21. Studio Cadena
Studio Cadena is an award-winning architecture and design studio in the US. Studio Cadena is founded by Benjamin Cadena, based in Brooklyn and Bogota. The firm is young yet experienced, engaging with contemporary life, the city, and its people. They major in residential, commercial, cultural, and civic projects.
22. Future Green Studio
Future Green Studio, a Brooklyn based landscape architecture firm was formed by David Seiter in 2008. They say that they are, ‘are thoughtful stewards of our changing climate and creative shapers of our built environment.’ With being at the forefront of Landscape Urbanism, they understand complex systems, forces, and patterns of Nature. They believe in the integration of the landscape and the building, striking a balance between the economic and aesthetic criteria of the client.
23. Taller KEN
Taller KEN was started by Gregory Melitonov with Inés Guzmán. With numerous awards and a growing number of projects, Taller KEN aspires to be just with their projects. The inspiration behind their creative projects is a collaborative practice. Guzmán is a Pritzker Prize-winning architect. They are seeking to make playful designs that are socially and culturally significant.
24. LA-Más
LA-Más is a non-profit urban design group based in Los Angeles. They help the lower-income and under deserved communities by collaborating with community members, developers and government agencies. They aim at achieving an equitable city growth, which is self-directed. LA-Más focuses on creating vibrant and dynamic communities.
25. Young Projects
Young Projects, founded in 2010, is a New York-based design studio founded by Bryan Young. They have been widely published and built many award-winning projects. Young Projects explore a variety of methods like fabrication, growing crystals, hand pulling plaster, and burning things. Their projects include interiors, buildings, furniture and material prototyping. The different, unique results are achieved by creating complex geometry, pattern and texture.
26. Modus Studio
Modus Studio is a design collaborative with work in fabrication, architecture, graphic and prototyping. The firm was established in 2008, with work rooted in Northwest Arkansas. Modus Studio believes that thinking and working should be separate and that simple, low-tech design solutions can help improve the quality of life of the community. Modus draws inspiration from the city’s culture.
27. The LADG
Established in 2004, The LADG is a Los Angeles-based architecture company. With the initiative of the owners, Andrew Holder & Claus Benjamin Freyinger, they work in diverse typologies and scales. They have won multiple awards and work to achieve newer possibilities and construction methods. The LADG is also the winner of the 2014 Architectural League Prize.
28. Materia
Materia is a Mexican practice founded by Gustavo Carmona and Lisa Beltran in 2006. The multi-disciplinary firm has residential, interior, cultural and hospitality projects all around the world. They aim to express architecture through the detailed and thoughtful craft of material. Materia is design-focused with importance given to details.
29. BLDGS
With the foundation of the company laid in 2006, BLDGS is an architecture and urban design firm. Based in Atlanta, it was formed by Brian Bell and David Yocum. Their work focuses on the civic realm and has been recognized with a lot of awards. BLDGS has a compelling approach to adaptive reuse projects and interventions. The firm is devoted to quality and sustainability.
30. SO-IL
SO-IL is a New York City-based practice led by Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu. The widely published and award-winning firm embraces diversity. They create homes, urban spaces and innovative workplaces. They believe in collaboration, bringing the architecture community together.
