{"id":745578,"date":"2024-06-21T15:32:45","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T14:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/?p=745578"},"modified":"2024-06-21T19:41:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T18:41:29","slug":"emerging-architects-win-aj100-2024-new-talent-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/news\/emerging-architects-win-aj100-2024-new-talent-awards","title":{"rendered":"Emerging architects win AJ100 2024 New Talent awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Talent \u2013 Part 1: Ellen Willis, Chetwoods<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u2018She\u2019s helping to change the whole industry \u2013 and is exercising leadership and demonstrating initiative with a knowledge and maturity beyond her years\u2019: the judges were nothing but fulsome in their praise of winner Ellen Willis, a Part 1 assistant with Chetwoods\u2019 sustainability experts Thrive.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Willis has been instrumental in advancing sustainability within the company since she joined in 2022, and across the wider industry. Her expertise in materials research, the circular economy, embodied carbon and WELL AP certification has contributed to promoting sustainable and regenerative design.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Her work includes facilitating collaborative Material Matters workshops, created to share expertise and experience across the construction industry. Willis has delivered these workshops to more than 500 stakeholders, including colleagues, architects, developers, planners, artists and students \u2013 and showcased them at prominent events.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

To Willis, architecture is \u2018a vehicle for change,\u2019 she explains. \u2018There are so many things we just take for granted as \u201cbeing the way they are\u201d, and this is where the architect in me likes to interrogate things.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Not only in her role at Chetwoods, but also in her own time, Willis has actively engaged in events such as hosting the UKGBC Climate Resilience Collaboration Caf\u00e9 and project managing and running an Enabling Structural Timber in Logistics event. She has been invited to judge the RIBA Regional West Midlands Awards as the sustainability expert.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Within Chetwoods, Willis plays a vital role in supporting project teams by providing sustainability input during meetings and conducting workshops to enhance design processes. She works at UK and European level where she collaborates with key clients to integrate sustainability principles into their developments. She further promotes sustainability with her weekly Materials Mondays posts across social media. \u2018Ellen is approachable and pragmatic,\u2019 said the judges. \u2018She is ably communicating with different audiences, exploring solutions and reinventing what a Part 1 role can look like.\u2019 Emily Booth<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Shortlisted<\/h4>\n
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  • Rachel Levy at AtkinsR\u00e9alis<\/li>\n
  • Alice Lindquist at dMFK<\/li>\n
  • Saf Salim at Buckley Gray Yeoman<\/li>\n
  • Ellen Willis at Chetwoods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    New Talent \u2013 Part 2:\u00a0Marian Alkali, AtkinsR\u00e9alis, and <\/span>Evie Martin, BDP<\/span><\/h3>\n

    The judges were unanimous in deciding to award two winners in this category, enthusing: \u2018They are both exceptional.\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Marian Alkali, a Part 2 architectural assistant at AtkinsR\u00e9alis, was applauded for her creative work on child-friendly cities, which is pushing the agenda of policy-driven design. \u2018There is such a richness in her approach,\u2019 said the judges. BDP architectural assistant Evie Martin has been recognised for her work to enhance the inclusivity of graphics at the practice, where she has created The BDP People Library, including customisable illustrations of 100 characters reflecting various protected characteristics \u2013 at once \u2018a genius idea\u2019 and \u2018amazing\u2019, according to the judges.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Alkali has formed an architectural approach centred around research, data-driven design and a dedication to sustainable practices. While on secondment to AtkinsR\u00e9alis\u2019s Research and Innovation team, she delivered a new assessment methodology for child-friendly cities, showing a commitment and passion for a deeper understanding of the impact of the design of the built environment on one of the most vulnerable end-user groups. She identified the need, generated and tested the hypothesis and created a solution with a new design guidance and assessment toolkit.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Alkali presented her work at the Healthy Cities Design Congress \u2013 a conference of leading researchers and practitioners in urban planning \u2013 highlighting the quality of the research. This is paving the way for further engagement with local authority clients which are currently also investing in child-friendly city policies.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Martin\u2019s work establishing The BDP People Library has been extensive, including developing a guidance document emphasising the importance of considering social context and place when populating visuals, aiming to promote genuine diversity and inclusion in visual communication. The document encourages designers to depict society accurately and choose narratives thoughtfully.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Martin conducted a talk at BDP as part of new employee training, expanding inclusivity by incorporating characters with visible disabilities and diverse attributes such as diabetes patches. BDP has released an external guidance document recently and Martin has collaborated with Epic Games to improve representation in animated flythroughs. Additionally, Martin has partnered with The Women of the World Foundation to ensure better representation of women in construction, as demonstrated in the WOW barn project for Leeds 2023. Her efforts look to instigate broader industry change.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    \u2018To make a better future we need both types of approaches,\u2019 said the judges. \u2018It\u2019s so important that both are recognised. There is enormous potential here.\u2019\u00a0<\/span>Emily Booth<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

    Shortlisted<\/span><\/h4>\n
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    • Marian\u00a0Alkali at\u00a0AtkinsR\u00e9alis<\/li>\n
    • Elliot Downs at jmarchitects<\/li>\n
    • Zuzanna Grodzka at Studio PDP<\/li>\n
    • Evie Martin at BDP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Judges (Part 1 & 2)<\/h4>\n
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      • Larry Botchway, director, POoR (Power Out of Restriction) Collective<\/li>\n
      • Madeleine Kessler, principal, Madeleine Kessler Architecture<\/li>\n
      • Tszwai So, director, Spheron Architects<\/li>\n
      • Danna Walker, founder, Built By Us<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        \u00a0<\/span>New Talent \u2013 New Architect:\u00a0<\/span>Rukmini Raghu,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dMFK Architects<\/h3>\n

        The combination of Rukmini Raghu\u2019s exceptional design skills with the openness and modesty with which she talked about her approach to practice particularly impressed the judges. \u2018She exhibits an impressive architectural sensibility, calm and measured, together with a genuinely humble approach,\u2019 said one judge.<\/span><\/p>\n

        Raghu, who recently completed her Part 3 with a distinction, joined dMFK in 2021 after a previous stint at Citizens Design Bureau, where she had worked on the refurbishment and extension of a Grade II-listed arts centre. That project epitomised her interest in re-use and socially inclusive architecture, an interest she has brought to dMFK. This is demonstrated in her recent project at New Street Square, the retrofit and sustainable upgrade of a noughties commercial office building, where her careful eye for materials and detailing and the focus on social and public space shines through.<\/span><\/p>\n

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        3 New Street Square, London EC4<\/p>\n\t

        Source:Jack Hobhouse<\/p><\/div>\n

        \u2018A good building with a modesty and a charm to it. She has clearly brought the things she cares about into the project,\u2019 was how one judge described it.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

        Typical of her open and collaborative approach, she explained how she often consulted subcontractors on the project to get their advice on detailing as \u2018they are often the experts\u2019 and worked closely with the M&E engineer in developing the environmental strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n

        Her interest in communicating architectural ideas comes through in her work as a visiting tutor at UEL and in her beautiful drawn and graphic work, in which she explores forms of architectural representation using traditional South Asian painting conventions. \u2018It\u2019s impressive how she has managed to implement what is important to her in architecture into her practice: always keeping inclusivity and the impact of architecture on people as a focus,\u2019 said judges.\u00a0<\/span>Rob Wilson<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

        Shortlisted<\/h4>\n
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        • Alla Elmahadi at Buckley Gray Yeoman<\/li>\n
        • Tilisha Franklin at AtkinsR\u00e9alis<\/li>\n
        • Jo McLean at Assael<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Judges<\/h4>\n
            \n
          • Toko Andrews, associate, Kaner Olette Architects<\/li>\n
          • Eddie Blake, director, Studio Weave<\/li>\n
          • Sarah Featherstone, director, Featherstone Young<\/li>\n
          • Mike Tonkin, director, Tonkin Liu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            AJ100 New Talent \u2013 New Architect sponsored by<\/em><\/p>\n

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