Photo courtesy Lindsay Hu.
Al Hamra Tower. Photo © Tim Griffith
Cathedral of Christ the Light. Photo © Cesar Rubio
The U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou. Photo © Bruce Damonte
Today we explore the thoughts of some Young Guns 2014 finalists who maintain a reverence for the traditional route to success: architects working at major firms and designers crafting spaces that are just plain lovely. Finalists range from an empathetic interior designer whose dream is to see “everyone housed so I’d be completely out of a job” to a structural engineer who’s winning the fight against gravity.