Judges and Supporters
Judges
Lance Hosey (jury chair and competition organizer)
Director, William McDonough + Partners
Lance has been featured in Metropolis’ “Next Generation” program and Architectural Record’s “emerging architect” series. He has written and spoken widely on sustainable design, and he pens the regular “ecology” column for Architect magazine. He is co-author of Women in Green: Voices of Sustainable Design, and his forthcoming book is entitled, The Shape of Green: Aesthetics, Ecology, and Design.
Galen Cranz
Professor, University of California at Berkeley
Galen teaches courses in the social and cultural bases of design, and her current research includes the body and the near-environment and the office of the future. Her landmark study, The Chair: Rethinking Culture, Body and Design, offers a fresh look at the history and future of furniture design, with a focus on body awareness.
Bill Dowell
Director of Research, Herman Miller Inc.
As leader of Herman Miller’s multifaceted research team, Bill has been involved in some of the most innovative R&D in the industry. Recent work includes studies of seating behaviors, anthropometry, the effects of computing on seated posture, and the components of subjective comfort. A Certified Professional Ergonomist, he is a member of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society.
Jill Fehrenbacher
Green Designer; Founder, Inhabitat
Jill is a freelance designer, green design consultant, and founder of the web’s most popular sustainable design blog. She created Inhabitat in 2005 to catalog her search for new ways to improve the world through forward-thinking, high-tech, and environmentally conscious design. A graphic designer-turned-architect by training, Jill writes and speaks widely on sustainable design.
Susan Szenasy
Editor in Chief, Metropolis magazine
A recognized authority on design and sustainability, Susan Szenasy has led Metropolis since 1986. With the magazine’s “Next Generation” program, she has created a unique forum for the innovative work of young designers. She is a noted speaker and teacher of design ethics and was a co-recipient of the 2007 Civitas August Heckscher Award for Community Service and Excellence.
Micahel Wollaeger
Editor in Chief, Western Interiors and Design magazine
Michael has served as the editor-in-chief of the award-winning Western Interiors and Design magazine since its launch in 2003. Previously, he served as the executive editor of Architectural Digest for fifteen years. He is a graduate of the Radcliffe Publishing Procedures Course and began his publishing career in New York.
Sponsors
The Sustainable Furnishings Council is a non-profit balanced coalition of industry players created to promote sustainable practices among manufacturers, retailers, and consumers alike with a public tagging program to identify good choices.
World Market Center Las Vegas is proud to be a founding member of the Sustainable Furniture Council and is dedicated to the promotion of sustainable home furnishings. As part of its annual Summer Market (July 28-Aug 1 2008), the Las Vegas Design Center and the Living Green Pavilion will again present sustainable educational programs and juried exhibits for the residential and contract furnishings industry. Located in the heart of Las Vegas, the World Market Center is the fastest-growing upscale market in the country.
Western Design and Interiors celebrates the innovative, influential interior design and architecture of the American West. In its first year, the magazine won two coveted Maggie Awards, for Best New Consumer Publication and Best New Home Design and Entertainment Magazine, and it was also named one of the top five magazine launches of 2003 by Folio magazine.
Supporters and Advisors
Treehugger is the leading media outlet dedicated to driving sustainability mainstream. Partial to a modern aesthetic, we strive to be a one-stop shop for green news, solutions, and product information.
Inhabitat is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.
Metropolis magazine is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.
Thanks to Susan Inglis, Margaret Casey, Jennifer Prince, and Caktus Consulting Group.
