Meet the 2017 JUDGES
christine skaglund, asla
ten eyck landscape architects - austin, tx
With more than a decade of experience, Christine has covered a broad spectrum of project types, from single-family residential to large-scale urban infill, rural sustainability farming to boutique hospitality. Hailing from California, her early career focus was on residential design, crafting modern landscapes for new gardens as well as mid-century icons from the likes of Richard Neutra and Cliff May. Later, her career shifted toward mixed-use and transit-oriented developments, commercial and retail projects.
As a “tree-hugging modernist,” Christine’s professional interests lie in preservation and restoration of historically significant properties and natural landscapes with an eye toward sustainable design practices. Her career has been spent in historically drought-stricken regions, which has instilled in her the value of water as a precious natural resource and in understanding the importance of site-driven design. Currently, Christine manages several significant projects in Austin and beyond, including the future Hotel Magdalena in Austin’s South Congress and the San Antonio Federal Courthouse.
LANCE HOSEY, FAIA, LEED FELLOW
HARLEY ELLIS DEVEREAUX - SAN DIEGO, CA
ARCHITECT AND AUTHOR LANCE HOSEY OVERSEES DESIGN FOR THE SAN DIEGO OFFICE OF HARLEY ELLIS DEVEREAUX AND CHAIRS THE FIRM’S NATIONWIDE DESIGN EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. PREVIOUSLY HE HAS BEEN A DESIGN DIRECTOR WITH WILLIAM MCDONOUGH + PARTNERS AND CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER WITH TWO OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST DESIGN FIRMS. HE IS THE FORMER CHAIR OF THE LEED ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND HAS SERVED ON THE USGBC SOCIAL EQUITY WORKING GROUP. CURRENTLY HE SERVES ON THE AIA COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT ADVISORY GROUP, AND HE IS ONE OF ONLY THIRTY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD WHO ARE FELLOWS WITH BOTH THE AIA AND THE USGBC. LANCE’S LATEST BOOK, THE SHAPE OF GREEN: AESTHETICS, ECOLOGY, AND DESIGN, THE FIRST TO STUDY THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SUSTAINABILITY AND BEAUTY, WON A 2013 NEW YORK BOOK SHOW AWARD AND WAS A 2014 FINALIST FOR "BOOK OF THE YEAR" WITH THE UK'S URBAN DESIGN AWARDS. ECO-PIONEER JOHN ELKINGTON CALLS LANCE “AN INSPIRATIONAL GUIDE TO A FUTURE WE CAN'T WAIT TO EMBRACE,” AND BUILDER MAGAZINE SAYS LANCE “IS ON A CRUSADE TO REVOLUTIONIZE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE SUSTAINABLE.”
CHRIS KRAGER, AIA
KRDB - AUSTIN, TX
CHRIS KRAGER HAS A BA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FROM MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND HE RECEIVED HIS MARCH FIRST PROFESSIONAL FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE. KRAGER FORMED KRDB (KRAGER & ASSOCIATES, DESIGN/BUILD), A DEVELOP/DESIGN/BUILD COMPANY, IN 2001 WITH THE INTENTION OF CREATING FINANCIALLY ACCESSIBLE ARCHITECTURE, WHILE FOCUSING ON SUSTAINABILITY IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT (WWW.KRDB.COM) .
KRDB’S WORK HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY INCLUDING WINNING THE AIA’S PRESTIGIOUS FIRM ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN ITS FIRST YEAR (2001). THEIR WORK HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, DWELL, ARCHITECTURAL RECORD, RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECT, AND METROPOLITAN HOME AMONGST OTHERS.
KRDB’S SOL AUSTIN PROJECT, A 40 UNIT, NET-ZERO CAPABLE PROJECT IN EAST AUSTIN, WAS AWARDED AN AIA AUSTIN MERIT AWARD, AND THE INAUGURAL AUSTIN GREEN AWARDS, “PROJECT OF THE YEAR”. (WWW.SOLAUSTIN.COM). KRDB INTRODUCED MA MODULAR IN 2008, THEIR LINE OF AFFORDABLE MODERN MODULAR HOMES AND CURRENTLY WORKING ON PROJECTS IN AUSTIN, LOS ANGELES, AND NEW YORK (WWW.MAMODULAR.COM).
greg mella, FAIA, LEED bd+c
smithgroupjjr - washington, dc
Greg Mella, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, is a Vice President and Director of Sustainable Design at SmithGroupJJR. He was the project architect for the world's first LEED Platinum project: the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's headquarters in Annapolis, Maryland and most recently for CBF’s Brock Environmental Center – the tenth project in the world to receive full Living Building Challenge certification. Greg frequently shares his sustainability expertise at national conferences including Living Future, GreenBuild, and the AIA Convention. He was recently honored as a recipient of the 2016 Living Building Challenge Hero Award, given to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to the Living Building Challenge and whose work has helped to create an ecologically resilient and regenerative built environment. A past member of the AIA’s Committee on the Environment Advisory Group, Greg currently serves on the AIA’s 2030 Commitment Steering Committee. Greg is a registered architect in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
ten eyck landscape architects - austin, tx
With more than a decade of experience, Christine has covered a broad spectrum of project types, from single-family residential to large-scale urban infill, rural sustainability farming to boutique hospitality. Hailing from California, her early career focus was on residential design, crafting modern landscapes for new gardens as well as mid-century icons from the likes of Richard Neutra and Cliff May. Later, her career shifted toward mixed-use and transit-oriented developments, commercial and retail projects.
As a “tree-hugging modernist,” Christine’s professional interests lie in preservation and restoration of historically significant properties and natural landscapes with an eye toward sustainable design practices. Her career has been spent in historically drought-stricken regions, which has instilled in her the value of water as a precious natural resource and in understanding the importance of site-driven design. Currently, Christine manages several significant projects in Austin and beyond, including the future Hotel Magdalena in Austin’s South Congress and the San Antonio Federal Courthouse.
LANCE HOSEY, FAIA, LEED FELLOW
HARLEY ELLIS DEVEREAUX - SAN DIEGO, CA
ARCHITECT AND AUTHOR LANCE HOSEY OVERSEES DESIGN FOR THE SAN DIEGO OFFICE OF HARLEY ELLIS DEVEREAUX AND CHAIRS THE FIRM’S NATIONWIDE DESIGN EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. PREVIOUSLY HE HAS BEEN A DESIGN DIRECTOR WITH WILLIAM MCDONOUGH + PARTNERS AND CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER WITH TWO OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST DESIGN FIRMS. HE IS THE FORMER CHAIR OF THE LEED ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND HAS SERVED ON THE USGBC SOCIAL EQUITY WORKING GROUP. CURRENTLY HE SERVES ON THE AIA COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT ADVISORY GROUP, AND HE IS ONE OF ONLY THIRTY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD WHO ARE FELLOWS WITH BOTH THE AIA AND THE USGBC. LANCE’S LATEST BOOK, THE SHAPE OF GREEN: AESTHETICS, ECOLOGY, AND DESIGN, THE FIRST TO STUDY THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SUSTAINABILITY AND BEAUTY, WON A 2013 NEW YORK BOOK SHOW AWARD AND WAS A 2014 FINALIST FOR "BOOK OF THE YEAR" WITH THE UK'S URBAN DESIGN AWARDS. ECO-PIONEER JOHN ELKINGTON CALLS LANCE “AN INSPIRATIONAL GUIDE TO A FUTURE WE CAN'T WAIT TO EMBRACE,” AND BUILDER MAGAZINE SAYS LANCE “IS ON A CRUSADE TO REVOLUTIONIZE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE SUSTAINABLE.”
CHRIS KRAGER, AIA
KRDB - AUSTIN, TX
CHRIS KRAGER HAS A BA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FROM MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND HE RECEIVED HIS MARCH FIRST PROFESSIONAL FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE. KRAGER FORMED KRDB (KRAGER & ASSOCIATES, DESIGN/BUILD), A DEVELOP/DESIGN/BUILD COMPANY, IN 2001 WITH THE INTENTION OF CREATING FINANCIALLY ACCESSIBLE ARCHITECTURE, WHILE FOCUSING ON SUSTAINABILITY IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT (WWW.KRDB.COM) .
KRDB’S WORK HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY INCLUDING WINNING THE AIA’S PRESTIGIOUS FIRM ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN ITS FIRST YEAR (2001). THEIR WORK HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, DWELL, ARCHITECTURAL RECORD, RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECT, AND METROPOLITAN HOME AMONGST OTHERS.
KRDB’S SOL AUSTIN PROJECT, A 40 UNIT, NET-ZERO CAPABLE PROJECT IN EAST AUSTIN, WAS AWARDED AN AIA AUSTIN MERIT AWARD, AND THE INAUGURAL AUSTIN GREEN AWARDS, “PROJECT OF THE YEAR”. (WWW.SOLAUSTIN.COM). KRDB INTRODUCED MA MODULAR IN 2008, THEIR LINE OF AFFORDABLE MODERN MODULAR HOMES AND CURRENTLY WORKING ON PROJECTS IN AUSTIN, LOS ANGELES, AND NEW YORK (WWW.MAMODULAR.COM).
greg mella, FAIA, LEED bd+c
smithgroupjjr - washington, dc
Greg Mella, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, is a Vice President and Director of Sustainable Design at SmithGroupJJR. He was the project architect for the world's first LEED Platinum project: the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's headquarters in Annapolis, Maryland and most recently for CBF’s Brock Environmental Center – the tenth project in the world to receive full Living Building Challenge certification. Greg frequently shares his sustainability expertise at national conferences including Living Future, GreenBuild, and the AIA Convention. He was recently honored as a recipient of the 2016 Living Building Challenge Hero Award, given to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to the Living Building Challenge and whose work has helped to create an ecologically resilient and regenerative built environment. A past member of the AIA’s Committee on the Environment Advisory Group, Greg currently serves on the AIA’s 2030 Commitment Steering Committee. Greg is a registered architect in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
