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The Michael Long Learning & Leadership Centre by Hames Sharley, another example of a project focused on community benefit, received the Indigenous Community Award and an Award for Educational Architecture.<\/p>\n
\u2018Michael Long\u2019s vision to use the power of AFL to provide young Indigenous Territorians the same opportunities as their non-Indigenous peers has certainly been realised in the Michael Long Learning and Leadership Centre, with the architect taking the concept \u201cto educate and elevate students to positive pathways in life\u201d to drive the form and interior of the design,\u2019 the jury noted.<\/p>\n
The iconic 1984 Raffles Plaza by Graeme Whitford for KROMA was recognised with the Enduring Architecture Award, as a trailblazing multi-residential development in the Territory.<\/p>\n
\u2018With the plethora of apartment buildings recently completed or underway in Darwin, it\u2019s easy to take for granted the notion of high density living within the city. In fact the early prototypes for this way of living were trailblazers \u2013 the opposite of the ubiquitous \u201cproduct\u201d now feeding the market,\u2019 the jury said.<\/p>\n
NT Chapter President, Andrew Broffman, congratulated the award winners and entrants on their commitment to design quality, while urging the broader industry to invest more in the areas of multi-residential housing and remote Indigenous communities.<\/p>\n
\u2018Architecture at its best depends upon well considered briefs, open conversations with clients and occupants, and the time necessary to achieve quality design. This year\u2019s entrants have demonstrated the possibilities of good architecture, with exemplary work in the commercial sector, in research and education, in sport and recreation, and in community development and residential renovations.<\/p>\n
\u2018A number of this year\u2019s winners have proved the importance of community engagement, but more needs to be done to widen the reach of quality design in Indigenous communities and in inner-city multi-residential areas. The enduring architecture award to the Raffles Plaza illustrates the timeless nature of quality design. Indeed all of our work should be worthy of enduring recognition in generations to come.\u2019<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Commercial Architecture<\/strong><\/p>\n Peter Dermoudy Award<\/em> \u2013 Anbinik Kakadu Resort by Troppo Architects <\/p>\n Educational Architecture<\/strong><\/p>\n Award<\/em> \u2013 Michael Long Learning & Leadership Centre by Hames Sharley<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Enduring Architecture<\/strong><\/p>\n Award<\/em> \u2013 Raffles Plaza by Graeme Whitford for KROMA (1984)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Interior Architecture<\/strong><\/p>\n George Chaloupka Award<\/em> \u2013 Paspalis Business Centre, Darwin by Georgina Wilson Architect<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/06\/IndigenousAward_MichaelLongCentre_HamesSharley_PhotoStudioMcnaught-1024x682.jpg\")
Full list of winners:<\/h3>\n
\nAward<\/em> \u2013 Charles Darwin Centre by dwp|suters + Pei Cobb Freed<\/p>\n![\"Interior](\"http:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/06\/Interior_PasplaisCentre_GeorginaWilsonArchitect_PhotoNoelMclaughlin-1024x768.jpg\")
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