2014 North Queensland Architecture Awards Results

Major Awards:

Walter & Oliver Tunbridge Award for Building of the Year

JCU Edcuation Central – Wilson Architects with Architects North

Enduring Architecture Prize

Townsville City Council Administration Building – Lund Hutton Newell & Paulsen

Regional Commendations:

  •  Redevelopment of Mt Isa Hospital – Conrad Gragett Riddel Ancher Mortlock Woolley
  • 420 Flinders Street – Arkhefield
  • Townsville Cruise Terminal – Arkhefield
  • JCU Education Central – Wilson Architects with Architects North

Jury Citations:

CLT Refurbishment
(Architects North) An interiors refurbishment project representing exceptional value for money. The architect has successfully within strict spatial and budgetary constraints to add substantially to the teaching and learning experience for JCU students.

Redevelopment of Mt Isa Hospital
(Conrad Gargett Riddel Ancher Mortlock Woolley) A respectful response to local cultures and the regional environment. The high level of engagement of the facility with the indigenous population has been respected in the building design to the benefit of all users. Strategies included integrated artwork, connection to landscape, use of natural light and materials and clear wayfinding.

420 Flinders Street
(Arkhefield) This impressive innercity office precinct has used innovative aluminium sun screening to respond to the local climatic conditions and at the same time providing external articulation. The cleverly designed internal atrium is a hub of activity, providing visual engagement and connectivity between levels – and with the sky – right in the core of the building.

Townsville Cruise Terminal
(Arkhefield) The Port Terminal building provides a welcome front door linking port infrastructure with the Townsville community. Servicing the needs of military cargo and short term tourist access. The main customs hall is a multi purpose public venue that unfolds its sculptural roof to form a striking and engaging verandah on the shore of Ross Creek.

Calvary Christian College Technology Centre
(Fulton Trotter Architects) This building type has been well developed by the architects to provide a much needed addition to secondary education. The teaching and manual spaces in the building are meticulously designed for their purpose and provide great natural light and ventilation. It is a valued facility for its client and for the students.

Little Bush Hut
(i4architecture) This is a delightful little bolt hole in an unaffected landscape on Magnetic island. The architect has used familiar materials and methods with a balance of adventure and restraint to suit the modest budget.

JCU Education Central
(Wilson Architects with Architects North) James Cook University’s Education Central is the result of an intense reassessment by the architect and the University as to how contemporary students can learn. The resulting building and spaces are extraordinarily diverse and effective providing an enormously successful learning environment and a major contribution to the Universities urban landscape.

Townsville City Council Administration Building
(Lund Hutton Newell & Paulsen) This building is a remarkable arrangement of the series of required administration spaces around a central covered court that provides the people of Townsville with one of its most important civic spaces. The development in its overall scheme through to innovative detailed elements is entirely appropriate to the climate and context.