JURY
The preliminary and final juries consist of approximately 70% international judges and 30% Taiwanese judges, ensuring professionalism and diversity in the evaluation process.
Daisuke Nagatomo
- Founder, MisoSoupDesign.
- M.S., Columbia University.
- Best 100 Good Design Award.
- WELL AP, LEED AP.
Japan
Bhavna Singhal
- Founder & CEO, RGBx Studio Singapore.
- Executive Committee Member, Design Business Chamber Singapore.
- Adjunct Professor, Raffles Design Institute.
- Former Director at M Moser Associates & Senior Associate at DP Architects (18+ years of APAC & Middle East experience).
- MBA & Master of Marketing (Melbourne Business School); MA in Architectural Design (University of Edinburgh).
Singapore
Wai Ching Ho
- PExecutive Director, Aedas Ltd.
- President, American Institute of Architects Hong Kong Chapter
- Chairperson, Lighthouse Club Hong Kong, 2022–2024
- Registered Architect, USA, AIA
- Registered Architect, HK, HKIA.
Canada
Lin Yen Ying
- Chairman of the Board, Chinese Society of Interior Designers (CSID, 2024–2027).
- President, Asia-Pacific Space Designers Association (APSDA, 2025–2027).
- Founding Partner & Principal Architect, YEN Partnership Architects (APEC Registered Architect).
- Jury Member, Red Dot Design Award (2025–2026).
- Jury Member, iF Design Award (2026).
Taiwan
Martin Hagel
- Principal of mh international architects and Adjunct Professor at PCCU Taipei.
- Former Director at gmp-architekten (Shanghai), Design Director at J.J. Pan (Taipei), and Architect at
SOM (London). - Led award-winning international designs, securing 1st prize for major landmarks including the
NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Greenland Tower in Changchun, and Nangang Exhibition Center
in Taipei. - Designed projects honored with the WACA Gold Medal and the Renault Traffic Award.
- Fulbright Scholar and alumnus of the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) in
Los Angeles.
Germany
Yun-Chien Tsai
- Senior Lead Interior Designer at Fullhouse Interior Design.
- Recipient of international design awards, including A' Design Award, MUSE Design Awards, IDA Design Awards Gold Winner and TINTA Award.
- Led a diverse range of residential, commercial, and corporate workplace design projects.
- Jury Member for Test Rite Retail Design Competition.
- Specializes in spatial experience, brand strategy, and user-centered design integration.
Taiwan
Sheng-Ming Wu
- Founder and Principal Architect of Whole Architects / Whole Design.
- A Bachelor of Architecture from Tamkang University and a Master’s degree in Architecture and Urbanism from the Berlage Institute, the Netherlands.
- Formerly worked at Foster + Partners in London.
- Founded Whole Design in Taipei in 2010, focusing on architectural design, urban regeneration, and adaptive reuse.
- Dedicated to exploring urban context, sustainable design, and the reinterpretation of local culture through architectural practice.
Taiwan
Cheng swee ling
- (2021) Founded independent Documentation & Archival platform Studio SML to research and document the making of design studios and the business of design in Singapore.
- (2023) ongoing: Advisory Board for Preservation of Sites and Monuments, National Heritage Board.
- (2020) Conferred the President’s Design Award “Designer of the Year 2020” and SkillsFuture Fellowship 2020 by President Halimah Yacob.
- (2007 – 2022)Judging Panel for Red Dot Awards, Visual Communications category, Essen, Germany.
Singapore
Thomas Walter Garvey
- (1999-present) Associate Professor, (2007-2017), Director, School of Industrial Design, Carleton University
- Research in design for extreme and minimal environments, small-scale living spaces and urban density, integration of UN SDGs in design curricula, and international collaborations
- (1994-1996) Koizumi Sangyo Corporation, Osaka
- (1991-1993) Michael Kalil Foundation, New York
- (1988-1990) Kalil Studio, New York
Canada
Joe Lin
- YEN Partnership Architects, Founding Partner and Principal Architect
- Chinese Society of Interior Designers, Chairman of the board
- APEC Registered Architect
- Works have been recognized with prestigious awards such as the "TID ", "HKDA", "Taiwan Architecture Award", "Red Dot Design Award", "iF Design Award", "[d]arc awards", "A' Design Award & Competitions", and so on.
- (2024-Present) Mr. Lin has been invited to serve as a judge for various international awards,
Taiwan
Alex Chuang
- AIA International East Asia Regional Director
- (2018–2022) General Manager, JJP Architects & Planners
- (2005–2018) Founder and Chief Architect, YAZHUANG Design
- (2017)Selected for DESIGN POWER 100.
- (2016)Winner of the Best Lifestyle Design Award, Beijing Design Week(BJDW).
Taiwan
Clive John Eveleigh
- (2000–present) Principal Zero-Studio Taipei
- (2021–2025) Consultant RCPA Architects
- (2024) Assoc. Prof. in Biodesign Tamkang Architecture
- (2019–2022) Director Dinlas Digital
- (2017–2019) Assoc. Prof. Digital Fabrication Shih-Chien University
United Kingdom
