Hospice - Home For Terminally Ill Competition Jury Panel

Buildner is pleased to announce its jury for the Hospice - Home for the Terminally Ill competition!

Rubén García Rubio, studioVRA
Amanda Gore, The Liminal Space
Kristina Loock, GMP
Arturo Mc Clean, Miralles Tagliabue EMBT
Paul Monaghan, AHMM Sonsoles
Vela Navarro, studioVRA
Françoise N’Thépé, FRANÇOISE N’THÉPÉ ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
Andrew Thurman, York St. John University
Dr Johan van der Zwart, University of Twente, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Rubén García Rubio is an architect and co-founder of studioVRA based in Zaragoza, Spain. He holds Ph.Ds. in Architecture from the University of Valladolid and the University of Roma Tre. He has been a “Visiting Scholar” at the American Academy in Rome. Currently, he is Assistant Professor of Architecture and Urbanism at Tulane University. He previously taught in several schools of architecture and institutions in Europe and the Middle East, where he was able to work on projects that combined his teaching objectives, research interests, and professional work. His work has been distinguished with several architectural awards, both design and built, and published in international architectural magazines. He is Editor-in-Chief of the architectural weblog CajondeArquitecto.com.

Amanda Gore is the Director and joint creative lead of The Liminal Space, a purpose-led design agency that uses people-centred art and design-based engagement methods to build understanding, participation and social action. She develops novel and tangible approaches that connect audiences to subjects as diverse as abortion, death and dying, climate change and genome editing. Her wide-ranging experience bridges the worlds of creative development, audience engagement and social change.

Kristina Loock is head of business development at GMP, a practice headquartered in Hamburg with branches worldwide. GMP’s portfolio spans from private residences to stadiums, opera houses, museums, offices, and bridges.

Arturo Mc Clean is Communications Manager and Architect at Barcelona-based Miralles Tagliabue EMBT. Born in Panama City in 1982, Arturo studied architecture at the Universidad Santa Maria La Antigua in Panama, at the Universities of Granada and Salamanca in Spain. He has been involved in several interior and graphic design and independent publishing projects. At Miralles Tagliabue EMBT he is a member of the publications and communications team, and is also involved in the running of the Enric Miralles Foundation. EMBT has completed such projects as Kálida Sant Pau Centre in Barcelona - a space of emotional, social and practical support for cancer patients, and part of the Maggie’s Centre Network.

Paul Monaghan is Director at AHMM in London. His projects at all scales have been recognised as exemplars of outstanding design, collaborative creativity, applied technology, research and sustainability, such as North London Hospice and Kentish Town Health Centre. His current and recent key projects include the redevelopment of Television Centre in west London; New Scotland Yard for the Metropolitan Police; and Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre. Paul led AHMM’s work on the RIBA Stirling Prize-winning Burntwood School in south London, as well as two other Stirling-shortlisted buildings. In addition to his project work, Paul is an active speaker, teacher and juror. He is a visiting professor at the Bartlett and Sheffield schools of architecture; he has also been Vice Chair of the CABE Schools Design Review Panel and is on the CABE National Design Review Panel. He has been chair of the Young Architect of the Year awards, chaired the RIBA awards panel until 2010, and was a judge for the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2016. Paul recently received an honorary doctorate of letters from the University of Sheffield, and has been appointed the Liverpool City Region Design Champion.

Sonsoles Vela Navarro is an architect and co-founder of studioVRA based in Zaragoza, Spain. She holds a BArch from the University of Valladolid, a Master of Science in Architecture and Sustainable Environment from the University of Extremadura, an MBA from Kühnel Business School, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Design and Digital Architecture from the San Jorge University. Sonsoles is a practicing architect with 15 years of experience working alongside private clients and builders to develop architectural designs on residential, commercial and healthcare projects. Her work has been distinguished with several architectural awards, both design and built, and published in international architectural magazines. Currently, she is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Tulane University.

Françoise N’Thépé runs Paris-based practice FRANÇOISE N’THÉPÉ ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN. Born in Douala, Cameroon, she obtained her Master of Architecture in Paris in 1999 and has been working as an architect for the last twenty years. With her well-established professional expertise and many years of experience, her work has been awarded with several prestigious prizes and distinctions.

Andrew Thurman has over 15 years of experience working across several sectors of commercial interior design and architecture including brand, retail and experiential design, hospitality and exhibitions. He worked as a visiting lecturer at several institutions in the north of England alongside his industry role before joining York St. John University to lead the Interior Design program. Andrew’s research interests and practice are now focused around living leaner; exploring how we live with less in less space, and the impact of this on our well-being.

Dr Johan van der Zwart is a researcher at the department of Science, Technology and Policy Studies of the University of Twente and an assistant professor of architecture and health at the NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology. His research focus is on the interaction between technology, people, process and place. His distinct contribution to projects is based on his holistic, transdisciplinary approach, connecting different disciplines from an in-depth understanding of scientific research and design of healthcare service systems. He is the author of several journal articles, books and book chapters on healthcare architecture and landscape architecture.

The competition seeks conceptual ideas exploring health design innovation. It offers a chance for participants to explore how architecture can be used as a tool to help people, and demonstrate how architecture can offer psychological relief to those who are suffering. 

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