The “JUST” winners of the 2019 Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers

Bio: “Cyrus Peñarroyo founded Ann Arbor-based EXTENTS with McLain Clutter in 2017. The firm is ‘interested in architecture, urbanism, media, digital culture, and other instruments of life that can be impacted by design.’ Exploring contemporary digital tools, Peñarroyo works with exhibitions, temporary installations, and research-based projects. Peñarroyo is currently an assistant professor of architecture at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Ann Arbor.”

Virginia Black, Gabrielle Printz, and Rosana Elkhatib - feminist architecture collaborative (f-architecture) | Brooklyn, NY

“Founded by Virginia Black, Gabrielle Printz, and Rosana Elkhatib in New York in 2016, feminist architecture collaborative describes themselves as ‘a three-woman architectural research enterprise aimed at disentangling the contemporary spatial politics and technological appearances of bodies, intimately and globally.’ The collaborative works with temporary installations, exhibitions, performance, activism, writing, and research-based projects.” 

Jennifer Bonner - MALL | Boston, MA / Atlanta, GA

“Founded in Atlanta in 2009 by Jennifer Bonner, MALL has recently expanded to Boston. The firm's mission states their commitment to “projects that re-appropriate history, hack typologies, reference cultural events, and invent representation.” MALL’s work includes research, installations, publications, and residential projects. Bonner is currently assistant professor of architecture and director of the Master in Architecture II Program at Harvard GSD.”

Mira Hasson Henry - Henry Architecture (HA) | Los Angeles, CA

“Mira Hasson Henry founded Los Angeles-based Henry Architecture in 2016. The practice draws on common building elements — including windows, cladding, and eaves — to explore topics like inclusion and identity. Through installations, performances, models, wallpaper, and photography, Henry examines the possibilities of different modes of architectural representation. She is currently a design faculty and DID coordinator at the Southern California Institute of Architecture.”

Rachel G. Barnard - Young New Yorkers (YNY) | New York, NY

“Rachel G. Barnard founded Young New Yorkers (YNY) in 2012 as a restorative justice project providing art programs to 16- and 17-year-olds prosecuted as adults by the New York state criminal justice system. By participating in court-mandated art programs, these young people (the program now includes participants up to the age of 25) are able to avoid spending time in jail, incurring other adult criminal justice sanctions, or having a lifelong criminal record. Since its inception, over 1000 participants have successfully graduated from the program.”

Gregory Melitonov - Taller KEN | New York, NY / Guatemala City, GT / San José, CR

“Gregory Melitonov founded Taller KEN with Inés Guzmán in 2013. Originally based in New York and Guatemala City, the office recently expanded to San José, Costa Rica. Taller KEN creates playful designs with social and cultural relevance, including commercial, public, residential, and institutional projects. In 2016, Taller KEN received an AIA New York New Practices Award.”