The Building Hall of Fame

On Wednesday 17 June 2006, a panel of 10 judges met at Mossimans restaurant in west London. Their task: to whittle down a longlist of 140 names, ranging from cabinet ministers to engineers, to the 40 that they believed had had the greatest, and most positive, impact on the built environment over the past 40 years. It was never going to be easy, but after three hours of discussion, debate and horsetrading, Building's permanent exhibition, the Hall of Fame, had its inaugural entrants …


Graham Watts, Chief executive, the Construction Industry Council
Graham Watts, Chief executive, the Construction Industry Council

Denise Chevin, Editor, Building
Denise Chevin, Editor, Building

Mike Freshney, Chairman, CALA Homes (Midlands and South)
Mike Freshney, Chairman, CALA Homes (Midlands and South)

Spencer de Grey, Deputy chairman, Foster and Partners
Spencer de Grey, Deputy chairman, Foster and Partners

Paul Lewis, Projects director, Stanhope
Paul Lewis, Projects director, Stanhope

Ann Minogue, Partner, Linklaters
Ann Minogue, Partner, Linklaters

Peter Murray, Chairman, Wordsearch
Peter Murray, Chairman, Wordsearch

Rob Smith, Senior partner, Davis Langdon
Rob Smith, Senior partner, Davis Langdon

Martin Spring, Architectural editor, Building
Martin Spring, Architectural editor, Building

Stef Stefanou, Chairman, John Doyle Construction
Stef Stefanou, Chairman, John Doyle Construction


The judges, chaired by Construction Industry Council chief executive Graham Watts, included representatives from housebuilding, contracting, developing, law, quantity surveying, journalism and architecture. Peter Murray, chairman of design and communications consultancy Wordsearch, will also curate the Hall of Fame exhibition.

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Building Hall of Fame