Housing Awards: Judging Panel

George Clarke: ba (hons) ucl dipl (hons) riba George Clarke: ba (hons) ucl dipl (hons) riba George Clarke is an architect and creative director of architectural practice clarke:desai and property development company dreamspaces. He is also a writer, lecturer and TV presenter. In 2000, George started his own practice, clarke:desai, with business partner Bobby Desai. clarke:desai have established a reputation as a talented design company with a very high profile client list. Their portfolio includes innovative residential cultural and urban design projects accross the world. clarke:desai have offices in London and the West Country. George`s architectural practice, university teaching and research allow him to develop ways of creating new kinds of architecture. He is passionate about the way architecture can transform our everyday lives and his aim is to make architecture popular and accessible to the public. George is currently filming the second series of the highly successful "Build a New Life" for Five. The series of 16 one-jour programmes will be screened in 2006 and 2007. Previous programmes include "Property Dreams" and "A Dream Home Abroad". He lives in London and Dorset, with his wife and two sons.
Dr Tim Williams, Navigant Consulting and Chair, The Williams Commission Before joining Navigant Consulting, Tim was special advisor to David Miliband at ODPM where he worked on the Local Government White paper and regeneration, planning and housing policy. He continues to advise DCLG Minister Caroline Flint on regeneration, planning, housing and growth areas. Having been chief executive of the Thames Gateway London Partnership in its formative period between 1998 and 2003 Tim played a leading role in making the Gateway a national priority. He renewed his experience of East London and local government in the last year when developing a strategy for Tower Hamlets on exploiting the Olympic opportunity. He is advising on the emerging business plan of Communities England, the new national regeneration and housing body and is chairing a Housing Corporation commission into the design of affordable housing in the Thames Gateway. In 2003 Tim was named as the leading regeneration personality in the UK by a panel of his peers. He has had a weekly column in Regeneration and Renewal since it was established in 2000. In addition to his practical experience of local government he has considerable development experience having set up and run one of the government's flagship Urban Regeneration Companies, CPR Regeneration in Cornwall.
Fiona Cruickshank – Housing Corporation, Director, South East Fiona is the Director for the South East with overall responsibility for both regulation and investment. As Director, she is a member of the Regional Housing Board which produces the South East Regional Housing Strategy and advises Ministers on how the housing resources for the South East should be allocated. Previously, Fiona was the Director of Investment and Regeneration Policy for the Corporation and was responsible for producing the National Investment Policy and developing policies and strategies such as the Rural Policy and Housing for Older People. She alsso provided the Secretariat for the Home Ownership Task Force. Before moving to the Corporation Fiona worked in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in the Local Authority Housing Division, where she was responsible for developing and running the Housing Investment Programme (HIP). She then moved to the Local Government Group to support Ministers on the Local Government Acts 1999 and 2000.
Liz Walder, Director, RSAW Liz Walder has been employed at the RIBA since 1999, initially in the RIBA Library Drawings Collection and latterly in the RIBA London regional office. Liz has recently been appointed as Director of RSAW and now based in Cardiff. Liz was a member of the Affordable Housing Awards jury in 2007, as well as a member of the RIBA International Book Awards jury considering entries for the Sir Robert McAlpine Construction book prize. As well as a very full day job, Liz is reading for a part-time PhD at the University of Liverpool . Supervised by Professor Neil Jackson, the thesis is entitled: "The Royal Institute of British Architects Royal Gold Medal: history, perception and consequences, 1848 to the present day". Previous roles include the delivery of national Museums Week for the Area Museum Council for London and the Surrey Heritage Strategy for Surrey County Council. With a first degree in Archaeology, Liz has actively participated in excavations and survey, including work at Silchester (nr. Reading), Ightham Mote and Penshurst Place. Liz has also served on the council of Surrey Archaeological Society and the Lower Medway Archaeological Research Group.
Dominic Church Dipl.Ing MSc RIBA ARB Dominic Church is Senior Policy Advisor at CABE, with a particular focus on housing. As part of CABE’s Enabling team, his remit includes the Building for Life initiative. As an architect, Dominic has worked in Germany, Luxembourg, Scandinavia and Israel, specialising in housing and healthcare projects before joining Building Design Partnership in 1998 to work on a number of educational buildings, including the RIBA Stirling Prize shortlisted Hampden Gurney school in Paddington. Dominic completed an MSc City Design and Social Science at the LSE Cities Programme in 2001 and subsequently took a leading role in teaching and research as Assistant Director of the LSE’s MSc programme. His consultancy work at the LSE Cities Programme included the Urban Design Review for the Silwood SRB regeneration project in Lewisham and an international study of the Social, Cultural and Economic role of the High Street in Towns and Small Cities commissioned by Yorkshire Forward.
Naomi Goode, Partner, Lewis Silkin Solicitors Naomi Goode is a partner in the social housing department of Lewis Silkin. After qualifying as a solicitor in 1990, since 1994 Naomi has practised exclusively in the social housings sector. Naomi acts primarily for RSLs in relation to major regeneration projects. She is currently advising on the multi million pound regeneration of the Elephant and Castle and in relation to major mixed use regeneration project at King's Cross. Naomi is a board member of Tower Hamlets Homes and on the editorial board of ROOF, the housing magazine published by Shelter. In 2001 she gained a masters degree in Social Housing and Economics from the London School of Economics and subsequently taught the law module of the Social Housing and economics masters degree. Naomi speaks regularly at conferences and is a regular contributor to articles in the social housing press.
Stephen Marshall, Partner, Munkenbeck + Marshall After returning from Harvard Stephen Marshall co-founded Munkenbeck+Marshall. The practise had designed several high-density residential schemes including Gainsborough Studios that won a Cabe Gold Standard in 2006 and Nile Street, a high-density scheme for Peabody Trust that won the Evening Standard large affordable scheme of the year in 2006. Projects are always tenure blind and focus on high quality detailing with good materials.
Beverley Spear, Head of Housing Consultancy, English Partnerships Beverley is Head of Housing Consultancy in English Partnership’s National Consultancy Unit, providing advice internally within EP and to ATLAS (Advisory Team for Large Applications - part of the Planning Advisory Service). She recently led a joint research paper with ATLAS and the Housing Corporation on S106 and Affordable Housing. Beverley was previously Director of The Housing Partnership, the unit set up to improve joint working between English Partnerships and the Housing Corporation. She has worked at a senior level in housing associations, including Circle 33 Housing Trust and ASRA Greater London. Through her RSL work she has commissioned award winning housing and regeneration schemes in London as well as the home counties and Cambridgeshire. She has been Chair of the London Housing Federation Development Committee and also served on the National Housing Federation Investment and Regeneration Committee and Housing Forum Sub-Committee

George Clarke: ba (hons) ucl dipl (hons) riba

George Clarke: ba (hons) ucl dipl (hons) riba George Clarke is an architect and creative director of architectural practice clarke:desai and property development company dreamspaces. He is also a writer, lecturer and TV presenter.

In 2000, George started his own practice, clarke:desai, with business partner Bobby Desai. clarke:desai have established a reputation as a talented design company with a very high profile client list. Their portfolio includes innovative residential cultural and urban design projects accross the world. clarke:desai have offices in London and the West Country. George`s architectural practice, university teaching and research allow him to develop ways of creating new kinds of architecture. He is passionate about the way architecture can transform our everyday lives and his aim is to make architecture popular and accessible to the public. George is currently filming the second series of the highly successful "Build a New Life" for Five. The series of 16 one-jour programmes will be screened in 2006 and 2007. Previous programmes include "Property Dreams" and "A Dream Home Abroad". He lives in London and Dorset, with his wife and two sons.

Dr Tim Williams, Navigant Consulting and Chair, The Williams Commission

Before joining Navigant Consulting, Tim was special advisor to David Miliband at ODPM where he worked on the Local Government White paper and regeneration, planning and housing policy. He continues to advise DCLG Minister Caroline Flint on regeneration, planning, housing and growth areas. Having been chief executive of the Thames Gateway London Partnership in its formative period between 1998 and 2003 Tim played a leading role in making the Gateway a national priority. He renewed his experience of East London and local government in the last year when developing a strategy for Tower Hamlets on exploiting the Olympic opportunity. He is advising on the emerging business plan of Communities England, the new national regeneration and housing body and is chairing a Housing Corporation commission into the design of affordable housing in the Thames Gateway.

In 2003 Tim was named as the leading regeneration personality in the UK by a panel of his peers. He has had a weekly column in Regeneration and Renewal since it was established in 2000. In addition to his practical experience of local government he has considerable development experience having set up and run one of the government's flagship Urban Regeneration Companies, CPR Regeneration in Cornwall.

Fiona Cruickshank – Housing Corporation, Director, South East

Fiona is the Director for the South East with overall responsibility for both regulation and investment. As Director, she is a member of the Regional Housing Board which produces the South East Regional Housing Strategy and advises Ministers on how the housing resources for the South East should be allocated.

Previously, Fiona was the Director of Investment and Regeneration Policy for the Corporation and was responsible for producing the National Investment Policy and developing policies and strategies such as the Rural Policy and Housing for Older People. She alsso provided the Secretariat for the Home Ownership Task Force.

Before moving to the Corporation Fiona worked in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in the Local Authority Housing Division, where she was responsible for developing and running the Housing Investment Programme (HIP). She then moved to the Local Government Group to support Ministers on the Local Government Acts 1999 and 2000.

Liz Walder, Director, RSAW

Liz Walder has been employed at the RIBA since 1999, initially in the RIBA Library Drawings Collection and latterly in the RIBA London regional office. Liz has recently been appointed as Director of RSAW and now based in Cardiff.

Liz was a member of the Affordable Housing Awards jury in 2007, as well as a member of the RIBA International Book Awards jury considering entries for the Sir Robert McAlpine Construction book prize.

As well as a very full day job, Liz is reading for a part-time PhD at the University of Liverpool . Supervised by Professor Neil Jackson, the thesis is entitled: "The Royal Institute of British Architects Royal Gold Medal: history, perception and consequences, 1848 to the present day".

Previous roles include the delivery of national Museums Week for the Area Museum Council for London and the Surrey Heritage Strategy for Surrey County Council. With a first degree in Archaeology, Liz has actively participated in excavations and survey, including work at Silchester (nr. Reading), Ightham Mote and Penshurst Place. Liz has also served on the council of Surrey Archaeological Society and the Lower Medway Archaeological Research Group.

Dominic Church Dipl.Ing MSc RIBA ARB

Dominic Church is Senior Policy Advisor at CABE, with a particular focus on housing. As part of CABE’s Enabling team, his remit includes the Building for Life initiative. As an architect, Dominic has worked in Germany, Luxembourg, Scandinavia and Israel, specialising in housing and healthcare projects before joining Building Design Partnership in 1998 to work on a number of educational buildings, including the RIBA Stirling Prize shortlisted Hampden Gurney school in Paddington. Dominic completed an MSc City Design and Social Science at the LSE Cities Programme in 2001 and subsequently took a leading role in teaching and research as Assistant Director of the LSE’s MSc programme. His consultancy work at the LSE Cities Programme included the Urban Design Review for the Silwood SRB regeneration project in Lewisham and an international study of the Social, Cultural and Economic role of the High Street in Towns and Small Cities commissioned by Yorkshire Forward.

Naomi Goode, Partner, Lewis Silkin Solicitors

Naomi Goode is a partner in the social housing department of Lewis Silkin. After qualifying as a solicitor in 1990, since 1994 Naomi has practised exclusively in the social housings sector. Naomi acts primarily for RSLs in relation to major regeneration projects. She is currently advising on the multi million pound regeneration of the Elephant and Castle and in relation to major mixed use regeneration project at King's Cross.

Naomi is a board member of Tower Hamlets Homes and on the editorial board of ROOF, the housing magazine published by Shelter. In 2001 she gained a masters degree in Social Housing and Economics from the London School of Economics and subsequently taught the law module of the Social Housing and economics masters degree. Naomi speaks regularly at conferences and is a regular contributor to articles in the social housing press.

Stephen Marshall, Partner, Munkenbeck + Marshall

After returning from Harvard Stephen Marshall co-founded Munkenbeck+Marshall. The practise had designed several high-density residential schemes including Gainsborough Studios that won a Cabe Gold Standard in 2006 and Nile Street, a high-density scheme for Peabody Trust that won the Evening Standard large affordable scheme of the year in 2006. Projects are always tenure blind and focus on high quality detailing with good materials.

Beverley Spear, Head of Housing Consultancy, English Partnerships

Beverley is Head of Housing Consultancy in English Partnership’s National Consultancy Unit, providing advice internally within EP and to ATLAS (Advisory Team for Large Applications - part of the Planning Advisory Service). She recently led a joint research paper with ATLAS and the Housing Corporation on S106 and Affordable Housing. Beverley was previously Director of The Housing Partnership, the unit set up to improve joint working between English Partnerships and the Housing Corporation. She has worked at a senior level in housing associations, including Circle 33 Housing Trust and ASRA Greater London. Through her RSL work she has commissioned award winning housing and regeneration schemes in London as well as the home counties and Cambridgeshire. She has been Chair of the London Housing Federation Development Committee and also served on the National Housing Federation Investment and Regeneration Committee and Housing Forum Sub-Committee