The judging panel

Guest Assessor - Renato Benedetti, McDowell+Benedetti
John Thorp - Civic Architect, Leeds City Council
Mark Burgess - Design Team Leader, Leeds City Council
Richard Taylor - Conservation Team Leader, Leeds City Council
Stephen Robson - Landscape Team Leader, Leeds City Council
Jenny Fisher - Principal Urban Designer, Leeds City Council
Vanessa Scarth - Public Arts Officer, Leeds City Council
Peter Rice - Architect, Leeds Society of Architects
Peter Baker - Architect, Leeds Civic Trust
Edwin Knighton - Architect, Landscape Institute
Keith Knight - Architect, Institute of Historic Buildings Conservation (IHBC)
Andrew Latchmore - Partner, Shulmans

The guest assessor

Renato Benedetti
Partner, Macdowell+Benedetti
BES BArch (Waterloo) RIBA FRSA

Born and educated in Canada. Studied architecture at the University of Waterloo. Worked for practices in Canada, Italy, and for BDP and YRM in London.  Before joining Jonathan McDowell to form McDowell+Benedetti, he worked for seven years as an Associate with David Chipperfield Architects where he was responsible for award-winning buildings such as The River & Rowing Museum at Henley and The Christian Science Church, Richmond.

Professional appointments include:

• RIBA Client Design Advisor and Competitions Judge
• Southwark Design Review Panel member
• London Festival of Architecture committee member
• Architecture Club committee member
• Independent Competition judge (Europan08&06, WAN 'House of the Year' 06)
• Royal Society of Arts 'Art for Architecture' Award Panel (98-04)
• Visiting critic at schools of architecture in Britain and Canada