Voting for the Public Choice Winners is now live, so keep checking back for roundups of the best-in-class projects! The plus-award category Architecture + Self-Initiated shows off the work of DIY designers. These five finalists capitalized on their entrepreneurial spirits to realize their designs, and in the process circumnavigated the traditional client-innovated project model. Who says architects should wait for commissions to explore their craft? Click through to see them all!

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Bivouac New York
WORKSHOP
New York, New York

Upcycling Pavilion
Bunker Arquitectura
Installation

Starlight
Erich Remash
Black Rock City, Nevada

MODERNest House 1
Kyra Clarkson
Toronto, Canada

UFO Museum Exhibit
Zach Pauls
Roswell, New Mexico

by Peter Levins

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