The AR Awards for Emerging Architecture is the admiration for every fresh architect in the world with £15,000 for the winner. Debuted in 1999, the awards are sponsored by Buro Happold (engineering firm), Interface (carpet manufacturer) and Wilkhahn (furniture provider). With intention to introduce the new face of architects and designers, the Awards succesfully generated participants from more than 80 countries, with its own unique designs.

The awards are giving to realized project only, include buildings, landscapes, urban spaces, and furniture can be submitted. Here the list of 2006 juries: Christine Binswanger (Herzog & de Meuron, Basel), Peter Davey (Former Editor of The Architectural Review), Mark Dytham (Klein Dytham, Tokyo), Kim Herforth Nielsen (3XN, Aarhus), Benedetta Tagliabue (EMBT, Barcelona) and Paul Finch (Editor of The Architectural Review and Chairman). You can visit the AR Awards for Emerging Architecture 2006 exhibition at the RIBA, 66 Portland Place, London lasting to the end of February.

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