The Australian Institute of Architects’ Jørn Utzon Award for International Architecture received twenty six submissions for projects completed across Asia, the United States, the UAE, the UK, Russia and New Zealand.

The projects, executed by Australian firms and individuals based both overseas and in Australia, were received and reviewed by a jury comprised of four members based in Asia, Europe and North America.

The jury discussion, conducted via teleconference and across four time zones was lively, and at times slightly raucous, if not unruly. However, over the course of several hours, six projects were unanimously selected by the International Area Committee’s jury as finalists for the award.

Collectively, the projects chosen represent a small indication of the range and breadth of work being produced internationally by Australian architects; but the high quality, variety and excellence of the work is a testament to the healthy state of Australia’s architectural culture and its impacts on other shores.

Peter Zellner

Project	Architect	Location
Australia House	Andrew Burns Architect	Niigata, Japan
Silver House	Peter Stutchbury Architecture	Cherepovets, Russia
Martin No.38	Kerry Hill Architects	Singapore
387 Tamaki Drive	Ian Moore Architects	Auckland, New Zealand
28th Street Apartments	Koning Eizenberg Architecture, Inc.	Los Angeles, United States
Sobieski House	Koning Eizenberg Architecture, Inc.	South Pasadena, United States
Finding Country Exhibition	Kevin O’Brien Architects	Venice Architecture Biennale 2012