Jury

Laura Kristine Bjerre Munch works as Head of Projects at Realdania Foundation. She focuses on the development of common spaces regarding physical activity, inclusion, social relations, and sustainable urban life. She has been involved in numerous projects regarding physical activity for a broader realm and has an extensive experience from working within the fields of the built environment and politics of sports and recreational life. Laura has formerly worked for the Danish Foundation for Culture and Sports Facilities and amongst others, she has been involved in the IOC/ IAKS award winning projects “Athletic Exploratorium” in Odense” “Herning Football Experiment” and “StreetMekka” in Copenhagen. Laura holds a Msc in Humanities and Social Sport Sciences and is a graduate in Organisation and Management from Copenhagen Business School.

Gary Conrad Boychuk is one of Canada’s foremost designers of multi-purpose mid-size spectator venues. He has been involved in over 120 sports and recreation initiatives throughout Canada and the United States. Conrad has extensive experience in the public consultation process and the development of master plans and feasibility studies that reflect broad-based community needs while recognizing and responding to financial and economic impact. Conrad is Canada’s national representative on the International Union of Architects’ Sports and Leisure Group.

Gilbert Felli has been working as IOC Senior Advisor since 2014. Among many other positions within the IOC (1990 to 2014), he acted as Olympic Games Executive Director, being responsible for the running, coordination and follow-up of all Olympic Games and Youth Olympic Games activities, from the candidature phase to the actual holding of the Games. Gilbert has a diploma in architecture, and worked several years in construction business in Switzerland before switching to the sports world.

Klaus Meinel has been responsible for the management of IAKS since 2003. In 2015 he was appointed IAKS Secretary General. In 1997 Klaus joined the IAKS headquarters in Cologne as a scientific staff member. From 1995 to 1997, he was a technical officer at the German Association of Landscape Architects in Bonn and Berlin. Klaus holds a diploma in landscape architecture after having visited universities in Hanover (Germany) and Tours (France) from 1988 to 1995.

Ernst-Ulrich Tillmanns founded 4a architects in 1990 after having worked for five years with Behnisch and Partners. 4a architects are an international architectural practice with offices in Stuttgart and Moscow. They focus on planning, constructing and rehabilitating buildings in the public sector. During the last 25 years, 4a architects have realized numerous leisure and thermal pools, sports and health-oriented buildings, cultural and educational facilities as well as hotels. Ernst-Ulrich gives lectures home and abroad at conferences and other occasions.