Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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.
Jack Becker and Andrew Linn of B L D U S are 2026 Emerging Voices winners.
Jack Becker and Andrew Linn founded B L D U S in Washington, DC, in 2013. The firm’s housing-focused portfolio includes renovating historic structures in southeast Washington, DC, and building infill housing in historically neglected areas of the federal district. Across projects, B L D U S prioritizes the use of natural materials both local, like oak and black locust, and renewable, such as cork and bamboo, to create “healthy domestic architecture fit for the Mid-Atlantic climate,” in their own words. This focus on unconventional building materials draws on the firm’s expertise across fields and trades, including architecture, development, and carpentry.
Video editor: Darlena Chiem
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.
Jack Becker and Andrew Linn of B L D U S are 2026 Emerging Voices winners.
Jack Becker and Andrew Linn founded B L D U S in Washington, DC, in 2013. The firm’s housing-focused portfolio includes renovating historic structures in southeast Washington, DC, and building infill housing in historically neglected areas of the federal district. Across projects, B L D U S prioritizes the use of natural materials both local, like oak and black locust, and renewable, such as cork and bamboo, to create “healthy domestic architecture fit for the Mid-Atlantic climate,” in their own words. This focus on unconventional building materials draws on the firm’s expertise across fields and trades, including architecture, development, and carpentry.
Video editor: Darlena Chiem
