Taiwanese architect Arthur Huang, materials expert Seetal Solanki and furniture designer Sebastian Cox have joined the first-ever panel of sustainability experts to judge the Dezeen Awards 2021 sustainability categories.
They will be joined by Nick Shute of Dodds and Shute and co-founder of Nature Squared Lay Koon Tan.
Top: Sebastian Cox, Lay Koon Tan, Arthur Huang and Seetal Solanki. Above: Katie Treggiden
Lead by environmental design writer Katie Treggiden, the panel, made up of eight sustainability professionals from the world of architecture and design, will look for projects that make positive environmental and social contributions.

There are three sustainability categories, which will celebrate the best sustainable building, interiors and design projects from around the world. Simon Hamilton is a Dezeen Awards 2021 sustainability judge
Joining Cox, Huang and founder London design studio Ma-tt-er Solanki will be co-founder of Amsterdam design agency Overtreders W Hester van Dijk.
Founder of Design Career Consulting Simon Hamilton will also be on the panel this year.
Dezeen Awards 2021 introduces sustainability categories
New sustainability categories
This year, three sustainability categories have been grouped together for the first time to give greater prominence to architecture, interiors and design that strives to lower its impact on people and the planet.
The sustainable building category is open to any building designed with sustainability in mind including zero-...