Sydney\u2019s Prince Alfred Pool + Park Upgrade \u2013 \u2018a rare synthesis of art and landscape, urban design and architecture\u2019 \u2013 has won both the Sulman Medal for Public Architecture and the Lloyd Rees Award for Urban Design at this year\u2019s Australian Institute of Architects\u2019 NSW Architecture Awards.<\/p>\n
Presented at the historic Jones Bay Wharf on Thursday 26 June, a total of forty-two awards, nine prizes and eighteen commendations were given to recognise the very best in NSW architecture.<\/p>\n
The Prince Alfred Pool + Park Upgrade by Neeson Murcutt Architects in association with City of Sydney was also the joint winner of the City of Sydney Lord Mayor\u2019s Prize along with Environa Studio\u2019s The Wayside Chapel.<\/p>\n
In awarding the Sulman Medal to Prince Alfred Pool + Park Upgrade, the jury noted that \u2018the juxtaposition of built form and landscape, of privacy and openness, the use of natural light and air, the selection of materials, colour, graphics and planting, make this project a delight in every detail\u2019.<\/p>\n
Prince Alfred Pool + Park Upgrade\u2019s successful transformation of the public domain secured its place as joint winner of the City of Sydney Lord Mayor\u2019s Prize and was noted \u2018a wonderful memorial to the late Nick Murcutt\u2019.<\/p>\n
The Wayside Chapel by Environa Studio also received the Milo Dunphy Award for Sustainable Architecture for \u2018encompassing the true nature of sustainability\u2019. The jury noted that \u2018what makes this building stand out has been the additional emphasis on less mainstream aspects of sustainability\u2019 including \u2018a green roof to grow fruit and vegetable crops for the onsite caf\u00e9 and the use of colours and materials to influence occupant mood and wellbeing \u2013 all based on solid research\u2019.<\/p>\n
Lippmann Partnership\/Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners\u2019 8 Chifley Square \u2013 \u2018a building that makes its mark clearly and unambiguously within the Sydney skyline\u2019 \u2013 received the Sir Arthur G. Stephenson Award for Commercial Architecture along with commendations in the COLORBOND\u00ae Award for Steel Architecture and Sustainable Architecture categories.<\/p>\n
The interiors for the Sydney Commonwealth Parliament Offices by Architectus + Ingenhoven were recognised with the John Verge Award for Interior Architecture for being \u2018seamlessly
\nintegrated within the curves and sinuous forms of 1 Bligh Street, Sydney\u2019 \u2013 the multi-award winning building designed by the same practices 2011.<\/p>\n
Johnson Pilton Walker\u2019s White Bay Cruise Terminal received the COLORBOND\u00ae Award for Steel Architecture for their \u2018minimal intervention\u2019 to the existing site which allows for \u2018the facilitation of new uses over time\u2019 while still speaking \u2018eloquently of its industrial maritime history\u2019 \u2013 a \u2018befitting landing point for the thousands of visitors who arrive in Sydney by ship\u2019.<\/p>\n
The new home for the Darlinghurst Theatre Company, Eternity Playhouse by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects \u2013 \u2018a skilful refurbishment and adaptation of the heritage-listed 1887 Burton Street Tabernacle\u2019 \u2013 received the Greenway Award for Heritage Architecture; while the \u2018discreet and deceptively complex\u2019 Foley Park Amenities by Stanic Harding, situated in Glebe, was recognised with the Robert Woodward Award for Small Project Architecture.<\/p>\n
Griffith House by Popov Bass Architects was this year\u2019s recipient of the Wilkinson Award for Residential Architecture \u2013 Houses (New) for its \u2018delightful sequence of spaces\u2019 and masterful use of light throughout which is \u2018even more greatly appreciated when the house as \u201cart gallery\u201d is recognised\u2019.<\/p>\n
This year a new named award in residential architecture was established to recognise the importance of alterations and additions, especially for small practices, and was named in acknowledgment of the mid-20th century partnership of Hugh and Eva Buhrich and their contribution to the profession \u2013 the refined and crafted architecture of Hugh, as well as the sustained promotion of architecture undertaken by Eva.<\/p>\n
Stone House by CHROFI was the inaugural winner of the Hugh and Eva Buhrich Award for Residential Architecture \u2013 Houses (Alterations & Additions) for its \u2018succinct transformation of a small dwelling\u2019 west of Byron Bay which has lessons for residential architecture in the \u2018richness of its humble, well lit, textural spaces which are conducive to closeness and conversation\u2019 for those fortunate enough to experience it.<\/p>\n
The Aaron Bolot Award for Residential Architecture \u2013 Multiple Housing went to Bates Smart\u2019s Gantry located in Camperdown, which the jury noted as \u2018an exemplary response to the challenge of designing a large urban renewal project with significant site, environmental and cost constraints\u2019 and an excellent \u2018demonstration of the singular contribution good architects can bring to citymaking within a commercial framework\u2019, particularly when they are involved in the entire development process of a project.<\/p>\n
CB Alexander College, Tocal built in 1964 with a design that \u2018fused the traditional elements of collegiate architecture \u2013 the cloister, the great hall, the chapel and refectory \u2013 with motifs drawn from Asian architecture\u2019 by Ian McKay and Philip Cox, architects in association, was presented with the Award for Enduring Architecture. The jury noted that the project survives in its entirety and that the \u2018buildings continue to be both appreciated and immaculately maintained\u2019 or \u2018seamlessly extended\u2019.<\/p>\n
An \u2018exemplary project demonstrating a clear concept, an understanding of place, and the successful integration of art, architecture and landscape\u2019 located in Harden, Garangula Gallery by Fender Katsalidis Mirams Architects, was honoured with the Blacket Prize for Regional Architecture; while\u00a0The Boilerhouse by Tanner Kibble Denton Architects \u2013 a new student centre for the University of Western Sydney\u2019s Parramatta campus which is an \u2018intelligent and thoughtful\u2019 reuse and adaptation of the 1894 heritage site \u2013 received this year\u2019s NSW Premier\u2019s Prize.<\/p>\n
Shaun Carter of inner-west firm Carterwilliamson Architects was announced as the recipient of this year\u2019s Emerging Architect Prize for his \u2018advancement of the architectural profession within the public arena\u2019 and Steve Kennedy of Kennedy Associates Architects received the NSW President\u2019s Prize for his \u2018sustained contribution to the betterment of the profession in NSW\u2019.<\/p>\n
Design Director for the City of Sydney, Bridget Smyth, was the recipient of the Marion Mahony Griffin Prize for her \u2018strong leadership in the transformation of Sydney and the shaping of the city\u2019s sustainable future\u2019.<\/p>\n
Janne Ryan from ABC Radio National\u2019s By Design program was the recipient of the Adrian Ashton Prize for Writing and Criticism and Ben Wollen was awarded this year\u2019s David Lindner Prize for his proposed research project Conflicts on the periphery \u2013 an investigation into the urban renewal of post-bushfire affected areas.<\/p>\n
Almost 200 entries were submitted for this year\u2019s NSW Architecture Awards from across the state and the named award and architecture award winners will now progress to the Australian Institute of Architects\u2019 National Architecture Awards to be announced on Thursday 6 November 2014 in Darwin.<\/p>\n
An exhibition of the award-winning projects from NSW will be on show to the general public at Tusculum (3 Manning Street, Potts Point) from Monday 30 June.<\/p>\n
PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE<\/strong><\/span> Sulman Medal<\/strong> Architecture Awards<\/strong> Commendations<\/strong> URBAN ARCHITECTURE<\/strong><\/span> Lloyd Rees Award<\/strong> COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Sir Arthur G Stephenson Award<\/strong> Architecture Awards<\/strong> INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n John Verge Award<\/strong> Architecture Awards<\/strong> Commendation<\/strong> SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Milo Dunphy Award<\/strong> Architecture Awards<\/strong> Commendations<\/strong> RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES (NEW)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Wilkinson Award<\/strong> Architecture Awards<\/strong> Commendations<\/strong> RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES (ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Hugh and Eva Buhrich Award<\/strong> Architecture Awards<\/strong> Commendations<\/strong> RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – MULTIPLE HOUSING<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Aaron Bolot Award<\/strong> Architecture Awards<\/strong> Commendations<\/strong> SMALL PROJECT ARCHITECTURE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Robert Woodward Award<\/strong> Architecture Awards<\/strong> Commendations<\/strong> HERITAGE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Greenway Award<\/strong> HERITAGE –\u00a0<\/strong>CREATIVE ADAPTATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Commendation<\/strong> HERITAGE –\u00a0CONSERVATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Architecture Awards<\/strong> Commendation<\/strong> AWARD FOR ENDURING ARCHITECTURE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n CB Alexander College, Tocal \u2013 Ian McKay and Phillip Cox, architects in association<\/p>\n COLORBOND\u00ae AWARD FOR STEEL ARCHITECTURE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n White Bay Cruise Terminal \u2013 Johnson Pilton Walker<\/p>\n Commendations<\/strong>
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\nPrince Alfred Park + Pool Upgrade \u2013 Neeson Murcutt Architects in association with City of Sydney<\/p>\n
\nAustralian Plantbank \u2013 BVN Donovan Hill
\nCranbrook Junior School \u2013 Tzannes Associates
\nNorth Bondi Surf Life Saving Club \u2013 Durbach Block Jaggers in association with Peter Colquhoun
\nOLMC Parramatta Janet Woods Building \u2013 Tzannes Associates
\nWhite Bay Cruise Terminal \u2013 Johnson Pilton Walker<\/p>\n
\nThe Wayside Chapel \u2013 Environa Studio
\nUTS Great Hall and Balcony Room \u2013 DRAW<\/p>\n
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\nPrince Alfred Park + Pool Upgrade \u2013 Neeson Murcutt Architects in association with City of Sydney<\/p>\n
\n8 Chifley Square \u2013 Lippmann Partnership\/Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners<\/p>\n
\nLune de Sang Sheds \u2013 CHROFI
\nQantas Headquarters Redevelopment \u2013 Architectus<\/p>\n
\nSydney Commonwealth Parliament Offices \u2013 Architectus + Ingenhoven<\/p>\n
\nAnsarada \u2013 Those Architects
\nGarangula Gallery \u2013 Fender Katsalidis Mirams Architects
\nHerbert Smith Freehills Workplace \u2013 BVN Donovan Hill
\nPoint Piper Apartment \u2013 CO-AP (Architects)<\/p>\n
\nVirgin Australia Sydney Lounge \u2013 Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects<\/p>\n
\nThe Wayside Chapel \u2013 Environa Studio<\/p>\n
\nAlexandria Courtyard House \u2013 Matthew Pullinger Architect
\nAustralian Plantbank \u2013 BVN Donovan Hill
\nOutpost 742713 9 \u2013 Drew Heath Architects
\nWhite Bay Cruise Terminal \u2013 Johnson Pilton Walker<\/p>\n
\n8 Chifley Square \u2013 Lippmann Partnership\/Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners
\nYatte Yattah House \u2013 Tzannes Associates<\/p>\n
\nGriffith House \u2013 Popov Bass Architects<\/p>\n
\nDogtrot House \u2013 Dunn & Hillam Architects
\nHunters Hill House \u2013 Arkhefield
\nInvisible House \u2013 Peter Stutchbury Architecture
\nK House \u2013 Chenchow Little
\nOzone House \u2013 Matt Elkan Architect<\/p>\n
\nHouse Maher \u2013 Tribe Studio Architects<\/p>\n
\nStone House \u2013 CHROFI<\/p>\n
\nA Balmain Pair \u2013 Benn & Penna Architecture
\nBirchgrove House \u2013 Candalepas Associates
\nPiebenga-Franklyn Residence \u2013 David Boyle Architect
\nTamarama Semi-D \u2013 David Langston-Jones<\/p>\n
\n3×2 House \u2013 Panovscott
\nLight Cannon House \u2013 Carterwilliamson Architects<\/p>\n
\nGantry \u2013 Bates Smart<\/p>\n
\nCoast \u2013 SJB
\nUNSW Kensington Colleges \u2013 Bates Smart<\/p>\n
\nAttica Newtown \u2013 Candalepas Associates
\nImperial \u2013 Stanisic Architects
\nOne Central Park \u2013 PTW Architects + Atelier Jean Nouvel
\nWashington Park_Meridian & Monte \u2013 Turner<\/p>\n
\nFoley Park Amenities \u2013 Stanic Harding<\/p>\n
\nBalmain Apartment \u2013 Durbach Block Jaggers
\nThe Garden Project \u2013 Welsh + Major Architects<\/p>\n
\nSomersby Pavilion \u2013 Matthew Woodward Architecture
\nThe Pod \u2013 Takt | Studio for Architecture<\/p>\n
\nEternity Playhouse \u2013 Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects (Creative Adaptation)<\/p>\n
\nParamount Pictures Building \u2013 Fox Johnston<\/p>\n
\nFormer Police Station, 127-129 George St, The Rocks \u2013 Welsh + Major Architects with Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
\nYarrangobilly Caves House 1917 Wing \u2013 Architectural Projects<\/p>\n
\nFemale Orphan School, UWS Parramatta \u2013 Tanner Kibble Denton Architects<\/p>\n
\n8 Chifley Square \u2013 Lippmann Partnership\/Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners
\nLemur Forest Adventure \u2013 Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects<\/p>\n