The 2015 winners of the Australian Institute of Architects\u2019 National Architecture Awards have been announced at a special ceremony in Brisbane on Thursday 5 November.<\/p>\n
42 projects shared a total of 46 national honours in the coveted Awards program spanning 14 diverse categories. The jury, chaired by the Institute\u2019s Immediate Past President David Karotkin, selected the winners after creating a shortlist from the 185 eligible projects following the Chapter Architecture Awards held earlier in the year.<\/p>\n
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ARM Architecture\u2019s Shrine of Remembrance \u2013 Galleries of Remembrance, the culmination of a masterplan for the Melbourne monument that was established 15 years ago, won the 2015 Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture.<\/p>\n
The sought-after distinction was presented by the jury for the \u2018masterstroke\u2019 of cutting courtyards into the historic grassed mound, resolving \u2018the programmatic challenges of turning a landmark monument into a major museum and gallery building while keeping intact the original urban design concept\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u2018This outstanding final stage reinstates the symmetry of the four quadrants of the Shrine\u2019s original 1927 layout. What is remarkable about these latest additions is that they enhance the appreciation of the existing monument while confidently creating a new and intriguing visitor experience,\u2019 the jury said.<\/p>\n
At the other end of the scale, a \u2018very small, neglected barn\u2019 in Hobart has been successfully re-envisioned as a home by emerging architects Liz Walsh and Alex Nielsen (workbylizandalex). #thebarnTAS thoroughly impressed the jury taking out the top prize for Small Project Architecture, the Nicholas Murcutt Award and an Award for Heritage for the \u2018brilliant solution\u2019 that \u2018overwhelmingly demonstrates that less can be much more\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u2018The historic structure has been lovingly retained \u2013 even its original shingles have been scrupulously cleaned and now form a ceiling to the upper mezzanine bedroom. This is an excellent example of how the limits and challenges of heritage and conservation can encourage inventive solutions. Regulatory, technical and structural requirements have not been seen as impediments but rather as creative possibilities,\u2019 the jury stated.<\/p>\n
Planchonella House, a Cairns home nestled in the treetops of the surrounding rainforest, by Jesse Bennett Architect Builder won the Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture \u2013 Houses (New).<\/p>\n
\u2018Here is an architect\/builder\/inventor and an interior innovator at their combined best.<\/p>\n
\u2018The house often appears raw because of the directness of its materials but it is highly sophisticated and inventive in its detailing. The combination is surprising and confident and it is this that sets this house apart,\u2019 the jury noted.<\/p>\n
The National Architecture Awards program has been held annually since 1981 and is one of the largest of its kind in the world. In 2015, there were 861 entries (753 projects) from around the country and abroad for the 14 national categories. Entries progress through Regional and Chapter Awards, with projects receiving awards and Named Awards at Chapter level being eligible for the National Awards.<\/p>\n
Full list of winning projects:<\/strong><\/p>\n Commercial Architecture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Harry Seidler Award \u2013<\/strong> 50 Martin Place by JPW (NSW) Educational Architecture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Daryl Jackson Award \u2013<\/strong> Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne by John Wardle Architects & NADAAA in collaboration (Vic) Enduring Architecture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n National Enduring Architecture Award \u2013<\/strong> Council House by Howlett & Bailey Architects (WA)<\/p>\n Heritage<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Lachlan Macquarie Award \u2013<\/strong> Irving Street Brewery by Tzannes Associates (NSW) Interior Architecture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Emil Sodersten Award \u2013<\/strong> Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (NSW) International Architecture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n J\u00f8rn Utzon Award \u2013<\/strong> Pico Branch Library by Koning Eizenberg Architecture Inc. (United States) Public Architecture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Sir Zelman Cowen Award \u2013<\/strong> Shrine of Remembrance \u2013 Galleries of Remembrance by ARM Architecture (Vic) Residential Architecture \u2013 Houses (Alterations and Additions)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Eleanor Cullis-Hill Award \u2013<\/strong> Tower House by Andrew Maynard Architects (Vic) Residential Architecture \u2013 Houses (New)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Robin Boyd Award \u2013<\/strong> Planchonella House by Jesse Bennett Architect Builder (Qld) Residential Architecture \u2013 Multiple Housin<\/strong><\/span>g<\/p>\n Frederick Romberg Award \u2013<\/strong> Upper House by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects (Vic) Small Project Architecture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\nNational Award \u2013<\/strong> The GPT Group\u2019s Wollongong Central by HDR Rice Daubney (NSW)
\nNational Commendation \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Equestrian Centre, Merricks by Seth Stein Architects (London) in association with Watson Architecture + Design (Melbourne) (Vic)<\/p>\n
\nNational Award \u2013<\/strong> UTS Science Faculty, Building 7 by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects & BVN (NSW)
\nNational Commendation \u2013<\/strong> Camperdown Childcare by CO-AP (Architects) (NSW)
\nNational Commendation \u2013<\/strong> Jeffrey Smart Building, University of South Australia by John Wardle Architects in association with Phillips\/Pilkington Architects (SA)<\/p>\n
\nNational Award \u2013<\/strong> The Abbey, Johnston Street, Annandale by Design 5 \u2013 Architects (NSW)
\nNational Award \u2013<\/strong> Coriyule by Bryce Raworth & Trethowan Architecture (Vic)
\nNational Award \u2013<\/strong> #thebarnTAS by workbylizandalex (Tas)<\/p>\n
\nNational Award \u2013<\/strong> The University of Queensland Global Change Institute by HASSELL (Qld)
\nNational Commendation \u2013<\/strong> Medibank by HASSELL (Vic)<\/p>\n
\nAustralian Award \u2013<\/strong> Aman, Tokyo by Kerry Hill Architects (Japan)
\nAustralian Award \u2013<\/strong> Gloucestershire Garden Room by robert grace architecture (United Kingdom)<\/p>\n
\nNational Award \u2013<\/strong> Adelaide Oval Redevelopment by Cox Architecture, Walter Brooke and Hames Sharley (SA)
\nNational Commendation \u2013<\/strong> Lady Cilento Children\u2019s Hospital by Conrad Gargett Lyons (Qld)
\nNational Commendation \u2013<\/strong> Fiona Stanley Hospital \u2013 Main Hospital Building by The Fiona Stanley Hospital Design Collaboration (comprising HASSELL, Hames Sharley and Silver Thomas Hanley) (WA)
\nNational Commendation \u2013 <\/strong>Margaret Court Arena by NH Architecture + Populous (Vic)<\/p>\n
\nNational Award \u2013<\/strong> Local House by MAKE Architecture (Vic)
\nNational Award \u2013<\/strong> Orama by Smart Design Studio (NSW)
\nNational Commendation \u2013<\/strong> Walter Street Terrace by David Boyle Architect (NSW)<\/p>\n
\nNational Award \u2013<\/strong> Light House by Peter Stutchbury Architecture (NSW)
\nNational Award \u2013<\/strong> Sawmill House by Archier (Vic)
\nNational Award \u2013<\/strong> Villa Marittima, St Andrews Beach by Robin Williams Architect (Vic)
\nNational Award \u2013<\/strong> Balmoral House by Clinton Murray + Polly Harbison (NSW)<\/p>\n
\nNational Award \u2013<\/strong> Studios 54 by Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects (NSW)<\/p>\n