{"id":9776,"date":"2019-10-03T10:13:51","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T00:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/nswawards\/?page_id=9776"},"modified":"2019-10-03T10:15:11","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T00:15:11","slug":"2019-nsw-student-architecture-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/nswawards\/2019-nsw-student-architecture-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 NSW Student Architecture Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The NSW Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects announced on Friday 1 March 2019 the winners in the 2019 NSW Student Architecture Awards, recognising the best student work completed in the last year from the four accredited schools of architecture in NSW. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSW Graduate Medal
\n<\/strong>supported\nby Mirvac Design<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No \u2018us\u2019 and \u2018them\u2019 Joshua Sleight | The University\nof New South Wales<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No\n\u2018us\u2019 and \u2018them\u2019 is a disarmingly powerful demonstration of the potential for\narchitecture to respond to major social problems through small, beautiful and\ncumulative spatial moves. While awareness of mental health issues has been\ngrowing in recent times, the role of architecture in addressing them has not\nbeen very clear. Through a series of annotated watercolour diagrams, masterplan\nand two buildings for Bondi, this project delivers not only an exquisitely\nspatialised analysis of the daily forms of alienation that mental health\nsufferers experience, but a sensitive, highly-resolved scheme that resonates at\nurban, architectural and intimate scales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Identifying\ntwo critical conditions of how people facing societal challenges \u2013 such as\ndomestic violence, homelessness and addiction \u2013 become segregated into the\nvisible and the hidden, the project offers a sequence of sophisticated yet\ngentle public spaces that provide both community forum and living room for\nBondi. The architecture is consistently engaging in programmatic richness,\nsection, materiality, and sense of place, attuned to the redemptive effects of\nlight, the natural world and human interaction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Immaculately\ncrafted models, drawings and material experiments, as well as an empathetic and\nmoving set of narratives make this a distinctive, accomplished suite. A worthy\nwinner of the NSW Graduate Medal No \u2018us\u2019 and \u2018them\u2019 merits dissemination beyond\nthe profession into the broader community<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSW Graduate Medal – Commendation
\n<\/strong>supported\nby Mirvac Design<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Brickworks Nathan Dawes | The University of Newcastle<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Brickworks as a Sydney landmark on the fringe of\nthe city sits slowly decaying into the earth. Once the centre of industry\nproducing bricks for the growing suburbs it has long stood idle and unloved. The\npit infilled with the detritus of Sydney; only a resurgence of hedonistic\ninterest in the 90\u2019s rave scene saw a brief reprieve from its current state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nathan\u2019s scheme adapts this layered history into an\nopportunity to reinvigorate and adapt the existing fabric above ground and\nincorporate a series of subterranean chambers, part performance space, part\nexperiential journey, into the bowels of the earth.  Attention to detail and symbolic layering of\nmateriality respect both the industrial past of the site and create a seductive\nlabyrinth of spaces.  The narrative and\nresearch were strongly supported by intricate models, sketches, renders and a\nvideo presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSW Undergraduate Medal
\n<\/strong>supported\nby Bates Smart<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Little Bay Retreat Yishun Tang | The University of New\nSouth Wales<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Little\nBay Retreat, an overnight accommodation for walkers travelling along the\ncoastal trails, takes us on an ethereal journey that demonstrates a level of\nsophisticated elegance and architectural rigour. Whilst seemingly understated,\nthe author reveals a keen awareness of both the natural and material\nenvironments as well as the user\u2019s requirements. The outcome is a simultaneous\njuxtaposition of creativity \u2013 the retreat is both present yet absent; immediate\nyet distant; dark yet light; playful yet pragmatic; ordered yet organic; static\nyet mobile. Articulated through the renders, drawings and equally through the\nauthor\u2019s presentation, the design evokes a purposeful craftsmanship that\nrejuvenates the body both physically and mentally \u2013 a well-deserved winner of\nthe NSW Undergraduate Medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSW Undergraduate Medal \u2013 Commendation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

supported\nby Bates Smart<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Urban Studio Shuyang Liang | The University of New\nSouth Wales<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Urban\nStudio shows a precocious handling of a complex educational program for an\ninner city high school on a demanding site in Elizabeth Bay. Supported by\ninsightful research into site, educational design and the experiential nature\nof learning, the highlight of this scheme is its architectonic finesse and fit\nto streetscape. The part is of a stepped mass around a central courtyard is\nargued convincingly, both as a climatic device and as socially active\ncirculation. Vertically dispersed learning tiers, from busy public plane to\nprivate roof terrace articulate pedagogical and community aspects of school\nlife, while timber cladding unites the diverse elements of the urban block in a\nfine-grained, materially dynamic wrap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSW Undergraduate Medal \u2013 Commendation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Domain Arts Sasha Tatham | The University of Sydney<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Domain\nArts, tucked behind The Mint and fronting The Domain, presents itself as an\nevocative space that consists of a series of both public and private moments.\nThrough meticulous site research and reinterpretation of Jorn Utzon\u2019s Can Lis,\nthese moments, or objects, manifest unique spatial experiences that are\nspecific to the site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A\nsite which has limitless possibilities, the author instead delivers a\nsophisticated design with creative restraint. Both the use of fixed furniture\nthat merge with the architectural elements, as well as the simplicity of the\nwall \u2013 its thickness, height, length, curvature, openness and orientation \u2013\nanchor the project. The curved roof plane and sculptural columns define the\nentry and circulation space; the wall becomes the bookstore, which upon\nascending, captures views to the park; the wall curves and descends to a narrow\nopening, which culminates to an underground gallery; the walls below become\nintimate performance spaces, which from above are presented as round sculptural\ndomes in the park. Communicated through diagrammatic images, plans, sections,\nmodels and the report, the walls and objects articulate a level of spatial\nrichness that is both bold and beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSW Architectural Communication Award
\n<\/strong>supported\nby Turner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Type 15: work live in Chandigarh Sahibajot Kaur| The\nUniversity of Newcastle<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Type\n15: work live in Chandigarh is a wholistic proposal to improve the quality of\npeople\u2019s lives while creating a richer urban fabric. It is the essence of what\narchitecture strives for; the enrichment of the human condition and a positive\nforce for change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through\nthe skilful use of models, drawings and videos it communicates passion and\nempathy for those whose lives can be improved by a re-examination of existing\ntypologies and preconceptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\ntonal qualities of the drawings, materiality of the models and production of\nthe video are moody and evocative. The different mediums weave a multilayered\nstory that connect to the viewer on many levels creating a desire to dwell\ndeeper into the possibilities of what could be and how could one make this\nhappen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSW Architectural Technologies Award
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The Filament Factory Jazmin Gavin | The University\nof Newcastle<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nFilament Factory reveals the process of plastic recycling through architecture\non a site in the town of Alice Springs. \nThe project identifies a sensitive architectural response to both a\nlocal and global sustainability issue. \nThe project takes on an important advocacy role.  The architecture celebrates a process which\nis often private and concealed.   A\ncollage of plastic wraps the building externally which is approached as a \u2018billboard\u2019,\nproviding an opportunity to share the message of sustainability, becoming a key\ninterface with the local community.  The\nproject communicates waste consumption and challenges consideration of how it\nshould be valued as a resource through encouraging community participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nfa\u00e7ade tells a story and invites the public inside where they can observe and\nengage with the intricacies of the manufacturing process.  By making the recycling process explicit the\nbuilding has taken on a role in educating, engaging and informing the public.\nThe recipient has demonstrated a sophisticated understanding of the recycling\nprocess. This is expressed through the celebration of the mechanistic components\nof the recycling process. The jury was impressed by the social and\nenvironmental ambition of The Filament Factory and agree is a worthy recipient\nof the Technology award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSW\nUNIVERSITY PRIZES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University of New South Wales
\nsupported by fjmt<\/p>\n\n\n\n