Drum roll please . . .

Well it appears the AJ have decided to let the cat out of the bag so I guess I'd better reveal who the winning entries were, but first here are some photos of the judges and I having a right good debate.

It was a lot of fun but with such a high quality of entries I didn't envy the judges having to narrow it down to a shortlist let alone choose a winner. Eventually they somehow managed it - though at one point I thought there might end up being 12 winners.

Keiran Long tries to hide behind one of the shortlisted entries
Ken and I play a game of "name that building" Cathy and Crispin looking serious

I'd like to give a big thanks to the judges for taking the time to go through everything in such detail. They really made the whole process seamless and I really enjoyed the discussions. My only regret is that we were really only just getting going when our time ran out.

[All images above are copyright Merlin Fulcher 2009, merlin.fulcher@gmail.com]

Judge: Ruth Reed

So we now have a quartet of judges with Ruth Reed the latest to join the band.

Ruth Reed is Course Director of the Postgraduate Diploma in Architectural Practice at the Birmingham School of Architecture and a Partner of Green Planning Solutions. She has also sat on the RIBA's Council, been Vice President of Membership, Chaired the RIBA's CPD Sub-committee and served as President of the Royal Society of Architects in Wales.

Ruth has also been elected the next President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). www.ruthreed.co.uk/

Judge: Crispin Kelly

More good news, Crispin Kelly is the latest judge to join our expert panel. Cripsin is the chief executive of Baylight Properties and is a former president of the Architectural Association. He has also written about design and architecture for the Guardian and the Telegraph.

Judge: Ken Livingstone

More great news to announce - Ken Livingstone has just signed up to be the second of our judges. He should make a brill judge - knowing both all about life in Westminster and with an inside knowledge of London from his time as an MP and his time as the Mayor of London.

Judge: Kieran Long

Glad to announce that the first judge on our panel will be Kieran Long the Editor of The Architect's Journal.

More names to be announced soon.

Judge: Cathy Hawley

Cathy Hawley is a practice partner at Riches Hawley Mikhail Architects. She was an Associate with Muf Architecture/ art for a number of years and has experience of urban planning, landscape and streetscape design. She won the Rome Scholarship in Architecture and Design in 2001 and has taught and lectured extensively at architecture schools inculding North London, the AA, Chelsea School of Art and The University of Bath.

www.rhmarchitects.com