promote excellence among early-career architects and designers who are no more than ten years out of a bachelor’s or master’s degree program.

Under the 2021 competition theme of "Housekeeping," the brief asked entrants to contemplate how "stay-at-home orders have prompted many of us to see our domestic settings anew, and to consider the various ways in which we 'keep house.'"

This year's winners from the U.S., Mexico, and Canada are:

Tei Carpenter of Agency—Agency, New York, NY and Toronto, Canada

New Public Hydrant, "Hydrants for All," New York, NY, 2018–ongoing. Tei Carpenter, Agency—Agency. Tei Carpenter/Chris Woebken.

Rodrigo Escandón Cesarman and Ricardo Roxo Matias of APRDELESP, Mexico City, Mexico

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The Architectural League of New York announces the 2021 Emerging Voices

2021-02-17T13:24:00-05:00

The Architectural League of New York's Emerging Voices awards highlights the work of emerging practices through its portfolio competition. Since 1982, the awards have helped launch the careers of more than 200 North America-based architects. Past winners include Toshiko Mori, Tatiana Bilbao, Enrique Norten, Casper Mork-Ulnes, Miriam Peterson, Nathan Rich, Olalekan Jeyifous, Mimi Hoang, Rosalyn Shieh, and many others.

The invite-only, two-stage review from approximately 50 entrants brings together these best of the best in design. "The award spotlights individuals and firms based in the United States, Canada, and Mexico with distinct design voices and the potential to influence the disciplines of architecture, landscape design, and urbanism. The jury reviews significant bodies of realized work and considers accomplishments within the design and academic communities as well as the public realm."

The 2021 Emerging Voices are:

Pascale Sablan
Beyond the Built Environment, New York, NY

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The Architectural League announces the 2020 Emerging Voices

2020-02-05T11:00:00-05:00

Being named an Emerging Voice is considered a big honor. Since 1982, The Architectural League of New York's reputable portfolio competition has helped launch the careers of over 250 North America-based architects, many whose names are now well known, like Steven Holl, Morphosis, Toshiko Mori, Deborah Berke, Jeanne Gang, Tatiana Bilbao, Enrique Norten, Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi, and many more.

The two-stage, invite-only competition distinguishes eight mid-career practices and individuals who not only have distinct design voices, but also demonstrate strong potential to influence the disciplines of architecture, landscape design, and urbanism.

Receiving submissions from approximately 50 firms, the jury reviewed significant bodies of built work, how the work addresses issues in the built environment and landscape, and accomplishments within design, academia, and the public realm. The 2020 Emerging Voices are:

Marc Blouin, Catherine Orzes
Blouin Orzes architectes | Montreal, Que...

Judges announced for Archinect UK Portfolio Competition

2017-06-23T12:32:00-04:00

We have had so many fantastic applications over the past month we have extended the deadline for entries to June 26th, 2017 at 11:59 pm (BST). Make sure you apply this weekend if you haven't already.

Portfolios take a lot of effort and can be a hard thing to master so we have gathered a prestigious group of judges with years of industry insight and hiring experience in addition to extensive knowledge in architecture, interiors, landscape and urban designer.

The judges will be choosing the top three entries from each category as well as providing feedback for the final six. Winners will receive a high quality printed copy of their portfolio by Beswick Print Solutions as well as a selection of books from Lawrence King Publishing alongside a personalised digital rosette for their CV, portfolio, and website.

Keep an eye out for updates and do come along and join us at the awards ceremony on Friday 14th July, at The Old Truman Brewery. Interior Educators and Archinect UK will be hostin...

Call for Entries: Archinect UK Portfolio Competition 2017

2017-06-01T04:00:00-04:00

Archinect UK is launching a nationwide portfolio competition for 2017. This award aims to celebrate and promote the exceptional talent, vision and innovation of UK Architects, Interior Architects, Landscape and Urban designers.

The competition will be managed online via Archinect’s unique community profiles section, with the winners invited to exhibit at Interiors Educators Freerange show, the largest exhibition of architecture and interior design graduates in the UK.

There will be a range of categories and a prestigious judging panel of professionals from the architecture & design industry whom we will be introducing here on Archinect shortly. Winners will be announced in conjunction with the IE awards on the evening of July 14th , with events and talks throughout the rest of the show.

Awards

Best Overall Portfolio Design
Best Imagery
Best Typography
Judges Favourites
Most Creative
Best Archinect Profile

To enter:

Upload your portfolio to your Archinect profile or register and set up a pro...