Meet the Judges
The LEAF Awards 2009's esteemed panel of judges comprised of leading figures from the construction industry including:
Chairman of the judges:
Irving Brauer
Irving Brauer is the principal of Brauer Associates, a highly focused team of marketing specialists with over 25 years’ experience in enabling and assisting clients to enter or expand their position in the building specification market.
He has received the Hanover Good Design product award and has been Chair of the South London Society of Architects. Irving is currently a member of the NGCC steering committee and Chair of the PIA.
Judges:
Nicola Leonardi
Since obtaining a degree in building engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of Bologna, Nicola Leonardi has worked with the Chapman-Taylor Open Project Studio while also helping to manage the family publishing business.
His passion for architecture led him to launch the new architecture journal, The Plan, in 2001. In 2003, alongside the journal, he created the brand The Plan Editions, specialising in architecture
books and monographs. Nowadays the magazine The Plan has a circulation of approximately 36,000 copies, worldwide distributed in bookstores, newsstands, museums, art galleries and through subscriptions.He has lectured at the most prestigious university, congress and architecture events, including the School of Architecture of Yale University (USA), at MIPIM of Cannes (France), and the Architectural Association of London (UK).
Ben Morris
Ben Morris is architect and managing director of Vector Foiltec, a leading international manufacturer of ETFE Foil Structures. His recent projects include the completed ETFE bubble covering for the Beijing Aquatic Centre and the cladding for the new Foster + Partners-designed Khan Shatyry centre in Astana, Kazakhstan.
