Design Vanguard

The 12/09 issue of Architectural Record includes a survey of "emerging talent" that's really good - new faces, strong work. I'm really glad to see it. What's especially nice about it is the amount of space they give some of the practices, so you get a sense of their body of work, not just single projects. There's also a thoughtful essay by Martin Filler that relates to the survey theme by discussing the perils of youthful fame and, in the case of Frank Gehry, of late blooming. Filler, who writes for the New York Review of Books, is always worth reading. I wish they'd have him more regularly as their essayist. Anyway, bravo! I was starting to lose hope.