HACKING THE SYSTEM
How SO – IL is rewriting NYC’s architectural source code to reframe multi-family housing around the human experience

HACKING THE SYSTEM
How SO – IL is rewriting NYC’s architectural source code to reframe multi-family housing around the human experience

Other Scales, Other Species
In his teaching, writing and radical built works, Madridand New York–based architect Andrés Jaque emphasizes the rich complexities of overlapping systems of life — and urges optimism for the yet-to-come

City Builder
For almost two decades, architect Pat Hanson and her firm, Gh3*, have been bringing uncommon beauty to sustainable urban infrastructure in Toronto and Edmonton — and she’s only just begun

LANGUAGE BARRIER
WHEN DID ARCHITECTURE BECOME SO DISCONNECTED FROM CULTURAL DISCOURSE? SYDNEY SHILLING HOSTS A CRITICAL CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW THE PROFESSION NEEDS TO ENGAGE THE MAINSTREAM

BEAM ME UP
A 75-minute class at one of OTHERSHIP’s out-of-this-world bathhouses moves through a thermal circuit of hot and cold experiences accompanied by guided breathwork exercises. Here, senior editor ERIC MUTRIE inhales and exhales his way through each one while unpacking the vision behind FUTURESTUDIO’s sublime health club designs — and the cult following they attract.

AWARDS OF MERIT
Our 46 finalists from around the world are proof positive that deeply contextual approaches to architecture and urbanism are the way forward, and that the best design speaks to our need for everyday poetry. We applaud these innovative, sustainable works and the people behind them.

MEET THE JURY
Every year, the AZ Awards convenes an international jury that chooses the winners and finalists of our global competition. Viewing, assessing and debating entries together, they dedicate their time, attention and expertise to honouring the best of the best. Here’s a hearty thank you to our phenomenal jury for 2024.