Judges

Brian Veitch is a chartered civil and structural engineer.  He is a director of Arup, the major global engineering, design and consultancy practice.  He is joint leader of the Arup practice in Scotland responsible for all aspects of its business here.  For more than 30 years he has worked closely with architects, urban designers and others involved in planning, designing and delivering the built environment – collaborating on a wide range of building, public realm and civil engineering projects, many of which have received awards for the quality of their design and execution.  He is currently engaged on several of the largest projects being undertaken in Scotland at present, and some of the smallest!

Brian is interested in economic development, education, regeneration and the quality of buildings and places in Scotland, and elsewhere.  He is a director and board member of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry, a member of the Advisory Board of Architecture + Design Scotland, and a member of the Scottish Parliament Business Exchange.  He is a Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Engineering in the University of Glasgow, and was, until recently, Visiting Professor at the School of Architecture in the University of Strathclyde.  He is a member of industrial liaison boards at Glasgow School of Art, University of Glasgow, University of Strathclyde and University of Paisley.

Diana Cochrane is co-founder of the innovative and dynamic design studio Urban Salon.  Established in 1997, the London-based studio divides into four broad categories: architecture and urban design, interiors, exhibitions and research.  Employing 8 full time staff, the studio has worked on architectural, interior and exhibition projects for clients including The New Millenium Experience Company, Marks & Spencer, Virgin Atlantic, The Science Museum, The Corporation of London, Falmouth School and the British Council.

A graduate of the Royal College of Art and Glasgow School of Art, Diana is currently a senior post-graduate tutor at the Royal College of Art where she leads the work in one of the four Architectural Design Studios (ADS1).  Here, they look at taking a multi-scale and multi-disciplinary approach focusing on future proposals for public realm.  This characteristically involves exploring master planning and schemes and networks that are integrated into indigenous communities.

Mark was educated at the Sheffield School of Architecture where he graduated with distinction in 1994. Since then he has combined office and site based architectural practice with teaching activities.

Mark is co-director of a newly formed architectural practice in Manchester, Emms Fowler Architects, who are currently working on residential projects at a variety of scales. Prior to this he worked at Hodder Associates (2002-2006) where he was the associate with responsibility for design within the office as a whole, as well as being actively involved in job running. He was the project architect for both refurbishment works and the new extension to Arne Jacobsen’s Grade 1 Listed St Catherine’s College in Oxford, the latter receiving an RIBA Award and the Roses Grand Prix Award in 2006.

Previously, Mark was employed at Building Design Partnership in Manchester (2000-2002) and before this at Michael Wilford and Partners in London (1997-2000). Here he worked as site architect on The Lowry, a millennium project for an integrated centre for visual and performing arts situated in Salford Quays. This project was awarded the Royal Fine Arts Commission Trust Building of the Year in 2001.

In addition to his work in practice, Mark maintains an involvement in architectural education, currently acting as Associate Lecturer at the Manchester School of Architecture. He previously held a full time Lectureship at The University of Manchester (1994-1997) and has acted as a visiting design tutor and critic in a number of schools of architecture, including The University of Central England and The University of Sheffield.

Roger Stephenson is founder of the award winning architectural practice Stephenson Bell based in Manchester.  Founded in 1979, the practice now has 39 members and has received over 60 awards, including final shortlisting for the Sterling Prize in 1998 for the Quay Bar, Castlefield.

Prior to this, he studied architecture at the Liverpool University School of Architecture, moving on to work with Building Design Partnership and then becoming Partner at Michael Hyde & Partners in Manchester.

He is a regular lecturer at Universities around the UK as well as visiting professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.  In addition to this, he a RIBA member and registered architect with ARUK and has been Jury Chairman at the RIBA Awards as well as being awarded OBE at the Queens Birthday Honours in July 2001.

Tom Emerson co-founded 6a Architects with Stephanie Macdonald in 2001. 6a Architects works on a variety of scales: from product and exhibition design to art galleries and large-scale housing developments. Its current projects include two contemporary art galleries in London, a coastal development in Croatia and an affordable housing project in London. 6a Architects has received several major European design awards and has been published extensively in the UK and internationally.He studied architecture at the University of Bath, the Royal College of Art and the University of Cambridge where he currently teaches. Previously he has taught at the Architectural Association (AA) and in the Department of Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art. He has lectured widely in the UK including the RCA, ICA, AA, UCL, Architecture Foundation, Cambridge University and the Design Museum and published articles on architecture, literature and photography. In June 2005 he was elected to the Governing Council of the Architectural Association.

Tony Hunt trained part time at Westminster Technical college and worked for seven years with
Felix Samuely and Partners from 1953 – 1960.  While there he was involved with a number of lightweight steel frame structures combined with precast floors and was one of the design engineers for the London US Embassy, architect Eero Saarinen, where he was responsible for the precast concrete superstructure.  He then worked for architects Hancock Associates for 2 years where he specialised in timber structures. He set up Anthony Hunt Associates in 1962. His early influences include the work of Konrad Wachsmann, Jean Prouvé, Nervi, Fritz Haller and Charles Eames.

His work has included a number of award winning structures including the following:
The Reliance Controls Factory, Swindon
Willis Faber Headquarters, Ipswich
Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts, Norwich
Inmos Micro-electronics Factory, Newport
Schlumberger Research Facility, Cambridge
Don Valley Athletics Stadium, Sheffield
Waterloo International Station

Recent Projects include:
New Headquarters for Lloyds Register of Shipping, London
National Botanic Garden of Wales
The Eden Project, Cornwall
Kelvin Bridge, Glasgow

Tony Hunt has a very wide experience in building structures of all types and in all materials but his speciality is primarily in sophisticated steelwork, working closely with most of the leading architects in the UK and also in France.  He is first and foremost a designer, believes in offering a structural philosophy to parallel architects visions, and is actively involved in the design development of projects.

Tony Hunt believes strongly in sharing his experience and knowledge, frequently through taking Master Classes. He lectures regularly in the UK, Europe, USA and Canada, acts as jury member for competitions and is a regular book reviewer.

Tony Hunt’s interests include architecture, industrial design, furniture design, model making, typography, fast cars, sailing, food and drink and Life – lived with a capital ‘L’, his interests are not necessarily enjoyed in this order!