Several of the state’s up and coming practices have dominated the 2018 Tasmanian Architecture Awards. This year’s winners were announced at a ceremony at Westland Nurseries in Seven Mile Beach, with 21 awards and commendations handed out from a record 43 entries, featuring everything from public amenities and office fit-outs to new and adapted housing and bold and innovative tourist attractions and accommodation.<\/p>\n
The big winners were some of the next generation architect practices, with three Hobart-based firms \u2013 Preston Lane, Taylor and Hinds Architects and Maguire + Devine Architects \u2013 taking home 11 awards between them.<\/p>\n
Preston Lane scooped five awards, including three pinnacle named awards \u2013 the Alan C Walker Award for Public Architecture for the Kangaroo Bay Pavilion, the Edith Emery Award for Residential Architecture \u2013 Houses (Alterations and Additions) for Mawhera Extension and the Alexander North Award for Interior Architecture for 105 Macquarie Street Apartments. The practice also won an Award for Small Project Architecture for the Kangaroo Bay Pavilion and an Award for Interior Architecture for Jakadjari Hair.<\/p>\n
Taylor and Hinds Architects’ work with the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania won three named awards \u2013 the Roy Sharrington Smith Award for Heritage for luwa, and the Colin Philp Award for Commercial Architecture and the Peter Willmott Award for Small Project Architecture for the wukalina walk standing camp, krakani lumi. Taylor and Hinds also won the prestigious James Blackburn Triennial Prize for the best residential architecture of the past three years, for their Lagoon House, and the practice’s co-director Mat Hinds won the 2018 Emerging Architect Prize.<\/p>\n
Maguire and Devine also had a big night, with their Bruny Island Hideaway taking home three named awards \u2013 The Esmond Dorney Award for Residential Architecture \u2013 Houses (New), The Barry McNeill Award for Sustainable Architecture and the COLORBOND\u00ae Award for Steel Architecture.<\/p>\n
Other award winners included Circa Morris-Nunn Architects, which won an Award for Commercial Architecture for Hobart’s new waterfront hotel, Mac 01, Gilby + Brewin Architecture, which won an Award for Small Project Architecture for the Triabunna Gatehouse, and STUART TANNER ARCHITECTS, which took home an Award for Residential Architecture \u2013 Houses (New) for Elms House.<\/p>\n
The Award for Enduring Architecture went to the Friendly Beaches Lodge by Latona Masterman and Associates and Kwan Chak Law was awarded the SWT Blythe Student Prize for his project Sports Training and Research Centre.<\/p>\n
The awards jury chair, Todd Henderson, described the 2018 entrants and winners as reflecting the quality Tasmanian architects bring to their craft and the exciting possibilities ahead as the state’s fledgling practices come into their own.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe body of work presented at this year’s awards shows the depth and breadth of our young talent \u2013 it is innovative and bold, often completed on a modest budget with resourceful solutions and beautiful results. Our architects have the ability to create iconic Tasmanian architecture that sits comfortably in its context and their contribution to our built environment and tourism industry is invaluable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Award winners are included in a special lift-out in the Sunday Tasmanian on Sunday 8 July and all entries are on show at Hobart\u2019s Brooke Street Pier until 19 July. Tasmanians are invited to vote for their favourite project in the annual people\u2019s choice prize at the exhibition or online at wp.architecture.com.au\/tasawards.<\/p>\n
Full list of winners<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Commercial Architecture<\/strong> Educational Architecture<\/strong> Heritage<\/strong> Interior Architecture<\/strong> Public Architecture<\/strong> Residential Architecture \u2013 Houses (Alterations & Additions)<\/strong> Residential Architecture \u2013 Houses (New)<\/strong> Small Project Architecture<\/strong>
\nThe Colin Philp Award<\/em> \u2013 krakani lumi by Taylor and Hinds Architects with the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania
\nAward<\/em> \u2013 MAC 01 by Circa Morris-Nunn Architects
\nCommendation<\/em> \u2013 Shorehouse Addition by JAWS Architects<\/p>\n
\nCommendation<\/em> \u2013 Helix \u2013 Scotch Oakburn College by birelli art+design+architecture<\/p>\n
\nThe Roy Sharrington Smith Award<\/em> \u2013 luwa by Taylor and Hinds Architects with the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania<\/p>\n
\nThe Alexander North Award<\/em> \u2013 105 Macquarie Street Apartments by Preston Lane
\nAward<\/em> \u2013 Jakadjari Hair by Preston Lane
\nCommendation<\/em> \u2013 Kingston Beach Dental by BYA Architects<\/p>\n
\nThe Alan C Walker Award<\/em> \u2013 Kangaroo Bay Pavilion by Preston Lane
\nCommendation<\/em> \u2013 Port Arthur Visitor Centre by Rosevear Stephenson<\/p>\n
\nThe Edith Emery Award<\/em> \u2013 Mawhera Extension by Preston Lane
\nCommendation<\/em> \u2013 Willisdene House by Archier<\/p>\n
\nThe Esmond Dorney Award<\/em> \u2013 Bruny Island Hideaway by Maguire + Devine Architects
\nAward<\/em> \u2013 Elms House by STUART TANNER ARCHITECTS<\/p>\n
\nThe Peter Willmott Award<\/em> \u2013 krakani lumi by Taylor and Hinds Architects with the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania
\nAward<\/em> \u2013 Kangaroo Bay Pavilion by Preston Lane
\nAward<\/em> \u2013 Triabunna Gatehouse by Gilby + Brewin Architecture<\/p>\n