This year’s Don't Move, Improve! Jury Panel brings together leading industry experts with experience across architecture and sustainable design, architectural journalism, and environmental consultation. With a keen eye for the latest trends and innovative sustainable solutions, the judges will be looking out for the best examples of home renovations across London.
The submissions will first be whittled down to this year’s longlist by the Peer Review Panel, made up of last year’s winners. The judges will then pick out the very best homes to feature on the 2025 shortlist and visit these projects first hand to determine the overall winner and prize winners.
Property & Lifestyle Writer
Anna White is an Award-winning property journalist and former Head of Property for the Telegraph Media Group, who writes weekly for the Evening Standard's Homes & Property, as well as the Telegraph Money desk, features desk and Weekend supplements, and is a Guardian columnist. She is also a regular guest on the Gabby Logan Property Show on BBC Radio Five Live and a research writer. Her favourite topics include "How we broke the housing market.'
Urban Design Manager, London Borough of Camden
Ed has 20 years of public sector experience in regeneration and planning. He has both heritage and design expertise and currently leads the Urban Design Team at the London Borough of Camden. As an intuitive design negotiator and facilitator, he has driven best practices in the built environment. His achievements include the regeneration of Kings Cross, housing and school projects for the Council’s Community Investment Program and more.
Founding Director, Mary Duggan Architects, London
Mary Duggan, founder of Mary Duggan Architects, is an accomplished architect. Graduating from the Bartlett School of Architecture in 1997, she co-founded Duggan Morris Architects in 2004, earning multiple RIBA Awards and recognition for the RIBA Stirling Prize. In 2017, she established her own practice, focusing on innovative, well-crafted architecture while serving on design review panels, judged prestigious awards, and taught at leading universities.
Architectural Photographer and Designer
Peter Molloy is a London-based photographer and designer from Dublin whose background is primarily rooted in architecture. Graduating from University College Dublin with a Masters in Architecture, Peter has since developed paths in both traditional architectural practice and photography to explore avenues that his studies provoked; from the built environment and landscape, to materiality and people.
Co-Founders, Pricegore
We engage with the practical considerations and cultural implications of making buildings and places. We think about who will use them and what they represent, how they are put together and their impact on the environment. We are interested in architecture as an infrastructure for everyday life providing comfort, flexibility and character.
Director and Co-founder, Emil Eve Architects
Emma is director and co-founder of Emil Eve Architects. EEA create imaginative and inspiring buildings for people who love architecture - from design-focused home owners to creatively-driven developers and commercial clients. Their Aden Grove house won the NLA Don’t Move, Improve! Home of the Year Award, 2024.
Director, Manuel Urbina Studio
Manuel Urbina is an award-winning architectural designer based in London, specialising in residential architecture and interior design. The core of his design philosophy is rooted in profound appreciation for pure materiality. He developed an understanding of how the choice of materials can profoundly impact the overall design. Learning to appreciate the beauty of simplicity, valuing the essence of materials in their purest form.
Co-founder, Khan Bonshek
Mark Bonshek is co-founder of Khan Bonshek an architectural practice exploring texture, materiality and prototyping. Mark has an interest in fabrication which is encapsulated by the award winning Two-Up Two-Down House. Trained as an architect at the MSA, Mark has worked on projects in the UK, France and India.
Director, Mike Tuck Studio
Mike is an RIBA chartered architect who founded Mike Tuck studio in 2014. The studio is fascinated by material richness, building re-use and how we can do more with less. Mike studied architecture at the University of Cambridge and the Royal College of Art and sculpture at the Slade School of Fine Art.
Founder, Brown Urbanism
Richard Brown is a Chartered Architect and founder of Brown Urbanism, a London based architecture studio.
The studio works on a range of projects combining creative workspace, public space, retail and residential uses with an interest in local identity, heritage and accessibility.
Director and Co-founder, Emil Eve Architects
Ross is director and co-founder of Emil Eve Architects. EEA create imaginative and inspiring buildings for people who love architecture - from design-focused home owners to creatively-driven developers and commercial clients. Their Aden Grove house won the NLA Don’t Move, Improve! Home of the Year Award, 2024.
Co-directors, SUPRBLK Studio
Sara L’Espérance and Michael Putman are ARB registered Architects and co-directors of SUPRBLK studio based in Halifax, Canada. They trained in Canada and the UK and worked for several years at award-winning practices in London prior to opening their practice in 2018. SUPRBLK is an award-winning firm that creates innovative and playful designs that are highly responsive to the client’s needs and site context.