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McCloy + Muchemwa on ‘Emergingism’ in architecture
McCloy + Muchemwa on ‘Emergingism’ in architecture
The world is changing and architecture is adapting, and a new wave of young practices in London emerges. They are armed with bold ideas, digital tools, new studio set ups and innovative designs and approaches. In our Next Generation series, join us in hailing this nexus of exciting studios from the UK capital through an ongoing series of weekly profiles. Steve McCloy and Bongani Muchemwa of McCloy + Muchemwa talk to us about architecture, material experimentation, being a young architect and diversifying.
Photography: Sophie Percival
From scarfs, to bikes, to lesson plans and buildings, McCloy + Muchemwa is a young London studio that has its fingers in many pies. The firm, set up officially in 2017 by Steve McCloy + Bongani (Bo) Muchemwa (who met at university and had been collaborating ever since), is dynamic and resourceful, and, they stress, always open to c