Author: lauraj

2017 Architecture Awards Season

Congratulations to all award winning projects announced at recent ceremonies across the country. Check out the full list of winners for each Chapter here.

From a field of 967 entries around the country and overseas, over 150 jurors bestowed 334 Named Awards, Awards and Commendations across the 12 main Awards categories, in addition to a range of Chapter specific awards and prizes.

Immediate Past President Ken Maher now leads a distinguished jury of Lawrence Nield, Sue Dugdale, Peter Maddison and Melissa Bright, given the difficult task of judging all 206 entries eligible for the 2017 National Architecture Awards. We look forward to releasing the shortlist in the coming months and celebrating at the presentation night in Canberra on November 2. Learn more about this year’s esteemed National jury below.

 

2017 NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AWARDS JURY

 

Jury Chair

 

Ken Maher
LFRAIA
Immediate Past President

Ken Maher is a leading Australian architect, active in practice and academia. He advises governments on design, sustainability and the future of cities throughout Australia and internationally. Ken has a strong interest in the role of design contributing to public life. He writes, lectures and speaks regularly on the value of design, cities, sustainability and public responsibility in architecture. Ken is a Fellow of HASSELL, following 20 years as a Principal and nine years as Chairman.

Learn more

In 2015 Ken was elected President of the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council. He is Chair of the City of Sydney’s Design Advisory Panel, a member of the Sydney Opera House Eminent Architects Panel and a board member of Urban Growth NSW and the Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living. Ken’s recognition as a designer is reflected in the numerous awards received for projects he has led. In 2009, Ken was awarded the Australian Institute of Architect’s highest accolade, the Gold Medal and in 2010 he received the Australian Award in Landscape Architecture from the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects.

 

Jury

 

Lawrence Nield
LFRAIA, RIBA

Lawrence Nield was the 2012 Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medallist, the Institute of Architects highest accolade, and in 2007 he was honoured by Republic of France with le Chevalier de l’ordre des l’Arts et Lettres. He is a Professor of Architecture at the University of Newcastle and the Northern Territory Government Architect. Lawrence was founding principal of Bligh Voller Nield where he was responsible for many award-winning buildings including…

Learn more

the University of the Sunshine Coast Library (Sir Zelman Cowan), the Mt Druitt Hospital, the David Maddison School of Medicine, the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney, St Vincent’s Hospital, the Olympic Tennis Centre, and Questacon in Canberra. He headed up the master planning team for the Sydney Olympic Games and designed major sporting venues in the Sydney, Athens, and London Olympic Games. In Beijing, he designed Olympic Tennis complex and the Rowing Centre. In 2009 Architectural Society of China, gave the Tennis complex the Grand Architectural Creation Award. He was the Chair the NSW Heritage Council from 2012 to 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sue Dugdale
Director, Susan Dugdale and Associates

Sue Dugdale grew up in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Britain. She studied architecture at Queensland University and RMIT and worked in several practices in Melbourne before relocating to Alice Springs in 1994 where she now lives. Six years working with the Aboriginal-owned architectural practice Tangentyere Design gave Sue an appreciation of the unique cultural depth and climatic context of central Australia. Through her own practice, Susan Dugdale and Associates, started in 2000, Sue pursues a personal passion for exploring and giving form to the cultural narrative and environment of the region.

Learn

Sue has produced a body of work whose influence is notable in the fabric of Alice Springs and beyond. The work of her practice has won numerous awards, and was featured in the 2014 Venice Biennale.

Sue was an elected member of the AIA’s National Council from 2015 to 2016, and is a recent long term member of the NT Heritage Advisory Council. She has taught architectural design at various architecture schools including Melbourne University, RMIT, Deakin University and the Tasmania University of Technology.

 

 

 

 

Peter Maddison
LFRAIA
Director, Maddison Architects Pty Ltd
Host, Grand Designs Australia

Peter Maddison is a multi-award-winning architect and Founding Director of Maddison Architects. He has contributed to the Australian Institute of Architects over many years, and is currently a member of the Honours Committee of the Victorian Chapter. In 2014 he was conferred the degree of Doctor of Design (Honoris Causa) by RMIT. In 2016, he was awarded the National President’s Prize by the Australian Institute of Architects for Australian Achievement in Architecture. Maddison Architects has sought to create a new and relevant architecture and has won a total of 55 commendations and awards in the Architecture design field.

Learn more

Peter is Ambassador for the not-for-profit Melbourne Open House program, the Planet Ark endorsed Environmental Edge campaign, Kids Under Cover charity, and Architects Without Frontiers.

Peter took on the role of Host of The LifeStyle Channel’s Australian production of Grand Designs in 2009. In 2011 it won two ASTRA awards, and also received Logie nominations in 2011, 2013 and 2015. Series 7 will go to air in 2017. Peter is also the Editor-at-Large for the Grand Designs Australia Magazine, and his first book, “Grand Designs Australia The Handbook” was released in late 2013.

 

 

 

Melissa Bright
Founding Director, MAKE architecture

Mel Bright is the owner and founding director of MAKE architecture, a Melbourne based emerging practice that has already gathered a collection of diverse and highly acclaimed built work. MAKE is best known for its houses but the practice is currently working on a number of city making projects across a variety of scales and types including civic, educational and multi-residential projects.

Learn more

Mel has led the MAKE team since starting the practice in 2006. Her prior work experience has included work in the UK, Europe, South East Asia and China. A broadly based lineage of experience has allowed Mel a long gestation of the ethos that underpins MAKE today. MAKE value innovative design thinking, thoughtful material explorations, respect for heritage, deference to civic context and rigorous acknowledgement of environmental influences. A deep seated passion for design excellence has fuelled these MAKE values to widely awarded built outcomes.

From the Chief Executive Officer

 

3 Jul, 2017

As architects, you are renowned for your expertise in the aesthetic. But, to state the obvious, the profession is about so much more than that. As we all know it’s about sustainability, it’s about spatiality, about imagining innovative solutions and creating inspired public and private places.

It’s also about safety, and the Grenfell fire in London has put this aspect of your work sharply in focus – and rightly so.

Since news of the fire broke, the Institute has been very active behind the scenes engaging with government and the relevant authorities to better understand their plans for addressing identified and potential risks in Australia.

Over the last week we have received a number of briefings and discussed the solutions that the profession has put forward. We have been gathering and considering the facts to clarify and agree the actions that need to be taken.

This is clearly a very serious and pressing issue of public safety and one the Institute is taking a strong leadership position on. We will be commenting publicly and providing additional resources to members in the weeks ahead. This will include updated advice from the National Practice Committee for members on fire safety in buildings.

At the same time, we are also participating in the formal processes established to respond to the risks identified to date, such as the upcoming public hearing as part of the Senate Standing Committee inquiry at the federal government level to which we will be making a submission.

I look forward to providing you with a further update on this very important matter shortly.

Members will have received an email last week inviting you to participate in our consultation process for our new Strategic Plan. Over the past year, National Council, in consultation with Committee chairs and the Board, have been developing clear priorities linked to our three pillars of Advocacy, Education and Practice (formerly Membership). These objectives form the foundation of our Strategic Plan 2018 – 2020 which will be finalised later this year and subsequently driving the Institute’s operations across our extensive programs and activities.

While we will be incorporating all nine of these initiatives into our plan, we can’t complete them all immediately so we want your input in order to prioritise our delivery. If you are a current member, please take our short survey before 5pm AEST Friday 14 July to have your voice heard.

As an Institute we are strengthening our role in public policy and there is now an important opportunity for members to be at the heart of this work, advising National Council on key public policy and advocacy issues. Expressions of interest for our National Public Policy Committee close 7 July.

Lastly, I wanted to congratulate all our members who have been successful at their respective Chapter Awards ceremonies held this past month. I was able to celebrate with members and their clients at the presentation nights in ACT, Victoria and NSW and hope to join more of you next year or at the National Architecture Awards this November.

Jennifer Cunich
Chief Executive Officer

Multi-Residential, regional projects among winners announced at 2017 NSW Architecture Awards

With the need for 190,000 new dwellings in the next four years according to the Greater Sydney Commission, access to quality, affordable housing options could not be more important. It comes as no surprise that residential categories figured strongly in the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2017 NSW Architecture Awards, announced at Luna Park on Saturday 1 July

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing was the largest category in the 2017 NSW program highlighting the role architects have in developing alternative housing options for our increasing population. From a strong field of 34 entries the jury shortlisted 14 projects and bestowed nine awards and commendations.

NSW Chapter President Andrew Nimmo was encouraged by the quantity and quality of multi-residential entries in this year’s awards.

‘Affordability and diversity of housing is an important community issue and while we need to have bigger cities to accommodate population growth, the challenge is to make better cities with increased open space and amenity and more reliable public transport and infrastructure must balance this greater density.

‘Many of these entries contribute to addressing these issues through inventive design solutions,’ Nimmo said.

In a fitting moment of poignancy, the evening began with the announcement of the Enduring Architecture Award – awarded to buildings of more than 25 years in age, which have stood the test of time – to 17 Wylde St, a 1948 design of Aaron M Bolot, the eponymous architect of the Institute’s highest honour in NSW Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing.

The 2017 honour was presented to Candalepas Associates for their President Avenue project which ‘sets an ambitious agenda, changing the expectations of apartment living in the outer suburbs and suggesting how an increased density can be sustainably and sensitively achieved,’ the jury noted.

Other winners in this category include 41 Birmingham, Alexandria by SJB, noted by the jury as ‘a fine attempt to give a cross-section of the community with different housing needs a distinctive, refined and practical alternative to detached houses’ and 88 Angel St by Steele Associates Architects which consists of three semi-detached homes featuring green roofs that provide thermal and acoustic insulation, as well as encouraging native birds and insects once common in Sydney.

There was also a regional emphasis in this year’s awards, with some of the biggest winners located beyond Sydney, including three regional projects which won top honours in their respective categories.

One of the state’s most distinguished awards, the Sulman Medal for Public Architecture, was awarded to the Orange Regional Museum by Crone Architects for its ‘simple, bold and confident moves’ that have ‘created a destination for locals and visitors,’ as noted by the jury.

The Glasshouse Restaurant by TKD Architects at Tamworth’s historic Goonoo Goonoo Station received the Blacket Prize for Regional Architecture, as well as taking out the competitive Commercial Architecture category with the jury making particular note of the ‘considerable impact [of the project] on the local economy’.

‘The transformation of Goonoo Goonoo Station, and the skilful efforts of the architects over almost a decade and several clients, is a testament to their commitment to the place, and to revitalising the region’s economy through design excellence.’

The other big regional winner was Pirramimma Garden Pavilion by CAB Consulting, located in the Blue Mountains and whose primary structure is made from a single Cyprus tree. It won the Robert Woodward Award for Small Project Architecture.

In total the jury bestowed 66 awards and commendations. Projects that received a Named Award or Award at the NSW Architecture Awards will now progress to the National Architecture Awards to be announced in Canberra on Thursday 2 November.

Full list of winners:

Commercial Architecture
The Sir Arthur G Stephenson Award – Glasshouse at Goonoo Goonoo Station by TKD Architects
Award – Sydney Processing Centre by Genton Architecture
Award – The EY Centre by fjmt
Commendation – 13 Bowden by H&E Architects
Commendation – Tramsheds Harold Park by Mirvac Design

Educational Architecture
The William E Kemp Award – NBCS by WMK
Award – Charles Sturt University Engineering Building by ThomsonAdsett
Award – East Sydney Early Learning Centre by Andrew Burges Architects in association with City of Sydney
Commendation – Dr Chau Chak Wing Building by Gehry Partners (Design Architect) with DJRD (Executive Architect)
Commendation – The University of Sydney Business School by Woods Bagot and KANNFINCH

Heritage
The Greenway Award – Juanita Nielsen Community Centre by Neeson Murcutt Architects Pty. Ltd. in association with City of Sydney
Award – 100 Harris St by SJB
Commendation – 57 Lower Fort Street- Regency Townhouse by Tropman & Tropman Architects (Tasman Storey- Design Principal)
Commendation – EDG Forum by Archer Office
Commendation – Sydney Sewerage Pumping Station No. 1 by Hector Abrahams Architects

Interior Architecture
The John Verge Award – Juanita Nielsen Community Centre by Neeson Murcutt Architects Pty. Ltd. in association with City of Sydney
Award – Indigo Slam by Smart Design Studio
Award – Sydney Processing Centre by Genton Architecture
Commendation – East Sydney Early Learning Centre by Andrew Burges Architects in association with City of Sydney
Commendation – EDG Forum by Archer Office
Commendation – Woollahra Library by BVN

Public Architecture
The Sulman Medal – Orange Regional Museum by Crone Architects
Award – Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre by Billard Leece Partnership Pty Ltd
Award – Juanita Nielsen Community Centre by Neeson Murcutt Architects Pty. Ltd. in association with City of Sydney
Award – Lizard Log Amenities by CHROFI
Commendation – North Bondi Amenities by Sam Crawford Architects with Lymesmith
Commendation – Wynyard Walk by Woods Bagot

Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations & Additions)
The Hugh and Eva Buhrich Award – Annandale House by Welsh + Major Architects
Award – Jac by panovscott
Award – Lindfield House by Tribe Studio Architects
Award – Little Sister’s House by Candalepas Associates
Commendation – House Au Yeung by Tribe Studio Architects
Commendation – North Avoca by savio parsons

Residential Architecture – Houses (New)
The Wilkinson Award – Tamarama House by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects
Award – Brick House by Andrew Burges Architects
Award – Coogee House by Chenchow Little
Award – Foredune House by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
Award – Riverview House by David Boyle Architect
Commendation – Brougham Place by Smart Design Studio
Commendation – Macmasters Beach House by Polly Harbison

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
The Aaron Bolot Award – President Avenue by Candalepas Associates
Award – 41 Birmingham by SJB
Award – 88 Angel St by Steele Associates Architects
Award – Anadara by fjmt; Collaborating Architects Lendlease Design
Award – Crown 515 by Smart Design Studio
Award – Solis: Little Bay Apartments by Fox Johnston
Commendation – Cowper Street Housing by Andrew Burns Architect (A—B)
Commendation – EVE by DKO Architecture
Commendation – Skye by Crown Group by Koichi Takada Architects

Small Project Architecture
The Robert Woodward Award – Pirramimma Garden Pavilion by CAB Consulting
Award – Bondi Beach Picnic Shelters by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
Award – North Bondi Amenities by Sam Crawford Architects with Lymesmith
Commendation – Campos Barangaroo by Woods Bagot
Commendation – Froebel Play Pods by Silvester Fuller
Commendation – Newcastle Music Studio by m3architecture
Commendation – MA House by SHAC

Sustainable Architecture
The Milo Dunphy Award – 88 Angel St by Steele Associates Architects
Award – Central Park Sydney by Tzannes and Cox Richardson and Foster + Partners
Award – Sydney Processing Centre by Genton Architecture
Commendation – Charles Sturt University Engineering Building by ThomsonAdsett

Urban Design
The Lloyd Rees Award – Central Park Sydney by Tzannes and Cox Richardson and Foster + Partners
Award – Kensington Street Precinct by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
Award – The Goods Line by ASPECT Studios with CHROFI
Commendation – Dutton Plaza by Antoniades Architects
Commendation – Wynyard Walk by Woods Bagot

Enduring Architecture
Award – 17 Wylde Street by Aaron M Bolot (Designed 1948, completed 1951)

COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture
Award – Lizard Log Amenities by CHROFI
Commendation – Coogee House by Chenchow Little

Chapter Prizes
Blacket Prize – Glasshouse at Goonoo Goonoo Station by TKD Architects
City of Sydney Lord Mayor’s Prize Joint Winner –Tramsheds Harold Park by Mirvac Design
City of Sydney Lord Mayor’s Prize Joint Winner – Kensington Street Precinct by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
President’s Prize – Jack Mundey
Emerging Architect Prize – Tomek Archer, Archer Office
Marion Mahony Griffin Prize – Jocelyn Jackson, TKD Architects
David Linder Prize – Natalia Krysiak, Hayball Architects

2017 Victorian Architecture Awards Celebrate Places for People



The Victorian Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects is pleased to congratulate the winners of the 2017 Victorian Architecture Awards, announced tonight (Friday 30 June 2017).

Juries noted that ‘creating places for people’ was evident in all categories, showcasing architects’ ability to contribute to both the development of community and the public realm in a variety of positive and innovative ways. According to Vanessa Bird, Victorian Chapter President, this year there is a focus on designing healthy, liveable spaces. Living and working in well-designed buildings influences the way we think and feel; it inspires and uplifts us, promotes wellbeing and health and can bring us together in new ways. The value of good architecture is about creating places for people.

Of the 223 entries, approximately 35 percent were judged to be worthy of an Award or Commendation. With no single dominant winner taking home multiple awards, entries represented a broad range of practices and scales of work. Winning projects varied from a tiny beach shack and a temporary performance space, through to a multifaceted civic complex and a large research hospital.

Fifty eight Named Awards, Awards, and Commendations were presented across 16 Awards and Prizes categories, representing the best of Victoria’s architecture. Each of the projects provides architecture that significantly contributes to its local community — culturally, economically and socially.

Forty houses were entered in this year’s Residential New category and the jury welcomed the variation of designs presented. Tim Jackson, Residential Architecture Houses – New Jury Chair noted how encouraging it was to see the exploration of ideas across the range of entries that demonstrated how good design can enrich family life. In making our judgements we recognised the positive role that architects play in challenging our preconceptions about what makes a house both liveable and remarkable.

This year’s winner of the John George Knight Heritage award, Albert Park College Environmental Arts Hub by Six Degrees Architecture, exemplifies the value of well-designed buildings as a contributor to stronger communities, and the creation of places for people. This building opens its doors to the local community. The school has positioned itself as a good institutional citizen, and is a shining example of how heritage places can be creatively adapted to take on a new and important role in their communities.

The 2017 Melbourne Prize for the first time went equally to two projects. Both public projects — Tanderrum Bridge by John Wardle Architects and NADAAA in collaboration and 2016 NGV Architectural Commission by M@ STUDIO Architects — make an evocative and memorable contribution to Melbourne’s cultural and urban landscape. One, the bridge, permanently by the banks of the Yarra River in Birrarung Marr, the other, a stylised car wash, for just six months within the Grollo Equiset Garden at NGV in St Kilda Road.

The strong showing of Health projects within the awards is an acknowledgement by both government and the design profession of the importance of quality design environments in ensuring positive health-related outcomes.

Winner of both the Victorian Medal and the William Wardell Award for Public Architecture, the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC), was acknowledged as a handsome new addition to Victoria’s notable public buildings. It has become a magnet for the world’s best cancer researchers and is testament to the skill and imagination of the sthDI + MCR architectural consortium.

The CEO of Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and VCCC Board Member, Dale Fisher, states that the Centre is “proud and beautiful,” when extolling the elegance of its functional workings, when she states that “there is nothing like this in the world,” and when she informs us that the building itself helps to attract and retain the best of international researchers.

As the Victorian Medal jury noted, in a world where research institutes and cancer hospitals compete to attract the best researchers, the architecture assists in establishing a compelling image for the VCCC. It is an exemplary building which will serve the Victorian community for decades to come.

Whether government-commissioned projects, or homes and private offices, this year’s winning projects put people and communities first.

The following is a full list of 2017 Victorian Architecture Award winners. Named Award and Architecture Award winners go on to compete in the National Architecture Awards, to be announced in Canberra in November.
 

2017 Victorian Architecture Awards – Winner List

Residential Architecture – Houses (New)

HAROLD DESBROWE-ANNEAR AWARD 
Rose House | Baracco+Wright Architects

ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
Dark Horse | Architecture Architecture
House A | Andrew Walter
Seaberg | Kerstin Thompson Architects
Fish Creek House | Edition Office

COMMENDATIONS
True North | TANDEM design studio
South Melbourne Beach House | Topology Studio
Twig House | Leeton Pointon Architects + Interiors and Allison Pye Interiors

 

Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)

JOHN AND PHYLLIS MURPHY AWARD
Sorrento House | Figureground Architecture

ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
Dorman House | Austin Maynard Architects
Perimeter House | MAKE Architecture
Shadow Cottage Daylesford | MRTN Architects

COMMENDATIONS
Alfred House | Austin Maynard Architects
Belmont House | Kennedy Nolan

 

Residential Architecture – Houses (Multiple Housing)

BEST OVEREND AWARD
RMIT Bundoora West Student Accommodation | Richard Middleton Architects (RMA)

ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
Assembly Apartments | Woods Bagot

COMMENDATION
Albert Street | DKO Architecture
Monash University Turner Building Student Accommodation | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

 

Small Project Architecture

KEVIN BORLAND AWARD
South Melbourne Beach House | Topology Studio

ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
Balnarring Retreat | Branch Studio Architects
Casa de Gatos | WOWOWA Architecture & Interiors

COMMENDATIONS
2016 NGV ARCHITECTURE COMMISSION: Haven’t you always wanted…? | M@ STUDIO Architects
Shimmerlands | Ha – Architecture, Product & Environment with Ben Sibley, Architectural Craftsperson
Sound Cloud | Andrew Simpson Architects

 

Urban Design

JOSEPH REED AWARD
Frank Bartlett Library and Moe Service Centre | fjmt

ARCHITECTURE AWARD
Fitzroy Gardens Redevelopment Project | City of Melbourne City Design Studio

COMMENDATIONS
Reservoir Urban Nodes | Bellemo & Cat
Upper West Side | Cottee Parker Architects

 

Heritage Architecture

JOHN GEORGE KNIGHT AWARD
Albert Park College Environmental Arts Hub | Six Degrees Architects

ARCHITECTURE AWARD
Hiro-En House | Matt Gibson Architecture + Design

 

Interior Architecture

MARION MAHONY AWARD
Shadow House | Matt Gibson Architecture + Design, Mim Design

ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
Slack Melbourne Office | Breathe Architecture
The Gipson Commons, St Michael’s Grammar School | Architectus

COMMENDATIONS
Belmont House | Kennedy Nolan
Cox Box Office | Cox Architecture

 

Commercial Architecture

SIR OSBORN MCCUTCHEON AWARD
The Coppel & Piekarski Family Disability Respite Centre | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

ARCHITECTURE AWARD
TarraWarra Cellar Door | Kerstin Thompson Architects

COMMENDATION
STREAT Cromwell | Six Degrees Architects

 

Public Architecture

WILLIAM WARDELL AWARD
Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre | sthDI+MCR (Silver Thomas Hanley, DesignInc and McBride Charles Ryan)

ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
Bunurong Memorial Park | BVN
Pomonal Community Hall | Workshop Architecture
Brimbank Community and Civic Centre | Lyons

COMMENDATION
Frank Bartlett Library and Moe Service Centre | fjmt

 

Educational Architecture

HENRY BASTOW AWARD
Albert Park College Environmental Arts Hub | Six Degrees Architects

ARCHITECTURE AWARD
Arts West, University of Melbourne | ARM + Architectus
The Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation – The University of Melbourne | Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

COMMENDATION
Good Samaritan Primary School – Nazareth (Yr 1 & 2) Learning Village | Harrison and White

 

Sustainable Architecture

ALLAN AND BETH COLDICUTT AWARD
South East Water | BVN

ARCHITECTURE AWARD
Birkenstock Australia Headquarters | Melbourne Design Studios (MDS)
Fitzroy Gardens Redevelopment Project | City of Melbourne City Design Studio

COMMENDATION
Monash University Building 56 Redevelopment | McGlashan Everist

 

Enduring Architecture Award

University South Lawn Underground Car Park | Loder and Bayly in association with Harris, Lange and Associates

 

COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture

COLORBOND® AWARD
Arts West, University of Melbourne| ARM Architecture + Architectus

COMMENDATION
The Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation – The University of Melbourne| Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

 

Melbourne Prize – Joint Winner

2016 NGV ARCHITECTURE COMMISSION: Haven’t you always wanted…? | M@ STUDIO Architects
Tanderrum Bridge | John Wardle Architects and NADAAA in collaboration

 

Regional Prize

Pomonal Community Hall | Workshop Architecture

 

Victorian Architecture Medal

Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre | sthDI+MCR (Silver Thomas Hanley, DesignInc and McBride Charles Ryan)

National Committee for Gender Equity Report 2016

The National Committee for Gender Equity is now in its second term, with the new committee members joining the committee in April 2016 for the annual face-to-face meeting in Adelaide. Emma Williamson (WA) stepped down as chair of the committee and Lee Hillam (NSW) was nominated to lead the committee through the next two-year term. The Committee’s membership intentionally represents almost every chapter, with a mix of men and women from small, medium and large practices as well as academia. This mix has enabled the NCGE to position itself as a unified voice from a diverse background. The following is a brief outline of the work of the NCGE as identified at the face-to-face meeting, which tables current objectives and the committee’s plans for the year ahead.
    • The NCGE is working in each state to support a Gender Equity Taskforce (GET). Already, through the work of the NCGE and off the back of the established and prolific NSW GET, we are seeing fledgling GETs in the ACT, Tasmania and Western Australia.
    • The Paula Whitman Leadership in Gender Equity prize, an initiative of the NCGE, has now been launched and the committee will continue to support this initiative through regular promotions and comms to ensure the prize reaches as wide an audience as possible.
    • The committee will continue to raise the profile of women and equity, through the Women in Architecture series which is distributed through the Institute’s National E-News and Parlour.
    • Articles on pay equity and other related topics are also scheduled to be published throughout the remainder of the year. Gender based pay inequity is a priority for the NCGE this year. An article calling for all practices to look at their pay rates as we start a new financial year was distributed in National E-news in early July.
  •  
    • The committee is also aiming to collaborate more closely with Chapters, GET groups, SONA and EmAGN, Universities and other industry bodies such as the Property Council. The committee continues to work closely with Parlour, to ensure that all Institute members benefit from the Institute’s partnership with the organisation, including assisting with their initiative Marion’s List, a public register of the women of Australian architecture designed to convey the richness and depth of involvement of women in the profession and the discipline. Read more about Marion’s List on the Parlour website.

National Committee for Gender Equity update

The Australian Institute of Architects National Committee for Gender Equity is continuing to work on issues that impact everyone in the profession. New and returning Committee members met in May to set the ongoing agenda for the next 12 months. New members to the committee include Kellie McGivern (WA), Genevieve Lilley (NSW/TAS), Michael Gay (WA) and Chris Major (NSW). For the first time, the National Committee for Gender Equity will have co-chairs. Michael Smith from Victoria and Kellie McGivern from Western Australia. After three years of sustained work towards a more equitable profession, the NCGE has had impact both within and outside the Institute. As we continue to work towards a diverse, equitable and thriving profession, it is critical that we engage the wider profession. Gender equity is not just a women’s issue. The damaging long hours culture that unnecessarily and unfairly burdens members of our profession, is everyone’s problem to address. The need for flexible working conditions to be available and ubiquitous, is something for both men and women in architecture. If there is an equity or diversity issue that you would like the NCGE to address, you can reach out to any of our members across the country. You can also email the NCGE at equity@architecture.com.au For updates on the progress of the committee or to read about what you can do to work towards a more equitable profession take a look at our webpage here. National Committee for Gender Equity 2017-18 Michael Smith (Co Chair) Atelier Red and Black, VIC Kellie McGivern (Co Chair) Cox, Howlett & Bailey Woodland, WA Gill Matthewson Monash University, VIC Genevieve Lilley Genevieve Lilley Architects, TAS / NSW Sam McQueeney Circa Morris-Nunn Architects, TAS Jessica Hardwick Happy Haus, QLD Michael Gay MSG Architecture, WA Madeline Sewall Breathe Architecture Pty Ltd, VIC Chris Major Welsh + Major Architects, NSW Catherine Startari GHD Architecture Pty Ltd, SA

Places for people dominate 2017 ACT Architecture Awards

From the small-scale residential renovation through to the large-scale public building, projects of all sizes that enrich our environments have been honoured at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2017 ACT Architecture Awards in Canberra on Saturday night. The ACT’s highest architecture honour, the Canberra Medallion, went to Constitution Avenue by NCA, JILA, Hill Thalis, SMEC and AECOM. Over a decade in the making, Constitution Avenue, which also received the Sir John Overall Award for Urban Design, has realised Griffin’s vision with a project that ‘negotiates the macro and micro scale with consistency, clarity and vision’. ‘Its character is responsive to its particular location and adjacency, with subtle changes in scale and detail – from civic to boulevard, bushland to ceremonial, yet it successfully conveys integrated design aspirations. The NCA in its wisdom gathered a team of collaborators to achieve an outcome of immense public worth, and in doing so, have given us an exemplar to plan, design and deliver public domain works,’ the jury noted. Fender Katsalidis Architects have added to their long list of awards for their NewActon Nishi development receiving the Sydney Ancher Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing and an Award for Commercial Architecture. ‘In an era where housing needs to be denser, more compact, of high quality, and closer to civic centres, Nishi NewActon provides a compelling exemplar,’ the jury stated. ‘A remarkable example of how seemingly impossible constraints can be deftly handled in the hands of a skilled architect,’ saw MD House by Ben Walker Architects take home the Gene Willsford Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions). In awarding the rennovation, the jury noted ‘the result clearly speaks of the fruitful engagement between architect and clients in delivering a well-considered outcome sensitive to their needs and aspirations.’ ACT Chapter President, Rob Henry, praised the entrants and winners for their clear commitment to designing places for people. ‘Continued population growth in our small territory, with its limited boundaries, must be managed with a commitment to urban renewal and densification. It is the ‘voids’ that will provide the ACT with sustainable opportunities for future growth. Underpinning any successful densification will be the inclusion of places for people that enrich sociocultural environments. ‘Regardless of the scale of project, our work should be developed on a premise that architecture is simply the backdrop for living, and we should also acknowledge that to achieve exemplary outcomes we must continue to engage with people in the process of making,’ Henry said. A total of 25 Named Awards, Awards and Commendations were presented on the night from a field of 45 entries. Named Award and Award winners will now progress to the National Architecture Awards to be announced in Canberra on Thursday 2 November. Full list of winners: Commercial Architecture Award – NewActon Nishi by Fender Katsalidis Architects Award – Casey Market Town by Cox Architecture Commendation – Sikorsky Helitech MH-60R Through Life Support Facility by Daryl Jackson Alastair Swayn Pty Ltd Heritage The J S Murdoch Award – Embassy of Sweden by Guida Moseley Brown Architects Award – Howitt Street Residence by Cox Architecture Interior Architecture The W Hayward Morris Award – Willinga Park by Cox Architecture and Sally Hieatt Interiors Award – Canberra Airport – International by Guida Moseley Brown Architects Commendation – Casino Canberra Refurbishment by Cox Architecture Public Architecture The Romaldo Giurgola Award – Willinga Park by Cox Architecture Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations & Additions) The Gene Willsford Award – MD House by Ben Walker Architects Commendation – Three Generation House by Light House Architecture and Science Residential Architecture – Houses (New) The Malcolm Moir and Heather Sutherland Award – McCarthy Purba House by Anthony Knobel Architect Award – SG House by Ben Walker Architects Commendation – O’Connor House by de Rome Architects Commendation – Windywoppa by Collins Caddaye Architects Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing The Sydney Ancher Award – NewActon Nishi by Fender Katsalidis Architects Award – Atelier by Bates Smart Award – Barcelona by Guida Moseley Brown Architects Small Project Architecture The ACT Award – Corner House by Joanna Nelson Architect Award – Pop Inn by Daryl Jackson Alastair Swayn Pty Ltd Sustainable Architecture The Derek Wrigley Award – Corner House by Joanna Nelson Architect Urban Design The Sir John Overall Award – Constitution Avenue by NCA, JILA, Hill Thalis, SMEC and AECOM Award – Woden Stair by Cox Architecture Enduring Architecture Award – Lakeview by Harry Seidler & Associates 1984 COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture Award – John James Village by Daryl Jackson Alastair Swayn Pty Ltd Chapter Awards and Prizes Canberra Medallion – Constitution Avenue by NCA, JILA, Hill Thalis, SMEC and AECOM The Pamille Berg Award for Art in Architecture – Woden Stair by Cox Architecture The Robert Foster Award for Light in Architecture – Canberra Airport – International by Guida Moseley Brown Architects Architectural Professional of the Year – Shoba Cole, May + Russell Architects President’s Medal – ACT Emerging Architects and Graduates Clem Cummings Medal – Tim Reeves and Alan Roberts Emerging Architect Prize – Jessica de Rome, de Rome Architects ACT Chapter Emerging Architect Prize – Special Commendation – Annette Pogas, ArPM ACT Chapter Student Medallion – Daniel Reardon, University of Canberra Daryl Jackson Alastair Swayn Graduate Prize – Eleanor Kirkham, University of Canberra John Redmond Prize – Chloe Yin, University of Canberra

Emerging architects, innovation dominate Tasmanian Architecture Awards

The 2017 Tasmanian Architecture Awards winners have been announced at St David’s Cathedral. The work of twelve practices has been recognised from a field of 28 entries – a record number. This year’s entries ranged from innovative new homes to airports, bars, a child care centre and even a toilet block. Core Collective Architects took home three awards for their Sunnybanks House at Middleton on the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, including an award for New Houses, Steel Architecture and Sustainable Architecture. Notably, emerging architecture practices dominated the entrants and winners this year. Taylor and Hinds won the pinnacle Esmond Dorney Award for Residential Architecture for Cross House at Franklin and the Edith Emery Award for Residential Architecture (Alts & Adds) for Longview Ave Garden Room. Room11 also took home a swag of awards, including for Residential Architecture, Commercial Architecture and the new Barry McNeill Award for Sustainable Architecture. Room11 director Thomas Bailey also won the 2017 Emerging Architect Prize. Emerging architects Liz Walsh and Alex Nielsen won the prestigious Henry Hunter Triennial Prize for the best heritage architecture of the last three years for #thebarntas. Maximilian Cooke won the SWT Blythe Student Prize. Other big winners include Cumulus Studio, who won the Sydney Blythe Award for Educational Architecture for Lady Gowrie Tasmania Integrated Centre for Children and Families in South Hobart, and Preston Lane won their first named award for Milkman’s Cottage in the hotly contested Small Project Architecture category. John Wardle Architects won pinnacle named awards for Heritage Architecture and Interior Architecture for their sensitive restoration of Captain Kelly’s Cottage on Bruny Island. Esmond Dorney’s St Pius X Church, built in 1958, won the award for Enduring Architecture. Jury chair Genevieve Lilley said that “Tasmanian architects, and their clients, are leaders in resourcefulness and authenticity – forever fashioning big ideas into pivotal buildings with modest budgets, and this is especially evident in the common-sense-craft presented at this year’s awards.” Award winners are included in a special lift-out in the Sunday Tasmanian on Sunday 25 June and all entries are on show at Hobart’s Brooke Street Pier until 10 July. Tasmanians are invited to vote for their favourite project in the annual people’s choice prize at the exhibition or online at wp.architecture.com.au/tasawards List of Award winners: Commercial Architecture Award – Shambles Brewery by Room11 Award – Launceston Airport Retail Transformation by The Buchan Group Educational Architecture The Sydney Blythe Award for Educational Architecture – Lady Gowrie Tasmania Integrated Centre for Children & Families by Cumulus Studio Award – Lauderdale Primary School – Kinder and Classroom Additions by Preston Lane Architects Heritage Architecture The Roy Sharrington Smith Award for Heritage Architecture – Captain Kelly’s Cottage by John Wardle Architects Interior Architecture The Alexander North Award for Interior Architecture – Captain Kelly’s Cottage by John Wardle Architects Commendation – St Albi – Cykel Architecture Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions) The Edith Emery Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions) – Longview Avenue Garden Room by Taylor and Hinds Architects Commendation – Minallo Residence by JAWSARCHITECTS Residential Architecture – Houses (New) The Esmond Dorney Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (New) – Cross House by Taylor and Hinds Architects Award – Sunnybanks House by Core Collective Architects Award – D’Entrecasteaux House by Room11 Award – River’s Edge House by Stuart Tanner Architects Commendation – Nelson House by Room11 Small Project Architecture The Peter Willmott Award for Small Project Architecture – Milkman’s Cottage by Preston Lane Architects Commendation – Princes Park Toilets by Terroir Architects Sustainable Architecture The Barry McNeill Award for Sustainable Architecture – Shambles Brewery by Room11 Award – Sunnybanks House by Core Collective Architects COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture Sunnybanks House by Core Collective Architects Enduring Architecture Award – St Pius X Church by Esmond Dorney   Chapter Prizes The Henry Hunter Trennial Prize – #thebarnTAS by workbylizandalex President’s Prize – Karen Davis FRAIA Emerging Architect Prize – Thomas Bailey RAIA The SWT Blythe Student Prize – Process as Spectacle by Maximilian Cooke

Enriching Education Design celebrated at the 2017 WA Architecture Awards

Willetton Senior High School has been bestowed with the highest accolade, the George Temple Poole Award, at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2017 WA Architecture Awards. Celebrating excellence in design and construction, the Awards were held on Friday, June 23, at Crown Towers II Ballroom. Designed by HASSELL, the High School has been commended on its significant contribution to the advancement of educational architecture in Western Australia. “The Willetton Senior High School project embodies architecture at the service of its community with its ability to enrich the lives of the students, teachers and staff who use the buildings,” the jury said. “Its new facilities have been weaved into the existing 1970’s campus which has resulted in an exceptional architectural outcome within the confines of the site and budgetary constraints.” Willetton Senior High School’s commitment to servicing the community was also recognised with The Hillson Beasley Award for Educational Architecture. The East Pilbara Arts Centre by Officer Woods Architects, the recipent of the Jeffery Howlett Award for Public Architecture and commendations for Sustainable Architecture and Colorbond® Award for Steel Architecture, was one of several impressive regional projects in the 2017 Awards.The centre has become a highly valued destination and public window for artists of the East Pilbara to gather, create and exhibit their work to the world. The Architecture Award in the Sustainable category went to the innovative Gen Y Demonstration Housing Project by David Barr Architect. Advocating the benefits of sustainable design is one of the key responsibilities of the Institute, and the jury was impressed with the project’s ability to reinforce that site area or cost isn’t a barrier for good design, sustainability or amenity. “The 2017 WA Architecture Awards showcase the rich and unique outcomes that can come from clever design- no matter what the budget, site, or location of the project,” said Suzanne Hunt, WA President, Australian Institute of Architects. “WA students and the next generation are so vital to our future, so we were thrilled to award Willetton Senior High School by HASSELL with the prestigious accolade, and thoroughly impressed with other entries in the category.” All Western Australian Named and Architecture Award winners will progress to the Australian Institute of Architects National Awards to be judged against the very best architectural works in the country. Full list of winning projects: GEORGE TEMPLE POOLE AWARD Willetton Senior High School by HASSELL PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE The Jeffery Howlett Award for Public Architecture– East Pilbara Arts Centre by Officer Woods Architects Commendation– Leighton Beach Changerooms and Kiosk by Bernard Seeber Commendation– Karratha Super Clinic by CODA Studio EDUCATIONAL ARCHITECTURE The Hillson Beasley Award for Educational Architecture – Willetton Senior High School by HASSELL Architecture Award– Byford Secondary College by Donaldson and Warn Architects Architecture Award– Irene Mccormack Catholic College – Paul Rafter Centre by Parry and Rosenthal Architects Commendation– Curtin Medical School by GHD Woodhead Commendation– Bunbury Catholic College Mercy Campus by CODA Studio and Broderick Architects Joint Venture RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES (New) The Marshall Clifton Award for Residential Architecture – Houses [New]– Boranup House by MORQ Architecture Award– Bev’s House by Gresley Abas Commendation– Carr Place by Klopper and Davis Architects Commendation– Grey Street House by Local Architecture Commendation– Madigan Residence by PTX Architects Commendation– River View House by Suzanne Hunt Architect RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES (Alterations and Additions) The Peter Overman Award for Residential Architecture – [Alterations and Additions]– North Perth Townhouse by Simon Pendal Architect Architecture Award– Eagle Bay House by Matthew Crawford Architects with Rosie Burton Architecture Award– Harvey Residence by Chindarsi Architects Commendation– Pennant Street by Klopper and Davis Architects RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES (Multiple Housing) The Harold Krantz Award for Residential Architecture – Houses [Multiple Housing]– The Pocket by Cameron Chisholm Nicol Architecture Award– Gen Y Demonstration Housing Project by David Barr Architect Commendation– 19 Douro by Motus Architecture Commendation– 67 Bennett Street by JCY Architects & Urban Designers Commendation– Heirloom by Match by Cameron Chisholm Nicol HERITAGE The Margaret Pitt Morison Award for Heritage– South Terrace – Supported Accommodation Hostel by spaceagency Architecture Award– The Goods Shed by Cox Howlett & Bailey Woodland with Griffiths Architects Commendation– The Guildford Hotel by Fratelle Group COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE The Ross Chisholm and Gil Nicol Award for Commercial Architecture– Wembley Golf Course Hospitality Redevelopment by Gresley Abas Architecture Award– Elizabeth Quay Gelato Kiosk by iredale pedersen hook architects Commendation– Youth Involvement Centre (YIC) by Whitehaus INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE The Julius Elischer Award for Interior Architecture– HASSELL Studio by HASSELL Architecture Award– 19 Douro by Motus Architecture Architecture Award– Strange Company by spaceagency Commendation– Vasse Felix Winery by iredale pedersen hook architects with Hecker Guthrie Commendation– Ground Floor Reid Library Renovation by Schin Architects URBAN DESIGN The John Septimus Roe Award for Urban Design – Elizabeth Quay by ARM with TCL Architecture Award– Beaux Lane by Taylor Robinson Commendation– Perry Lakes Redevelopment Project by CODA Studio SMALL PROJECT ARCHITECTURE Architecture Award– Grey Street House by Local Architecture Architecture Award– Love Story Shop II by MORQ Commendation– Comben Place by spaceagency SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE Architecture Award– Gen Y Demonstration Housing Project by David Barr Architect Commendation– East Pilbara Arts Centre by Officer Woods Architects Commendation– Mediterranean Shipping Company (Aust.) Pty Limited – Head Office for Aust & New Zealand by Slavin Architects RICHARD ROACH JEWELL FOR ENDURING ARCHITECTURE AWARD Reid Library by Cameron Chisholm Nicol COLORBOND® AWARD FOR STEEL ARCHITECTURE Colorbond® Award for Steel Architecture – Mediterranean Shipping Company (Aust.) Pty Limited – Head Office for Aust & New Zealand by Slavin Architects Commendation– Dampier Community Hub by Gresley Abas Commendation– East Pilbara Arts Centre by Officer Woods Architects MONDOLUCE LIGHTING AWARD Mondoluce Lighting Award – Woods Bagot Perth Studio by Woods Bagot Commendation– Strange Company by spaceagency

The Pool to make a splash at NGV Australia

For the first time in Australia, The Pool: Architecture, Culture and Identity, Australia’s exhibition at the 2016 Venice Biennale, will be on display for local audiences in a special exhibit at NGV Australia in Melbourne. Beginning in August, the immersive exhibition will explore public space as a vital component to society using one of Australia’s greatest cultural symbols – the pool. The Australian exhibition in Venice, presented by the Australian Institute of Architects and curated by Aileen Sage Architects (Isabelle Toland and Amelia Holliday) with Michelle Tabet, used the pool as a lens through which to explore Australian cultural identity. The Pool become Australia’s most visited exhibition on record with over 100,000 visitors during its May – November showing at the Australian Pavilion in Venice. In addition to a physical pool complete with decking and custom-designed chairs, the multi-sensory installation will include narratives from eight prominent cultural leaders who shared their personal stories as part of the original exhibition. The Pool: Architecture, Culture and Identity will be on display from 18 Aug 2017 – Feb 2018 at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Federation Square, Melbourne. Entry is free. The companion publication, The Pool: Architecture, Culture and Identity in Australia, retails at $39.95 and is available through Books at Manic www.manic.com.au. For more information on Australia’s participation in the 2018 Venice Biennale, please visit architecture.com.au/venicebiennale or email Mel Nelson.