Peter Willmott has been recognised with the President’s Prize at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2013 Tasmanian Architecture Awards that took place on Saturday 15 June.
‘Peter is known for the subtlety of his designs and his unique perspective, both as an architect and teacher,’ Tasmanian President Andrew Williamson commented.
‘Colleagues say it was this approach combined with a rigorous process of research and exploration that influenced Peter’s works, among them the design for the refurbishment of City Hall in the mid-1970s and the Hobart Police Citizens and Youth Club extension in the 1980s, along with a rich variety of smaller projects.’
The Emerging Architects Prize has been awarded to Peta Heffernan, Director of Liminal Studio for her ‘active involvement in the Australian Institute of Architects, not only through the donation of her time to organising events, but also through participation on Chapter Council and other committees. Furthermore, she is actively involved in the wider arts community; her work with various arts groups and her role on the Tasmanian Creative Industries Council help to actively promote the value of design and a culture of design thinking’.
Edwina Hughes received the SWT Blythe Student Prize for her Wilkinsons Point Bath House project which is an ‘evocative and sublime form that offers great sensory breadth once within and submerged.’
Adrian Evans has been recognised with the Sir James Irwin President’s Prize at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2013 South Australian Architecture Awards announced on Friday 14 June.
‘This year I have chosen to award an individual who I believe has not only made outstanding contributions to architecture in South Australia but also exemplifies many of the qualities that define an architect,’ South Australian President Steve Grieve commented.
‘He has continued to contribute to and support architectural education as a visiting lecturer and tutor at both Adelaide University and the University of South Australia and since 2002 he has been leading his own practice JPE through thick and thin.
‘It has not always been the easiest road – architecture is a tough profession – and throughout his career he has been true to his values and true to his unswerving passion for design and the pursuit of excellence.
‘In the last decade his built legacy has continued to grow through projects such as the Margaret Tobin Mental Health Centre at Flinders University and the Wave and Edge Office and Apartments Development at the southern end of King William Street.’
The Emerging Architects Prize has been awarded to Alex Hall of Hassell SA for his ‘dedication and enthusiasm towards the profession of architecture and design, as well as his involvement and achievements within professional, educational and community groups,’ the jury noted.
‘Among other leading examples, Alex has demonstrated his contribution to architecture through leadership within his role as project Architect at HASSELL, and through his active involvement in developing HASSELL’s young designers. Alex has made contributions to research and the education of Architecture through his engagement with The University of South Australia and Adelaide University architecture schools, as both studio educator and guest lecturer.
‘Alex is currently involved with the Australian Institute of Architects – SA chapter as a chapter councillor and has a strong focus on newer members to the profession. He was also previously a member of the editorial team for PLACE magazine.’
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Community-focused entries were among an inspiring selection of architectural projects recognised at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2013 Tasmanian Architecture Awards, held at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery last night.
Among several entries designed to give back to the community, the Bridgewater LINC and Child and Family Centre by Liminal Architecture took out the Alan C Walker Award for Public Architecture.
Bridgewater LINC and Child and Family Centre by Liminal Architecture. Image by Jonathan Wherrett.
One of three family centres entered in the 2013 Awards, the Bridgewater LINC and Child and Family Centre was described by the jury as ‘demonstrating the synergy possible when different facilities are drawn together under a single roof – in this instance, a library, Service Tasmania shopfront, and a child and family centre.
‘The folded building form sits within an undulating topography, its brick exterior resonating beautifully with the brick suburban context that it looks onto. The handling of scale is masterful, creating both a strong civic quality and a domestic friendliness. The building is a successful workplace, and has become a genuine community focus – its facilities are well-patronised with the largest increase in LINC membership in the state since its opening.’
In total, 20 prizes and commendations were awarded (see below for full list of winners).
Harrington House by Booth&Watts won over the public’s vote in this year’s People’s Choice Prize. The two dilapidated, heritage-listed warehouses within a convict brick wall enclosure have been given a new life as a house and a studio.
Wellspring Anglican Church by 1 + 2 Architecture received two awards last night, an Award for Public Architecture and another for Heritage Architecture, for a space that the jury said ‘exemplifies its public purpose by revitalising the suburban church site as a place of gathering for worshippers and the broader community’.
The Colin Philp Award for Commercial Architecture went to the Mountain Retreat Medical Centre by Circa Morris-Nunn for its adept enlargement of an established medical practice on a prominent corner site in South Hobart.
The Sustainability Learning Centre by Morrison and Breytenbach was recognised with the Award for Sustainable Architecture, for what the jury described as ‘a contemporary learning facility that lives and breathes sustainability’.
GASP! Stage 1 by Room 11 received an Award for Urban Design for providing a new waterfront promenade on the River Derwent that gracefully stretches across the formerly neglected waterfront.
The Alexander North Award for Interior Architecture was awarded to the Meeting Room, St Mary’s Cathedral by Circa Morris-Nunn for the multifunction space and dome that has been part of architect’s vocabulary from the Pantheon to St Peter’s Basilica and the present.
Omnipod by Rosevear Architects received the Peter Willmott Award for Small Project Architecture along with the COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture, for what the jury called a ‘remarkable project that exemplifies all that combines to bring great architecture to fruition’.
Rosevear Architects also received the Esmond Dorney Award for Residential Architecture for their Churchill Residence project, which the jury said ‘represents a singular architectural approach to a sublime coastal landscape’.
Churchill Residence by Rosevear Architects. Image by Jonathan Wherrett.
The John Lee Archer Triennial Prize was awarded to MONA – Museum of Old & New Art by Fender Katsalidis Architects.
Full list of winning projects:
Public Architecture
Alan C Walker Award – Bridgewater LINC and Child & Family Centre by Liminal Architecture
Award – Wellspring Anglican Church by 1 + 2 Architecture
Commendation – Royal Hobart Hospital ICU/HDU by Vincent Chrisp & Partners P/L & Jawsarchitects
Commercial Architecture
Colin Philp Award – Mountain Retreat Medical Centre by Circa Morris-Nunn
Award – Josef Chromy Cellar Door and Wine Centre by Birrelli art + design + architecture
Commendation – Southern Swan by Core Collective
Sustainable Architecture
Award for Sustainable Architecture – Sustainability Learning Centre by Morrison & Breytenbach Architects
Urban Design
Award – GASP! Stage 1 by Room 11
Award – Princes Wharf Shed 1 by Circa Morris-Nunn Architects
Heritage Architecture
Award – Wellspring Anglican Church by 1 + 2 Architecture
Interior Architecture
Alexander North Award – Meeting Room, St. Mary’s Cathedral Centre by Circa Morris-Nunn Architects
Small Project Architecture
Peter Willmott Award – Omnipod by Rosevear Architects
Residential Architecture – Houses (New / Alterations + Additions)
Esmond Dorney Award – Churchill Residence by Rosevear Architects
Award (New) – Napoleon Street by Maria Gigney Architects
Commendation (New) – Annie & Peter’s House by 1+2 Architecture
Commendation (Alterations + Additions) – Harrington House by Booth&Watts
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
Award – 40 Brisbane Street by Morrison & Breytenbach Architects
COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture
Winner – Omnipod by Rosevear Architects
Enduring Architecture Award
Winner – 152 Macquarie Street Hobart by Hartley Wilson & Bolt Architects
John Lee Archer Triennial Prize
Winner – MONA – Museum of Old & New Art by Fender Katsalidis Architects (2012)
Honourable Mention – Makers’ Workshop by Terroir (2010)
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Twenty of South Australia’s best architectural projects, from a strong field of forty-three, have been recognised at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2013 South Australian Architecture Awards announced tonight at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre.
The state’s highest honour, the Jack McConnell Award for Public Architecture, once again went to a leading university research building with BVN Donovan Hill and Hames Sharley (architects in association) taking out the award for The Braggs, University of Adelaide.
The Braggs, University of Adelaide by BVN Donovan Hill. Image by John Gollings.
This new research facility for photonics and advanced sensing symbolically represents its internal function through an external crystalline form that shimmers through its reflection and refraction of light throughout the day.
‘The Braggs Building was a clear winner of this award. We were impressed with its clear conceptual basis drawn from the research program it houses. It is strongly expressive of and responsive to the medium of photonics through its use of glass and light.
‘The strong logic underlying planning and form is demonstrative of a thoroughly considered project that effectively communicates the nature of science, technology and light,’ the jury noted.
An ‘elegant and refined’ glass house in the Barossa Valley by Max Pritchard Architect impressed the residential architecture jury and was awarded the John S Chappel Award for Residential Architecture – Houses.
Barossa Valley Glass House by Max Pritchard Architect. Image by Sam Noonan.
‘Situated on top of a rolling hill and imbedded partially within the ground, the architect has confidently executed a building that is a delight to behold and experience,’ stated the jury.
Roach House Belair by Rod Roach Architect. Image by beare.
The Derrick Kendrick Award for Sustainable Architecture was awarded to enduring project, Roach House Belair by Rod Roach Architect, entered by David Ey.
‘This house has endured and has stood the test of time and remains quite simply an exemplar of intelligent and economically sustainable design.
‘Among other enduring aspects of this house, we felt strongly that this is a clever example of fundamental ecologically sustainable development principals at work.’
Hassell’s Murray Bridge Library was awarded the Robert Dickson Award for Interior Architecture.
‘The new Murray Bridge Library, with its views over the river has radically changed the way local users interact with their library.
‘The success of the briefing, community engagement, design process, and execution can be seen in the huge increase in users of the library, and the general attitude and satisfaction of the staff, who are clearly very proud of their new facility,’ the jury commented.
The COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture went to MPH Architects for the Thebarton Community Centre.
‘The centre brings together a variety of user groups in a contemporary building that successfully negotiates budget and local government constraints with the ambition for a local landmark.
‘The use of steel played an integral role in realising the building’s geometries, which have been drawn from site and conceptual logics.’
Left: Murray Bridge Library by Hassell. Image by Sam Noonan. Right: Thebarton Community Centre by MPH Architects. Image by David Sievers.
Other awards presented on the night were:
Public Architecture
Architecture Award – Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer by Woodhead
Commendation – Thebarton Community Centre by MPH Architects
Commendation – St Peter’s Town Hall Complex by Phillips/Pilkington & Flightpath Architects (in association)
Commendation – Flinders University Biology Discovery Centre by Hassell
Residential Architecture – Houses
Architecture Award – Residence 2012 by Walter Brooke & Associates
Architecture Award – Rose Park Residence by Dimitty Andersen Architects
Commendation – Goolwa Beach House by Grieve Gillett Pty Ltd
Commendation – The Captain by C4 Architects
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
Architecture Award– Alta by Tectvs
Commercial Architecture
Commendation – Australian Federal Police Headquarters by Walter Brooke & Associates
Sustainable Architecture
Architecture Award – Goolwa Beach House by Grieve Gillett Pty Ltd
Architecture Award – Barossa Valley Glass House by Max Pritchard Architect
Commendation – Fan and Flare by Khab Architects
Small Project Architecture
Architecture Award – Sticky Rice B&Bs by John Adam Architect
Commendation – Burnside Substation by Tectvs
Heritage
Architecture Award – St Peter’s Town Hall Complex by Phillips/Pilkington & Flightpath (architects in association)
COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture
Commendation – Benson Radiology Salisbury by Tridente Architects
The City of Adelaide Prize
Bonython Park Upgrade – New Playspace by WAX Design Pty Ltd and Ric McConaghy
Archicentre Renovation Award
Commendation – Hazelwood Park Residence by Energy Architects
Projects that received a Named Award or an Architecture Award now progress to the 2013 National Architecture Awards to be announced in Sydney on 7 November.
The election clock will quickly tick to zero and Australia’s 44th Parliament will soon be constituted.
Rather than embroil BEMP in political jockeying, its organisers have decided to focus on the future and engage with the nation’s next parliament.
This will maximise your opportunity to speak to Australia’s latest next crop of political leaders about powerful strategies for boosting productivity, raising community dividends and nurturing sustainability.
The 2013 Australia Award for Urban Design (AAUD) gala event will proceed as planned on 25 June.
The Design Awards will take place at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. Ross Solly, ABC Canberra, will host the evening, which will include a three-course dinner and a private showing of the galleries.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused by BEMP’s rescheduling and will soon contact you with a new date.
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The Australian Institute of Architects congratulates Life Fellow of the Institute and Past President Mr Howard Tanner, Fellow Mr James Maccormick and member Mr David Beaumont on their receipt of Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Howard Tanner (NSW) was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to architecture and to heritage conservation. Mr Tanner has been a member of the Institute since 1974 when he established Tanner Architects (now Tanner Kibble Denton). In addition to his tenure as National President from 2008 to 2009, Mr Tanner has held numerous Institute positions both locally and nationally including National Councillor, Member of the National Education Committee, Chair of the 2009 National Awards Jury and Chair of the 2011 NSW Architecture Awards Jury.
Mr Tanner was a founding member of the Venice Biennale Committee in 2006 and Vice-President of the NSW Chapter from 1991 to 1993. He was a senior lecturer in architecture at the University of Sydney between 1975 and 1985 and in collaboration with Professor Jennifer Taylor, established the university’s architectural conservation courses.
Sydney Town Hall, Admiralty House Kirribilli and Icebergs Dining Room and Bar Bondi Beach are among Mr Tanner’s most notable public works.
James Maccormick MBE (QLD) has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to architecture. A member of the Institute since 1952, Mr Maccormick was Principal Architect at Commonwealth Department of Works from 1963 to 1969.
Mr Maccormick was Designer of the Australian Pavilions at the 1967 Montreal, 1970 Osaka and 1974 Spokane, USA Expos before instigating the Brisbane World Expo 88. Director of Bligh Maccormick, master planners and architects for the Brisbane World Expo 88 between 1984 and 1988, he then established James Maccormick and Associates where he was Principal until his retirement in 2011.
Following his contribution to Expo 67 in Montreal, Mr Maccormick was appointed as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
David Beaumont (SA) also received the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the community, particularly through heritage organisations. A Board Member of the Australian Council of National Trusts, Mr Beaumont is a former State President of the National Trust of South Australia and a Life Fellow of the Trust since 1971.
In addition to his work with the National Trust, Mr Beaumont is a current member of DOCOMOMO Australia, an international organisation for the documentation and preservation of the buildings, sites and neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement in architecture.
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A commercial project that enhances the urban environment of Alice Springs has taken out the top prize in the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2013 Northern Territory Architecture Awards announced tonight by Former Chief Minister Clare Martin.
Green Well Building, Alice Springs by Susan Dugdale & Associates was awarded the chapter’s highest honour, the Tracy Memorial Award which acknowledges a project that expresses the ‘spirit of the Northern Territory’ along with the Peter Dermoudy Award for Commercial Architecture.
Green Well Building, Alice Springs by Susan Dugdale & Associates. Image by Susan Dugdale.
Positioned above one of the central business districts’ many car parks, the two-storey retail and office development challenges the living streetscape of the city while retaining heritage aspects of the old building by sensitively incorporating an old well next to the building entrance and lobby.
‘The building is very appropriate to its location, strongly contributing to the streetscape rather than competing with it. Overall, this building offers an alternative for diversity and much needed change in the commercially delivered environment of the Alice Springs CBD,’ the jury noted.
Sixteen projects were in the running for this year’s Awards with eleven being honoured on the night for encapsulating a strong feeling of local identity, pride and independence.
MacKillop Catholic College by Hassell Image by Douglas Mark Black.
The Reverend John Flynn Award for Public Architecture was presented to Hassell for MacKillop Catholic College.
The jury was ‘impressed with the clarity of planning, the simplicity of the building materials used and the generosity of the circulation spaces and verandahs in the buildings.’
The Australian Centre of Indigenous Knowledge and Education (ACIKE) and the Katherine Regional Cultural Precinct, both by DKJ projects.architecture, received Commendations for Public Architecture.
Djakanimba Pavilions by Insideout Architects. Image by Peter Eve, Monsoon Studio.
Djakanimba Pavilions by Insideout Architects received three awards on the night, the Yali McNamara Award for Small Project Architecture, the COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture and the Indigenous Community Architecture Award.
AHL (Aboriginal Hostels Limited) Wadeye by Hodgkison received a Commendation for the COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture and a Commendation for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing.
Ajar Architects was awarded a Commendation for Residential Architecture for Frangipani Finesse and STUDIOfive by Susan Dugdale & Associates received a Commendation for Small Project Architecture.
Two projects were awarded a Commendation for Interior Architecture, the Royal Flying Doctor Service Alice Springs Tourist Facility by Zone A Pty Ltd and the Australian Centre of Indigenous Knowledge and Education (ACIKE) by DKJ projects.architecture.
Vestey’s Darwin High School Gymnasium by Woodhead Australia Architects. Image by Tammy Neumann.
The Enduring Architecture Award was presented to Vestey’s Darwin High School Gymnasium by Woodhead Australia Architects.
Jury Chair Justin Hill of Kerry Hill Architects in Singapore along with juror Brendan Meney of Brendan J Meney Architects in Alice Springs and lay juror Diana Richards, Assistant Director of the Northern Territory Library, selected the worthy recipients.
Projects that received a Named Award or an Architecture Award now progress to the 2013 National Architecture Awards to be announced in Sydney on 7 November.
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The act of making; the dirtiness, directness and honesty of architecture is the inspiration behind the theme for the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2014 National Architecture Conference, hosted in Perth for the first time in over a decade.
Adam Haddow, Helen Norrie and Sam Crawford were introduced as the 2014 creative team with their theme, Making, by the Institute’s National President Paul Berkemeier on the last day of the 2013 Conference, Material.
The creative team are inspired by the process of making architecture, rather than simply the presentation of architecture as a finished product, as well as the collaborative relationships and catalytic projects that lead to cultural change and shift the context of architectural practice.
‘Our interest lies both in the machinations of the process, and the beauty, delight and surprise of excellence.Making will be a celebration of ideas. It will celebrate approaches to achieving architectural excellence that challenge cultural, economic, social and political environments. It will be through an investigation of the unknown that our own place will be revealed more clearly.
‘How do we learn, as practitioners, from these alternative processes, the wins and losses, the mistakes and coincidences that led to better outcomes?
‘We want to hear from the speakers about other ways of making architecture. How architecture is made in other cultural, economic and geographic contexts, particularly Asia, Latin America and Africa.’ The team explained.
Making will also explore the expanding role of the architect and consider a broader definition of ‘architect as maker’ – not just of singular buildings, but as the maker of environments and connections that extend the bounds of traditional practice.
‘The contemporary architect is not constrained to the drawing board but is engaged with communities and cross-disciplinary collaboration and is often a champion of political change. We are interested in a new emerging role of the architect and the different ways of “making” in differing social, political and economic environments.
‘The conference is an opportunity to celebrate our profession, to enjoy a collegiate environment and be inspired and energised from practitioners who share our ambition but differ in approach and context.’ The team said.
The creative team, keynote speakers and panellists will further investigate ‘making’ through four subthemes – Making: Culture, Life, Connections and Impact.
About the team
Adam Haddow is a Director of SJB. He has received numerous awards and is known most for his work on multiple housing and his engagement in ideas about the future of our cities. He is a contributor to many journals and is actively involved in built form advocacy through the Institute.
Helen Norrie is an academic in the School of Architecture and Design at the University of Tasmania and a writer, curator and architectural critic contributing regularly to national and international architecture and design discussions.
After leaving university Sam Crawford established his own practice. Sam Crawford Architects has since been widely published nationally and internationally and has been recipient of numerous state and national awards including a 2012 NSW Architecture Award and National Commendation for the Smee Schoff House.
The National Architecture Conference – Making will be held in Perth from 8 to 10 May 2014.
Group photo of all Canberra Accord attendees at the fourth General Meeting
As one of the founding members of the Canberra Accord, the Institute’s CEO, David Parken; President-elect, Paul Berkemeier, and National Education Manager, Martha Liew, attended the Canberra Accord Fourth General Meeting in Guadalajara, Mexico, with AACA President, Nino Bellantonio, as an observer. The meeting provided a significant opportunity for signatory members to review architectural education systems and discuss issues of common concerns in relation to architectural education.
The goal of the Canberra Accord is to assist mobility of students and graduates of architecture by recognizing substantial equivalency of architectural education through peer review among signatory members and benchmarking architectural education. The Accord came into effect in 2010 and the Australian architectural education accreditation system will be subjected to a review in 2015. Signatory members of the Canberra Accord include Canada, CAA, China, Korea, Mexico, US and Australia.
During the Fourth General Meeting, each signatory had the opportunity to provide an update on their activities. While most signatories are still working through the implementation of the Accord, a significant milestone has been achieved in 2013 with Canada reporting that all of their Canberra Accord applicants to date came from Australia (a total of four candidates applied for Canadian registration). The movement of Australian students and graduates of architecture to Canada has demonstrated the effectiveness of the Accord in efficiently verifying architectural education qualifications and assisting applicants to apply for local registration.
At the meeting
Another significant milestone achieved at this meeting is the Accord’s increasing reputation around the world. In the previous General Meeting discussions on identification of new members was briefly touched on. In the past two years the Canberra Accord has received expressions of interest from a number of countries/jurisdictions even though it hasn’t been actively promoting its activities to the wider community. The increasing recognition of Canberra Accord in the architectural community is evidenced by the significant number of accrediting authorities attending the meeting, including Central America, Spain, Chinese Taipei, South Africa, Hong Kong and Japan in Guadalajara. Their attendance has demonstrated not only their confidence in the Accord system but also reflects the increasing global need for mobility in the architectural profession.
Finally, the Institute’s CEO, David Parken, has retired from his duty as the Chair of the Canberra Accord and the new Chair, Sunjung Chough (Korea) will lead the Canberra Accord signatories for the next two years (2013 – 2015). The next meeting will be jointly hosted by Canada and US in Boston in 2015.
David Parken, Albert Dubler, UIA President and Paul Berkemeier
In 2011 the Institute and Consult Australia recognised a need within the industry for change and education in relation to Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). The two organisations joined forces to create the BIM/IPD Steering Group to support building design and construction professionals in the development of highly collaborative and innovative building procurement methodologies.
The Steering Group is under the directorship of the two organisations, with member representatives from each, as well as invited members from AMCA, FMA and NATSPEC. The Chief Operating Officers of the Institute (Ross Clark) and Consult Australia (Julia Lemercier) also sit on the group.
In August 2012 the Steering Group published its first group of guidance documents and launched these throughout a series of events across the country. The guidance documents include: BIM Management Plans, BIM, Legal and Procurement, BIM Education and BIM Outreach.
Recognising the need for the industry as a whole to have access to these documents, they are available for free download from the Steering Group’s joint website www.bim.architecture.com.au
Following on from the work published in 2012 the Steering Group is currently working on ‘The Business of BIM’. Current projects include both the preparation of papers and an increased focus on advocacy, as multiple clients (government, residential and commercial developers among others) look to mandate BIM. This will be done through working groups including representatives from the organisations as well as representatives from client organisations who we are seeking to influence. This activity includes:
(a) BIM deliverables and procurement/tendering:
Building on the work already completed this project aims to establish common terminology used to describe various options and provides guidance for the selection of the most appropriate procurement methodology, allowing for a range of management, risk allocation, delivery and contract system options and project types, as part of the procurement strategy where BIM is incorporated within the project.
(b) Contract brief:
Working closely with the working group this working party will establish a set of guiding principles to shape the development of (a) construction agreement(s), with an indication of the impact of BIM on scope, ownership, responsibilities, accountabilities, reliability, insurance, and fee (distribution). The guiding principles will form the basis for further development of new types of contracts that actively regulate the use of BIM on projects throughout Australia.
