Inspiration: Industry

These talented photographers are inspiring architects, clients and the wider public to view the buil t environment through a new lens.

Architizer presents the definitive directory of high quality architecture and design firms to watch in the coming year.

Each of these innovative architectural practices are rethinking what makes a home a home, pioneering new forms of space in which to live.

These A+Award-winning firms, each established within the last decade, are already making their mark on the architectural profession.

So, how did you do? Compare your answers with the list below! 1. WoZoCo Housing by MVRDV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands | “WoZoCo housing by MVRDV” rendered  by Massimiliano Marzoli. 2. Antwerp Port House by Zaha Hadid Architects, Antwerp, Belgium | “Time Traveling” rendered by Tigran Hakobyan 3. Yiwu Grand Theater by MAD Architects, Yiwu, China…

Conceived of as a habitable sculpture, Not Vital's minimalist, subterranean residence was a hand-car ved labor of love.

More than 1,000 aspiring and recently licensed architects told of their frustration and anxiety with the examination system.

The era of the “lone design genius” in architecture is dead — but what makes for a top class AEC fir m?

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