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ur annual Architects’ Directory was conceived in 2000 as the ultimate little black book of new architectural talent, an e�ort to map out the world’s best young practices, year by year, spanning countries and continents. We’ve featured more than 450 practices from all continents (well, maybe not Antarctica – yet) and photographed more than 100 of them in the most amazing architectural sites across the world, from Tokyo’s Shibuya Station by Tadao Ando to Diller Sco�dio + Renfro’s Lincoln Center in New York, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners’ London Heathrow T5, the Neues Gallery in Berlin by David Chipper�eld, and London’s Shard by Renzo Piano. Nurturing emerging practices and seeing them grow into global creative brands has been an exciting story in itself. Our ever-growing roster includes now-internationally acclaimed names, such as Allied Works, Brian MacKay-Lyons, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Níall McLaughlin, Sean Godsell and Grafton Architects. Pictured here is just a sample of the bi�est studios that have graced the Architects’ Directory over the years. ∂ #Wallpaper20

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