pALICE Exhibition by SOFTlab

The American Institute of Architects New York Chapter announced the winners of its biennial design competition, New Practices New York, which recognizes innovative new architecture firms.

In order to qualify for the competition, the practices had to be founded since 2004, and be located within the five boroughs. This is the first year that the New Practices competition has been open to firms without a registered architect, widening the field of entrants to architectural designers and young professionals in the process of becoming licensed architects. Sixty-five registrants entered, and a distinguished panel of jurors selected the competition’s winners on Wednesday, May 12. The jury members were: Toshiko Mori, Joe MacDonald, William Menking, Guy Nordenson, and Galia Solomonoff.

The New Practices New York 2010 competition winners are: Easton+Combs, Archipelagos, Leong Leong, Manifold, SOFTlab, SO-IL, and Tacklebox.

EASTON+COMBS
LUX NOVA, MoMA PS1
Queens, New York City
Photo: Adam Ward

Archipelagos
Academy of Performing Arts
Sarajevo, Bosnia
Photo: Archipelagos

Leong Leong
Phillip Lim Seoul Flagship
Seoul, South Korea
Photo: Iwan Baan

Manifold
Hirshkron/Camacho Apartment
New York, NY
Photo: Dean Kaufman

SOFTlab
CHROMAesthesiae, Site specific installation at Devotion Gallery
Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Alan Tansey

SO-IL
Wedding chapel, model, milled MDF.
Photo: SO-IL

Tacklebox
Saipua, Soap and Flower Shop
Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Tacklebox