There is no practice on the planet quite like Rem Koolhaas’ OMA.

Levete describes her choices as “Something old, something gold, a piece of nature, something by me, and a potato peeler.”

A chaotic interior is disguised by a minimal glass exterior at a new office building in Istanbul designed by New York-based practice REX.

Is it just us or is the young architect a very different beast these days? For the first time, “young” actually means young, but “architect” may no longer mean architect. This is our list of the most significant rising practices. Like all list stories, you’ll disagree with some of it, but that’s half the fun.