Past Judges
Judged by the Industry's Elite: The Building and Architect of the Year Awards. Our esteemed panel of past judges is composed of renowned experts who have made significant contributions to building and architecture. They come from diverse backgrounds in academia, business, and related sectors, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to the judging process. Their involvement ensures that entries are evaluated by the highest standards of excellence, objectivity, and fairness. The calibre of our past judges is a testament to the rigorous and impartial nature of the awards.
Ann Marie Aguilar
Director of UK/EMEA Client Relations for the WELL Faculty, IWBI
Justin Kinsella
Director, Harcourt Architects
Gary Boyd
Professor of Architecture, Queen’s University, Belfast
Fergal MacCabe
Founder, MacCabe Durney Barnes
Gerard Bourke
Senior Architect, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Peter Mance
Director, MAAPS Design & Architecture, UK
Collette Burns
Architectural Project Leader, Campus Planning, TU Dublin
Kirk McCormack
Director, Longform Architecture
Alan Crawford
Founding Partner, Crawford Partnership
Frank McDonald
Author & Former Environment Editor of The Irish Times (Judging Co-ordinator)
Tim Darmody
Director, Darmody Architecture
Susan McGarry
Group Sustainability Manager, Ecocem Materials
Brendan Dervan
Managing Director Dublin, Cundall
Alan Mee
Owner, Alan Mee Architectsr
Ailish Drake
Director, Drake Hourigan Architects
John Mitchell
Owner, DMOD Architectsr
Garbhan Doran
Director, Co-Founder, Broadstone Architects
Peter Murray
Chairman of NLA,
Máire Henry
Director, dhb architects & Head of The Department of Architecture, Waterford Institute of Technology
Brian O'Neill
Owner, DMOD Architectsr
Ronan Holohan
Managing Director, MILLIMETRE DESIGN
Shane O’Toole
Adjunct Associate Professor of Architecture, UCD
Brian Jennings
Architect, Designer & Principal, Jennings Design Studio - Architects
Derry Scully
Group President, Linesight
Derry Kearney
Managing Director Ireland & Partner, Cundall Ireland
Claire Solon
Head of Property, Aviva & Board Member, Home Building Finance Ireland,
Paul Kelly
Lecturer in Architectural Design, Theory and Building Technology, DIT
Michael Stiff
Founder, Stiff + Trevillion Architects, UK
Lynne Sullivan OBE
Architect, RIBA - LSA Studio (London)