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Risky business – 2015 National Architecture Conference creative team to explore risk in architecture

National President Elect, David Karotkin, has announced the creative team for the 2015 National Architecture Conference on the final day of Making: 2014, this year’s conference, held in Perth.

Donald Bates, Hamish Lyon and Andrew Mackenzie have partnered to explore the changing role of risk in architecture for the 2015 Conference, which will take place in Melbourne, 14-16 May.

2015 National Architecture Conference Creative Directors - Hamish Lyon, Andrew Mackenzie and Donald Bates
2015 National Architecture Conference Creative Directors – Hamish Lyon, Andrew Mackenzie and Donald Bates

‘No one wants to be a safe architect; to be conventional and predictable. Yet what client would choose the risk of the unknown over the safety of the known?

‘Risk will explore this troubled nexus; between the professional necessity to take calculated and creative risks and a world incapacitated by risk minimisation,’ the team said.

‘From the domestic risk of the Farnsworth House to the spatial risk of Bilbao Guggenheim, from the construction risk of Sydney Opera House to the cultural risk of the Pompidou Centre, all great achievements in architecture have been the result of calculated risks, by both architect and client.

The multidisciplinary team will focus their attention on four aspects of risk within the profession: risks related to cultural relevance, architectural pedagogy, professional practice and the discipline of architecture.

Professor Donald Bates is a Director of LAB Architecture Studio in Melbourne and is Chair of Architectural Design at the University of Melbourne. Widely published, he has completed works in a variety of countries across Asia, the Middle East and Great Britain, in addition to local projects including Melbourne’s Federation Square precinct. Donald has participated in lectures, seminars, reviews, workshops and programs at over 95 universities and schools of architecture and professional venues.

Principal of NH Architecture, Hamish Lyon leads the firm’s design thinking and direction. He is involved in projects of all scales within the office and has completed a wide range of architectural projects, urban initiatives and masterplans including Melbourne’s world class 6 Star Green Star Convention Centre on the Yarra River and the redevelopment of Myer’s flagship Bourke Street store in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD. He began his architectural career with the national Robin Boyd Medal, awarded under the chairmanship of the pre-eminent Australian architect, Glenn Murcutt. His ongoing commitment to architecture as a public advocate was recognised in the Age’s 2009 poll where he was voted one of Melbourne’s 100 most influential people.

Andrew Mackenzie is Director of CityLab, a consultancy he founded in 2011. His clients include Major Projects Victoria, Monash University, Gold Coast City Council, Waterfront Auckland and Integrated Design Commission South Australia. He is also an independent publisher of architecture and design books under the imprint Uro, which publishes practice monographs as well as architectural history and theory. He is also an architecture writer for the Australian Financial Review and a Contributing Editor to Architecture Australia.

Shortlist announced for 2014 NSW Architecture Awards

Ninety-one projects have been shortlisted for this year’s NSW Architecture Awards the Australian Institute of Architects announced today.

The shortlist comes from a field of almost 200 entries across the categories of Public Architecture, Urban Design, Commercial Architecture, Interior Architecture, Residential Architecture – Houses (New), Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations & Additions), Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing, Heritage (Conservation and Creative Adaptation), Small Project Architecture and Sustainable Architecture (see below for the full list of shortlisted projects).

The winners of each of these categories will be announced at the 2014 NSW Architecture Awards presentation evening on 26 June along with the COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture which, like the award for Sustainable Architecture, is selected from across the entire field of entries.

A host of prizes will also be announced on the night including the Blacket Prize for regional architecture, the NSW President’s Prize, the NSW Premier’s Prize and the City of Sydney Lord Mayor’s Prize.

Prizes for outstanding individual contributions to the profession and the state’s architecture will also be awarded including the Emerging Architect Prize, the Marion Mahony Griffin Prize (recognising the significant contribution of a woman in architecture), the Adrian Ashton Prize for Writing and Criticism and the David Lindner Prize (a research prize for graduate and emerging architects).

NSW Chapter President Joe Agius said the shortlist reflected the broad range of architectural activity happening across New South Wales from large scale public placemaking through to the latest in residential design at any budget.

‘This year we saw an increase in the number of entries for the NSW Architecture Awards which is a very positive sign for the profession and we look forward to celebrating the best in current architectural practice at the Awards presentation evening in June,’ Mr Agius said.

The 2014 NSW Architecture Awards will be announced on Thursday 26 June at the heritage Doltone House venue at Jones Bay Wharf.

Tickets for the presentation night are now on sale and available to purchase online via nswawards.architecture.com.au.

Winners of the 2014 NSW Named Awards and Architecture Awards will then progress to the National Architecture Awards to be announced on Thursday 6 November 2014 in Darwin.

2014 NSW Architecture Awards
Shortlisted Projects

Please note: 91 projects have been shortlisted for this year’s NSW Architecture Awards. A number of these projects have been shortlisted in multiple award categories as listed below.

Public Architecture
(10 Projects)
Australian Plantbank – BVN Donovan Hill
Cranbrook Junior School – Tzannes Associates
North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club – Durbach Block Jaggers in association with Peter Colquhoun
OLMC Parramatta Janet Woods Building – Tzannes Associates
Pemulwuy Community Facilities – Melocco & Moore
Prince Alfred Park + Pool Upgrade – Neeson Murcutt Architects in association with City of Sydney
St Barnabas Church – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt)
The Wayside Chapel – Environa Studio
UTS Great Hall and Balcony Room – DRAW
White Bay Cruise Terminal – JPW

Urban Design
(5 projects)
Lemur Forest Adventure – Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects
Newtown Interchange – Caldis Cook Group in association with the NSW Government Architect’s Office
Prince Alfred Park + Pool Upgrade – Neeson Murcutt Architects in association with City of Sydney
Tamarama Kiosk and Beach Amenities – Lahz Nimmo Architects
The Boilerhouse – Tanner Kibble Denton Architects

Public Architecture and Urban Design Jury
Peter McGregor – McGregor Westlake Architecture (Chair)
Penny Fuller – Silvester Fuller
Stephen Varady – Stephen Varady Associates
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Commercial Architecture
(7 projects)
8 Chifley Square – Lippmann Partnership/Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners
Eclipse Parramatta – Fitzpatrick+partners
Lune de Sang Sheds – CHROFI
Ozanam Industries Stanmore – DTB Architects
Paramount Pictures Building – Fox Johnston/Barton and McCarthy
Qantas Headquarters Redevelopment – Architectus
Tamarama Kiosk and Beach Amenities – Lahz Nimmo Architects

Interior Architecture
(13 projects)
Ansarada – ¬Those Architects
Bellevue Hill Residence – Tzannes Associates
Claremont House – Tanner Kibble Denton Architects
Corrs Chambers Westgarth – Bates Smart
Garangula Gallery – Fender Katsalidis Mirams Architects
Greenland Display Suite – PTW/LAVA
Herbert Smith Freehills Workplace – BVN Donovan Hill
in2ski – Ian Moore Architects
Jackson Teece Sydney Office – Jackson Teece
One Central Park – Smart Design Studio & Koichi Takada Architects both in association with PTW
Point Piper Apartment – CO-AP (Architects)
Sydney Commonwealth Parliament Offices – Architectus + Ingenhoven
Virgin Australia Sydney Lounge – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects

Commercial and Interior Architecture Jury
Steve Pearse – DWP|SUTERS (Chair)
Matthew Blain – HASSELL
Stephanie Smith – Innovarchi Architects
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Residential Architecture – Houses (New)
(12 Projects)
Balmoral Residence – Popov Bass Architects
Cooper Park House – Tobias Partners
Copacabana House – McGregor Westlake Architects
Dogtrot House – Dunn & Hillam Architects
Griffith House – Popov Bass Architects
House Maher – Tribe Studio Architects
Hunters Hill House – Arkhefield
Invisible House – Peter Stutchbury Architecture
K House – Chenchow Little
Mountainside House Hill – Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects
Ozone House – Matt Elkan Architect
Waverley Residence – Anderson Architecture

Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations & Additions)
(14 Projects)
3×2 House – Panovscott
A Balmain Pair – Benn & Penna Architecture
Bellevue Hill Residence – Tzannes Associates
Birchgrove House – Candalepas Associates
Byron Hinterland Residence – Tzannes Associates
Cossington House – Jorge Hrdina Architects
Glebe House – Nobbs Radford Architects
House Chapple – Tribe Studio Architects
Light Cannon House – Carterwilliamson Architects
Piebenga-Franklyn Residence – David Boyle Architect
Pool Pavilion – Luigi Rosselli Architects
Skylight House – Andrew Burges Architects
Stone House – CHROFI
Tamarama Semi-D – David Langston-Jones

Residential Architecture – Houses (New and Alterations & Additions) Jury
Virginia Kerridge – Virginia Kerridge Architect (Chair)
Trish Croaker – Fairfax Media
Emili Fox – Fox Johnston
James Stockwell – James Stockwell Architect
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Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
(14 Projects)
Alora Apartments – Turner
Aria – MHN Design Union
Attica Newtown – Candalepas Associates
Austin – Smart Design Studio
Coast – SJB
Dulwich Hill Terrace Houses – Redshift Architecture & Art
Gantry – Bates Smart
Glebe St Apartments – Jackson Teece
Iglu Chatswood – Bates Smart
Imperial – Stanisic Architects
One Central Park – PTW Architects + Atelier Jean Nouvel
Stella Apartments – Tzannes Associates
UNSW Kensington Colleges – Bates Smart
Washington Park_Meridian & Monte – Turner

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing Jury
Tony Caro – Tony Caro Architecture (Chair)
Philip Graus – Cox Richardson
Michael Zanardo – Studio Zanardo
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Small Project Architecture
(8 Projects)
Balmain Apartment – Durbach Block Jaggers
Foley Park Amenities – Stanic Harding
Outpost 742713 9 – Drew Heath Architects
Seaforth Kitchen Garden – Scale Architecture
Somersby Pavilion – Matthew Woodward Architecture
Southern Highlands House – Benn & Penna Architecture
The Garden Project – Welsh + Major Architects
The Pod – Takt | Studio for Architecture

Heritage (Conservation)
(4 Projects)
Glebe Town Hall – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
Former Police Station, 127-129 George St, The Rocks – Welsh + Major Architects
Female Orphan School, UWS Parramatta – Tanner Kibble Denton Architects
Yarrangobilly Caves House 1917 Wing – Architectural Projects

Heritage (Creative Adaptation)
(3 Projects)
Eternity Playhouse – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
Paramount Pictures Building – Fox Johnston
White Bay Cruise Terminal – JPW

Small Project Architecture and Heritage (Conservation and Creative Adaptation) Jury
Catherine Lassen – University of New South Wales (Chair)
Mary Knaggs – NSW Government Architect’s Office
Philip Moore – Melocco & Moore
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Sustainable Architecture
(14 Projects)
5 Murray Rose Avenue – Turner
8 Chifley Square – Lippmann Partnership/Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners
Alexandria Courtyard House – Matthew Pullinger Architect
Australian Plantbank – BVN Donovan Hill
Garangula Gallery – Fender Katsalidis Mirams Architects
House Bruce Alexander – Tribe Studio Architects
Invisible House – Peter Stutchbury Architecture
One Central Park – PTW Architects + Atelier Jean Nouvel
Outpost 742713 9 – Drew Heath Architects
The Wayside Chapel – Environa Studio
Upper Orara House – Utz Sanby Architects
Whale Watchers – Timothy Moon Architects
White Bay Cruise Terminal – JPW
Yatte Yattah House – Tzannes Associates

Sustainable Architecture Jury
Tony Caro – Tony Caro Architecture (Chair)
Virginia Kerridge – Virginia Kerridge Architect
Catherine Lassen – University of New South Wales
Peter McGregor – McGregor Westlake Architecture
Lester Partridge – AECOM
Steve Pearse – DWP|SUTERS

Region’s best celebrated at Far North Queensland Regional Architecture Awards

Seven outstanding local projects have been honoured at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2014 Far North Queensland Regional Architecture Awards, held tonight at the Cairns Foreshore, The Wharf Shed 2.

Ten projects including a research institute, educational medical facilities, houses, public infrastructure and tourism buildings were entered in the Awards with six projects (see list below) being awarded Regional Commendations by the jury and progressing to the Queensland Architecture Awards to be announced in Brisbane on 20 June.

In addition to a Regional Commendation, JCU Dental by Phillips Smith Conwell Architects was presented with the Eddie Oribin Award for Building of the Year.

‘JCU Dental flips the typical clinical arrangement by putting a positive experience for the client first and foremost. The spaces focus on the lush landscape through well placed and expansive shaded glazing. An interior palette uses a fan palm motif that creates wayfinding and visual interest for patients. This building sets a benchmark for this building type in the tropical regions,’ the jury commented.

Stamp House by Charles Wright Architects was awarded the Far North Queensland House of the Year by the jury.

‘This house is an extraordinary response to a very personal and adventurous brief for a new type of tropical house in a remnant paddock in the rainforest. The concrete fabric chosen for permanence, robustness and thermal mass is placed on a man-made lake and shaped and patterned around its quirky personal spaces to somehow make its otherworldly presence take its place in the world’s oldest and most pristine landscape.’

To celebrate the work of local architects, Far North Queensland regional jury members selected Malanda Falls Visitors Centre by Charles Wright Architects as the inaugural recipient of the Regional Project of the Year.

‘The simple and strong idea of directly linking the building to country has generated a unique form that is fitting for its role as a tourist catcher and a symbol of the Malanda landscape. The approach has helped such a building be realised from a challenging brief and delivery process.’

A special Enduring Architecture Prize was presented to Mareeba Uniting Church by Eddie Oribin.

‘This church is an exquisitely conceived and executed building that has a sense of completeness from its external brick and timber fabric to its bespoke furniture and religious elements. The building has a sense of enduring quality – and has endured – due to the skillful use of beautiful materials and details that are used sparingly yet are absolutely suited to their purpose,’ the jury noted.

Regional Commendations:

Architectural Project Architectural Practice Location
JCU Dental Phillips Smith Conwell Architects Smithfield
Clare Street Townhouse Studio Mango Parramatta Park
William McCormack Place 2 CA Architects & Cox Rayner Architects Cairns
The Cairns Institute Woods Bagot in collaboration with RPA Architects Smithfield
Malanda Falls Visitors Centre Charles Wright Architects Malanda
Stamp House Charles Wright Architects Cape Tribulation

Far North Queensland Regional Jury Coordinator and Juror Belinda Allwood (People Oriented Design), Jurors Peter Pierce (mmp Architects), Paula Newman (Thomson Adsett) and lay Juror Ashley Balderson (Status Plus) assisted the 2014 Awards Jury Director, Liam Proberts (bureau^proberts), Deputy Director Paul Uhlmann (Paul Uhlmann Architects), and State Jurors Catherine Baudet (Ferrier Baudet Architects), Mark Jones (Architectus Brisbane) and Paul Curran (PUSH) with selecting the worthy recipients of Regional Commendations, the Eddie Oribin Award for Building of the Year, Far North Queensland House of the Year, Regional Project of the Year (local prize) and the Enduring Architecture Prize (local prize).

Winners announced in Sunshine Coast Regional Architecture Awards

Eleven outstanding local projects have been honoured at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2014 Sunshine Coast Regional Architecture Awards, held tonight at Outrigger Little Hastings Street Resort and Spa, Noosa.

Twenty-two projects were entered in the Awards with 11 projects (see list below) being awarded Regional Commendations by the jury and progressing to the Queensland Architecture Awards to be announced in Brisbane on 20 June.

In addition to a Regional Commendation, The Beach Box by OGE Group Architects was presented with the Gabriel Poole Award for House of the Year.

‘The utilisation of ‘once used’ shipping containers provides a robust and cost effective opportunity to re-engage with the beach culture and mixed use zoning of Buddina. The grouping provides separate private zones with pop outs for greater internal widths, linking with decks and courtyards and a simple skillion roof over entry referencing modest beach house vernacular. This playful use of containers, engages simple yet appropriate interiors and integration with the landscape. However, its power lies in the way it engages with the street and greater public domain through blurred internal/external and public/private boundaries, street furniture and through its honest and engaging presentation,’ the jury said.

The Post World War 2 Development on the Coast and the Moffat Beach Pilot Study, coordinated by Roger Todd Architect was awarded Regional Project of the Year.

‘It is hoped this unique study and website will alert council, architects, building designers, town planners and the general public to the long term advantages in better conservation of post-World War 2 heritage. It provides inspiration for new works and adaptive reuse and a platform to continue recording built history and heritage,’ the jury said.

A special Enduring Architecture Prize was awarded to Syrenuse, Mooloolaba by Noel Robinson Architects.

‘Syrenuse apartments by Noel Robinson Architects was built in 1981. Its innovative slab and 6 x 6 grid meant the slender structure could provide fire protection while allowing full height glazing and connection to its view and aspect. Its organic form marked Mooloobah as a contemporary destination at the time and it remains a benchmark for mid-high rise development,’ the jury commented.

Regional Commendations:

Architectural Project Architectural Practice Location
Growth Bark Design Architects Sunshine Coast
Whyatt House Robinson Architects Eumundi
Additions & Alterations to 78 Nothling Street Tim Bennetton Architects Moffat Beach
St Patrick’s Primary School Trinity Building + Amenities Fulton Trotter Architects Gympie
Panorama Drive Owen and Vokes and Peters Doonan
Bower @ Bells Reach JMA Architects Qld Caloundra West
Seahaven Resort – Noosa Heads dm2architecture pty ltd Noosa Heads

 
Coolum Tce. House Majstorovic Architecture Coolum Beach
The Beach Box OGE Group Architects Buddina

 
Coolum Beach Public Shelters Majstorovic Architecture Coolum Beach
Post WW2 Development on

the Coast & the Moffat Beach

Pilot Study

 Coordinated by Roger

Todd Architect

 Moffat Beach

 

Sunshine Coast Regional Jury Coordinator and Juror Michelle Wright and Jurors: Gabriel Poole (Gabriel & Elizabeth Poole Design Company), Dan Sparks (Sparks Architects), Tim Ditchfield (Tim Ditchfield Architects), Leon Grazien (Terra Leoria Architects) and Frank Raadschelders (Frank Raadschelders Architecture) assisted the 2014 Awards Jury Director, Liam Proberts, (bureau^proberts), Deputy Director Paul Uhlmann (Paul Uhlmann Architects), and State Jurors Catherine Baudet (Ferrier Baudet Architects), Mark Jones (Architectus Brisbane) and Paul Curran (PUSH) selected the worthy recipients of Regional Commendations, the Gabriel Poole Award for House of the Year.

Making good: speakers and events locked in for National Architecture Conference

The 2014 National Architecture Conference – Making is set to be a festival of architecture with full line-up of speakers and fringe events revealed.

Taking place in Perth from 8-10 May, Making features a rich and diverse program for locals, interstate and international professionals developed by the creative team: Helen Norrie, Sam Crawford and Adam Haddow, along with a team of local practitioners to ensure it is a conference experience not to be missed.

Making explores practices and projects that actively seek to embrace and strengthen local culture and that involve cross-disciplinary, community and political engagement to provide alternative processes and lessons to inspire delegates with their own practice.

From big names to emerging practices, the chosen speakers represent a range of countries with an emphasis on our nearest continental neighbours in Asia, Africa and South America and will explore the conference’s four subthemes: making culture, making life, making connections and making impact.

The 2014 National Architecture Conference presents:

David Adjaye – Adjaye Associates, United Kingdom
Andrew Burns – Andrew Burns Architects, Sydney
Richard Hassell – WOHA, Singapore
Timothy Horton – Committee for Adelaide, Adelaide
Wen Hsia and BC Ang – WHBC, Malaysia
Andra Matin – Andra Matin, Indonesia
Gurjit Singh Matharoo – Matharoo Associates, India
Beth Miller – Community Design Collaborative, United States
Lyndon Neri – Neri&Hu Design, China
Sek San Ng – Seksan Design, Malaysia
Jo Noero – Noero Architects, South Africa
Vo Trong Nghia – Vo Trong Nghia Architects, Vietnam
Marina Tabassum – MTA, Bangladesh
Elizabeth Watson Brown – Architectus, Brisbane
Emma Williamson – CODA, Perth
Cazu Zegers – Cazu Zegers, Chile

In addition to the impressive line-up of speakers, delegates will have numerous opportunities to experience Perth’s architecture, culture, places and spaces through a broad range of events designed exclusively to complement the conference.

Events include the official opening party which is to be held at Kerry Hill’s award-winning State Theatre Centre of Western Australia and provide a unique chance to meet and mingle with conference presenters, fellow architects, media and industry professionals. Other activities include exhibitions, tours by foot, bike, car and coach, and a range of cross-artform events to provide a festival atmosphere as we celebrate all things architecture.

For more information including event program and speaker biographies visit wp.architecture.com.au/making

Competition creates colourful inspiration for architects

Some of Western Australia’s most exciting young architects are undertaking the challenge of designing a pop-up bookshop for use at the 2014 National Architecture Conference in Perth.

Student architects and those who graduated within the last 15 years have been invited to submit design proposals for the Architext pop-up bookshop, using BlueScope COLORBOND® steel as the major construction material.

To be chosen by a jury of the Australian Institute of Architects, the winning architect or team of architects will build the bookshop at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, where it will serve as a major new attraction for conference delegates.

Creative director of the 2014 National Architecture Conference, Sam Crawford, says the Architext bookshop competition provides a rare opportunity for architects to think about a piece of architecture that can be built quickly.

“So much of what we work on as architects has a gestation period of several – sometimes many – years, so to realise a piece of architecture at speed is a luxury we don’t normally have,” Mr Crawford said.

“It is also unusual to have the opportunity to be hands-on in the construction of that architecture, which is something the competition winners will have the chance to do.”

Competition entrants have been asked to take the Western Australian landscape as inspiration, and use COLORBOND® steel’s recently launched range of new colours: Basalt®, Wallaby®, Gully™, Cove™, Mangrove® and Terrain®.

The bookshop, which will cover an area of 24 square metres in the conference foyer, must include functional shelving, display and point-of-sale units plus enough space for customers to sit and read the books.

Sam Crawford says the competition jury is looking for architecture which creates a compelling destination for conference goers.

“We want the bookshop to attract delegates by using a simple material in the form of COLORBOND®, rethinking the way it is used, and by doing so create a space that people want to spend time in,” Mr Crawford said.

“On one level the competition and the bookshop is a bit of fun – but on another level it is a serious effort to highlight a widely used building material in a new way.”

The deadline for entries to the Architext Pop-up Bookshop competition is Monday April 7.

The 2014 National Architecture Conference will be held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre from May 8 to 10.

For further information on the competition go to use http://wp.architecture.com.au/making/news/.

Winners announced in North Queensland Regional Architecture Awards

Five exciting local projects have been honoured at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2014 North Queensland Regional Architecture Awards, held tonight at Crown on Palmer in Townsville.

Seven projects including a hospital, cruise terminal, education facilities, commercial premises and a house were entered in the Awards with four projects (see list below) being awarded Regional Commendations by the jury and progressing to the Queensland Architecture Awards to be announced in Brisbane on 20 June.

In addition to a Regional Commendation, JCU Education Central by Wilson Architects with Architects North was presented with the Walter & Oliver Tunbridge Award for Building of the Year.

‘James Cook University’s Education Central is the result of an intense reassessment by the architect and the University as to how contemporary students can learn. The resulting building and spaces are extraordinarily diverse and effective providing an enormously successful learning environment and a major contribution to the university’s urban landscape,’ the jury said.

A special Enduring Architecture Prize was awarded to Lund Hutton Newell and Paulsen for the Townsville City Council Administrative Building.

‘This building is a remarkable arrangement of a series of required administration spaces around a central covered court that provides the people of Townsville with one of its most important civic spaces. The development in its overall scheme through to innovative detailed elements is entirely appropriate to the climate and context,’ the jury commented.

Regional Commendations:

Architectural Project Architectural Practice Location
Redevelopment of Mt Isa Hospital Conrad Gargett Riddel Ancher Mortlock Woolley Mt Isa
420 Flinders Street Arkhefield Townsville
Townsville Cruise Terminal Arkhefield South Townsville
JCU Education Central Wilson Architects with Architects North Townsville

North Queensland Regional Jury Coordinator and Juror Stephen De Jersey (Stephen de Jersey Architect P/L) and Jurors Bruce Barrett (retired architect) and Jane Foster (Foster Designs Pty Ltd Architects) assisted the 2014 Awards Jury Director, Liam Proberts, (bureau^proberts), Deputy Director Paul Uhlmann (Paul Uhlmann Architects), and State Jurors Catherine Baudet (Ferrier Baudet Architects), Mark Jones (Architectus Brisbane) and Paul Curran (PUSH) with selecting the worthy recipients of Regional Commendations, the Walter & Oliver Tunbridge Award for Building of the Year and the Enduring Architecture Prize.

Awards honour contributions to community through architecture

An inspiring collection of students, emerging architects and professional leaders have been honoured at the 2014 Australian Achievement in Architecture Awards presentation ceremony in Hobart on Thursday 20 March.

The annual awards recognise and reward outstanding contributions in the fields of architecture and the built environment across a range of expertise including leadership, sustainability, education and advancement.

Phil Harris and Adrian Welke, co-founders of Troppo, have been selected as the 2014 recipients of the Australian Institute of Architects’ highest honour, the Gold Medal.

Driven by a desire to produce socially responsible architecture, the pair founded Troppo in Darwin in 1980, and have since grown the practice to include offices in Perth, Adelaide, Townsville and Byron Bay cultivating a portfolio of over 2500 projects ranging from tiny remote buildings to full-scale city design.

‘Troppo’s work pioneers a unique and special Australian approach to architecture: irreverent but sophisticated, inventive with a tinge of larrikin spirit. In 34 years of practice they have evolved an architecture that deals with the heat, the rain, the place and subtleties of climate, while understanding and reviving the lessons of the Top End’s important history and legacy of projects,’ Paul Berkemeier, National President and Jury Chair said.

Troppo’s work spans the continent and is extensively recognised, including numerous state and national residential awards and the 1994 Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Buildings for the Bowali Visitors Centre in Kakadu, a joint project with past Gold Medallist Glenn Murcutt. In 2010, at a ceremony in Paris, Troppo were the recipients of the Global Sustainable Architecture Award.

Their ethos epitomises the importance of building for place and people: producing work that is sympathetic to the land, using locally relevant materials to create settings that work for the informal Australian lifestyle. In addition to their built work, Adrian and Phil have been committed to the role of the profession as agents of change: enthusing, educating and influencing people’s views on architecture and its position in society. They have supported, mentored and educated many students and graduates, helping to develop new generations of architects and collaborators.

The 2014 National President’s Prize was posthumously awarded to Ross Langdon who was senselessly murdered in the brutal terrorist attack on a Nairobi shopping centre in September last year.

‘Ross was a talented architect and an inspirational leader who left a great legacy and example for all the profession. He was already well on the way to shaping a better world future as a great Australian and exceptional world citizen,’ National President Paul Berkemeier said.

Sydney architect and winner of the 2013 Jørn Utzon Award for International Architecture, Andrew Burns, received the National Emerging Architect Prize for ‘his extensive involvement in local, international, public and industry engagement and his considered and thoughtful body of work showing an incredibly high standard of excellence,’ the jury noted.

The jury selected John Macdonald from DesignInc in Melbourne as the winner of the Leadership in Sustainability Prize. John Macdonald has made an outstanding contribution over the last 35 years in the design and delivery of a wide range of innovative projects that have pushed the boundaries of sustainable design and energy management.

In recognition of his internationally renowned research and teaching in heritage and conservation, Professor Emeritus Miles Lewis AM from the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne was honoured with the 2014 Neville Quarry Architectural Prize.

An asset to both the local and global design community, HY William Chan from the University of Sydney was a most outstanding candidate and a very worthy recipient for the 2014 Student Prize for the Advancement of Architecture. The Bachelor of Design in Architecture graduate’s contribution to the architecture industry, the broader community and interdisciplinary initiatives associated with sustainable design and emergency humanitarian aid work has been extensive.

Architectural editors, critics, writers and publishers Haig Beck and Jacqui Cooper were selected as recipients of the William J Mitchell International Committee Prize in honour of their significant contribution to the profession, study and advancement of architecture beyond our shores.

Five talented emerging architects from New South Wales and Victoria will participate in an architectural tour of Chicago, Pittsburgh and New York on the 2014 Dulux Study Tour. Jenna Rowe, Suzannah Waldron, Michael Zanardo, Ben Milbourne and Cherry Williamson have been rewarded for their hard work and enthusiasm for the profession.

The COLORBOND® Steel Student Biennale, which acknowledges outstanding works of design by architecture students across Australia, was presented to Jessica Chidester of RMIT University. Commendations were awarded to Ben Juckes, University of Western Australia, and Doug McNamara, University of Newcastle.

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Winners of Darling Downs/West Moreton Regional Architecture Awards announced

Four outstanding projects have been honoured at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2014 Darling Downs/West Moreton Regional Architecture Awards, held tonight at Insight Gallery in Toowoomba.

A total of 11 projects including a library, a church, schools, medical and care facilities, and a variety of houses were entered in the Awards with three projects (see list below) being awarded Regional Commendations by the jury and progressing to the Queensland Architecture Awards to be announced in Brisbane on 20 June.

Faith Lutheran College Library by Fulton Trotter Architects took home the William Hodgen Award for Building of the Year.

‘This library addition to the college campus creates a much needed focal point for the school. It lifts the perception of the campus to a higher level. A multi -functional space has been added that connects to the rural landscape and creates a valuable and engaging covered gathering space as well,’ the jury noted.

The Darling Downs/West Moreton House of the Year award went to Thorn by aardvark.

The jury describes the winner as ‘[an] engaging design for a contemporary family home. The use of a creative palette of natural materials, quality finishes and subtle colours has created successful and welcoming interior spaces. Natural heating and cooling has been achieved through the thoughtful placement of thermal mass and cross ventilation breeze ways.’

A special Enduring Architecture Prize was presented to St Alban’s Church by Lund Hutton Newell Black & Paulson. ‘This is a remarkable building and stands the test of time with its materials and form and clearly demonstrates the power of Architecture,’ the jury said.

Darling Downs/West Moreton Jury Coordinator and Juror, Gavan Reilly (Gavan Reilly Architect), and Jurors Greg Kratzmann (Greg Kratzmann Architects) and Kerry Martin (Aspect Architects and Project Managers) assisted the 2014 State Awards Jury Director, Liam Proberts, (bureau^proberts), Deputy Director, Paul Uhlmann (Paul Uhlmann Architects), and State Jurors Catherine Baudet (Ferrier Baudet Architects), Mark Jones (Architectus Brisbane) and Paul Curran (PUSH) with selecting the worthy recipients of the Regional Commendations.

Regional Commendations:

Architectural Project Architectural Practice Location
Faith Lutheran College Library Fulton Trotter Architects Plainland
Thorn aardvarc Ipswich
Ipswich Government Office Building Cox Rayner Architects Ipswich

 

Philanthropic endeavour highlights importance of architecture to Australian culture and community

The Australian Institute of Architects has launched a new Foundation that will promote the benefits of architecture and design to the wider community through a national program of initiatives.

Chaired by former Director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Edmund Capon AM OBE, the Foundation will focus on projects that positively impact our communities through architecture and design including exhibitions, scholarships and education programs.

‘A Foundation supporting the development of architecture is a fresh concept for Australia. Previously, other art sectors have been the major recipients of cultural philanthropy, however architecture, having the capacity for direct and positive impact on the future of our cities and urban spaces, should also be nurtured through philanthropic assistance,’ Mr Capon said.

The Foundation’s fundraising initiatives will include the launch of a Patrons program. ‘Patrons will be our key allies in the development of a range of initiatives that draw architecture and design to the forefront of Australia’s creative consciousness, as well as educating the wider population about the benefits to be gained by good design,’ Mr Capon added.

‘Architecture and design is a vital pillar of community wellbeing, and to ensure continued improvement of the quality of our built environments, we must develop outreach programs and initiatives to generate purposeful conversations about the benefit of good design. It will also make architecture accessible to a more informed public – this is the guiding mission of the Foundation,’ David Parken, CEO of the Australian Institute of Architects said.

The first initiative of the Foundation is an architecture residency program, the first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. The Australian Institute of Architects’ Droga Architect in Residence will encourage the exploration of new approaches, the exchange of ideas, international collaboration and cross fertilisation, by inviting international architects to participate in a three-month program.

Cultural philanthropist and supporter of the Institute, Daniel Droga, generously gifted his award-winning Droga Apartment in Surry Hills for use by the Foundation as an architect residency.

The apartment, designed by Durbach Block Architects and winner of the Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture at the 1998 National Architecture Awards, will accommodate the inaugural architect in residence, Dr Carmen Fiol-Costa who arrived from Barcelona in early March for a 12 week residency.

Selected from a very strong field of international practitioners, ‘Dr Fiol-Costa exemplifies the vision of the Institute and the Foundation through her commitment to design excellence, social wellbeing and environmental responsibility,’ National President Paul Berkemeier said.

Australian Institute of Architects Foundation – Board Members
Edmund Capon – Chairman, Australian Institute of Architects Foundation
Daniel Droga – CEO, DCM BlueLake
Penelope Seidler AM -Director, Harry Seidler & Associates
Sue Cato – Principal, Cato Counsel
Karl Fender – Director, Fender Katsalidis
Brian Zulaikha – Founding Partner and Director, Tonkin Zulaikha Greer
David Parken – CEO, Australian Institute of Architects

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