The Australian Institute of Architects\u2019 International Chapter have announced the winners of their 2015 International Architecture Awards.<\/p>\n
Spanning the globe from New Zealand to Singapore to Denmark, the awarded and commended projects represent the excellent work of Australian architects abroad.<\/p>\n
The jury, chaired by Grant Marani, were unanimous in awarding five projects and commending a further four from 26 entries. See full list of honours attached.<\/p>\n
Pico Branch Library in Santa Monica by Koning Eizenberg Architecture received an International Award for Public Architecture for \u2018a design process that encouraged public participation through a series of workshops, and a thoughtful preservation of existing green space and repurposing of underutilised areas, [that] has succeeded in reinvigorating the park, fostering a reconnection with institutional resources and overall community empowerment,\u2019 the jury said.<\/p>\n
Two projects were each honoured with an International Award for Residential Architecture, Vulkanen: Aarhus Student Housing by Terroir and CUBO Arkitekter in association (Denmark), and Seven Palms Sentosa Cove by Kerry Hill Architects (Singapore).<\/p>\n
\u2018Terroir and CUBO Arkitekter have successfully formed an opportunity to create an architectural assemblage exploring prefabricated elements, rapid construction and a collaborative process in a consortium led by the contractor. Described by Terroir as an enjoyable process and typically Danish, this is a project where design and construction decisions were made communally,\u2019 the jury noted.<\/p>\n
\u2018Seven Palms Sentosa Cove by Kerry Hill Architects is a bespoke low rise apartment development in the tropical Singapore climate. The interior planning of the apartments incorporates wide sliding doors and operable partitions defined by Kerry Hill as ‘enfilade’, a term or spatial quality used in grand baroque palaces, providing a vista through an entire suite of rooms.\u2019<\/p>\n
Kerry Hill Architects also received an Award for Interior Architecture, with the jury impressed by the architect\u2019s re-interpretation of a contemporary Japanese garden in the centre of the six-story lobby. \u2018Exquisitely designed and detailed the Aman Hotel was by far the most sophisticated submission for this category.\u2019<\/p>\n
An International Award for Small Project Architecture went to Robert Grace Architecture\u2019s Gloucestershire Garden Room which solves a 350 year problem for a Georgian Mansion \u2013 a place to view the heritage listed house and the expansive arboretum at the same time.<\/p>\n
\u2018Beautifully detailed throughout, in very many ways, this is a remarkable piece of architecture.\u2019<\/p>\n
Projects that received an Award are now in the running for the 2015 J\u00f8rn Utzon Award for International Architecture to be announced at the National Architecture Awards in November.<\/p>\n
Full list of winners:<\/strong><\/p>\n Interior Architecture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Award<\/strong> \u2013 Aman Tokyo<\/em> by Kerry Hill Architects (Japan)
\nCommendation<\/strong> \u2013 Stella Maris Church<\/em> by Denton Corker Marshall Jakarta \/ PT Duta Cermat Mandiri (Indonesia)
\nCommendation<\/strong> \u2013 Ibis Style Ipoh Hotel<\/em> by Schin Architects (Malaysia)<\/p>\n