The AR Emerging Awards, previously known as the AR Emerging Architecture Awards, is an annual international prize that "grants early recognition to young designers and celebrates the architectural stars of tomorrow."
Founded in 1999 by the British architectural magazine The Architectural Review, the award includes a £5,000 prize and features the winner in the pages of the printed magazine.
History Launched in 1999, the AR Emerging Architecture awards—as it was originally named—was established "in response to the heavy-hitting Gold Medals, Pritzkers, and other lifetime achievement awards."
Architects and professionals in other design disciplines whose qualifications are recognized by their local accreditation bodies are eligible to apply, provided they are 45 years old or younger in the year of submission.
Originally, completed work such as "buildings, interiors, landscaping, refurbishment, urban projects, temporary installations, furniture and product designs" were all eligible for submission. Since 2020, however, the award has shifted to recognize a trajectory portfolio, emphasizing a body of work rather than a single project.
Winners +YearWinnerProject or CategoryCountry1999Hans Olav Hesseberg, Sixten Rahlff, and Eli SynnevågOrphanage in NepalNorway2000Rick JoyUnited States2004Yasuhiro YamashitaCell BrickJapan2006Anna Heringer and Eike RoswagHandmade School in BangladeshGermanyMiró Rivera Architects (Juan Miró + Miguel Rivera)Pedestrian Bridge in TexasUnited StatesSou Fujimoto ArchitectsChildren's Treatment CenterJapan2007Ecosistema UrbanoEcoBoulevardSpainTaketo ShimohigoshiVegetation InstallationJapanFrohn & RojasWall HouseChile2008Emiliano López and Mónica RiveraHotelSpainAnna HeringerHousesGermany Alberto MozóOffices and ShopsChile2009Atelier Li XiaodongBridge School at PingheChinaODOS ArchitectsKnocktopher Friary IrelandJosé María Sánchez GarcíaSports Development Center in Guijo de GranadillaSpainMatharoo AssociatesCurtain Door, Dilip Sanghvi ResidenceIndia2010Architects Atelier Ryo Abe Shima KitchenJapanCarmody GroarkeStudio East Dining StratfordUnited KingdomNeri & Hu Design and Research OfficeThe Waterhouse South BundChina2011Boonserm PremthadaFilm InstituteThailandCreus e CarrascoHarbour RemodellingSpain2012Langarita NavarroMusic AcademySpainHiroshi NakamuraOptical Glass HouseJapan5468796 ArchitectureBloc10 HousingCanadaUrbana (Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury + Uttam Kumar Saha)Friendship CenterBangladesh2013RAAAFNetherlands2014Shingo Masuda + Katsuhisa OtsuboBoundary WindowJapan2015Supermachine Studio10 Cal Tower Thailand2016Frida EscobedoLa Tallera SiqueirosMexico2017Avenier and Cornejo ArchitectsRue Bonnet Social HousingFrance2018Carla JuaçabaBrazil2019Comunal Taller de ArquitecturaSocial Production of HabitatMexico2020Carles Enrich StudioSpain2022Instituto Balear de la ViviendaSpain2023TO (José Amozurrutia and Carlos Facio)Mexico2024A ThresholdIndia
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