Architects' Directory
The best of the world's young architects and architecture studios from recent years, compiled in the Wallpaper* Architects' Directory
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Japanese architect Takanori Ineyama selected for Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2019
WALLPAPER* ARCHITECTS’ DIRECTORY 2019: Japanese architect Takanori Ineyama, who is based out of Kanagawa, builds his designs through a contextual approach, conscious of the demands of modern life. Combining high ceilings with timber beams, and corrugated plastic, his Inner Garden House is a private oasis of light in the heart of Kofu City.
By Daven Wu Last updated
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Sydney-based THOSE selected for Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2019
WALLPAPER* ARCHITECTS’ DIRECTORY 2019: Ben Mitchell and Simon Addinall founded their Sydney-based practice in 2013, with the aim to build softly modernist architecture with a focus on site-sensitive design, specific to architectural context and climate.
By Luke Halls Last updated
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Brazil-based Vilela Florez selected for Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2019
WALLPAPER* ARCHITECTS’ DIRECTORY 2019: After working together on projects at Herzog & de Meuron, Mariana Vilela and Daniel Fernández Flórez set up their own studio in Brazil, in the small seaside town of Tibau do Sul, in 2014. Their projects, such as Casa Bambu (pictured), are mostly inspired by nature, relationships with local artisans, and indigenous materials.
By Daven Wu Last updated
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Milan-based Studio Wok selected for Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2019
WALLPAPER* ARCHITECTS’ DIRECTORY 2019: Marcello Bondavalli, Nicola Brenna and Carlo Alberto Tagliabue established Studio Wok in Milan in 2012. Taking an artisanal approach to each project, their priorities include environmental sustainability, choosing materials that evolve over time, and building positive spaces, evident in their modern renovation of a farmhouse (pictured) near Verona.
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Dublin-based Thomas O Brien selected for Wallpaper* Architects‘ Directory 2019
WALLPAPER* ARCHITECTS’ DIRECTORY 2019: Dublin-based Thomas O Brien takes architectural history and building plans as a starting point for his designs. He adopts a straightforward approach that places materials and construction visibly at the forefront, expressing honesty and clarity through architecture. Projects include Knockraha (pictured), a trussed extension to a family home in County Cork.
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Seoul and NYC based stpmj selected for Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2019
WALLPAPER* ARCHITECTS’ DIRECTORY 2019: Based in New York and Seoul, this practice is headed up by Harvard postgraduates Seung Teak Lee and Mi Jung Lim, who have combined experience at SOM and Herzog & de Meuron. The pair describe their approach as ‘provocative realism’, as demonstrated in their vertically stacked Five-Story House (pictured) on a small site in the highly dense city of Seoul.
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Canada-based architect Peter Braithwaite selected for Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2019
WALLPAPER* ARCHITECTS’ DIRECTORY 2019: Canadian architect Peter Braithwaite trained as a carpenter before studying architecture, then working for MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple and Omar Gandhi. His Nova Scotia-based studio sets out to combine design and construction in a single practice, and projects include his own Back Bay Studio (pictured), which emulates the locale’s rugged terrain.
By Luke Halls Last updated
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London-based Tikari Works selected for Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2019
WALLPAPER* ARCHITECTS’ DIRECTORY 2019: Nicola and Ty Tikari combine pragmatism and craft in a practice that fuses design, construction and property development. The studio acquires land, then designs and builds, rigorously taking control of each stage of production, as demonstrated with the construction of their own home, the semi-subterranean Pocket House (pictured) in East Dulwich, London.
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Petra Gipp Arkitektur
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Sun Hwang
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Raamwerk
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Pablo Pita
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Barcelona-based Nomo Studio selected for Wallpaper* Architects' Directory 2019
WALLPAPER* ARCHITECTS’ DIRECTORY 2019: Founding partners Alicia Casals and Karl Nyqvist have collectively gained experience at the likes of OMA, Kengo Kuma and BIG. Driven by innovation and the pursuit of the unique, the Barcelona-based studio, whose projects include the Frame House (pictured) on Menorca’s northeast coast, is currently in the process of setting up a branch in Stockholm.
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Kwong Von Glinow
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Swiss architect Leopold Banchini selected for Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2019
WALLPAPER* ARCHITECTS’ DIRECTORY 2019: Swiss architect Leopold Banchini founded his studio in 2016. His pre-fabricated timber house in Geneva, Casa CCFF (pictured) demonstrates his independent and playful approach to building.
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Rizoma Aquitetura
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Katagiri Architecture and Design
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Raw Architecture Workshop
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Norm Architects
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Jon Danielsen Aarhus
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Omar Gandhi
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John Puttick Associates
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Matheson Whiteley
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ITCH studio
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Leandro Garcia
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IF_DO
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