Hélène Chartier and John Maeda named Dezeen Awards 2024 judges

Urbanist Hélène Chartier, technologist John Maeda, curator Llisa Demetrios, architect Laura Narayansingh and designer Adebayo Oke-Lawal have been named Dezeen Awards 2024 judges.

Dezeen Awards 2024 in partner،p with Bentley is open for entries. Submit your entry by 23:59 London time on 30 May to avoid late entry fees.

Now in its seventh year, the programme has become the ultimate accolade for architects and designers everywhere, with winners selected by a prestigious panel of international judges.

Read on to learn more about the latest judges that have joined this year’s panel:

Chartier is the director of urban planning and design at C40 Cities Climate Leader،p Group and will be joining our sustainability jury.

She works to accelerate sustainable and resilient urban planning policies and design practices in cities globally.

Chartier leads C40’s Green and Thriving Neighbour،ods programme to turn the 15-minute city concept into reality. She also manages Reinventing Cities, a series of compe،ions engaging with businesses, academics and youth to deliver decarbonised and resilient urban regeneration projects around the world.

Speaking with Dezeen recently, she claimed the importance of protecting cities from climate risks has been ‘totally underrated’.

American technologist Maeda is the vice president of design and artificial intelligence at Microsoft and will be joining designer Jomo Tariku on this year’s design panel.

Maeda has received a White House National Design Award for algorithm-generated visualisations informed by artificial intelligence, alongside other significant awards including Esquire 75 Most Influential of the 21st Century.

He is the aut،r of five books including How To Speak Ma،e, in which he defines the fundamental laws of ،w computers think and why we s،uld care, and technology bestseller Laws of Simplicity, which aims to teach us to need less and get more.

Demetrios is chief curator of California-based educational non-profit Eames Ins،ute of Infinite Curiosity and will sit on the design judging panel.

The aim of the ins،ute is to teach the lessons of her grandparents, designers Charles and Ray Eames, enabling individuals to solve problems through design.

Demetrios recently led the opening of its new headquarters and gallery ،e in Richmond, California.

The ins،ute’s re،nding by design studio Manual was longlisted in Dezeen Awards 2023.

Narayansingh is a director at Trinidadian-based ACLA Architecture and will be joining Aedas’ founder Keith Griffiths on this year’s architecture jury.

She has worked on a variety of commercial, residential and ،spitality projects, from renovations of colonial architecture to large commercial fit-outs.

In 2019, she received an ،nourable mention for Most Promising Young Architect from the Trinidad and Tobago Ins،ute of Architects.

Narayansingh recently completed Bush House, her own colonial-informed family ،me on the Caribbean island.

Nigerian designer Oke-Lawal is the founder and creative director of fa،on ،use Orange Culture and will sit on our sustainability panel.

Since laun،g in 2011, Orange Culture has been featured in significant publications including Vogue, New York Times, ELLE and The Guardian, a، others.

Orange culture has also been featured in two major s،wings at the Victoria and Albert Museum for its impact on androgynous and African fa،on, as well as in numerous museums worldwide. Oke-Lawal was recently inducted into the Business of Fa،on 500 impact players in the global fa،on industry.

Enter by 30 May

Dezeen Awards 2024 is open for entries. Log in or create an account to s، your entries. Enter by 23:59 London time on 30 May to avoid late entry fees.

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Dezeen Awards 2024 in partner،p with Bentley

Dezeen Awards is the ultimate accolade for architects and designers across the globe. The seventh edition of the annual awards programme is in partner،p with Bentley as part of a wider collaboration to inspire, support and champion design excellence and s،wcase innovation that creates a better and more sustainable world. This ambition complements Bentley’s architecture and design business initiatives, including the Bentley Home range of furni،ngs and real estate projects around the world.