David Kohn Architects Wins Young Architect of the Year 2009

David Kohn Architects has recently won the UK’s Young Architect of the Year 2009. The competition is open to all British architects under the age of 40 and is organized by Building Design Magazine.

Earlier this fall, The Architecture Foundation in London hosted an exhibition of this year’s long list at the AF Project Space and held an event showcasing the five shortlisted practices, also including Office for Subversive Architecture/KHBT, Duggan Morris Architects, Glowacka Rennie Architects, and Prewett Bizley Architects.

David Kohn studied architecture at the University of Cambridge and at Columbia University, New York as a Fulbright Scholar. Prior to founding DKA, David worked for ten years in leading practices including Caruso St John Architects where he was an Associate in charge of the Museum of Childhood and Gagosian Gallery, both of which received RIBA Awards.

David Kohn Architects is a young London-based practice offering a full range of architecture and urban design services. Recent projects include a restaurant at the Royal Academy of Arts, which won a D&AD Yellow Pencil Award, a house in Norfolk and an urban design strategy for Deptford in partnership with Design for London.

Images: David Kohn Architects