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2023 Design Awards Judges

It is our foundation to celebrate the optimism of design, and its ability to positively impact our communities and our planet. Now in its 18th year, the Shaw Contract Design Awards program is our chance to look through the Design Optimist lens at spaces that inspire new ways of working, learning, healing, and thriving. 

Stay tuned for when winners will be announced in September!

View all judges from each Best of Region panel around the globe!

These judges will be looking through the Design Optimist lens at spaces that represent the best of design from their region, along with those that consider our four People Together Planet Forever ambitions - Material Health, Circular Economy, Carbon Impact and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

 

Best of Asia

WATG and Wimberly Interiors
Creative Director
Singapore

 Sennex Consultants
Director – Principal
Singapore

 MEC Design International
Design Director
Japan

 Steven Leach
Studio Director
Malaysia

 Orbit Design Studio
Head of Design
Thailand

Best of Australia & New Zealand

Wardle
Associate Principal
Melbourne, Australia

Cox Architecture
Associate Director
Sydney, Australia

M Moser Associates
Director - Head of Australia
Melbourne, Australia

Mostra Design
Design Director
Christchurch, New Zealand

Best Of Canada

HOK
Interior Designer
Toronto

iN STUDIO 
Partner
Toronto

Kasian
Intermediate Designer
Toronto

B+H Architects 
Principal, Interior Design
Toronto

BGIS
Director Programs BGIS Direct Interiors
Toronto

Best of India

SWBI Architects
Associate Director, Design
Delhi, India

SPACE MATRIX
Studio Director Bangalore 
Bangalore, India

BEYOND DESIGN ARCHITECTS & CONSULTANTS
 Co Founder & Director Design
Mumbai, India

Concept Consilio
  Director Design & Project
Mumbai, India

  Colliers
National Director
Interior Design Services
Bangalore, India

Best of Greater China

  CCD
Exective Vice President
Shenzhen, China

  ArchitectureFARM
Design Director & Partner
Shanghai, China

  Virtuarch
Interior Design Department Director
Shanghai, China

Best of Latin America

  USOarquitectura
Partner / Director
CDMX, Mexico

  LP+A arquitetura
Principal, Creative Director
São Paulo, Brazil

  Marriott International
Interior Design Manager CALA Region
Lima, Peru

  MUSSA ARQUITECTOS
SOCIA FUNDADORA
Santiago, Chile

  Gensler LATAM
Design Director
San Jose, Costa Rica

Best of Middle East & Africa

  Swiss Bureau Interior Design Company Dubai
Design Director
Dubai

  Gulf Consult Kuwait
Senior Interior Designer
Kuwait

KOC University
Architect
Istanbul

Best of UK & Continental Europe 

Colliers
Senior Architect
Czech Republic

Michael Laird Architects
Director Interior Design
Scotland

DDock
Senior Interior Designer
Netherlands

Habitaction
Lead Creative
United Kingdom