The Australian Institute of Architects welcomes the deferral of the introduction of reforms to self-education expense deductions until 2015 as announced by federal Treasurer Chris Bowen today.
This is the first step by the government to resolve the unfortunate policy originally proposed by former Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer, the Hon Wayne Swan MP on 13 April 2013, which would impose a $2000 cap on tax deductions for all work-related education expenses.
Institute CEO David Parken says ‘a 12 month deferral is a good first step by the government and will provide those opposing the cap additional time to develop accurate data on the negative effects of the policy’.
‘This cap will hurt many sectors of the economy through loss of productivity and many professionals will no longer be able to afford to keep their skills up to date. We believe economic modelling that is currently underway will reveal the devastating impact this policy could have.’
Scrap the Cap, an alliance comprising over 70 professional and industry organisations including the Institute, was formed in opposition to the proposal and has been proactive in its advocacy, meeting with government ministers and advisors in efforts to reverse the cap’s implementation.
‘The Institute remains committed to the Scrap the Cap Alliance and will continue to work with the group to coordinate our opposition to the proposed policy and are currently surveying our members to gather details on the real effect it would have on them, particularly in relation to undertaking Continuing Professional Development,’ Mr Parken said.
As an independent professional representative body for approximately 12,000 members nationally, the Institute believes the proposed reforms will negatively impact the professional development of the architecture industry and in turn the future quality of our built environment.
While the Institute supports sensible measures to address any ‘rorts’ under the current system we think the proposed cap is too blunt and doesn’t take into account the ‘public good’ derived from an individual’s investment (time and cost) in furthering their knowledge and skills in their chosen field.
The Institute has written to the federal government and the opposition, issued a media release and made a submission to the government’s consultation paper, where we have outlined our concerns about the proposed cap. We argued that it is imperative Australia continues to produce highly skilled, technically innovative architecture professionals that are internationally competitive, ensuring Australia’s contribution to the global economic and creative economies, and environmental sustainability. We pointed out that architectural practice, theory and research are continually evolving to meet the challenges posed by societal and climate changes.
Changes in technology, infrastructure, materials, and the rise in innovation, mean an architect by necessity must be multidisciplinary in both skills and scope. For example, architects undertake post professional study related to the practice of architecture including; urban design, sustainable development, urban policy and strategy, construction management, design innovation and environmental science.
We also pointed out that Australia has a rigorous system for accreditation of architects, incorporating (in most state jurisdictions) minimum continuing professional development requirements in order to retain registration as an architect. And in recognition of the importance of continuing education, the Institute has also introduced a new category of membership called A+, which requires a commitment to a minimum annual level of professional development be undertaken by all A+ members.
In addition, we are particularly concerned about the impact of these reforms on sole practitioners, small to medium practices, and practices located in rural areas where travel costs to access conferences are typically high. Typical costs for built environment-related conferences are in the range of $1500 excluding associated travel and accommodation, costs which increase greatly for rural and regional practitioners.
Dulux invites architecture professionals to apply for five exclusive places available on the 2014 Dulux Study Tour – a coveted program that inspires and fosters Australia’s next generation of emerging architectural talent.
Now in its seventh year, the 2014 Dulux Study Tour is a 10 day international tour, where the group will visit leading global architecture and design firms in some of the most architecturally-rich destinations.
Dulux General Manager – Trade Division, Phil White, said the Dulux Study Tour has a strong focus on supporting the ‘next generation’ of talent in the architecture and design industry.
“The Dulux Study Tour is an intense 10 day trip where recipients are immersed in architecture, visiting iconic buildings and firms, and spending important one-on-one time with notable heavyweights in the industry. They will eat, live and breathe architecture from day one of the Tour and will be guided by representatives from both the Australian Institute of Architects and Dulux,” White said.
All graduates of architecture, up to 10 years from graduation, from the tier-two or five-year Bachelor of Architecture degrees are eligible to enter the 2014 Dulux Study Tour.
Entry into the 2014 Dulux Study Tour is a two stage process. Stage one requires entrants to answer four questions that will determine a shortlist, which is selected by a panel of highly regarded professionals in the industry.
Shortlisted entrants will be notified to enter stage two, where a more detailed entry covering recent work needs to be submitted, with a judging panel to select the five Dulux Study Tour recipients.
2013 Dulux Study Tour recipient, Mel Bright, said the Dulux Study Tour has given her a new perspective on her own practice of architecture.
“The Dulux Study tour accelerated my growing sense of the possibilities for future directions in architecture. I’m sure this will resonate with me for many years,” said Mel.
Stage one entries close Thursday 19 September, 2013 and the five successful recipients of the 2014 Dulux Study Tour will be announced at the Australian Achievement in Architecture Awards in March 2014.
The Dulux Study Tour is a collaborative initiative between Dulux, the Australian Institute of Architects and EmAGN.
A vault full of unique architectural also-rans will be created for the very first time for Australia’s exhibition at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale.
From the ingenious to the downright curious – visitors will experience what could have been; an alternative architectural reality.
Augmented Australia 1914-2014 by Perth team felix._Giles_Anderson+Goad has been chosen as Australia’s contribution to the international celebration of architecture.
Keeping in line with Rem Koolhaas’s focus on historical importance and national identity, the team will bring 21 unrealised Australian projects to life through three-dimensional augmented models, images, voiceovers and animations; ten historical designs, ten unbuilt public buildings by contemporary architects and the new Australian Pavilion by Denton Corker Marshall which will then be under construction in Venice.
‘For every finished building there are countless designs that for whatever reason don’t eventuate and these masterpieces often remain hidden to the outside world,’ said Director of felix., Rene Van Meeuwen.
‘These lost projects provide a wealth of insight into architecture for an Australian setting from the past 100 years and are often more exciting than the end result.
‘This cabinet of architectural curiosities provides an opportunity to construct a bridge between architecture and the public by demonstrating the process, the hours and alternatives behind significant public works and a chance to give this archived material new life,’ he said.
The exhibition is constructed around augmented reality, activated with an app for smart devices, which provides a platform to capture the imagination of the public in an interactive, self-directed way.
‘Positioned between virtual reality and the real world, augmented reality has become a powerful and interactive tool, especially useful in showcasing architectural works,’ Mr Van Meeuwen said.
‘Visitors will be able to point their smart phone at the trigger images to open up a catalogue of virtual material allowing them to visualise, walk through and admire the scale and greatness of each project.’
A prototype of the augmented reality technology which will be realised as part of the Australian exhibition for the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale – Nervi Cathedral (1958) by Pier Luigi Nervi in New Norcia, Western Australia. Image by felix._Giles_Anderson+Goad. Instructions: Download the ‘luminous’ app by felix. from the app store for iPhones or Google Play for androids. Point the phone camera at the trigger image and wait for the augmented visual to appear.
Marker poles housing the trigger images will herald the Australian exhibition and provide the portal to the unrealised world, while the virtual content will be accessible in an online catalogue with 3D printing files available to allow the public to print or order their own 3D replicas.
Architectural historian Philip Goad will assist the team in selecting the noteworthy unrealised historical projects. Meanwhile, the ten contemporary works will be selected through an open call to architects with unbuilt public projects designed in the last twenty years for an Australian site. Rem Koolhaas has observed that ‘national identity has seemingly been sacrificed to modernity’. felix._Giles_Anderson+Goad are interested in this global trend and also in its rebuttal; entrants will need to define how their project relates to this, as well as to Koolhaas’s theme more generally. Submissions for unbuilt public projects can be made at architecture.com.au/venicebiennale.
Augmented Australia 1914-2014 by felix._Giles_Anderson+Goad
The exhibition is supported by Austral Bricks, Smeg, Zip Industries, IBL Limited, Café di Stasio and Architecture Media. In addition, the Institute gratefully acknowledges the support given by the Australia Council for the Arts.
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Australian Institute of Architects
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The Australian Institute of Architects is the peak body for the architectural profession, representing almost 12,000 members across Australia and overseas. The Institute actively works to improve the quality of our built environment by promoting quality, responsible and sustainable design. Learn more about the Institute, log on to www.architecture.com.au.
Six projects from a field of twenty-six have been shortlisted by the International Area Committee’s 2013 Awards jury for the Australian Institute of Architects’ Jørn Utzon Award for International Architecture. The winner will be announced at the National Architecture Awards on Thursday 7 November at the Sydney Opera House.
Situated outside the state and territory jurisdictions of Australia, the unique projects span the globe from Russia to New Zealand, and include an art gallery in Japan’s snow country, mixed-use developments and a Californian family home.
The award for International Architecture acknowledges the work of Institute members living abroad and members undertaking commissions overseas.
Shortlisted projects for the International Architecture category are:
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
The shortlisted projects will now be considered by the 2013 National Architecture Awards Jury led by Immediate Past President Shelley Penn and comprising WOHA Founder and Director, Richard Hassell; South Australian Government Architect, Ben Hewett; Director, Tribe Studio, Hannah Tribe and architectural editor, writer and critic, Justine Clark.
Alexandra Cato
National Media and Communications Officer
Australian Institute of Architects
P. + 61 (3) 8620 3813 alexandra.cato@architecture.com.au
The Australian Institute of Architects is the peak body for the architectural profession, representing almost 12,000 members across Australia and overseas. The Institute actively works to improve the quality of our built environment by promoting quality, responsible and sustainable design. Learn more about the Institute, log on to www.architecture.com.au.
Spirit of Place – the inaugural Regional Architecture Conference – takes place on the 6 and 7 September in Cairns. This event focuses on the unique opportunities available to architects practising regionally, responding to the unique ‘spirit of place’.
The Creative Director of the conference is Stephen de Jersey, a practicing architect in the regional city of Townsville.
‘This conference gives architects a chance to pick up where the 2012 National Architecture Conference – Experience left off. That successful and acclaimed event started many conversations and we want these exchanges to continue, to evolve,’ says Stephen.
‘In recent times, the effect of distance has been dramatically changed with the advent of immediate communications systems as well as cost effective travel. Regional communities can now be serviced in a multitude of different ways; however, in many respects, responding directly to the uniqueness of a regional place is becoming increasingly at risk.
‘The aim of the conference is to excite and inspire the practice of architecture in regional Australia. Our country is in its infancy, and we believe that it will be of significant benefit to future generations for us to acknowledge and respond to the unique ‘spirit of place’.’
The conference features an illustrious set of keynote speakers, whose work responds to this mandate. In addition, there will be a rich range of associated tours and events that explore the extraordinary locality of the Cairns region.
Speakers include:
Robert Morris-Nunn – Circa Morris Nunn Architects, Tasmania
Hua Li – Trace Architecture Office, China
Alice Hampson – Alice Hampson Architect, Queensland
Fernando Menis – Fernando Menis Architects, Spain
Thomas Bailey – Room 11, Tasmania
Jorge Gracia – Gracia Studio, USA/Mexico
Stuart Harrison – Harrison White Architects, Victoria
Kevin Low – Small Projects, Malaysia
Don Watson – State Library of Queensland, Brisbane
Bronwen Kerr and Pete Ritchie – Kerr Ritchie, New Zealand
Adrian Iredale – Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects, Perth
Spirit of Place is the first in a biennial program of Regional Architecture Conferences, which will provide considerable opportunities for the Institute’s regional members.
Stephen de Jersey is Principal, Stephen de Jersey Architect, a practice that he established in 1994 in Townsville. Projects include health, religious, commercial and community projects and ‘adventurous tropical residences’.
Spirit of Place – 2013 Regional Architecture Conference is hosted by the Queensland Chapter, Australian Institute of Architects.
Alexandra Cato
National Media and Communications Officer
Australian Institute of Architects
P. + 61 (3) 8620 3813 alexandra.cato@architecture.com.au
The Australian Institute of Architects is the peak body for the architectural profession, representing almost 12,000 members across Australia and overseas. The Institute actively works to improve the quality of our built environment by promoting quality, responsible and sustainable design. Learn more about the Institute, log on to www.architecture.com.au.
On Wednesday 3 July, 250 student delegates will converge on Newcastle for Nexus, the Australian and New Zealand Student Architecture Congress, for three days of discussion and activity designed to challenge and shape the future of the profession and our cities.
The largest student gathering in the architecture calendar, Nexus 2013 has been coordinated by Creative Directors Rianda Barnes, Thomas Marshall and Joe Larkings, graduate and final year students of the Master of Architecture at the University of Newcastle.
‘Our congress is based on the premise that sprawl, globalisation and the digital age have changed the way we engage with the city; that 20th century models no longer address the world in which we live in.
‘Nexus is an opportunity to reflect on our ideas of the city, experiment with the urban condition and imagine viable alternatives for what the city may come to mean,’ the Creative Team said.
Presenting at the event are 24 local, interstate and international speakers, including practice directors, government consultants, architectural critics and journalists.
Speakers include:
Chloe Beevers (Local Government NSW, Sydney)
Jan van Schaik (Minifie van Schaik Architects, Melbourne)
Kerry and Lindsay Clare (Clare Design, Sydney)
Lindsay Johnston (University of Newcastle, Newcastle)
Annabelle Pegrum (Pegrum Judd, Canberra)
Peter Tonkin (TZG, Sydney)
Magela Geraldo Pereiera (Government of the Federal District, Brazil)
Marcel Acosta (National Capital Planning Commission, USA)
David Gordon (Queen’s University, Canada)
Timothy Moore (Sibling, Melbourne)
Hedwig Heinsman (DUS Architects, the Netherlands)
Philippa Tumubweinee (Izuba in Africa Architects, South Africa)
Doina Petrescu & Constnatin Petcu (AAA Architects, France)
Ian Athfield (Athfield Architects, New Zealand)
Ingrid Richards & Adrian Spence (Richards and Spence, Brisbane)
Clare Cousins (Clare Cousins Architects, Melbourne)
Richard Francis-Jones (FJMT, Sydney)
Marcus Westbury (Renew Australia, Melbourne)
Rory Hyde (Rory Hyde Projects, Melbourne)
Stuart Harrison (Harrison and White, Melbourne)
Melonie Bayl-Smith (BIJL Architecture, Sydney)
Alexandra Cato
National Media and Communications Officer
Australian Institute of Architects
P. + 61 (3) 8620 3813 alexandra.cato@architecture.com.au
The Australian Institute of Architects is the peak body for the architectural profession, representing almost 12,000 members across Australia and overseas. The Institute actively works to improve the quality of our built environment by promoting quality, responsible and sustainable design. Learn more about the Institute, log on to www.architecture.com.au.
A youth centre in Waterloo, an upgrade to the Art Gallery of New South Wales forecourt, an intergalactic inner-city centre for storytelling and the city’s biggest and brightest new urban precinct are just some of the community focused projects which have won major honours at this year’s Australian Institute of Architects’ NSW Architecture Awards.
Held at the historic Jones Bay Wharf on Thursday 27 June, a total of twenty-seven awards, eight prizes and fourteen commendations were presented in recognition of the best in architecture across the state.
Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp’s (fjmt) Darling Quarter, an urban and commercial project, led the field of winners taking out several major awards: the Lloyd Rees Award for Urban Design, the Sir Arthur G. Stephenson Award for Commercial Architecture, the Milo Dunphy Award for Sustainable Architecture and the inaugural City of Sydney Lord Mayor’s Prize.
Darling Quarter by Francis Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) with ASPECT Studios and Lend Lease. Image by Florian Groehn.
While primarily home to offices of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the Urban Design jury noted that Darling Quarter is also a major urban revitalisation project for Daring Harbour. For the jury, the project sets ‘a new benchmark in intelligent place making’ by transforming the public domain through delivering a series of defined public spaces including a pedestrian linkage from the city, a generous public promenade and parkland, and a dynamic playground for the young and old alike.
In presenting the Milo Dunphy Award, the Sustainable Architecture jury said ‘while its sustainability credentials as a commercial building are strong in isolation; as a precinct, it is transformative’. In addition, the Commercial Architecture jury noted that ‘Darling Quarter precinct represents the potential for change in the behaviour of how people work’.
In awarding her inaugural prize, City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the project ‘revives the quarter with urbanity, flair and credibility, and provides an exemplary integration of work and recreation spaces’.
The Institute’s most prestigious honour, the Sulman Medal for Public Architecture, went to Collins and Turner (with City of Sydney) for the Waterloo Youth Family Community Centre – home to WEAVE (Working to Educate, Advocate, Voice and Empower), a local association supporting Waterloo’s youth. In awarding the medal, the jury said they had chosen the centre for its ‘exemplary convergence of public leadership, community initiative and design talent’. The project also received an Architecture Award for Sustainable Architecture.
Waterloo Youth Family Community Centre by Collins and Turner (with City of Sydney). Image by Richard Glover.
The ‘remarkable and understated’ Art Gallery of New South Wales Forecourt Upgrade by Johnson Pilton Walker was chosen by the Small Project Architecture jury to receive the Robert Woodward Award for its combination of ‘discrete landscape adjustments with a sculptural ramp to resolve the longstanding problem of providing equitable access’ to the Gallery.
The NSW Premier’s Prize went to Martian Embassy by LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture) – the new home for not-for-profit creative writing centre, the Sydney Story Factory – for demonstrating ‘how it is possible to create more with less’ while still providing a space that inspires and engages ‘the next generation of creative writers and thinkers’.
BVN Donovan Hill received the John Verge Award for Interior Architecture for the The Kinghorn Cancer Centre – ‘a work of remarkable control’ which ‘has brought warmth and a sense of humanity into a research environment’; while the Gowings and State Theatre Buildings Restoration and Hotel Conversion by Woodhead and Graham Brooks and Associates, Sydney – ‘a remarkable achievement in conservation, refurbishment and adaptive reuse’ – was presented with the Greenway Award for Heritage.
Noted by the jury as ‘a jewel within the city skyline’, the AMP Building Sydney Cove by PTW Architects was recognised as a ‘remarkable building, a valuable piece of city making, and an exceptional and generous gift to the character of the city’ with its presentation of the Award for Enduring Architecture.
Candalepas Associates’ beachside apartments at 29-35 Prince Street Cronulla saw them receive the Aaron Bolot Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing for an ‘incredible project that pays careful attention to its context, is well planned and exquisitely detailed’.
Tír na nÓg by Drew Heath Architects. Image by Brett Boardman.
The other worldliness of Drew Heath Architects’ Tír na nÓg, with its ‘multiple levels, overlapping spaces and lush vegetation’ made it a unanimous choice by the jury for the Wilkinson Award for Residential Architecture. The jury noting that ‘its excellence resides in its eccentricity as much as in its cohesion. Boundaries are blurred; inside to outside, public to private, old to new, grown to made – an Otherworld’.
An appropriation of an existing shell of an old urban cowshed in Sydney’s inner-west, Cowshed House by Carterwilliamson Architects also won an Architecture Award in the Residential Architecture – Houses category as well as Sustainable Architecture Award and a commendation under the COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture category.
This year’s COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture went to Iglu Centralby Bates Smart – a multiple housing complex for students in inner-city Sydney which was also presented with an Architecture Award in the Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing category.
BVN Donovan Hill received the Blacket Prize for Regional Architecture for Charles Sturt University National Life Sciences Hub – a new teaching and research facility at Wagga Wagga which the jury commended for creating ‘a model in planning, design and environmental performance for rural Australian campuses’.
Sydney-based architect Andrew Burns was named the recipient of this year’s Emerging Architect Prize with the jury recognising his role as ‘an excellent ambassador for the advancement of the architectural profession within the public arena both locally and internationally’.
Other prize recipients this year were: Sean O’Toole from UrbanGrowth NSW – recipient of the NSW President’s Prize; Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority’s Helen Lochhead – recipient of the Marion Mahony Griffin Prize which acknowledges a female architect for a distinctive body of architectural work; architectural critic Laura Harding – recipient of the Adrian Ashton Prize for Writing and Criticism; and Nathan Etherington of Scale Architecture and the University of Sydney – recipient of the inaugural David Lindner Prize which aims to encourage new research on architecture in the public realm.
This year, over 170 entries were received from across New South Wales, with the named award and architecture award winners now progressing to the Australian Institute of Architects’ National Architecture Awards to be announced on Thursday 7 November 2013 at the Sydney Opera House.
Full list of winners:
Public Architecture
Sulman Medal Waterloo Youth Family Community Centre – Collins and Turner with City of Sydney
Commendation Museum of Contemporary Art Redevelopment – Architect Marshall in association with the
Government Architect’s Office
Urban Design
Lloyd Rees Award Darling Quarter –Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) with Aspect Studios and Lend Lease
Architecture Award Pitt Street Mall Public Domain Upgrade – Tony Caro Architecture
Commercial Architecture
Sir Arthur G. Stephenson Award Darling Quarter – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt)
Interior Architecture
John Verge Award The Kinghorn Cancer Centre – BVN Donovan Hill
Architecture Award Lilyfield Warehouse– Virginia Kerridge Architect
Commendations 85 Castlereagh St Sky Lobby & Entry – John Wardle Architects and Westfield Design and Construction Woods Bagot Sydney Studio – Woods Bagot
Sustainable Architecture
Milo Dunphy Award Darling Quarter –Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) with Aspect Studios, Lend Lease, E.G.O. Group and Davenport Campbell
Sustainable Architecture cont… Architecture Awards Waterloo Youth Family Community Centre –Collins and Turner with City of Sydney Cowshed House – Carterwilliamson Architects
Residential Architecture – Houses
Wilkinson Award Tír na nÓg – Drew Heath Architects
(Alterations & Additions)
ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS
Architecture Awards Cowshed House– Carterwilliamson Architects Balmain House – Fox Johnston
Commendations Bellevue Hill Residence – Tzannes Associates Lavender Bay Boatshed – Stephen Collier Architects
NEW
Architecture Awards St Albans House – Rory Brooks Architects Flipped House – Marsh Cashman Koolloos Architects Stewart House – Chenchow Little Architects Gordons Bay Residence – Madeleine Blanchfield Architects
Commendation Angophora House – Richard Cole Architecture
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
Aaron Bolot Award 29–35 Prince Street Cronulla –Candalepas Associates
Architecture Awards Iglu Central – Bates Smart Silk Apartments – Tony Caro Architecture Telopea Social Housing – Turner
Commendations Little Bay – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) The Majestic – Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects
Small Project Architecture
Robert Woodward Award Art Gallery of NSW Forecourt Upgrade – Johnson Pilton Walker
Architecture Award Yurong Public Amenities – Government Architect’s Office
Small Project Architecture cont…
Commendations Cook Park Amenities – Fox Johnston Martian Embassy – LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture) Crescent House – Andrew Burns Architect
Heritage
Greenway Award Gowings and State Theatre Buildings Restoration and Hotel Conversion – Woodhead and Graham Brooks and Associates, Sydney
(Creative Adaptation)
CREATIVE ADAPTATION
Commendations The Majestic – Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects Lavender Bay Boatshed – Stephen Collier Architects
CONSERVATION
Architecture Awards Hyde Park Barracks – Reconstruction of Gate Lodge Domes –Clive Lucas Stapleton & Partners Conservation of the Convict Superintendent’s House Cockatoo Island –Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
Award For Enduring Architecture
The AMP Building Sydney Cove – PTW Architects
COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture
Iglu Central –Bates Smart
Commendation Cowshed House –Carterwilliamson Architects
Blacket Prize
Charles Sturt University National Life Sciences Hub– BVN Donovan Hill
NSW Premier’s Prize
Martian Embassy – LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture)
City of Sydney Lord Mayor’s Prize
Darling Quarter –Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) with Aspect Studios and Lend Lease
NSW President’s Prize
Sean O’Toole – UrbanGrowth NSW
Emerging Architect Prize
Andrew Burns – Andrew Burns Architect
Sponsored by Geberit
Marion Mahony Griffin Prize
Helen Lochhead –Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
Adrian Ashton Prize For Writing And Criticism
Laura Harding – Architecture Australia/Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects
Sponsored by Bates Smart
David Lindner Prize
Nathan Etherington – Scale Architecture/University of Sydney
Click here for 2013 NSW Architecture Awards’ jury citations.
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For media enquiries contact:
Laura Wise
NSW Media & Communications
Australian Institute of Architects
P. + 61 (2) 9246 4012 laura.wise@architecture.com.au
The Australian Institute of Architects is the peak body for the architectural profession, representing more than 11,000 members across Australia and overseas. The Institute actively works to improve the quality of our built environment by promoting quality, responsible and sustainable design.
Peter Willmott has been recognised with the President’s Prize at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2013 Tasmanian Architecture Awards that took place on Saturday 15 June.
‘Peter is known for the subtlety of his designs and his unique perspective, both as an architect and teacher,’ Tasmanian President Andrew Williamson commented.
‘Colleagues say it was this approach combined with a rigorous process of research and exploration that influenced Peter’s works, among them the design for the refurbishment of City Hall in the mid-1970s and the Hobart Police Citizens and Youth Club extension in the 1980s, along with a rich variety of smaller projects.’
The Emerging Architects Prize has been awarded to Peta Heffernan, Director of Liminal Studio for her ‘active involvement in the Australian Institute of Architects, not only through the donation of her time to organising events, but also through participation on Chapter Council and other committees. Furthermore, she is actively involved in the wider arts community; her work with various arts groups and her role on the Tasmanian Creative Industries Council help to actively promote the value of design and a culture of design thinking’.
Edwina Hughes received the SWT Blythe Student Prize for her Wilkinsons Point Bath House project which is an ‘evocative and sublime form that offers great sensory breadth once within and submerged.’
Adrian Evans has been recognised with the Sir James Irwin President’s Prize at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2013 South Australian Architecture Awards announced on Friday 14 June.
‘This year I have chosen to award an individual who I believe has not only made outstanding contributions to architecture in South Australia but also exemplifies many of the qualities that define an architect,’ South Australian President Steve Grieve commented.
‘He has continued to contribute to and support architectural education as a visiting lecturer and tutor at both Adelaide University and the University of South Australia and since 2002 he has been leading his own practice JPE through thick and thin.
‘It has not always been the easiest road – architecture is a tough profession – and throughout his career he has been true to his values and true to his unswerving passion for design and the pursuit of excellence.
‘In the last decade his built legacy has continued to grow through projects such as the Margaret Tobin Mental Health Centre at Flinders University and the Wave and Edge Office and Apartments Development at the southern end of King William Street.’
The Emerging Architects Prize has been awarded to Alex Hall of Hassell SA for his ‘dedication and enthusiasm towards the profession of architecture and design, as well as his involvement and achievements within professional, educational and community groups,’ the jury noted.
‘Among other leading examples, Alex has demonstrated his contribution to architecture through leadership within his role as project Architect at HASSELL, and through his active involvement in developing HASSELL’s young designers. Alex has made contributions to research and the education of Architecture through his engagement with The University of South Australia and Adelaide University architecture schools, as both studio educator and guest lecturer.
‘Alex is currently involved with the Australian Institute of Architects – SA chapter as a chapter councillor and has a strong focus on newer members to the profession. He was also previously a member of the editorial team for PLACE magazine.’
For media enquiries contact:
Alexandra Cato
National Media and Communications Officer
Australian Institute of Architects
P. + 61 (3) 8620 3813 alexandra.cato@architecture.com.au
The Australian Institute of Architects is the peak body for the architectural profession, representing almost 12,000 members across Australia and overseas. The Institute actively works to improve the quality of our built environment by promoting quality, responsible and sustainable design. Learn more about the Institute, log on to www.architecture.com.au.
Community-focused entries were among an inspiring selection of architectural projects recognised at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2013 Tasmanian Architecture Awards, held at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery last night.
Among several entries designed to give back to the community, the Bridgewater LINC and Child and Family Centre by Liminal Architecture took out the Alan C Walker Award for Public Architecture.
Bridgewater LINC and Child and Family Centre by Liminal Architecture. Image by Jonathan Wherrett.
One of three family centres entered in the 2013 Awards, the Bridgewater LINC and Child and Family Centre was described by the jury as ‘demonstrating the synergy possible when different facilities are drawn together under a single roof – in this instance, a library, Service Tasmania shopfront, and a child and family centre.
‘The folded building form sits within an undulating topography, its brick exterior resonating beautifully with the brick suburban context that it looks onto. The handling of scale is masterful, creating both a strong civic quality and a domestic friendliness. The building is a successful workplace, and has become a genuine community focus – its facilities are well-patronised with the largest increase in LINC membership in the state since its opening.’
In total, 20 prizes and commendations were awarded (see below for full list of winners).
Harrington House by Booth&Watts won over the public’s vote in this year’s People’s Choice Prize. The two dilapidated, heritage-listed warehouses within a convict brick wall enclosure have been given a new life as a house and a studio.
Wellspring Anglican Church by 1 + 2 Architecture received two awards last night, an Award for Public Architecture and another for Heritage Architecture, for a space that the jury said ‘exemplifies its public purpose by revitalising the suburban church site as a place of gathering for worshippers and the broader community’.
The Colin Philp Award for Commercial Architecture went to the Mountain Retreat Medical Centre by Circa Morris-Nunn for its adept enlargement of an established medical practice on a prominent corner site in South Hobart.
The Sustainability Learning Centre by Morrison and Breytenbach was recognised with the Award for Sustainable Architecture, for what the jury described as ‘a contemporary learning facility that lives and breathes sustainability’.
GASP! Stage 1 by Room 11 received an Award for Urban Design for providing a new waterfront promenade on the River Derwent that gracefully stretches across the formerly neglected waterfront.
The Alexander North Award for Interior Architecture was awarded to the Meeting Room, St Mary’s Cathedral by Circa Morris-Nunn for the multifunction space and dome that has been part of architect’s vocabulary from the Pantheon to St Peter’s Basilica and the present.
Omnipod by Rosevear Architects received the Peter Willmott Award for Small Project Architecture along with the COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture, for what the jury called a ‘remarkable project that exemplifies all that combines to bring great architecture to fruition’.
Rosevear Architects also received the Esmond Dorney Award for Residential Architecture for their Churchill Residence project, which the jury said ‘represents a singular architectural approach to a sublime coastal landscape’.
Churchill Residence by Rosevear Architects. Image by Jonathan Wherrett.
The John Lee Archer Triennial Prize was awarded to MONA – Museum of Old & New Art by Fender Katsalidis Architects.
Full list of winning projects:
Public Architecture
Alan C Walker Award – Bridgewater LINC and Child & Family Centre by Liminal Architecture
Award – Wellspring Anglican Church by 1 + 2 Architecture
Commendation – Royal Hobart Hospital ICU/HDU by Vincent Chrisp & Partners P/L & Jawsarchitects
Commercial Architecture
Colin Philp Award – Mountain Retreat Medical Centre by Circa Morris-Nunn
Award – Josef Chromy Cellar Door and Wine Centre by Birrelli art + design + architecture
Commendation – Southern Swan by Core Collective
Sustainable Architecture
Award for Sustainable Architecture – Sustainability Learning Centre by Morrison & Breytenbach Architects
Urban Design
Award – GASP! Stage 1 by Room 11
Award – Princes Wharf Shed 1 by Circa Morris-Nunn Architects
Heritage Architecture
Award – Wellspring Anglican Church by 1 + 2 Architecture
Interior Architecture
Alexander North Award – Meeting Room, St. Mary’s Cathedral Centre by Circa Morris-Nunn Architects
Small Project Architecture
Peter Willmott Award – Omnipod by Rosevear Architects
Residential Architecture – Houses (New / Alterations + Additions)
Esmond Dorney Award – Churchill Residence by Rosevear Architects
Award (New) – Napoleon Street by Maria Gigney Architects
Commendation (New) – Annie & Peter’s House by 1+2 Architecture
Commendation (Alterations + Additions) – Harrington House by Booth&Watts
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
Award – 40 Brisbane Street by Morrison & Breytenbach Architects
COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture
Winner – Omnipod by Rosevear Architects
Enduring Architecture Award
Winner – 152 Macquarie Street Hobart by Hartley Wilson & Bolt Architects
John Lee Archer Triennial Prize
Winner – MONA – Museum of Old & New Art by Fender Katsalidis Architects (2012)
Honourable Mention – Makers’ Workshop by Terroir (2010)
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