Jury

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Aaron Betsky

Aaron Betsky, Director, Cincinnati Art Museum, is an internationally noted architectural critic and author of more than ten books on design. Prior to his current post, he served as the Director of the Netherlands Architecture Institute, in Rotterdam and the Curator of Architecture, Design and Digital Projects at SFMoMA.

Julie Eizenberg

Julie Eizenberg, Principal, Koning Eizenberg Architecture in Santa Monica, CA, has received more than 60 design awards and is a nationally respected voice on city design and private development. A frequent advisor to the U.S. Mayor's Institute on City Design, she teaches and lectures around the world, and is the author of the book Architecture Isn't Just for Special Occasions.

Merrill Elam

Merrill Elam, Partner, Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects in Atlanta is one of the most distinguished women practicing in architecture today. Her career spans more than 30 years and she, along with her partner Mack Scogin, is the recipient of numerous national AIA awards and distinctions including the 1995 Academy Award in Architecture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the 1996 Chrysler Award for Innovation in Design.

Richard E. Eribes

Richard E. Eribes, former Dean of the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture at the University of Arizona, Tucson, has done extensive research on the pedagogy of architecture, urban design and environmental perception, housing and public policy. He was also the first Director of the Center for Urban Studies at Arizona State University, Tempe and is an expert on Arizona design.

Grady Gammage, Jr.

Grady Gammage, Jr., partner, Gammage & Burnham, is an attorney who represents real estate development projects such as master-planned communities, high-rise buildings, regional shopping centers and sprawling tracts of subdivisions. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Morrison Institute for Public Policy and adjunct professor at the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Arizona State University, Tempe, where he teaches classes on land use regulation and on historic preservation planning.