Judging Panel
An independent panel of recognised and expert judges, representing the architecture discipline, will determine the winners of the Building and Architect of the Year Awards.
Please view a sample of our past judges here.
Our focus is to deliver a balanced judging assessment from industry leaders who will bring their extensive knowledge, enthusiasm and expertise to the judging process ensuring that the winning entries are truly outstanding and worthy of receiving an Building and Architect of the Year Award.
The panel is carefully selected to ensure the Awards' judging process is fair and objective. The judges are bound by a strict confidentiality agreement and are required to declare any conflict of interest in entries over which they deliberate, in which case that entry will be reallocated. The integrity of this process lies at the very heart of all that we do.
We recognise and respect the sensitive nature of the information submitted in the entries. Submissions are not disclosed or discussed outside the judging process. We do not publish the names of companies, organisations or individuals that have not been shortlisted for an Award, nor will we reproduce any information from your entry unless prior permission is given.
A comprehensive judging process has been put together to decide the worthy winners of the Building and Architect of the Year Awards.
2023 Judging Panel
Máire Henry - (Judging Co-ordinator)
Director, dhb architects & Head of The Department of Architecture & Built Environment, South East Technological University (SETU)
Máire is Head of The Department of Architecture and Built Environment at South East Technological University (SETU)and is a director with award winning architects dhbArchitects ltd.
Ann Marie Aguilar
Senior Vice President, EMEA Region, WELL Faculty at the IWBI
Ann Marie Aguilar joined the IWBI team in 2016, and from a base in London oversees the day-to-day activities of IWBI across the EMEA region. She supports the business development and technical teams and is the first point of contact for clients and design teams interested in all applications of WELL Certification.
Alan Crawford
Founding Partner, Crawford Partnership
Alan Crawford is the founding partner of Crawford Partnership, which was established in 1997 as a design led architecture and interior design practice, with offices in London and Lima, Peru. Prior to setting up Crawford Partnership, Alan was a partner in a London based practice, and spent 7 years working in the Middle East on many challenging projects.
Brian Jennings
Managing Director, award winning Registered Architect @ Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI), Designer, Assigned Certifier, Awards Judge, Guest Lecturer, JENNINGS \ DESIGN STUDIO Architects
With over 25 years experience, registered Architect and commercial interior specialist Brian leads the design studio in Dublin, with an outstanding team that are 2 x times winners of the Architecture Practice of the Year award at the Irish Construction Industry Awards.
Pat Kirwan
Director and Head of MMC Delivery, C+W O'Brien Architects
Pat Kirwan is Director and Head of MMC Delivery at C+W O'Brien Architects. He is a co-founder and board member of MMC Ireland, an industry representative body for the MMC sector in Ireland and sits on the council of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland.
Art McCormack
Co-founder, MosArt
Art McCormack is qualified in the fields of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urbanism. He has practiced since 1981 in Ireland, Finland and USA, on a wide range of building types. He co-founded MosArt, with a focus on the Passive House standard and development with a sustainable public realm.
Michael Mullen
Principal and Head of the Culture and Leisure, BDP
Michael is a Principal and Head of the Culture and Leisure sector at BDP. With 25 years’ experience and over 30 design awards Michael heads up BDP Dublin Architects' team who focus on low carbon sustainable, placemaking across multiple sectors adding considerable value for clients and communities.
Michael Stiff
Founder, Stiff + Trevillion Architects, UK
Formed Stiff + Trevillion with Andy Trevillion in the early 1980’s later running the Studio’s Berlin office. Over the years he has taught at Westminster, Brighton and Sheffield Universities, he regularly assesses design awards, and contributes to magazines and building reviews.
Lydia Szewczyk
Senior Associate, EMEA, International WELL Building Institute
As a Licensed Architect who wanted to have a greater impact on community and city policy – Lydia Szewczyk is delighted to be representing IWBI, where she works directly with clients who scale health and well-being across entire organizations and global real estate portfolios.