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 the architecture industry. 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

Head of EMEA Region, IWBI

Seán Barrett

Director/Architect, Darmody Architecture

Britt Berentzen

Programme Director, Interior Architecture & Design, Griffith College Dublin

Brian Bolger

Director, C+W O'Brien Architects

Robert Bourke

Director, Robert Bourke Architects

Gerard Bourke

Senior Architect, Dún Laoghaire County Council

Gary Boyd

Professor of Architecture, Queen’s University, Belfast

Collette Burns

Architectural Project Leader, Campus Planning, TU Dublin

Stephen Carr

Director, Stephen Carr Architects

Barry James Mc Carron

Managing Director, KORE Retrofit

Alan Crawford

Founding Partner, Crawford Partnership

Tim Darmody

Director, Darmody Architecture

Brendan Dervan

Managing Director Dublin, Cundall

Garbhan Doran

Director, Co-Founder, Broadstone Architects

Ailish Drake

Director, Drake Hourigan Architects

Patrick Flynn

Head of School of Architecture, Building and Environment, TU Dublin

Michael Frain

Director / Co-Owner, Bright Design Architects

Emma Geoghegan

Head of Architecture, TU Dublin

Mike Haslam

Architect Director, Haslam and Co Architects Ltd

Máire Henry

Director, dhb architects & Head of The Department of Architecture & Built Environment, South East Technological University

Ronan Holohan

Managing Director, MILLIMETRE DESIGN

Ciaran Hussey

Managing Director, Hussey Architects

Brian Jennings

Architect, Designer & Principal, Jennings Design Studio

Derry Kearney

Partner, Cundall

Paul Kelly

Lecturer in Architectural Design, Theory and Building Technology, DIT

Justin Kinsella

Director, Harcourt Architects

Pat Kirwan

Director, C+W O'Brien Architects

Aleksandar Kostić

Lecturer/Architect, South East Technological University

MICHAEL LAMB

DIRECTOR, RYAN+LAMB ARCHITECTS

Shaun Land

CSA Manager, DPS Group

Jennifer Lynch

Design Director, Darmody Architecture

Fergal MacCabe

Founder, MacCabe Durney Barnes

Peter Mance

Director, MAAPS Design & Architecture, UK

Art McCormack

Co-founder, MosArt

Kirk McCormack

Director, Longform Architecture

Frank McDonald

Author & Former Environment Editor of The Irish Times (Judging Co-ordinator)

Susan McGarry

Group Sustainability Manager, Ecocem Materials

Alan Mee

Owner, Alan Mee Architectsr

Brian Jennings MRIAI MIDI

Award-winning RIAI Architect, Designer, Assigned Certifier, and Guest Lecturer, JENNINGS \ DESIGN STUDIO Architects

John Mitchell

Consultant, DMOD Architects

Suzanne Moloney

Senior architect, associate, Darmody Architecture

Anna Ryan Moloney

Associate Professor of Architecture, University of Limerick

johann muldoon

Managing director, MANOR ARCHITECTS

Michael Mullen

Principal and Head of the Culture and Leisure, BDP

Martina Murphy

Senior Lecturer, Ulster University

Peter Murray

Chairman of NLA,

Brian O' Neill

MCORM Architects, Company Director

Emer O'Sullivan

Director, Hussey Architects

Shane O’Toole

Adjunct Associate Professor of Architecture, UCD

Liam Ross

Senior Lecturer in Architectural Design, University of Edinburgh

Peter Scanlon

Lecturer, Atlantic Technological University

Derry Scully

Group President, Linesight

Claire Solon

Head of Property, Aviva & Board Member, Home Building Finance Ireland,

Maeve Staunton

Director, Staunton Henderson Architects

Michael Stiff

Founder, Stiff+Trevillion

Mike Stiff