Judging Panel & Jury
Each year our judging panel consists of a broad representation across professions to ensure that winners are chosen that excel in all aspects of design.
The Awards Jury Members
As in any good design award, every design jury member follows a Code of Conduct and is required to sign a jury agreement or they shall be excluded from taking part in the judging process. In addition, to avoid conflicts of interest, the judges may not be employees of the participating companies.
Expertise
Our jury members possess extensive knowledge and experience in a relevant field, ensuring insightful evaluation of entries.
Diversity
Jury members represent varied disciplines, offering multifaceted perspectives for fair and comprehensive assessment.
Impartiality
We require the jury to maintain objectivity and fairness, guaranteeing equitable consideration of all submissions without bias.
Australian Timber Design Awards 2024 Overall Winner Bates Smart for Embassy of Australia of Australia in Washington D.C.
Awarding Excellence
In order to provide a good and solid foundation for the Timber Design Awards, in addition to fair evaluation and judging by a sound methodology, we aim to have a strong and expert design competition jury that provides their invaluable knowledge base and insight to evaluate the submitted entries, creating benefit and value for participants by transferring their insights and ideas in form of votes, feedbacks and suggestions. Judges are not chosen until after the submission completion date has passed to avoid conflict of interest issues.
The Grand-Prix (overall), Category Winners are then selected by our panel of judges and the winners publicly announced at a special Presentation Night event usually set in the later months of each year. Separate industry panels, which may include sponsors, will assist in the select of winners for the Product Recognition Awards. The public will choose the winner of the People’s Choice Award via an online poll.
Interested in Applying for the Jury?
Our call for jury members is ongoing. We look forward to receiving applications from interested professionals wanting to participate in the judging process.
Supporting Innovation
Jury participation allows professionals to give back to built environmental professionals by contributing expertise and insights and nurturing innovation and emerging talent.
Professional Development
Evaluating diverse entries exposes jurors to innovative design concepts, construction techniques, and emerging trends, enriching their knowledge base and expanding their skills.
Industry Recognition
Serving on the jury enhances professional visibility and credibility within the timber design community, establishing oneself as an authoritative figure in the field.
The Judging Process
All participating entries will be judged on outstanding timber use, appearance, workmanship, structure and innovation. Judges are looking for context-suitable use of timber. Well-considered design and construction with timber will distinguish an entry. With such a broad range of categories on offer, there is scope for recognition of a variety of applications. Each entry category is judged independently. This is an important feature of the Australian Timber Design Awards: a winning project may excel in a range of distinct areas.
Entries need to be comprehensive but concise – judges will refer to written statements, drawings, and detailed photographs, where appropriate, to distinguish a winner (see entry requirements). As such, entrants must consider whether their project is suitable for the categories into which it is entered. Entries should display examples of outstanding design in the relevant areas and include a description of the use of timber in each project.
Australian Timber Design Awards 2024 Awards Magazine
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