Award for the most innovative, comprehensive, well-researched and critically informed dissertation, journal, essay or report by a final year student.
The Awards are sponsored by the Royal College of Art, the world’s leading art and design university, which offers MA and short course programmes in Interior Design.
Shelley McNulty (chair) - Manchester School of Art
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Roderick Adams - Northumbria University
David Littlefield - University of Westminster
Will McMahon - Leeds Beckett University
Jade Wilson - Manchester School of Arts
Naomi House – Middlesex University
Idrees Rasouli – Anglia Ruskin University
Dr Sian Vaughan is Associate Professor of Research Practice and the Director of Research for Art, Architecture, and Design at Birmingham City University. Sian is the current Chair of CHEAD’s Research Innovation and Knowledge Exchange Alliance which is a collaborative partner in the UK's creative and cultural economy, influencing policy through research, practice, and advocacy while driving innovation and showcasing impactful research.
Helen Castle (Publishing Director, RIBA) is one of the pre-eminent publishers in the architecture and design field. Formerly publisher at John Wiley & Sons, including editor Architectural Design, Helen knows good writing when she sees it.
