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The Architectural League’s biennial Emerging Voices program spotlights North American architects, landscape architects, and urban designers who have significant bodies of realized work and the potential to influence their field.
In this lecture, two of the 2026 Emerging Voices presented their awarded work to the public.
New York City–based design firm CO Adaptive’s work spans adaptive reuse and retrofits of residential, creative, and civic spaces. Founded in 2011 by Bobby Johnston and Ruth Mandl, the firm has progressively expanded its scope to include construction, deconstruction, and material salvage with the establishment of CO Adaptive Building and CO Adaptive Disassembly.
Cooperación Comunitaria works with rural Mexican communities to rebuild homes and communal facilities after natural disasters. The practice incorporates community participation throughout the design process and integrates local ancestral knowledge with technical expertise. Founded in 2012 by Isadora Hastings García and Gerson Huerta García, the practice today includes Silvia Elis Martínez Hernández, José Jesús Álvarez Gutiérrez, and Lizet Zaldivar López.
This event was moderated by Ana Miljački, historian, critic, curator, professor of architecture and founder of Critical Broadcasting Lab at MIT, and a 2026 Emerging Voices jury member.
The Architectural League’s biennial Emerging Voices program spotlights North American architects, landscape architects, and urban designers who have significant bodies of realized work and the potential to influence their field.
In this lecture, two of the 2026 Emerging Voices presented their awarded work to the public.
New York City–based design firm CO Adaptive’s work spans adaptive reuse and retrofits of residential, creative, and civic spaces. Founded in 2011 by Bobby Johnston and Ruth Mandl, the firm has progressively expanded its scope to include construction, deconstruction, and material salvage with the establishment of CO Adaptive Building and CO Adaptive Disassembly.
Cooperación Comunitaria works with rural Mexican communities to rebuild homes and communal facilities after natural disasters. The practice incorporates community participation throughout the design process and integrates local ancestral knowledge with technical expertise. Founded in 2012 by Isadora Hastings García and Gerson Huerta García, the practice today includes Silvia Elis Martínez Hernández, José Jesús Álvarez Gutiérrez, and Lizet Zaldivar López.
This event was moderated by Ana Miljački, historian, critic, curator, professor of architecture and founder of Critical Broadcasting Lab at MIT, and a 2026 Emerging Voices jury member.
