National Awards Short-listing

Congratulations to local architects Woods Bagot and MPH Architects, both of whom have projects short-listed in the National Architecture Awards. It was announced last week that the SAMHRI building was shortlisted into four separate categories which in itself is a remarkable achievement. In addition, MPH in association with Architectus have had their Sustainable Industries Education Centre short-listed in the Interior Architecture category. Winners will be announced on the night of the awards on 6 November in Darwin.

SA members often comment to me about the relatively low showing that SA projects receive in the National Awards. Is it simply a question of quality or is there more to it than that? That debate will rage for some time. To have a look at what our local architects are competing against within a national awards context, you can view a number of the entries at ARCHITECTUREAU along with the summarised shortlist on our national website.

One thing is for certain… SA architects have a great chance in 2014 to come home with a coveted trophy!         Good luck to both MPH and Woods Bagot.

– Richard Hosking, State Manager