Architects' Directory

Japanese practice Arii Irie has joined the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023, our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios

By Jens H Jensen Published 25 August 23

UK-based practice Of Architecture joins the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023, our annual round-up of exciting emerging studios

By Ellie Stathaki Published 24 August 23

Studio He, a young architecture practice in Sweden, joins the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023, our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios

By Ellie Stathaki Published 22 August 23

Based in Switzerland and Italy, Studio Tropicana is part of the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023, our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios

By Ellie Stathaki Published 20 August 23

With offices in Spain and Ecuador, Nicolás y Nicolás is part of the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023, our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios

By Ellie Stathaki Published 18 August 23

Ecuadorian practice Natura Futura joins the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023, with projects such as this brick house and school in Los Rios

By Ellie Stathaki Published 16 August 23

The Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023’s newest entry is Anya Moryoussef, joining our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios and representing Canada

By Ellie Stathaki Published 12 August 23

The Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023 includes Pop Architecture, a young Australian practice joining our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios

By Ellie Stathaki Published 10 August 23

Promise, ideas and exciting architecture abound within the Wallpaper* Architects Directory 2022. These 20 young studios from across the globe have been showcased individually on Wallpaper.com in recent weeks and are celebrated here together for the first time

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 1 December 22

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 25 October 22

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 20 October 22

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 20 October 22

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 20 October 22

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 20 October 22

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.

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 October 22

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 20 October 22

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 20 October 22

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 October 22

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 October 22

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 October 22

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 October 22

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 October 22

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.

By Harriet Thorpe Last updated 20 October 22

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 October 22