Amrita Guha, Brian Cavanaugh and Yingfan Zhang announced as judges for the WAN Awards 2024

We’re delighted to announce that Amrita Guha, Founding Partner of Untitled Design Consultants and Brian Cavanaugh, Co-Founder of Architecture Building Culture will be on the WAN Awards judging panel. They will be joined by architect and computer-generated design expert Ozan Ertug, Atelier Alter Architects co-founder Yingfan Zhang, and Anand Sharma, co-founder of Design Forum International. With two weeks left to submit your entry to the WAN Awards before the final, extended deadline of Thursday August 15th, read on to find out more about this year’s judges.

25 July 2024

Amrita Guha, Founding Partner of Untitled Design Consultants in New Delhi, (pictured far right) leads a multidisciplinary design practice rooted in Indian culture. With 25 years of experience, her firm blends traditional craftsmanship with contemporary minimalism and has created over 500 unique residential spaces that balance functionality and luxury. 

USA-based architect Brian Cavanaugh (pictured centre) is Principal and Co-Founder of Architecture Building Culture. The firm’s previous projects span Canada, the USA, and the South Pacific. These include the recently completed Black Cultural Center on the campus of the University of Oregon; a new residence in Fiji; a new commercial showroom , offices and light manufacturing building in Vancouver, BC; and a number of single family residences.

Yingfan Zhang (pictured far left) is the co-founder and chief architect of Atelier Alter Architects, an architecture firm based in Beijing and founded in New York in 2009. The firm has worked on museums and stadiums and its previous projects include the Yingliang Natural History Museum, BIT Sports Center and WuliEpoch Cultural Center. Yingfan graduated from the Urban Design program at the Graduate School of Architectural Design at Harvard University and the Cooper Union Architecture program.

Istanbul-based architect Ozan Ertug (pictured second from left) practices with a fusion of handicraft techniques and cutting edge technology and AI assisted methodologies. He is the co-founder of Synthetic Architecture which has a particular focus on computer-aided design, intelligent simulation, production technologies, and interactive spatial planning strategies. Some of his key projects include Hukoy, an ecologic education campus in Southern Turkey; Besiktas Fish Market, an open fish market located in Besiktas; Autopia, an automobile shopping mall located in Beylikduzu, and One Ortakoy, a housing project located in Ortakoy.  His work has been exhibited in the "Architecture After AI" exhibition that explores the potential of artificial intelligence platforms to revolutionize the field of architecture, from the way buildings are designed to the conception of new forms and structures that were previously unimaginable. 

Anand Sharma (pictured second from right) co-founded Design Forum International (DFI) and has since become a passionate advocate for socially inclusive and sustainable design in India. His background merges technical precision with human-centric considerations. Some of his key projects include Select City Walk Mall (Delhi), Guwahati City Centre Eye of Noida (Noida, UP), and Dakshineswar Skywalk (Kolkata).

 


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