15 April

 

With the year in full swing the Chapter has been busily preparing for this year’s NSW Architecture Awards. The NSW Student and Graduate Awards will be judged in May, with the Awards presentation evening at Tusculum on Friday 30May. More than 30 students will be submitting entries into the top four Institute prizes, including the Digital and Structural Innovation Prize, the First Degree Design prize and the NSW Design Medal.  This year’s Architecture Awards attracted 178 entries and culminated in two wonderful days of architecture presentations at the end of March.

It is always a very difficult task for members of the juries to make their decisions as to which projects will be shortlisted with the year proving to be just as difficult given the quality of the projects.  The juries have now completed their visitations and are in deliberation as to which projects will be honoured at the Awards Presentation evening at Doltone House on Thursday 26 June.  A reminder to everyone, this is the highlight on our events calendar.  It is a fun-filled evening of celebration for everyone, not just the winners … so put it in your calendar now.  Tickets will be available online soon.

We are pleased to announce that the NSW Chapter web page has undergone a refresh to create a more navigable site.  The NSW home page will reflect the Institute’s home page with a rotating image at the top of the page and six main destination pages in the main body of website.  This should be live just after Easter.

Finally, a very Happy Easter to you and your families!

 

Roslyn Irons

NSW Chapter Manager