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Landmark decision for architecture profession on gender equity

A major breakthrough for gender equity in the profession of architecture has been made with the Australian Institute of Architects’ National Council officially approving the organisation’s first Gender Equity Policy.

Institute President and gender equity advocate, Paul Berkemeier, was proud to announce council’s decision following its meeting on Thursday 5 December.

‘The disparity between male and female representation within the profession has been well documented and a growing concern not only for the Institute as the industry’s representative body but also for members of both genders.

‘It is with this in mind that I am delighted to share the Institute’s new Gender Equity Policy which will provide the foundation for improving operations within the Institute through our governance, programs and services, employment and leadership. The policy will assist our members and the profession more broadly in employing gender equitable practices in their day to day operations,’ Mr Berkemeier said.

The policy establishes ten best practice principles designed to maximise fair and equitable access to opportunities and participation for women within the architecture profession.

The development of the policy follows the Institute’s involvement since 2011 with the Australian Research Council funded Equity and Diversity in the Australian Architecture Profession: Women, Work and Leadership project, which is led by a large collaborative team of eight scholars and five industry partners.

Studies conducted as part of this project have provided qualitative evidence confirming that the participation rate of women in the profession is disproportionately low compared to the number of women graduates in architecture highlighting the specific need to encourage and provide guidelines for the industry to adopt a comprehensive and ethical approach to establishing gender equality across the field.

Immediate Past President and Chair of the Institute’s Gender Equity working group, Shelley Penn noted: ‘Despite similar numbers of female and male graduates for the last three decades, women are less likely to register as architects after graduation (only about 20 per cent of registered architects are women). We only rarely become directors of practices and are also less likely to participate in the profession more widely; for example, by joining the Institute, where less than 30 per cent of members are women.

‘As careers progress, the barriers for women increase, as evidenced by lower numbers in senior positions and higher attrition rates and the need for part time or flexible work hours when juggling career and parenthood affects women most heavily. This policy will go a long way in readdressing these imbalances.’

In addition to approving the policy, National Council endorsed the establishment of a National Committee on Gender Equity.

Responsible for ensuring and guiding the implementation of the policy and providing recommendations on additional actions, initiatives and programs, the committee will further drive gender equality within the architecture industry.

View the Gender Equity Policy.

National Architecture Awards take centre stage at Sydney Opera House

Winners of the Institute’s 2013 National Architecture Awards, Australia’s highest architecture accolades, were announced Thursday 7 November at the nation’s most iconic venue, Sydney Opera House.

The jury awarded 38 projects a total of 55 awards and commendations across the 12 national categories, selected from the 166 eligible award winners that progressed following Chapter Architecture Awards held earlier in the year. Each state and territory was represented in the winning selection.

Consistent in this year’s awards is the focus on public spaces and community engagement – from small projects to major commercial developments, public impact and experience were key concerns for architects and clients alike.
‘We were thrilled to see so many buildings and places that were engaging with social impacts beyond their immediate brief, offering something really significant to society at a higher level … architecture which is not merely responsible, but which is generous,’ Jury Chair, Shelley Penn said.

Awarded projects including Hamer Hall by ARM Architecture, Darling Quarter by fjmt and Perth Arena by ARM & CCN – Joint Venture Architects are large-scale examples of successful urban architecture which benefits both the direct users as well as people who experience the works in passing.

The external spaces of these projects have positively influenced the habits of the cities’ inhabitants, be it through additional access points to the city, public parkland, or increased safety features for pedestrians, and effectively demonstrate how excellent design outcomes can extend beyond commercial requirements to enhance the lives of entire communities.

At the other end of the scale, Djakanimba Pavilions by Insideout Architects, the winner of the inaugural Nicholas Murcutt Award for Small Project Architecture, took a modest budget and created an adaptable cultural space that is helping to drive regeneration and growth to the local Indigenous community of Beswick, Northern Territory.

‘These projects offer a legacy of positive urban spaces, connections and approaches that will influence how their cities function and are perceived,’ Shelley Penn commented.

Awarded projects include:

Western Australia’s Perth Arena by ARM & CCN – Joint Venture Architects, which received the Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture, the Institute’s most prestigious award for an architecture project.

A weekender along Victoria’s Great Ocean Road, Fairhaven Residence, designed by John Wardle Architects took out the Residential Architecture – Houses category, winning the coveted Robin Boyd Award.

Parliament House by Mitchell Giurgola and Thorp, which was celebrated with the National Enduring Architecture Award, 24 years after winning the Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture, The symbolic Australian masterpiece reached its 25 year milestone this year, qualifying for the award.

In addition, for the first time in the Awards’ history, a social housing project has been selected as the most outstanding piece of Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing. MGS Architects took home the award for their McIntyre Drive Social Housing Altona project, impressing the jury with its ‘verve, skill and serious social commitment’.

 

THE COLORBOND® AWARD FOR STEEL ARCHITECTURE

The COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture

  • Waterloo Youth Family Community Centre – Collins and Turner with City of Sydney (NSW)

The COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture – Commendation

  • West Kimberley Regional Prison – TAG Architects and iredale pedersen hook architects; Architects in Association (WA)

 

COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE

The Harry Seidler Award for Commercial Architecture

  • Darling Quarter – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) (NSW)

National Award for Commercial Architecture

  • Mountain Retreat Medical Clinic – Circa Morris-Nunn (Tas)

National Commendations for Commercial Architecture

  • Brookfield Place – HASSELL and Fitzpatrick + Partners (WA)
  • One One One Eagle Street – Cox Rayner Architects (Qld)

 

ENDURING ARCHITECTURE

The National Enduring Architecture Award

  • Parliament House – Mitchell Giurgola and Thorp 1988 (ACT)

 

HERITAGE

The Lachlan Macquarie Award for Heritage

  • Hamer Hall – ARM Architecture (Vic)

National Award for Heritage

  • Good Shepherd Chapel – Abbotsford – Robert Simeoni Architects (Vic)

 

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE

The Emil Sodersten Award for Interior Architecture

  • Perth Arena – ARM & CCN – Joint Venture Architects (WA)

National Awards for Interior Architecture

  • Hamer Hall – ARM Architecture (Vic)
  • Translational Research Institute – Wilson Architects ­­+ Donovan Hill; Architects in Association (Qld)

National Commendation for Interior Architecture

  • The Kinghorn Cancer Centre – BVN Donovan Hill (NSW)

 

INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE

The Jørn Utzon Award for International Architecture

  • Australia House – Andrew Burns Architect with Atelier Imamu and Atelier Sotaro Yamamoto (Japan)

Award for International Architecture

  • Finding Country Exhibition 13th Venice Architecture Biennale 2012 – Kevin O’Brien Architects in association with the Finding Country Collective and Venti di Cultura (Italy / Qld)

 

PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE

The Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture

  • Perth Arena – ARM & CCN – Joint Venture Architects (WA)

National Awards for Public Architecture

  • Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law – Architectus in association with Guymer Bailey Architects (Qld)
  • RMIT Design Hub – Sean Godsell Architects in association with Peddle Thorp Architects (Vic)
  • Swanston Academic Building – Lyons (Vic)
  • Translational Research Institute – Wilson Architects ­­+ Donovan Hill; Architects in Association (Qld)
  • Waterloo Youth Family Community Centre – Collins and Turner with City of Sydney (NSW)
  • West Kimberley Regional Prison – TAG Architects and iredale pedersen hook architects; Architects in Association (WA)

National Commendations for Public Architecture

  • Hamer Hall – ARM Architecture (Vic)
  • The Braggs University of Adelaide – BVN Donovan Hill & Hames Sharley in association (SA)
  • The Kinghorn Cancer Centre – BVN Donovan Hill (NSW)

 

RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES

The Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture – Houses

  • Fairhaven Residence – John Wardle Architects (Vic)

National Awards for Residential Architecture – Houses

  • Edward Street House – Sean Godsell Architects (Vic)
  • Tír na nÓg – Drew Heath Architects (NSW)

National Commendations for Residential Architecture – Houses

  • (-) Glass House – Charles Wright Architects (Qld)
  • Balmain House – Fox Johnston (NSW)
  • Bisley Place House – James Russell Architect (Qld)

 

RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – MULTIPLE HOUSING

The Frederick Romberg Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing

  • McIntyre Drive Social Housing Altona – MGS Architects (Vic)

National Awards for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing

  • 29-35 Prince Street Cronulla – Candalepas Associates (NSW)
  • Constance Street Affordable Housing – Cox Rayner Architects (Qld)

 

SMALL PROJECT ARCHITECTURE

The Nicholas Murcutt Award for Small Project Architecture

  • Djakanimba Pavilions – Insideout Architects (NT)

National Awards for Small Project Architecture

  • 7th Heaven, Ormond College – Nest Architects (Vic)
  • Art Gallery of NSW Forecourt Upgrade – Johnson Pilton Walker (NSW)
  • Keperra House – A-CH (Atelier Chen Hung) (Qld)

National Commendations for Small Project Architecture

  • Abbotsford Convent Breezeway – Jackson Clements Burrows (Vic)
  • Third Wave Kiosk – Tony Hobba Architects (Vic)

 

SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

The David Oppenheim Award for Sustainable Architecture

  • West Kimberley Regional Prison – TAG Architects and iredale pedersen hook architects; Architects in Association (WA)

National Award for Sustainable Architecture

  • Waterloo Youth Family Community Centre – Collins and Turner with City of Sydney (NSW)

National Commendations for Sustainable Architecture

  • (-) Glass House – Charles Wright Architects (Qld)
  • Constance Street Affordable Housing – Cox Rayner Architects (Qld)
  • Darling Quarter – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) with ASPECT Studios, Lend Lease, E.G.O. Group and Davenport Campbell (NSW)
  • Djakanimba Pavilions – Insideout Architects (NT)
  • One One One Eagle Street– Cox Rayner Architects (Qld)

 

URBAN DESIGN

The Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design

  • Revitalising Central Dandenong: Lonsdale Street Redevelopment – BKK/TCL Partnership (Vic)

National Awards for Urban Design

  • Flinders Street Revitalisation – Cox Rayner Architects (Qld)
  • GASP Stage 1 – Room 11 Studio (Tas)

National Commendations for Urban Design

  • 2 & 4 National Circuit Precinct – Fender Katsalidis (ACT)
  • Brookfield Place – HASSELL and Fitzpatrick + Partners (WA)
  • Darling Quarter – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) with ASPECT Studios and Lend Lease (NSW)
  • Hamer Hall – ARM Architecture (Vic)
  • Pitt Street Mall Public Domain Upgrade – Tony Caro Architecture (NSW)

 

2013 JURY

Shelley Penn – Immediate Past President of the Institute, Shelley Penn Architect (Chair)

Richard Hassell – WOHA Founder and Director

Ben Hewett – South Australian Government Architect

Hannah Tribe – Tribe Studio Founder and Director

Justine Clark – Architectural editor, writer and critic (Lay Juror)

Relief as self-education cap scrapped

The Australian Institute of Architects welcomes the announcement made on Wednesday 6 November by the Treasurer, the Honourable Joe Hockey MP to permanently abolish the $2000 cap on tax deductions for self-education expenses.

Institute CEO, David Parken, said, ‘This is very good news. The cap was ill-conceived and would have hurt many sectors of the economy through loss of productivity and many professionals no longer being able to afford to keep their skills up to date.’

The proposal to cap the deduction for work related education expenses was announced in April by the former federal Treasurer, the Hon Wayne Swan, MP, with the cap set to be introduced from 1 July 2014.

Following this, the Institute aligned with Scrap the Cap, an alliance of over 70 organisations covering a broad range of industry and professional organisations to lobby against its introduction.

Then, in August, the former government announced in its mid-year economic review that the introduction of the cap would be postponed for 12 months. Since then, the alliance has continued to lobby both the former and present governments.

The government’s decision today recognises the importance of further education and innovation for professions to meet the various challenges facing Australian society now and into the future.

For more information visit the Scrap the Cap website. You can read the Institute’s original submission against the proposed cap here and read more about the proposed cap on the Treasury website.

Eleven unbuilt projects find new life at 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale

A war memorial, jewel cave and an inner-city cathedral are among 11 unrealised architectural Australian gems that have been unearthed and will finally be constructed as part of Australia’s exhibition at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale, Augmented Australia 1914-2014.

From a treetop activist shelter 80 metres above ground in south western Tasmania to a sustainable, lightweight ‘second skin’ that envelop’s redundant office towers and propels them into power-generating, rainwater-collecting hubs, the 11 projects span the country and are set to capture the minds of visitors to the world’s largest architecture festival.

Australia’s creative team for the Biennale, felix._Giles_Anderson+Goad, will bring these projects to life through three-dimensional augmented models, images, voiceovers and animations.

Following the announcement of the creative team in July, a call-out was issued for ten unbuilt contemporary Australian buildings to accompany ten historical unrealised designs, which will be revealed at the exhibition opening during the Vernissage and the new Australian Pavilion by Denton Corker Marshall, which will then be under construction in Venice.

The selection panel was overwhelmed by the talent and ideas behind the submissions that the project was expanded to include 11 works.

The successful projects are:

  • Darwin City Waterfront Signature Restaurant – Susan Dugdale and Associates
  • Museum of Contemporary Art – fjmt (Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp)
  • Caught Unawares – MvS Architects
  • (un)Common Earth_National World War I & World War II Memorial, Canberra – Mulloway Studio
  • Styx Valley Protest Shelter – Andrew Maynard Architects
  • Lodge on the Lake – m3architecture
  • Jewel Cave Visitor Centre – iredale pedersen hook architects
  • Tower Skin – LAVA
  • Carlton United Brewery Site, Swanston St Melbourne – ARM Architecture
  • Hybrid Cathedral – tessellate a+d
  • RMIT University – Sports Centre – Lyons

‘The great part about these contemporary projects is that they are almost completely unknown; however, have been submitted by some of the best architects in Australia. Our concept for the exhibition will bring the projects to life for the first time and allow us to explore the ideas and stories behind their design and inception.

‘The projects were deliberately chosen to represent all of Australia. We believe that the selections will cleverly negotiate Rem Koolhaas’s Fundamentals theme and offer a true national perspective of the architecture of Australia,’ the creative team said.

The exhibition is constructed around augmented reality, activated with an app for smart devices, which provides a platform to capture the imagination of the public in an interactive, self-directed way.

‘Visitors will be able to point their smart phone at the trigger images to open up a catalogue of virtual material allowing them to visualise, walk through and admire the scale and greatness of each project,’ explained Professor Rene Van Meeuwen of felix. and the University of Western Australia.

The exhibition is supported by Austral Bricks, Smeg, Zip Industries, IBL Limited, University of WA, Café di Stasio and Architecture Media. In addition, the Institute gratefully acknowledges the support given by the Australia Council for the Arts.

 

Institute congratulates Australian winners at WAF and INSIDE awards

Three of the highest awards at the 2013 World Architecture Festival (WAF) went to Australian practices, including World Building of the Year for Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Landscape Project of the Year for The Australian Garden, Cranbourne and Future Project of the Year for the National Maritime Museum of China.

The Institute extends congratulations to members and Australian practices who won at the festival.

Below is a list of Australia’s category wins and high commendations at WAF and the World Festival of Interiors INSIDE:

2013 WAF Awards: Australian wins

World Building of the Year
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki (NZ) – fjmt (Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp) in association with Archimedia

Future Project of the Year
National Maritime Museum of China – Cox Rayner Architects

Landscape Project of the Year
The Australian Garden, Cranbourne – Taylor Cullity Lethlean and Paul Thompson

Categories: Completed Projects

Culture
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki (NZ) – fjmt (Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp) in association with Archimedia

Health
Kinghorn Cancer Centre Sydney – BVN Donovan Hill

House
The Left-Over-Space House – Cox Rayner Architects, Casey and Rebekah Vallance

House High Commendation
HOUSE House – Andrew Maynard Architects

Housing
28th Street Apartments – Koning Eizenberg

Higher Education High Commendation
Swanston Academic Building, RMIT University – Lyons

Religion High Commendation
St Barnabas Anglican Church – fjmt (Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp)

Sport High Commendation
Wanangkura Stadium – ARM Architects

Transport
Sydney Cruise Terminal – Johnson Pilton Walker Architects

Future Projects

Competition Entries
National Maritime Museum of China – Cox Rayner Architects

Culture
National Maritime Museum of China – Cox Rayner Architects

Infrastructure
Brisbane Ferry Terminals Post-Flood Recovery – Cox Rayner Architects

2013 INSIDE Awards: Australian wins

Culture
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki (NZ) – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp fjmt + Archimedia (Architects in Association) 

Hotel
Parkroyal on Pickering, Singapore – WOHA

Office
Clemenger BBDO –  Hassell

Transport High Commendation
Sydney Cruise Terminal – Johnson Pilton Walker Architects

For more information, including a full list of winners, visit WAF and INSIDE websites.

Institute members at the Australian Timber Design Awards

The Institute would like to congratulate the following practices on their success at the Australian Timber Design Awards on 19 September.

Of the 27 awards presented on the evening, almost 70 per cent of recipients were Institute members.

More information can be found on the Timber Awards website.

Village Centre: National Arboretum Canberra by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer
Awards:     Best Central Region (ACT & NSW)

Public or Commercial Building
Australian Certified Timber
Engineered Timber Products

Translational Research Institute by Wilson Architects and Donovan Hill Architects in association
Award:       Best Northern Region (QLD & NT)

Bentleigh Secondary College Meditation and Indigenous Culture Centre by dwp | suters
Awards:     People’s Choice
Rising Star Award for architect Nick Cini

Shearer’s Quarters by John Wardle Architects
Awards:     Residential Class 1 – New Buildings
Timber Windows and Doors

Lilyfield Warehouse by Virginia Kerridge Architect
Award:       Residential Class 1 – Best Renovation

Balmain House by Fox Johnston
Award:       Interior Fitout – Residential

Fairhaven Beach House Furniture by John Wardle Architects
Award:       Furniture and Joinery

The Waratah Studio by studio505 Pty Ltd
Award:       Outdoor Timber – Stand-alone Structures

Melton Library and Learning Centre by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
Award:       Sustainability

A Working Community by Group GSA
Award:       Office Fitout featuring Veneers

Jamberoo Farm House by Casey Brown Architecture
Award:       Recycled Timber

Palm Beach House by Andrew Burges Architects
Award: Solid Timber Cladding

Cedar House by Craig Steere Architects
Award:       Western Red Cedar

Ross Langdon – an expression of sorrow

The Australian Institute of Architects along with the Australian architectural community is deeply saddened by the death of Tasmanian-born architect, Ross Langdon and his partner, Elif Yavuz, who were killed during the Nairobi shopping centre attack on Sunday.

‘It is with great sorrow that we learned of the passing of Ross Langdon and his partner Elif in such tragic circumstances. Such a loss of life is always difficult to comprehend.

‘We have lost a talented architect and man who worked to benefit the international community and whose presence will be missed by all who knew him,’ Institute National President, Paul Berkemeier said.

The Institute sends heartfelt condolences to Ross’s family, friends and members of the architectural community, many of whom will have been touched by this terrible tragedy.

Don’t silence experts: professional bodies add oomph to any debate

Let’s have a debate … about the issues

Public debate about policy issues is something we need a lot more of. There should be a contest of ideas because there’s no question that a diversity of views on the merits of policies leads us to a well-informed position in the end.

Professional bodies, industry groups, the media and the wider community all have a role to play in the public debate and these roles should be encouraged, not dismissed. This was not the position put by Judith Sloan in The Australian on Tuesday (‘Leaning Left by association’, 17/9/2013).

Professional bodies have a critical role in the public policy debate. Not only do we provide valuable resources to our members throughout their careers, we also seek to engage the wider community on significant policy issues in our areas of expertise.

It’s this variety of credible sources that government needs to listen to, to inform its decision-making around policies. Commentators are also an important part of this debate and they should not take lightly the role that they are entrusted with to guide and inform public opinion. But when a debate degenerates into personal attacks on the credibility of particular organisations then we know we’ve lost sight of the main objective – to develop good policies that will advance our society.

Tuesday’s opinion piece underscored the need for us to do more to explain the role professional organisations play in our society. A common misconception is that professional bodies are, in essence, the same as industry groups or special interest groups. We are not. Yes, we aim to represent our members’ interests and concerns to government, but we also aim to make a proactive and positive contribution to the development of public policy – and the two roles are quite different.

Bound by Charters and Codes of Ethics and governed by boards and committees, we have a mandate to develop policies that are in the public interest as part of our contract with society.

To develop a position on a particular policy issue, we firstly gather feedback from our members. Of course, it will rarely be the case that an absolute consensus can be reached on any one particular issue. Collectively we have around 200,000 members which includes hundreds of advisory committees that inform the thinking that goes into the positions adopted by professional bodies.

We also seek input from outside the membership base, including from similar professional organisations and the business community. We listen, we evaluate, we test and we assess the viewpoints put forward by our members against other sources of industry research and analysis we have access to.

After that process is complete, the views formed become the organisation’s position. At this point, the professional body doesn’t hide behind an argument that it’s the view of its members, or that they are ‘just the messenger’. It owns the position and is prepared to explain the position that is adopted.

This is precisely why the government should listen to professional bodies, whether it’s generating options to cope with urban growth and congestion in our cities, improving the design of our tax system, outlining the need for policy on asylum seekers that complies with international law or planning and delivering critical infrastructure for essential services such as transport, energy and housing.

Governments know our positions have been well researched, widely reviewed and scrutinised by a level of industry expertise that they don’t have access to. And they recognise the valuable contribution we make. We are non-partisan, practical and we each have a contribution to make towards the long-term vision for our nation that has been derived from decades of experience. That’s why we are a credible voice.

 

Lee White, Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia
Reynah Tang, President, Law Institute of Victoria
Paul Berkemeier, President, Australian Institute of Architects
Stephen Durkin, CEO, Engineers Australia

National Architecture Awards’ season launches with unveiling of shortlist

Sixty projects from around Australia and overseas have been shortlisted for the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2013 National Architecture Awards, the largest awards program of its kind in the world.

The shortlisted projects were selected by an eminent jury led by Immediate Past President of the Institute, Shelley Penn.

‘Almost 900 entries were received this year, exceeding the amount of entries in both the British and American Institute’s award programs. This demonstrates a strong engagement from members and is a tremendous effort and to be commended given our relative population size.

‘The high calibre of entries this year is testified by the number of awards given at the regional, local and state level, with almost 140 projects considered by the national jury and a sign that a lot of great work is happening all around the country.

‘I feel I can speak on behalf of the National Jury in saying we were all so impressed with all of the projects eligible for national awards, and it was a challenging and inspiring process to determine a shortlist,’ Ms Penn said.

All states and territories have been represented in the selected works, which span commercial, public, small project, sustainable, heritage, interior, international, residential and urban design categories. In total 83 entries made the shortlist with many of the 60 projects selected in multiple categories.

The shortlist is marked by a strong community focus and includes several social housing projects.

The featured projects illustrate an emphasis on social engagement around the country be it an affordable housing development in Brisbane, an adaptable cultural pavilion in a remote Northern Territory Indigenous community, or a large-scale commercial development in Sydney that seeks to give space back to the locals.

‘We were thrilled to see so many buildings and places that were engaging with social impacts beyond their immediate brief, offering something really significant to society at a higher level – architecture which is not merely responsible, but which is generous,’ Ms Penn reflected.

An iconic accomplishment of such architecture, the Sydney Opera House will play host to the National Architecture Awards ceremony on Thursday 7 November following a range of public events celebrating the national treasure’s 40th anniversary.

Tickets are on sale now.

2013 National Architecture Awards – Jury Shortlist

COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture (5)

Djakanimba Pavilions – Insideout Architects (NT)
Perth Arena – ARM & Cameron Chisholm Nicol – Joint Venture Architects (WA)
RMIT Design Hub – Sean Godsell Architects in association with Peddle Thorp Architects (Vic)
Waterloo Youth Family Community Centre – Collins and Turner with City of Sydney (NSW)
West Kimberley Regional Prison – TAG Architects and iredale pedersen hook architects; Architects in Association (WA)

Commercial Architecture (6)

4 National Circuit – Fender Katsalidis (ACT)
Brookfield Place – HASSELL and Fitzpatrick + Partners (WA)
Darling Quarter – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) (NSW)
Mountain Retreat Medical Clinic – Circa Morris-Nunn (Tas)
National Centre for Synchrotron Science – Bates Smart (Vic)
One One One Eagle Street – Cox Rayner Architects (Qld)

Heritage Architecture (5)

2 National Circuit – Fender Katsalidis (ACT)
Brookfield Place – HASSELL, Fitzpatrick + Partners and Palassis Architects (WA)
Cairns Foreshore Redevelopment – CA Architects and Cox Rayner Architects in association with O’Neill Architecture (Qld)
Good Shepherd Chapel – Abbotsford – Robert Simeoni Architects (Vic)
Hamer Hall – ARM Architecture (Vic)

Interior Architecture (9)

2 National Circuit – Fender Katsalidis (ACT)
Hamer Hall – ARM Architecture (Vic)
John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School (JSRACS) Kindergarten – Beechboro Campus – Brooking Design Architects (WA)
Lilyfield Warehouse – Virginia Kerridge Architect (NSW)
Meeting Room St Mary’s Cathedral Centre – Circa Morris-Nunn (Tas)
One One One Eagle Street Foyer – Cox Rayner Architects (Qld)
Perth Arena – ARM & Cameron Chisholm Nicol – Joint Venture Architects (WA)
The Kinghorn Cancer Centre – BVN Donovan Hill (NSW)
Translational Research Institute – Wilson Architects + Donovan Hill; Architects in Association (Qld)

International Architecture (7)

28th Street Apartments – Koning Eizenberg Architecture Inc. (United States)
387 Tamaki Drive – Ian Moore Architects (New Zealand)
Australia House – Andrew Burns Architect in association with Atelier Imamu (Japan)
Finding Country Exhibition 13th Venice Architecture Biennale 2012 – Kevin O’Brien Architects in association with the Finding Country Collective and Venti di Cultura (Italy / Qld)
Martin No.38 – Kerry Hill Architects (Singapore)
Silver House – Peter Stutchbury Architecture (Russia)
Sobieski House – Koning Eizenberg Architecture Inc. (United States)

Public Architecture (13)

Bridgewater LINC and Child & Family Centre – Liminal Architecture (Tas)
Hamer Hall – ARM Architecture (Vic)
Penleigh and Essendon Grammer School – McBride Charles Ryan (Vic)
Perth Arena – ARM & Cameron Chisholm Nicol – Joint Venture Architects (WA)
Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law – Architectus in association with Guymer Bailey Architects (Qld)
RMIT Design Hub – Sean Godsell Architects in association with Peddle Thorp Architects (Vic)
Swanston Academic Building – Lyons (Vic)
The Braggs University of Adelaide – BVN Donovan Hill & Hames Sharley in association (SA)
The Kinghorn Cancer Centre – BVN Donovan Hill (NSW)
Translational Research Institute – Wilson Architects + Donovan Hill; Architects in Association (Qld)
Village Centre: National Arboretum Canberra – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer (ACT)
Waterloo Youth Family Community Centre – Collins and Turner with City of Sydney (NSW)
West Kimberley Regional Prison – TAG Architects and iredale pedersen hook architects; Architects in Association (WA)
Residential Architecture – Houses (10)

(-) Glass House – Charles Wright Architects (Qld)
Balmain House – Fox Johnston (NSW)
Bisley Place House – James Russell Architect (Qld)
Blue House – Neeson Murcutt Architects (Vic)
Cowshed House – carterwilliamson architects (NSW)
Edward Street House – Sean Godsell Architects (Vic)
Fairhaven Residence – John Wardle Architects (Vic)
Merricks Beach House – Kennedy Nolan (Vic)
Taringa House – Loucas Zahos Architects (Qld)
Tír na nÓg – Drew Heath Architects (NSW)

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing (5)

29-35 Prince Street Cronulla – Candalepas Associates (NSW)
Constance Street Affordable Housing – Cox Rayner Architects (Qld)
Lime Street – Formworks Architecture (WA)
McIntyre Drive Social Housing Altona – MGS Architects (Vic)
Silk Apartments – Tony Caro Architecture (NSW)

Small Project Architecture (7)

7th Heaven, Ormond College – Nest Architects (Vic)
Abbotsford Convent Breezeway – Jackson Clements Burrows (Vic)
Art Gallery of NSW Forecourt Upgrade – Johnson Pilton Walker (NSW)
Djakanimba Pavilions – Insideout Architects (NT)
Keperra House – A-CH (Atelier Chen Hung) (Qld)
Re-Newell – Charles Wright Architects (Qld)
Third Wave Kiosk – Tony Hobba Architects (Vic)

Sustainable Architecture (8)

(-) Glass House – Charles Wright Architects (Qld)
Constance Street Affordable Housing – Cox Rayner Architects (Qld)
Cowshed House – carterwilliamson architects (NSW)
Darling Quarter – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) with ASPECT Studios, Lend Lease, E.G.O. Group and Davenport Campbell (NSW)
Djakanimba Pavilions – Insideout Architects (NT)
One One One Eagle Street – Cox Rayner Architects (Qld)
Waterloo Youth Family Community Centre – Collins and Turner with City of Sydney (NSW)
West Kimberley Regional Prison – TAG Architects and iredale pedersen hook architects; Architects in Association (WA)

Urban Design (8)

2 & 4 National Circuit Precinct – Fender Katsalidis (ACT)
Brookfield Place – HASSELL and Fitzpatrick + Partners (WA)
Darling Quarter – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) with ASPECT Studios, Lend Lease, E.G.O. Group and Davenport Campbell (NSW)
Flinders Street Revitalisation – Cox Rayner Architects (Qld)
GASP Stage 1 – Room 11 Studio (Tas)
Hamer Hall – ARM Architecture (Vic)
Pitt Street Mall Public Domain Upgrade – Tony Caro Architecture (NSW)
Revitalising Central Dandenong: Lonsdale Street Redevelopment – BKK/TCL Partnership (Vic)

2013 Jury

Shelley Penn – Immediate Past President of the Institute, Shelley Penn Architect (Chair)
Richard Hassell – WOHA Founder and Director
Ben Hewett – South Australian Government Architect
Hannah Tribe – Tribe Studio Founder and Director
Justine Clark – Architectural editor, writer and critic (Lay Juror)

Architecture and Design Symposium celebrates 40 years of Sydney Opera House

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the opening of Sydney Opera House, the Australian Institute of Architects and the Opera House are presenting an Architecture and Design Symposium on Friday 25 October.

The unique one-day event curated by University of Technology Sydney’s Professor Anthony Burke will bring together Danish and Australian architects and designers on one stage to discuss the contemporary role of architecture and design in shaping our collective cultural imaginations and the cities in which they thrive.

‘With the Sydney Opera House as a rich source of inspiration across two unique cultures, the symposium will bring together Danish and Australian architects and designers known for award-winning designs of substantial cultural institutions, contemporary materials research, cultural policy and navigating urban politics, to look at how design shapes our cultural aspirations and our identity.

‘From its very inception, the Sydney Opera House was always going to be a world famous building, a symbol for an international audience of contemporary Australian culture, something that defined the city. The arts, media and government came together in their ambitions for this project, and as a consequence shaped the identity of an ambitious and confident young nation. In selecting Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the Danish cultural project became intimately bound to the Australian one, two cultures in one design,’ Professor Burke said.

Speakers at the Architecture makes the City symposium include:

DENMARK
Jan Utzon – Utzon Architects
Johannes Molander Pedersen and Morten Rask Gregersen – NORD Architects
Dan Stubbergaard – COBE
Jakob Fenger and Bjørnstjerne Christiansen – Superflex
Mette Kynne Frandsen – Henning Larsen

AUSTRALIA
Richard Johnson – Johnson Pilton Walker
Camilla Block – Durbach Block Jaggers
Gerard Reinmuth – Terroir
Rachel Healy – City of Sydney
John Choi – CHROFI
Matthew Bennett – Bennett and Trimble

This is a rare opportunity to hear from some of Denmark’s most exciting architectural talents, including Johannes Molander Pedersen and Morten Rask Gregersen from NORD Architects and Mette Kynne Frandsen from Henning Larsen.

Johannes Molander Pedersen and Morten Rask Gregersen established NORD in 2003 as founding partners, and since then have engaged in a broad range of assignments within architecture, urban development and societal innovation.

NORD Architects is particularly recognised for its work on public institutions, such as Copenhagen Centre for Cancer and Health, House of Natural Sciences and Vardheim Healthcare Centre – projects that redefine how architecture performs within the realm of public service.

Mette Kynne Frandsen has been part of the management team at Henning Larsen Architects since 1998 and was appointed CEO of the company in 2003. Under her leadership, Henning Larsen Architects has grown into a leading architecture company. Mette has strengthened the company internationally by expanding its network of clients and partners. Today, Henning Larsen Architects has offices in Saudi Arabia, Norway, Turkey and Germany.

Sustainability is central to Henning Larsen’s projects – both climatically and socially. A recent project is Discovery Centre in Damascus, the cornerstone of a training program designed to give Syrian children the opportunity to meet and discover the world through play.

Tickets are on sale now!