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Designs inspired by nature win at the Queensland Architecture Awards

26 Jun 2015 

 

The winners of the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2015 Queensland State Architecture Awards have been announced in Brisbane tonight.

The jury has awarded 52 accolades to 43 projects across all categories, with the educational category in its debut year recording an excellent outcome with seven projects honoured. See below for full list of winners.

After seven Regional Architecture Awards held earlier in the year, 72 projects were in the running for awards at the state level, with many projects eligible across multiple categories.

Designed around the concept of a ‘living tree’, Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital by Conrad Gargett Lyons was the big winner on the night receiving multiple accolades including the coveted F D G Stanley Award for Public Architecture along with the Karl Langer Award for Urban Design and the Art & Architecture Prize.

‘Working between the perspective of a child and the scale of the city, the Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital transforms a large and complex piece of healthcare infrastructure into a series of framed moments which both surprise and delight. The hospital establishes a new benchmark in paediatric healthcare for the state.

‘Exemplary in its unwavering philosophy of integrating art into every aspect of its fabric, function and ethos, this building is a gallery, a canvas and a theatre, whose focus is to bring delight and diversion to the lives of sick children and the people who care for them,’ the jury said.

Planchonella House in tropical north Queensland by Jesse Bennett Architect Builder won the Robin Dods Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (New).

‘Tucked into the rainforest along a ridge edge of Mt Whitfield, the building humbly engages the occupants with the environment. Pockets of space are carefully crafted and detailed, creating places that are both calming and invigorating, with elements of quiet delight,’ the jury noted.

An exemplar in sustainable design, The University of Queensland Global Change Institute by HASSELL also won multiple awards the R G Suter Award for Educational Architecture, the G H M Addison Award for Interior Architecture and the Harry Marks Award for Sustainable Architecture.

Projects that received an Award or Named Award will now progress to the National Awards to be announced in November.

 

Full list of winning projects:

 

Commercial Architecture

Beatrice Hutton Award – Triffid by Aardvarc
Commendation – Bells Reach Sales / Vision Centre and Café by Sparks Architects
Commendation – Royal Flying Doctor Service – Charleville Base by DM2 Architecture

 

Educational Architecture

R G Suter Award – The University of Queensland Global Change Institute by HASSELL
Award – St Sebastian’s Primary School by Elizabeth Watson Brown Architects and Architectus
Award – The University of the Sunshine Coast Collaborative Futures Building by HASSELL
Award – Griffith Health Centre by Cox Rayner Architects in association with Hames Sharley
Commendation – Sir Samuel Griffith Centre by Cox Rayner Architects
Commendation – Arethusa College Spring Hill Campus by Ceccato Hall + Associates Architects
Commendation – Administration and Library, Woorabinda State School by Kevin O’Brien Architects

 

Enduring Architecture

Robin Gibson Award – Chapel of St Peter’s Lutheran College, Indooroopilly by Dr Karl Langer

 

Heritage Architecture

Don Roderick Award – Queensland Rail Roma Street Heritage Building – Stage 1 Stabilisation by Architectus
Award – Goddard Building Rooftop Expansion by Conrad Gargett

 

Interior Architecture

G H M Addison Award – The University of Queensland Global Change Institute by HASSELL
Award – Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital by Conrad Gargett Lyons
Award – BVN Brisbane Studio by BVN
Commendation – TRYP on Constance by Shane Denman Architects
Commendation – Postgraduate Centre for Training Townsville by Architectus
Commendation – Kent Road by bureau^proberts

 

Public Architecture

F D G Stanley Award Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital by Conrad Gargett Lyons
Award – Gold Coast Aquatic Centre by Cox Rayner Architects
Commendation – The Armitage Centre by James Cubitt Architects
Commendation – Bellbowrie by bureau^proberts

 

Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)

Queensland Chapter Award – Drury Street by Marc&Co
Award Sandgate Pier House by Vokes and Peters (with Owen and Vokes and Peters)
Award – Paddington House by Architectus
Commendation – West End Cottage by Vokes and Peters (with Owen and Vokes and Peters)
Commendation – Living Room by Aardvarc

 

Residential Architecture – Houses (New)

Robin Dods Award – Planchonella House by Jesse Bennett Architect Builder
Award – The Edge by Charles Wright Architect
Award – House in Noosa by MORQ
Commendation – Davenport / Wilson House by Shane Thompson Architects
Commendation – Gracemere House by Cox Rayner Architects
Commendation – Christian Street House by James Russell Architect
Commendation – Northern Rivers Beach House by refresh*design
Commendation – Jule House by Claire Humphreys + Kevin O’Brien Architects
Commendation – Backyard House by JOE ADSETT ARCHITECTS

 

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing

Job & Froud Award Silt by bureau^proberts
Award – M&A by bureau^proberts
Commendation – Lake Weyba Duplex by Robinson Architects
Commendation – Arena Apartments by Ellivo Architects
Commendation – Attewell Street by bureau^proberts
Commendation – JQ1 by Push

 

Small Project Architecture

Hayes & Scott Award – Frew Park Arena Play Structure by Guymer Bailey Architects
Commendation – St Vincent de Paul Inala Family Support Centre by Push

 

Sustainable Architecture

Harry Marks Award – The University of Queensland Global Change Institute by HASSELL
Award Sir Samuel Griffith Centre by Cox Rayner Architects
Commendation – The University of the Sunshine Coast Collaborative Futures Building by HASSELL

 

Urban Design

Karl Langer Award – Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital by Conrad Gargett Lyons
Award – M&A by bureau^proberts

 

COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture

Award Fitzgibbon Community Centre by Richard Kirk Architect

 

Additional Prizes

The Australian Institute of Architects Prize for Art & Architecture (Qld) – Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital by Conrad Gargett Lyons

2015 Victorian Architecture Award Winners Announced

26 Jun 2015

Melbourne, Australia – Victoria’s top architecture firms came together to recognise the state’s best, at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2015 Victorian Architecture Awards tonight.

Named Awards, Awards and Commendations were awarded in 12 categories representing a range of architecture from residential to public design, in addition to several Victorian specific prizes. This year 197 entries focused on key design elements and sustainable practices that will enhance and cement the longevity of a building and its versatility in future use.

 

Victorian Chapter President, Peter Malatt, said ‘the Victorian Chapter is thrilled by the quality of entrants in the 2015 Victorian Architecture Awards. The winning practices have showcased beautiful, user-centric and sustainable design worth recognising not just for the aesthetic, but also for the vital role they play in our State’s wellbeing and development.’

Of the 197 entries, approximately 30 percent were judged to be worthy of an Award or Commendation. Independent juries handed out a total of 34 Awards in addition to the Regional Prize, Melbourne Prize, and the coveted Victorian Architecture Medal. ARM Architecture and Jackson Clements Burrows Architects proved to be the big winners across several major categories including Heritage, Public Architecture, Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing, Urban Design and Small Project Architecture.

 

ARM Architecture took Victoria’s most prestigious Award, the Victorian Architecture Medal, for their outstanding work on the Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance. Amy Muir, Chair of Juries described it as ‘robust and sympathetic in its approach to detailing and built execution, the Stage Two addition provides an exemplar, quality architectural intervention which received unanimous support as the winner of the 2015 Victorian Architectural Medal’.

 

Following is the full list of 2015 Victorian Architecture Award winners. Named Award and Architecture Award winners go on to compete for National Architecture Awards, announced in November.

 

List of 2015 Victorian Architecture Awards Winners:

 

Residential Architecture – Houses (New)
HAROLD DESBROWE-ANNEAR AWARD
Bethanga House | tUG workshop
ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
Sawmill House | Archier
Villa Marittima, St Andrews Beach | Robin Williams Architect
COMMENDATIONS
The Bow House | Edwards Moore
Beach Ave | Schulberg Demkiw Architects
Bridge House 2 | Delia Teschendorff Architecture
Mexican Contemporary House | Andres Casillas de Alba and Evolva Architects
Hidden House | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

 

Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations & Additions)
JOHN & PHYLLIS MURPHY AWARD
Tower House | Andrew Maynard Architects
ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
House 3 | Coy Yiontis Architects
Local House | MAKE Architecture
COMMENDATIONS
Fat plan on Faraday St | The Rexroth Mannasmann Collective
Green House | Sean Godsell Architects

 

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
BEST OVEREND AWARD
Upper House | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
ARCHITECTURE AWARD
Domain Road Apartments | Wood Marsh Architecture
COMMENDATION
Bravo Apartments | Hayball

 

Heritage Architecture
JOHN GEORGE KNIGHT AWARD
Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance | ARM Architecture
AWARD
Coriyule | Bryce Raworth & Trethowan Architecture
COMMENDATION
Seabrook House | John Wardle Architects

 

Interior Architecture
MARION MAHONY AWARD
Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne | John Wardle Architects & NADAAA in collaboration
ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
Huntingdale Golf Clubhouse Interiors | Inarc Architects
Medibank | HASSELL
COMMENDATIONS
Domain Road Apartments | Wood Marsh Architecture
Andrew Maynard Architects | Tower House

 

Urban Design

 

JOSEPH REED AWARD
Monash University North West Precinct | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects in collaboration with MGS Masterplanners
ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance | ARM Architecture
RMIT A’Beckett Urban Square | Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design
Swanston Street | City of Melbourne

 

Public Architecture
WILLIAM WARDELL AWARD
Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance |ARM Architecture
PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE – ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS AWARD
New Municipal Building and Civic Square | Lyons
PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE – NEW AWARD
Margaret Court Arena | NH Architecture + Populous
PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE – NEW COMMENDATION
Library at The Dock | Clare Design + Hayball (Architect of Record)

 

Educational Architecture
HENRY BASTOW AWARD
Penleigh and Essendon Grammar Middle Girls School | McBride Charles Ryan
ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne | John Wardle Architects & NADAAA in collaboration
Monash University North West Precinct | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects in collaboration with MGS Masterplanners
Green Chemical Futures | Lyons
Pamela Coyne Library | Branch Studio Architects
COMMENDATION
Sylvia Walton Building | Lyons

 

Commercial Architecture
SIR OSBORN MCCUTCHEON AWARD
Equestrian Centre, Merricks | Seth Stein Architects (London) in association with Watson Architecture + Design (Melbourne)
ARCHITECTURE AWARD
CSL Global Corporate Headquarters | Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Limited
COMMENDATION
RACV Resort Torquay | Wood Marsh Architecture

 

Small Project Architecture
KEVIN BORLAND AWARD
Moonlight Cabin | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
MPavilion | Sean Godsell Architects
Hydronaut | Studiobird with Mark Richardson
Monument Park | McBride Charles Ryan, Callum Morton and Oculus
COMMENDATIONS
Walker House | Andrew Maynard Architects
Hortus: Harbour Esplanade Temporary Activation Project | Folk Architects Pty Ltd

 

Sustainable Architecture
ALLAN AND BETH COLDICUTT AWARD
Library at The Dock | Clare Design + Hayball (Architect of Record)
ARCHITECTURE AWARD
41X | Lyons
COMMENDATIONS
Bridging Boyd | Jolson Architecture Interiors Landscape
Paciocco Residence | Tom Paciocco Architect FRAIA
RMIT A’Beckett Urban Square | Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design
Sawmill House | Archier
Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance | ARM Architecture

 

COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture
COLORBOND® AWARD FOR STEEL ARCHITECTURE
Green Chemical Futures | Lyons
COMMENDATION
Bethanga House | tUG workshop

 

Enduring Architecture
ENDURING ARCHITECTURE AWARD
Domain Park Apartments | Grounds, Romberg, Boyd (partner in charge Robin Boyd)

 

Melbourne Prize

Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance| ARM Architecture

 

Regional Prize
Ballarat Community Health Primary Care Centre | DesignInc
Victorian Architecture Medal
Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance | ARM Architecture

 

Bates Smart Award for Architecture in the Media

 

NATIONAL AWARD
Parlour Guides to Equitable Practice | Parlour (Justine Clark, Naomi Stead, Susie Ashworth, Catherine Griffiths & Neph Wake)
STATE AWARD
Mongrel Rapture: The Architecture of Ashton Raggatt McDougall | ARM Architecture
COMMENDATION
Talking Design Radio Podcast, RMIT University | Stephen Crafti

Adaptive reuse projects dominate 2015 Tasmanian Architecture Awards

27 Jun 2015

 

Projects involving the adaptive reuse of heritage and other older buildings are the big winners at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2015 Tasmanian Architecture Awards, announced in the Huon Valley tonight.

Two residential adaptations of historical sites dominated the Heritage and Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions) categories.

#thebarnTas, a small horse stable built circa 1829, has been given new life by architects’ workbylizandalex and rewarded with the Roy Sharrington Award for Heritage and an Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions).

‘As a family home, #thebarnTAS flourishes because of its constraints rather than despite them. It is a home full of character and surprise, which celebrates the original envelope and atmosphere of the stable,’ the jury noted.

The heritage-listed house, Art & Craft, received the Tasmanian Chapter Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions) along with an Award for Heritage for 1 + 2 Architecture’s masterful extension for the 1908 property.

‘The restoration, together with changes required to adapt the house to the needs of a 21st century family, have been carried out with great sensitivity and consummate skill on the part of the designers and the craftspeople,’ the jury said.

New Town Road House by Core Collective, which involved reconfiguring a fish and chips shop into a two-bedroom unit, won the Peter Willmott Award for Small Project Architecture, with the jury saying it is ‘as creative in its conception as in its execution, and an exemplar for small urban housing in Tasmania’.

Adaptive reuse also featured prominently in the Commercial Architecture category, with the redevelopment of the old Mercury Press Hall by Core Collective and Cumulus Studio’s transformation of Pumphouse Point at Lake St Clair into a tourism development both receiving Awards.

Projects that have enriched communities and reinvigorated public spaces are among the other major award winners, with Brooke Street Pier by Circa Morris-Nunn picking up the third Award in the Commercial Architecture category. The project was described by the jury as ‘enlivening Hobart’s waterfront’.

Moonah Arts Centre by Morrison & Breytenbach Architects was recognised as ‘an important and exciting new public building in the heart of Moonah’, receiving the Alan C Walker Award for Public Architecture, as well as the Colorbond® Award for Steel Architecture.

Morrison & Breytenbach Architects also picked up an Award for Educational Architecture and an Award for Sustainable Architecture for their project, Ptunarra Child and Family Centre.

‘The Ptunarra Child and Family Centre integrates all aspects of sustainability – social, cultural and environmental – methodically and sensitively. Built in a suburb of social disadvantage, the centre provides a welcoming facility that has created a strong sense of place, reduced social isolation and increased community engagement,’ the jury said in awarding the design.

The Esmond Dorney Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (New) went to Lagoon House by Taylor and Hinds Architects. The jury described it as a house that ‘cradles, protects and delights; a timeless work at ease in its place’.

 

Full list of winning projects:

 

Commercial Architecture

Award – Pumphouse Point by Cumulus Studio
Award – Brooke Street Pier by Circa Morris-Nunn
Award – Press Hall by Core Collective

 

Educational Architecture

Award Ptunarra Child and Family Centre by Morrison & Breytenbach Architects

 

Heritage

Roy Sharrington Award – #thebarnTAS by workbylizandalex
Award – Art & Craft by 1+2 Architecture
Commendation – Weld Street Alterations by Preston Lane Architects

 

Interior Architecture

Commendation – Tassal Office by Preston Lane Architects

 

Public Architecture

Alan C Walker Award Moonah Arts Centre by Morrison & Breytenbach Architects

 

Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)

Australian Institute of Architects Award – Art & Craft by 1+2 Architecture
Award #thebarnTAS by workbylizandalex
Commendation – Winscombe Extension by Preston Lane Architects

 

Residential Architecture – Houses (New)

Esmond Dorney Award – Lagoon House by Taylor and Hinds Architects
Commendation – Valley House by Philip M Dingemanse

 

Small Project Architecture

Peter Willmott Award – New Town Road House by Core Collective

 

Sustainable Architecture

Award Ptunarra Child and Family Centre by Morrison & Breytenbach Architects

 

COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture

Award Moonah Arts Centre by Morrison & Breytenbach Architects

 

Additional Prizes

James Blackburn Triennial Prize 2015 – Shearers’ Quarters by John Wardle Architects
2015 President’s Prize David Walsh
Emerging Architect Prize – Philip Dingemanse, Philip M Dingemanse
SWT Blythe Student Prize – Kingston Beach Surf Life Saving Club by Rachel Englund

Adaptive reuse and nature focus for 2015 architecture awards

29 Jun 2015

Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania all hosted their architecture award presentations over the weekend, each state highlighting a diverse range of projects.

Adaptive reuse in heritage buildings came out as a strong influence in Tasmania this year with #thebarnTas and The Art and Craft House taking out the Heritage and Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions) categories – both projects revitalised existing historical sites with great sensitivity. View the list of winning Tasmanian projects here.

Up in Queensland, it was nature that took centre stage with the Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital by Conrad Gargett Lyons being named winner of three awards. The project was designed around the concept of a ‘living tree’. See what other projects won at the Queensland awards.

In Victoria, it was the Shrine of Remembrance by ARM Architecture that was awarded the State’s top honour, the Victorian Architecture Medal, described by the judges as ‘robust and sympathetic in its approach to detailing and built execution…’. See the full list of award winners.

All named and architecture award winners progress from each state to the National level which will be taking place in November.

 

Heart and home reign at 2015 ACT Architecture Awards

20 June 2015

 

From humble homes to city changing spaces, Canberra’s best new architecture has been revealed in the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2015 ACT Architecture Awards announced Saturday 20 June.

The NewActon Precinct by Fender Katsalidis Architects was awarded the Chapter’s highest honour, the Canberra Medallion, in addition to accolades across Heritage, Interior Architecture, Sustainable Architecture, Urban Design and Art, making it the most awarded project of the night.

Over ten years in the making, NewActon was lauded by the jury for turning an ‘underdeveloped part of the city into a vibrant hub’.

‘The design and creation of a highly successful, completely new urban community, over a relatively short period of time, is a rare event in a city. The NewActon Precinct is an outstanding example of strategic urban planning and design where a developer and a wide-ranging team of designers have collaborated “to get it right”.

‘It is an excellent example of how architectural design can invigorate the heart of a city and make it pulse,’ jury said.

Seven projects were awarded for residential architecture in a category that dominated the entry field, with 40 per cent of all entries submitted in the three sub categories of Houses (New), Houses (Alterations and Additions) and Multiple Housing.

Box House by Rob Henry Architects received the Malcolm Moir and Heather Sutherland Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (New).

‘The Box House has a thoughtfulness and consistency throughout its design. Although designed to be fire-resistant the design is open, warm and welcoming. Box House stands as a beautiful and robust place to live,’ the jury noted.

In addition to the jury’s choice, members of the public were able to select their favourite residential project from Houses (New), Houses (Alterations and Additions) and Renovations in the annual People’s Choice Award with the honour going to Szychowski Residence by adhami pender architecture.

Projects that received an Award or Named Award in the main architecture categories (see full list below) will now progress to the National Awards to be announced in November.

 

Full list of winning projects:

Educational Architecture
Enrico Taglietti Award – John Paul College Performing Arts Centre by Collins Caddaye Architects
Commendation – The Snow Centre for Education in the Asian Century by Daryl Jackson Alastair Swayn

Enduring Architecture
Award – Burgmann College by Dirk Bolt & Associates 1971

Heritage
Award – NewActon Pavilion Reconstruction by Fender Katsalidis Architects
Award – Conservatory House by Cox Architecture

Interior Architecture
W Hayward Morris Award – ‘Australia in the Great War’, Australian War Memorial by Cunningham Martyn Design
Award – NewActon Pavilion Reconstruction – Molonglo Group Offices by Fender Katsalidis Architects
Commendation – The Snow Centre for Education in the Asian Century by Daryl Jackson Alastair Swayn

Public Architecture
Romaldo Giurgola AwardPRC Embassy Pool Enclosure by Townsend + Associates Architects

Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)
Gene Willsford Award – Boomerang House by Joanna Nelson Architect
Award Altman Hinkson House by Philip Leeson Architects

Residential Architecture – Houses (New)
Malcolm Moir and Heather Sutherland Award – Box House by Rob Henry Architects
Award – Harvey Taylor House by Philip Leeson Architects
Award – Wonga Street House by Jigsaw Housing
Commendation – OS House by Ben Walker Architects

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
Sydney Ancher Award – Lowanna by Marcus Graham Architect

Small Project Architecture
Award– Roji Salon by Craig Tan Architects
Commendation – Altree Court Sun Shade by adhami pender architecture

Sustainable Architecture
Award NewActon Nishi Commercial by Fender Katsalidis Architects
Commendation – Esperance by Collins Caddaye Architects

Urban Design
Sir John Overall Award – NewActon Precinct by Fender Katsalidis Architects
Commendation – Drakeford Drive Pedestrian Bridge by Tait Waddington

COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture
Award PRC Embassy Pool Enclosure by Townsend + Associates Architects

Additional Prizes
Canberra Medallion – NewActon Precinct by Fender Katsalidis Architects
Light in Architecture Prize – PRC Embassy Pool Enclosure by Townsend + Associates Architects
Art in Architecture Award – NewActon Precinct by Fender Katsalidis Architects
Mervyn Willoughby-Thomas Renovation Award – Kaleen Conversion by Allan Spira Architect
President’s Medal – The Molonglo Group
Clem Cummings Medal – Jon Stanhope
Emerging Architect Prize – Yuri Leong
Daryl Jackson Alastair Swayn Graduate Prize – Savita Gaonkar
ACT Chapter Student Medallion – Alexander Gorecki
John Redmond Prize – Amanda Marshall
Cox Architecture Student Design Prize – First – Threading the Space by Benjamin Vu
Cox Architecture Student Design Prize – Second – City Baths by Stewart Youngblutt
Cox Architecture Student Design Prize – Third– Hybrid Motortecture by Winnie Wong Ka Wing
Cox Architecture Student Design Prize – Third – Path, Hearth, Observatory by Zikki Han

 

2015 NT and ACT Architecture Award Winners

Mon 22 Jun

Both the NT and ACT Chapters have held their presentation evenings to announce the winners of the 2015 Architecture awards.

At the NT Awards was held on Friday 12 June in Darwin. The Northern Territory focused on the revitalisation of Alice Springs’ CBD by Susan Dugdale and Associates, with the project taking out the top honour of the night. See the complete list of winners here.

Over in the capital on Friday 19 June, heart and home reigned supreme with The NewActon Precinct by Fender Katsalidis Architects being awarded the Canberra Medallion, as well as accolades across Heritage, Interior Architecture, Sustainable Architecture, Urban Design and Art, making it the most awarded project of the night. To view the complete list of winners click here.

 

 

 

Community benefit at the heart of the 2015 NT Architecture Awards

12 June 2015

 

A rejuvenation of Alice Springs’ community heart has won big at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2015 NT Architecture Awards announced on Friday 12 June in Darwin.

The jury, consisting of Kerry Clare (Chair), Robert Foote and the Honourable Sally Thomas AC, selected 11 projects to receive accolades. Overall, the jury was impressed by the focus on community, as well as the diverse architectural responses to the challenging conditions of designing in the Territory. Also notable this year were the important relationships established by the architects with the clients and builders, resulting in excellent outcomes.

Alice Springs CBD Revitalisation by Susan Dugdale and Associates was presented with the top honour of the night, the Tracy Memorial Medal, in addition to the George Goyder Award for Urban Design and the COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture making it the most awarded project of the Territory’s 2015 awards program.

Local community benefits, environmental response and cultural aspects of this project were highlighted by the jury. They also noted it had successfully incorporated the environmental and indigenous heritage of the community, reduced the street clutter and provided a comfortable and colourful resting point for locals and visitors alike.
‘The jury commends the council and community for initiating and supporting this project, and the designers for delivering this first stage which has the potential to increase public enjoyment, vibrancy and cultural engagement and most positively shape the future of Alice.’

Susan Dugdale and Associates also took home an Award for Commercial Architecture for their innovative design of new headquarters for ‘young and progressive’ construction company, Asbuild.

Desert House, perched high on a west facing ridge of Alice Springs, by Dunn and Hillam Architects received an Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (New). The design, centered on a rocky courtyard, incorporates a variety of effective architectural principles to provide comfort for the occupants with minimal use of resources in the extreme conditions of Australia’s interior desert climate.

In addition to celebrating projects around the Territory, the presentation evening saw the recognition of two dedicated individuals with the announcement of the Emerging Architect Prize and the Student Award. See the full list of winner below:
Commercial Architecture
Award – Asbuild HQ by Susan Dugdale and Associates

 

Enduring Architecture
AwardAlice Springs Railway Station by Guy Maron Architects

 

Interior Architecture
Award Menzies School of Health Research Charles Darwin University by Hames Sharley
Commendation – Flinders University Northern Territory Medical Program Development by Hames Sharley
Commendation – Engineers Australia by MODE

 

Public Architecture
Award Menzies School of Health Research Charles Darwin University by Hames Sharley
Commendation – Alice Springs Youth & Community Centre – Multi-Purpose Hall by Tangentyere Design

 

Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)
Commendation LIFT by ajar architects

 

Residential Architecture – Houses (New)
Award – The Desert House by Dunn and Hillam Architects
Commendation – Elevated by ajar architects

 

Urban Design
George Goyder Award – Alice Springs CBD Revitalisation by Susan Dugdale and Associates

 

COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture
Award Alice Springs CBD Revitalisation by Susan Dugdale and Associates

 

*Projects listed above that received an Award or Named Award will now progress to the National Architecture Awards to be announced on 5 November.

 

Additional Prizes
The Tracy Memorial Award – Alice Springs CBD Revitalisation by Susan Dugdale and Associates
The Indigenous Community Award – Garma Knowledge Centre by Build Up Design
People’s Choice Award – Elevated by ajar architects
Emerging Architect Prize – Joanna Best, Troppo Architects
Student Award – Sarah Young, Charles Darwin University

2015 Victorian Architecture Awards shortlist

Melbourne, Australia – The Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter is thrilled to announce the shortlisted projects in the 2015 Victorian Architecture Awards.

Following an intensive program of Jury presentations and site visits, 74 projects have been shortlisted across 15 categories from a total entry field of 197; 169 individual projects.

Winners will be announced at the annual Presentation Dinner on Friday 26 June at Peninsula at Shed 14 Central Pier, Docklands. Named Award and Award winners will progress onto the National Awards, announced in November.

All entries including the shortlisted projects will be exhibited in the Atrium at Federation Square for a period of two weeks from 26 May to 8 June.

 

 

2015 Victorian Architecture Awards shortlisted projects

Shortlisted projects are listed in alphabetical order by project name

Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations & Additions)
35 entries/11 shortlisted projects
Courtyard House | Matt Gibson Architecture + Design
Cubo House | PHOOEY Architects
Doll’s House | BKK Architects
Dreamcatcher | Fiona Winzar Architects
Fat plan on Faraday St | The Rexroth Mannasmann Collective
Green House | Sean Godsell Architects
Hopetoun Road Residence | B.E Architecture
House 3 | Coy Yiontis Architects
Local House | MAKE Architecture
Tower House | Andrew Maynard Architects
Water Factory | Andrew Simpson Architects

Residential Architecture – Alterations & Additions Jury
Philip Harmer | Harmer Architecture (Chair)
Anthony Clarke | Black Line One X Architecture Studio
Zvonko Orsanic | NEAD architecture

 

Residential Architecture – Houses (New)
26 entries/11 shortlisted
Beach Ave | Schulberg Demkiw Architects
Bethanga House | tUG workshop
The Bow House | Edwards Moore
Bridge House 2 | Delia Teschendorff Architecture
Carlton Warehouse | Kennedy Nolan
Hidden House | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
House in House | Steffen Welsch Architects Pty Ltd
Lake Wendouree Residence | John Wardle Architects
Mexican Contemporary House | Andres Casillas de Alba and Evolva Architects
Sawmill House | Archier
Villa Marittima, St Andrews Beach | Robin Williams Architect

Residential Architecture – New Jury
Kerstin Thompson | Kerstin Thompson Architects (Chair)
Jade Vidal | Bower Architecture
Emma Young | PHOOEY Architects

 

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
10 entries/8 shortlisted
Abode318 | Elenberg Fraser
Avenue | Elenberg Fraser
Bravo | Hayball
Catherine Booth College | SJB Architects
Domain Road Apartments | Wood Marsh Architecture
E589 Apartments | Architects EAT
Tip Top | ROTHELOWMAN
Upper House | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

Residential – Multiple Housing Jury
Jeremy McLeod | Breathe Architecture (Chair)
Mel Bright | MAKE architecture
Victoria Reeves | Kennedy Nolan
Small Project Architecture
25 entries/8 shortlisted
Hortus : Harbour Esplanade Temporary Activation Project | Folk Architects Pty Ltd
Hydronaut | Studiobird with Mark Richardson
Monument Park | McBride Charles Ryan
MPavilion | Sean Godsell Architects
Moonlight Cabin | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
ON/OFF | SIBLING
Walker House | Andrew Maynard Architects
Westgarth House | Andrew Maynard Architects

Small Project Architecture Jury
Neil Appleton | Lyons (Chair)
Emilio Fuscaldo | Nest Architects
Laura Held | Studio OneOne

 

Urban Design
12 entries/9 shortlisted projects
720 Bourke Street | HASSELL
Linking Docklands – Jim Stynes Bridge | Cox Architecture, Oculus Landscape Architecture and City of Melbourne
Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne | John Wardle Architects & NADAAA in collaboration
Monash University North West Precinct | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
New Municipal Building & Civic Square | Lyons
Regional Rail Link City to Maribyrnong River | Wood Marsh Architecture
RMIT A’Beckett Urban Square | Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design
Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance | ARM Architecture
Swanston Street | City of Melbourne

Urban Design Jury:
Tim Leslie | Bates Smart (Chair)
Simon McPherson | SJB Urban
Vanessa Mooney
Heritage Architecture
8 entries/3 shortlisted projects
Coriyule | Bryce Raworth & Trethowan Architecture
Seabrook House | John Wardle Architects
Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance | ARM Architecture

Heritage Architecture Jury
David Islip | OVGA (Chair)
Louise Honman | Context Pty Ltd
James Coombe | Architects EAT

 

Interior Architecture
23 entries/8 shortlisted projects
Domain Road Apartments | Wood Marsh Architecture
Green Chemical Futures | Lyons
Huntingdale Golf Clubhouse Interiors | Inarc Architects
Medibank | HASSELL
Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne | John Wardle Architects & NADAAA in collaboration
Napoleon Perdis Chapel | Studiobird
Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance | ARM Architecture
Tower House | Andrew Maynard Architects

Interior Architecture Jury
Rodney Eggleston | March Studio (Chair)
Matt Gibson | Matt Gibson Architecture + Design
Juliet Moore | Edwards Moore
Commercial Architecture
16 entries/7 shortlisted projects
41X | Lyons
501 Swanston Street | Elenberg Fraser
Australian Grains Genebank (AGG) Horsham | H2o Architects
Ballarat District Nursing and Healthcare | Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
CSL Global Corporate Headquarters | Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Limited
Equestrian Centre, Merricks | Seth Stein Architects (London) in association with Watson Architecture + Design (Melbourne)
RACV Resort Torquay | Wood Marsh Architecture

Commercial Architecture Jury
Yvonne von Hartel | peckvonhartel (Chair)
Stephen Turner | Gray Puksand
Justin Northrop | Techné Architecture + Interior Design

 

Public Architecture – New
11 entries/3 shortlisted projects
Ernie Cropley Pavilion | Cox Architecture
Library at The Dock | Clare Design + Hayball (Architect of Record)
New Municipal Building & Civic Square | Lyons

Public Architecture – New Jury
Vivian Mitsogianni | RMIT School of Architecture + Design (Chair)
Rob McBride | McBride Charles Ryan
Michael Bouteloup | John Wardle Architects
Public Architecture – Alterations & Additions
6 entries/3 shortlisted projects
Lab 14 – Carlton Connect Initiative | NMBW Architecture Studio
Margaret Court Arena | NH Architecture + Populous
Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance | ARM Architecture

Public Architecture – Alterations & Additions Jury
Alan Pert | University of Melbourne (Chair)
Jane Williams | BVN Donovan Hill
Neal Mackintosh | JAWSARCHITECTS
Educational Architecture
25 entries/6 shortlisted projects
Green Chemical Futures | Lyons
Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne | John Wardle Architects & NADAAA in collaboration
Monash University North West Precinct | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
Pamela Coyne Library | Branch Studio Architects
Penleigh and Essendon Grammar Middle Girls School | McBride Charles Ryan
Sylvia Walton Building | Lyons

Educational Architecture Jury
Ann Lau | Hayball (Chair)
Ben Duckworth | HASSELL
Jesse Judd | ARM Architecture

 

Sustainable Architecture
10 shortlisted projects
41X | Lyons
Bridging Boyd | Jolson Architecture Interiors Landscape
Dreamcatcher | Fiona Winzar Architects
Green Chemical Futures | Lyons
Library at The Dock | Clare Design + Hayball (Architect of Record)
Paciocco Residence | Tom Paciocco Architect FRAIA
RMIT A’Beckett Urban Square | Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design
Sawmill House | Archier
Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance | ARM Architecture
Water Tank House | ARM Architecture

Sustainable Architecture Jury
Rowan Opat | Opat Architects (Chair)
Christie Petsinis | Folk Architects
Ben Milbourne | BILD Architecture
COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture
5 shortlisted projects
Bethanga House | tUG workshop
Church of the Resurrection, Keysborough | Meaden Architecture and Interiors
Cut Paw Paw | Andrew Maynard Architects
Green Chemical Futures | Lyons
Sawmill House | Archier

COLORBOND® Award Jury
Nigel Fitton | Spowers Architects (Chair)
Brett Nixon | Nixon Tulloch Fortey Architecture
Jane Caught | SIBLING

 

Melbourne Prize
7 shortlisted projects
Bridging Boyd | Jolson Architecture Interiors Landscape
Domain Road Apartments | Wood Marsh Architecture
Lab 14 – Carlton Connect Initiative | NMBW Architecture Studio
Monash University North West Precinct | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
MPavilion | Sean Godsell Architects
New Municipal Building & Civic Square | Lyons
Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance | ARM Architecture

Melbourne Prize Jury
Graham Brawn | Graham Brawn Architect (Chair)
Harley Vincent | HASSELL
Fiona Dunin | fmd architects
Regional Prize
3 shortlisted projects
Ballarat Community Health Primary Care Centre | DesignInc
The Mornington Centre Stage 2 | Billard Leece Partnership
Yea Wetlands Visitor Information Centre | Zen Architects

Regional Prize Jury
Kim Irons | Irons McDuff Architecture (Chair)
Justin Noxon | Noxon Giffen
Chris Botterill | Jackson Clements Burrows

 

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From the National President

11 May

This week 1500 delegates and 27 guest speakers will descend on Melbourne for our 2015 National Architecture Conference – RISK.

The conference is an opportunity to spend time with colleagues, building networks, exploring industry developments, sharing ideas and impressions and, above all, to be involved in the future of our profession. It is a festival of new ideas and new approaches, of discussion and debate, and a rare chance to hear from exciting new voices and the trailblazers that came before them.

RISK 2015 asks us to explore the nexus between the professional necessity to take calculated and creative risks and a world obsessed with risk minimisation. Architects are motivated by the possibilities that come from design exploration and innovation. So how do we get our clients to embrace the risk of the unknown over the safety of the predictable?

I commend the creative directors Donald Bates, Hamish Lyon and Andrew Mackenzie for producing an outstanding program with a line-up of talented speakers from around the world.

The conference is one of the last events I attend in my capacity as National President. For me, the clear highlight of my year as President has been the opportunity to meet and engage with so many inspiring people around the country and the world, all of whom are striving to make the world a better place through their own contributions to architecture, whether that be through traditional practice or by associated activities. This experience has reinforced to me the need to recognise, and support, the diverse range of people and activities that contribute to delivering great architecture.
In my time as President, National Council and Chapter Councils, supported by dedicated staff and members, have continued to oversee the delivery of a broad range of services, events and representations. Nevertheless, we face many challenges. In particular, how can the Institute be responsive to the needs of our members in a sustainable way given the breadth of our areas of interest and the limitations on our financial and human resources? We are not alone among representative organisations in asking this question, and the trend appears to be towards narrowing focus to core interests.
At the end of this month, I will pass the presidential chains of office to Jon Clements. I offer my best wishes to Jon for the year ahead and I look forward to supporting him in my capacity as Immediate Past President.
I most sincerely thank our CEO David Parken and the outstanding Institute staff, my fellow councillors, members and our corporate partners for all of their support during my tenure.
The Institute is doing great work but the participation and commitment of members and staff are key to the success of the Institute’s programs, events and initiatives.
Attending events like RISK is just one example of the ways you can engage with the Institute – and the profession.

I hope to see you there!

David Karotkin
National President FRAIA

Review of Client and Architect Agreement 2009

The Acumen Content Review Panel is facilitating the collection of members’ feedback to inform the Institute’s review of the 2009 Client and Architect Agreement (CAA2009) which has been scheduled for mid-2015.

The CAA2009 is the Institute’s standard-form client agreement, for projects of all sizes and complexity that sets out the contractual obligations and entitlements of the parties for the engagement of the architect.

We seek comments, issues and advice on your general experiences, both positive and negative, with the current CAA2009 that may be considered in the 2015 review.

For example:

  • The effectiveness of Section G3 Electronic Data Transfer – should a note on DWG drawing transfers be added?
  • Your experiences in trying to limit liability under clause H2.
  • Has the cost of works emphasis helped or hindered?
  • Is the list of core services a help or hindrance?
  • Are schedules easy to complete and explain to clients?

 

Please email any feedback to acumen.advice@architecture.com.au by Friday 8 May 2015, 5.00pm

We urge you to get in touch as your feedback is important.