Future Cities Forum Summer Awards 2025 - further release of judges names

Image: Anna Wai - courtesy of Price & Myers

Future Cities Forum is delighted that Anna Wai, Partner at Price & Myers, will be joining its all-female panel of judges for its Summer Awards 2025. She will be joined by Charlotte Meeks, Operations Director, Mace Group, Elizabeth Thompson, Project Director at Scott Brownrigg, and Marija Stoliarova, Architect at Pilbrow & Partners. See biographies below.

Judges for our all female panel announced last week were Ushma Samani, Principal Development Manager at Network Rail Property, Anagha Mujumdar-Potbhare, Principal at Grimshaw, Leanna Boxhill, Senior Associate at Wright & Wright Architects and Hazel Edwards, Area Director South East (Senior Director) at Arts Council England.

Price and Myers has been talking about Anna's background:

Anna Wai

'After working in the Price & Myers London studio for 10 years, Anna relocated to our Oxford studio and built a new client base in the practice’s second largest location. Made a Partner in 2023, she has now been charged with setting up the practice’s presence in Bristol. ‘It may sound cliché to some, but our strongest asset at Price & Myers is our people – always has been. I’m lucky enough to have opened the Bristol studio with a great team. They are all technically brilliant and very importantly just lovely people to hang out with. I’ve often thought that I’ve been incredibly lucky with the people I’ve had the opportunity work with, and the Bristol team is no exception.’

'Anna’s progress towards becoming at Partner at Price & Myers has featured some very good decisions made at just the right times. And had it not been for a piece of sunny architecture, some smiling first-year faces, and a complimentary train ticket to London, she may have found herself in different place altogether. But her story is one of application and commitment – ‘I’m happy-go-lucky but if you give me a job to do, I will get it done. I will see it through’ – and a capacity to bring out the best in herself and those she surrounds herself with. It’s a formula that delivers great projects and happy clients.'

Image: Charlotte Meeks - courtesy Mace Group

Charlotte Meeks

Charlotte Meeks is an Operations Director at Mace, where she currently leads the design, digital and information management teams within the Public Sector & Life Sciences division.  She oversees and supports her teams delivering on some of the largest and technically complex schemes in and around the London, Oxford, Cambridge 'golden triangle'.

As an Architect by profession, her background is rooted in technical delivery and a passion for collaborative problem-solving, Charlotte thrives on aligning design excellence with real-world outcomes. Whether she’s navigating regulatory frameworks or guiding teams through the intricacies of stakeholder engagement, she’s known for her calm leadership and ability to bring people together around a shared vision.

Image: Elizabeth Thompson - courtesy Scott Brownrigg

Elizabeth Thompson

Elizabeth Thompson is a Project Director at Scott Brownrigg. She has worked on award-winning projects across the business space, life science and education sectors, ranging from new build speculative developments in regeneration areas to the refurbishment of existing city-centre properties. She has comprehensive expertise across all phases of a project, from conceptual design, through to construction and fit-out.

Driven by a passion for creating spaces that inspire and connect, Elizabeth's work is rooted in a people-focused design philosophy with a deep understanding of how spaces influence wellbeing, community and interaction. She actively engages with clients, stakeholders and communities to create sustainable environments that foster inclusivity, comfort and a sense of belonging.

Image: Marija Stoliarova (courtesy Pilbrow & Partners)

Marija Stoliarova

Marija Stoliarova joined Pilbrow & Partners in 2022 after completing her master’s degree at the University of Westminster, and qualified as an architect in 2025. She has since contributed to a range of high-profile projects across London, with experience in masterplanning, mixed-use developments, and residential projects.

She is currently leading the design of a mixed-use office and hotel building within the wider masterplan for Vauxhall Square Gardens. The scheme forms part of a significant redevelopment which aims to enhance housing delivery while responding to evolving policy objectives.

Previously, Marija led the internal coordination of a new-build residential project on The Bishops Avenue. Her portfolio also includes work on the One Portal Way planning application in North Acton for Imperial College London – a proposal for a vibrant mixed-use urban quarter.