On the 19th March the Awards Presentation Day was held at ODASA. Open to the public for the third year running, the presentations were well attended and well received. ODASA proved to be a great location to host the day, with plenty of praise for the choice of venue coming from the general public. ‘Hats off’ to all the jurors, and Institute staff who helped the day run like clockwork, many of whom not finishing until the early evening.

Since the presentations the awards juries have been scattered across the state, traversing sand dunes, scaling tree houses and winding their way up and down any number of ‘experiential staircases’ while visiting the projects entered.

Now after what has been quite a busy month, and with the judging process for this year’s Awards program drawing to a close, the jurors are busily casting their final votes and settling down to the task of producing awards citations. The process will be wound up and the results sealed away early in May, in preparation for the Awards night on the 2nd July.

I would encourage anyone with a keen interest in the Awards program to consider applying for a juror’s position in 2017. It is a fantastic opportunity to not only understand the workings behind the scenes of the awards process but also to get into the thick of SA Architecture, discuss ‘architecture’ and what makes it great, and network with architects from all walks of practice, both entrants and jurors alike!…and most of all it is a great opportunity to get face to face with the state’s best architecture!

To all the entrants and jurors, thank you and good luck! We look forward to seeing you at the Awards!

Sean Humphries – Awards Director, 2016 SA Architecture Awards