When it comes to assessing whether a building has best stood the test of time, Architecture Today Awards judge Amin Taha will be looking out for projects using materials with the lowest embodied carbon possible.
Architecture Today Awards judge and Groupwork founder gives an insight into the qualities he will be looking out for among entries.
What attracted you to be a judge at Architecture Today Awards?
My partner’s enthusiasm that I divert my apparent skill for judging everything at home to buildings and their architects!
What qualities will you be looking out for – what will make a project stand out to you?
Has the outcome been driven by considering materials and structure from first principles against the criteria of the project? Then rethought, adjusted to meet these, coming in on budget, to the lowest embodied carbon possible.
What do you hope will be taken away from the live presentation and judging process?
Choosing the lowest embodied carbon materials can generate a carbon negative building which with good passive environmental design and material passporting for future reuse of components can help turn the construction sector round from a contributor to atmospheric carbon to a sequestration industry; developing a C21st architectural language at the same time.
What building would you most like to see among the entries?
One that does the above with elan, beautifully expressing the overall teams’ personalities and working relationship.
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