runner ▁of ▁Con struct ing ▁Ex cell ence ), ▁a ▁vice - pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Institute ▁of ▁British ▁Arch itect s ▁( 2 0 0 2 - 2 0 0 8 ), ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Wor ship ful ▁Company ▁of ▁Char tered ▁Arch itect s ▁( 2 0 0 5 - 2 0 0 6 ), ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Council ▁for ▁Off ices ▁( 1 9 9 5 - 1 9 9 6 ) ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁J oint ▁Cont ract s ▁Trib unal ▁( J CT ▁ 2 0 1 5 - 2 0 2 1 ). ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁C BE ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁for ▁services ▁to ▁British ▁architecture ▁and ▁construction . ▁ ▁Career ▁Sax on ▁trained ▁as ▁an ▁architect ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Liverpool ▁and ▁joined ▁B DP ▁in ▁Manchester ▁as ▁a ▁gradu ate , ▁becoming ▁an ▁associate ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁He ▁head ed ▁the ▁firm ' s ▁London ▁office ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁group ▁chairman ▁( 1 9 9 6 - 2 0 0 2 ). ▁He ▁is ▁now ▁principal ▁at ▁Cons ult ancy ▁for ▁the ▁Bu ilt ▁Environment , ▁a ▁client ▁and ▁business ▁advis er . ▁ ▁Project s ▁upon ▁which ▁Sax on ▁worked ▁( and ▁associated ▁awards ) ▁include : ▁Hal if ax ▁Building ▁Society ▁headquarters ▁( 1 9 7 5 ▁- ▁British ▁Council