Sixty projects have been shortlisted for the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2013 National Architecture Awards.

Almost 900 entries were received this year from Australia and overseas to make up the largest awards program of its kind in the world. The number of entries exceeded the amount received in both the British and American Institute’s award programs.

Shortlisted projects were selected by a jury led by immediate past president of the AIA Shelley Penn.

“This demonstrates a strong engagement from members and is a tremendous effort to be commended given our relative population size,” Penn says.

“The high calibre of entries this year is testified by the number of awards given at the regional, local and state level, with almost 140 projects considered by the national jury – a sign that a lot of great work is happening all around the country.”

Penn speaks on behalf of the national jury, saying they were all very impressed with the projects and it was a “challenging and inspiring process to determine a shortlist”.

One One One Eagle St by Cox Rayner Architects is shortlisted in the Commercial category and more. Image: Florian Groehn

Within the selection of projects shortlisted, all states and territories are represented. Projects span commercial, public, small project, sustainable, heritage, interior, international, residential and urban design.

A total of 83 entries make up the shortlist, with several of the 60 projects selected in multiple categories.

Hamer Hall by ARM Architecture is shortlisted in several categories including Heritage. Image: John Gollings.

Featured projects have an emphasis on social engagement around the country, from affordable housing development in Brisbane, to an adaptable cultural pavilion in remote Northern Territory Indigenous community, or a large-scale commercial development giving space back to Sydney locals.

“We were thrilled to see so many buildings and places that were engaging with social impacts beyond their immediate brief, offering something really significant to society at a higher level - architecture which is not merely responsible, but which is generous,” Penn says.

Sobieski House by Koning Eizenberg Architecture Inc. (United States) is shortlisted in the International category. Image: Eric Stuadenmaier.

Winners will be announced at the National Architecture Awards ceremony on Thursday 7 November to be held at the iconic Sydney Opera House. The awards will follow a range of public events celebrating the opera house’s 40th anniversary.

Blue House by Neeson Murcutt Architects is shortlisted in the Residential Architecture - Houses category. Image: Brett Boardman.

COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture

  • Djakanimba Pavilions – Insideout Architects (NT)
  • Perth Arena – ARM & Cameron Chisholm Nicol (Joint Venture Architects) (WA)
  • RMIT Design Hub – Sean Godsell Architects in association with Peddle Thorp Architects (Vic)
  • Waterloo Youth Family Community Centre – Collins and Turner with City of Sydney (NSW)
  • West Kimberley Regional Prison – TAG Architects and iredale pedersen hook architects (Architects in Association) (WA)

Commercial Architecture

  • 4 National Circuit – Fender Katsalidis (ACT)
  • Brookfield Place – HASSELL and Fitzpatrick + Partners (WA)
  • Darling Quarter – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) (NSW)
  • Mountain Retreat Medical Clinic – Circa Morris-Nunn (Tas)
  • National Centre for Synchrotron Science – Bates Smart (Vic)
  • One One One Eagle Street – Cox Rayner Architects (Qld)

Lime Street by Formworks Architecture is shortlisted in the Residential Architecture - Multiple Housing category. Image: Roberth Firth

Heritage Architecture

  • 2 National Circuit – Fender Katsalidis (ACT)
  • Brookfield Place – HASSELL, Fitzpatrick + Partners and Palassis Architects (WA)
  • Cairns Foreshore Redevelopment – CA Architects and Cox Rayner Architects in association with O’Neill Architecture (Qld)
  • Good Shepherd Chapel, Abbotsford – Robert Simeoni Architects (Vic)
  • Hamer Hall – ARM Architecture (Vic)

Interior Architecture

  • 2 National Circuit – Fender Katsalidis (ACT)
  • Hamer Hall – ARM Architecture (Vic)
  • John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School (JSRACS) Kindergarten, Beechboro Campus – Brooking Design Architects (WA)
  • Lilyfield Warehouse – Virginia Kerridge Architect (NSW)
  • Meeting Room St Mary’s Cathedral Centre – Circa Morris-Nunn (Tas)
  • One One One Eagle Street Foyer – Cox Rayner Architects (Qld)
  • Perth Arena – ARM & Cameron Chisholm Nicol (Joint Venture Architects) (WA)
  • The Kinghorn Cancer Centre – BVN Donovan Hill (NSW)
  • Translational Research Institute – Wilson Architects + Donovan Hill (Architects in Association) (Qld)

Third Wave Kiosk by Tony Hobba Architects is shortlisted in the Small Project category. Image: Rory Gardiner.

International Architecture

  • 28th Street Apartments – Koning Eizenberg Architecture Inc. (United States)
  • 387 Tamaki Drive – Ian Moore Architects (New Zealand)
  • Australia House – Andrew Burns Architect in association with Atelier Imamu (Japan)
  • Finding Country Exhibition 13th Venice Architecture Biennale 2012 – Kevin O’Brien Architects in association with the Finding Country Collective and Venti di Cultura (Italy / Qld)
  • Martin No.38 – Kerry Hill Architects (Singapore)
  • Silver House – Peter Stutchbury Architecture (Russia)
  • Sobieski House – Koning Eizenberg Architecture Inc. (United States)

(-) Glass House by Charles Wright Architects is shortlisted in the Sustainable Architecture category. Image: Patrick Bingham Hall

Public Architecture

  • Bridgewater LINC and Child & Family Centre – Liminal Architecture (Tas)
  • Hamer Hall – ARM Architecture (Vic)
  • Penleigh and Essendon Grammer School – McBride Charles Ryan (Vic)
  • Perth Arena – ARM & Cameron Chisholm Nicol (Joint Venture Architects) (WA)
  • Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law – Architectus in association with Guymer Bailey Architects (Qld)
  • RMIT Design Hub – Sean Godsell Architects in association with Peddle Thorp Architects (Vic)
  • Swanston Academic Building – Lyons (Vic)
  • The Braggs University of Adelaide – BVN Donovan Hill & Hames Sharley in association (SA)
  • The Kinghorn Cancer Centre – BVN Donovan Hill (NSW)
  • Translational Research Institute – Wilson Architects + Donovan Hill (Architects in Association) (Qld)
  • Village Centre: National Arboretum Canberra – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer (ACT)
  • Waterloo Youth Family Community Centre – Collins and Turner with City of Sydney (NSW)
  • West Kimberley Regional Prison – TAG Architects and iredale pedersen hook architects (Architects in Association) (WA)

Residential Architecture – Houses

  • (-) Glass House – Charles Wright Architects (Qld)
  • Balmain House – Fox Johnston (NSW)
  • Bisley Place House – James Russell Architect (Qld)
  • Blue House – Neeson Murcutt Architects (Vic)
  • Cowshed House – carterwilliamson architects (NSW)
  • Edward Street House – Sean Godsell Architects (Vic)
  • Fairhaven Residence – John Wardle Architects (Vic)
  • Merricks Beach House – Kennedy Nolan (Vic)
  • Taringa House – Loucas Zahos Architects (Qld)
  • Tír na nÓg – Drew Heath Architects (NSW)

GASP Stage 1 by Room 11 Studio is shortlisted in the Urban Design category. Image: Ben Hoskins.

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing

  • 29-35 Prince Street Cronulla – Candalepas Associates (NSW)
  • Constance Street Affordable Housing – Cox Rayner Architects (Qld)
  • Lime Street – Formworks Architecture (WA)
  • McIntyre Drive Social Housing Altona – MGS Architects (Vic)
  • Silk Apartments – Tony Caro Architecture (NSW)

Small Project Architecture

  • 7th Heaven, Ormond College – Nest Architects (Vic)
  • Abbotsford Convent Breezeway – Jackson Clements Burrows (Vic)
  • Art Gallery of NSW Forecourt Upgrade – Johnson Pilton Walker (NSW)
  • Djakanimba Pavilions – Insideout Architects (NT)
  • Keperra House – A-CH (Atelier Chen Hung) (Qld)
  • Re-Newell – Charles Wright Architects (Qld)
  • Third Wave Kiosk – Tony Hobba Architects (Vic)

Sustainable Architecture

  • (-) Glass House – Charles Wright Architects (Qld)
  • Constance Street Affordable Housing – Cox Rayner Architects (Qld)
  • Cowshed House – carterwilliamson architects (NSW)
  • Darling Quarter – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) with ASPECT Studios, Lend Lease, E.G.O. Group and Davenport Campbell (NSW)
  • Djakanimba Pavilions – Insideout Architects (NT)
  • One One One Eagle Street– Cox Rayner Architects (Qld)
  • Waterloo Youth Family Community Centre – Collins and Turner with City of Sydney (NSW)
  • West Kimberley Regional Prison – TAG Architects and iredale pedersen hook architects (Architects in Association) (WA)

John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School (JSRACS) Kindergarten, Beechboro Campus by Brooking Design Architects is shortlisted in the Interior Architecture category. Image: Heather Robbins

Urban Design

  • 2 & 4 National Circuit Precinct – Fender Katsalidis (ACT)
  • Brookfield Place – HASSELL and Fitzpatrick + Partners (WA)
  • Darling Quarter – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) with ASPECT Studios, Lend Lease, E.G.O. Group and Davenport Campbell (NSW)
  • Flinders Street Revitalisation – Cox Rayner Architects (Qld)
  • GASP Stage 1 – Room 11 Studio (Tas)
  • Hamer Hall – ARM Architecture (Vic)
  • Pitt Street Mall Public Domain Upgrade – Tony Caro Architecture (NSW)
  • Revitalising Central Dandenong: Lonsdale Street Redevelopment – BKK/TCL Partnership (Vic)

Slider image is Penleigh and Essendon Grammer School by McBride Charles Ryan, which is shortlisted in the Public Architecture category. Image: John Gollings.