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Over 60 accolades have been handed out by the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) at the 2015 NSW Architecture Awards held at Sydney’s Town Hall.
While there was strong presence from small architecture firms, 2015 was the year for big firms who prevailed in most of the program’s 12 category prizes.
The state’s most prestigious honour, the Sulman Medal for Public Architecture, went to BVN for their Westmead Millenium Institute project while at the other end of the scale, the Wilkinson Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (New) was awarded to the AIA’s 2015 Gold Medallist Peter Stutchbury for his firm’s Light House project.
The jury noted that both buildings were meticulously detailed and considered in their design.
“This is a project where every aspect has been considered. The sensitivity and deftness of this consideration has transformed the building’s logic into an uplifting and inspiring environment for collaboration and research," the jury said about the Westmead Millenium Institute.
“The jury was unanimous in their decision … Light House is a remarkable and exquisite outcome on a tight, complex site – the edge of a cliff, 80 metres above the sea. This home is poetic and investigative, and a delight to experience," commented the jury on Light House.
Johnson Pilton Walker (JPW) was another big name who enjoyed success, taking the Sir Arthur G Stephenson Award for Commercial Architecture along with a Commendation for Sustainable Architecture and the COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture for their 50 Martin Place.
COX Richardson’s Sustainable Building’s Research Centre at the University of Wollongong took out the Sustainable Architecture category ahead of strong field that included projects from the NSW Government Architect’s Office and renowned sustainability experts, Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp and Drew Heath Architects.
Holding the flag for smaller firms was Brent Dunn and Katharina Hendel of Takt Studio for Architecture, whose Copper House project in Sydney’s Coogee took out the Small Project Architecture category.
Named Award and Architecture Award winners go on to compete for National Architecture Awards, announced in November.
Full list of Awards:
COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE
SIR ARTHUR G STEPHENSON AWARD
50 Martin Place by JPW. Photography by Peter Bennetts.
ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
EDUCATIONAL ARCHITECTURE
WILLIAM E KEMP AWARD
UTS Science Faculty, Building 7 by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects & BVN. Photography by Darren Bradley
ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
- Camperdown Childcare by CO-AP (Architects)
- Charles Perkins Centre by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp + Building Studio (architects in association)
- Cameraygal (formerly Dunbar building) by NSW Government Architect’s Office
COMMENDATION
ENDURING ARCHITECTURE
Buhrich House II by Hugh Buhrich. Photography by Michael Wee
HERITAGE
GREENWAY AWARD
The Abbey, Johnston Street, Annandale by Design 5 – Architects. Photography by Images for Business
ARCHITECTURE AWARD (Creative Adaptation)
- Irving Street Brewery by Tzannes Associates
COMMENDATIONS (Creative Adaptation)
- Cameraygal (formerly Dunbar building) by NSW Government Architect’s Office
- Legion House by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
- House McBeath by Tribe Studio Architects
ARCHITECTURE AWARD (Conservation)
- Bronte House, Restoration & Management by Clive Lucas Stapleton & Partners
COMMENDATION (Conservation)
- Melrose House by Tropman & Tropman Architects
INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
JOHN VERGE AWARD
Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp. Photography by Christian Mushenko
ARCHITECTURE AWARD
- St Barnabas Church by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
COMMENDATION
- Charles Perkins Centre by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp + Building Studio (architects in association)
PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE
SULMAN MEDAL
Westmead Millennium Institute by BVN. Photography by John Gollings
ARCHITECTURE AWARD
COMMENDATIONS
- Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre by Francis- Jones Morehen Thorp
- Shoalhaven Cancer Care Centre by HASSELL
RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES (ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS)
HUGH AND EVA BUHRICH AWARD
Orama by Smart Design Studio. Photography by Sharin Rees
ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
- Walter Street Terrace by David Boyle Architect
- Courtyard House St Peters by Reg Lark Architect
COMMENDATION
- Howe Allan House by Ian Moore Architects
RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES (NEW)
WILKINSON AWARD
Light House by Peter Stutchbury Architecture. Photography by Michael Nicholson
ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
- Balmoral House by Clinton Murray + Polly Harbison
- Nikki Maloneys by Drew Heath Architects
COMMENDATIONS
- Alexandria Courtyard House by Matthew Pullinger Architect
- Garden House by Tzannes Associates
RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – MULTIPLE HOUSING
AARON BOLOT AWARD
Studios 54 by Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects. Photography by Brett Boardman
ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
- CASBA by Billard Leece Partnership + SJB Architects in association with BKH Interiors
- Polychrome by David Boyle Architect
COMMENDATIONS
- DHA Lindfield – Tubbs View + Hamilton Corner by Bates Smart
- Finlayson Street by Candalepas Associates
- Pelican Street by Candalepas Associates
- The Kensington by Fox Johnston
SMALL PROJECT ARCHITECTURE
ROBERT WOODWARD AWARD
Copper House by Takt | Studio for Architecture. Photography by Shantanu Starick
ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
- Sydney Opera House Recording Studio by Scott Carver
COMMENDATIONS
- Bresic Whitney, Hunters Hill by Chenchow Little
- Tempe House by Eoghan Lewis Architects
- AGL Lakeside Pavilion by Kennedy Associates Architects
SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE
MILO DUNPHY AWARD
Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC) – University of Wollongong by COX Richardson. Photography by John Gollings
ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
- Cameraygal (formerly Dunbar building) by NSW Government Architect’s Office
- Polychrome by David Boyle Architect
- Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
- Nikki Maloneys by Drew Heath Architects
COMMENDATIONS
URBAN DESIGN
LLOYD REES AWARD
Wollongong City Centre and Crown Street Mall Renewal by NSW Government Architect’s Office. Photography by Ian Hobbs
ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
- The GPT Group’s Wollongong Central by HDR Rice Daubney
- Tamarama Kiosk and Beach Amenities by Lahz Nimmo Architects
COMMENDATION
- Chatswood Transport Interchange by COX Richardson and DesignInc Joint Venture
COLORBOND® AWARD FOR STEEL ARCHITECTURE
50 Martin Place by JPW
COMMENDATION
- The GPT Group’s Wollongong Central by HDR Rice Daubney Page 4 of 4
ADDITIONAL PRIZES
IALD LIGHTING PRIZE
The GPT Group’s Wollongong Central by HDR Rice Daubney
BLACKET PRIZE
NSW Aboriginal Child and Family Centre Gunnedah by NSW Government Architect’s Office
NSW PREMIER’S PRIZE
Shoalhaven Cancer Care Centre by HASSELL
CITY OF SYDNEY LORD MAYOR’S PRIZE
UTS Science Faculty, Building 7 by Durbach Block Jaggers & BVN
NSW PRESIDENT’S PRIZE
Helen Lochhead, Deputy Government Architect
EMERGING ARCHITECT PRIZE
Brendan Murray, JPW
MARION MAHONY GRIFFIN PRIZE
Justine Clark, Architectural editor, writer and critic
ADRIAN ASHTON PRIZE FOR WRITING AND CRITICISM
Parlour
DAVID LINDNER PRIZE
Andrew Daly and Kevin Liu, TYP-TOP Architecture Office
