Australian National Architecture Awards 2018: Shortlist revealed
The Australian Institute of Architects has announced the shortlist for the 2018 National Architecture Awards
From 975 entries across state and territory chapter awards programmess, 203 were eligible for judging by the national jury, which has shortlisted 70 projects; each will vie for the prestigious award.
Jury chair Richard Kirk said the judging process affirmed the importance of site visits in determining the shortlist. “Each project visit was always an experience of delight and surprise, and we were continually reminded how project images can never be a substitute for experiencing the building itself,” he said.
“Furthermore, these visits provided a unique experience made all the richer by the opportunity to engage with the architects and in almost all instances their clients.”
Also on the jury were, Jill Garner (Victorian Government Architect), Katelin Butler (editorial director, Architecture Media), Charles Wright (Charles Wright Architects) and Kevin O’Brien (Kevin O’Brien Architects).
Kirk said that the jury was particularly impressed by the diversity of the submissions.
“This national overview provided an opportunity to reflect on how Australia’s vastly different landscapes, urban conditions and economic circumstances influence the work we saw. The jury was aware that in comparing work with such differences in location, complexity or budget, it was important for there to be consensus of view as to how each project responded to the criteria.
“We were impressed by these projects that established new design benchmarks that can be of value to the broader community and through that influence see a positive change resonate in our built environment.”
The winners of the 2018 Australian National Architecture Awards will be announced in Melbourne on 1 November.
See the full shortlist below:
Public Architecture
- Adelaide Convention Centre Redevelopment: East by Woods Bagot
- Bendigo Hospital by Silver Thomas Hanley with Bates Smart
- Blackwater Aquatic Centre by Liquid Blu Architects
- Bunjil Place by FJMT
- Garden Cemetery Chapel by Susan Dugdale and Associates
- Joynton Avenue Creative Centre and Precinct by Peter Stutchbury Architecture in association with Design 5 - Architects for City of Sydney
- Optus Stadium by Hassell Cox HKS
- Punchbowl Mosque by Candalepas Associates
- Synergy by BVN
- The Cadogan Song School by Palassis Architects
Commercial Architecture
- Australian Federal Police Forensics and Data Centre by Hassell
- Barangaroo House by Collins and Turner
- Barwon Water by GHD Woodhead
- International House Sydney by Tzannes
- krakani lumi by Taylor and Hinds Architects with the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania
- Mac 01 by Circa Morris-Nunn Architects
- The Darling Building by Williams Burton Leopardi
Educational Architecture
- Highgate Primary School New Teaching Building by Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects
- Macquarie University Incubator by Architectus
- Monash University Learning and Teaching Building by John Wardle Architects
- New Academic Street, RMIT University by Lyons with NMBW Architecture Studio, Harrison and White, MvS Architects and Maddison Architects
- The Science Place by Hassell
- Victorian College of the Arts former Mounted Police Stables by Kerstin Thompson Architects
Urban Design
- Darling Harbour Transformation by Hassell/Hassell and Populous
- Gold Coast Sports Precinct by BVN
- New Academic Street, RMIT University by Lyons with NMBW Architecture Studio, Harrison and White, MvS Architects and Maddison Architects
- Scarborough Beach Pool by Christou Design Group
Residential Architecture – Houses (New)
- Bruny Island Hideaway by Maguire and Devine Architects
- Cabbage Tree House by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
- Carpenter-Hall House by Russell Hall Architects
- Coastal Garden House by Neeson Murcutt Architects
- Compound House by March Studio
- House on the Coast by Sean Godsell Architects
- Park House by Kerstin Thompson Architects
- PR House by Architects Ink
- Stradbroke House by Tim Bennetton Architects in association with Gabriel Poole
- Towers Road House by Wood Marsh Architecture
Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)
- Gibbon St by Cavill Architects
- King Bill by Austin Maynard Architects
- Laneway House by Jon Jacka Architects
- Mawhera Extension by Preston Lane
- Orange Ave by Vittino Ashe
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
- 35 Spring St by Bates Smart
- Campbell Street by DKO Architecture and SLAB
- Ivy Apartments, West by Davis and Davis Architects
- Nightingale 1 by Breathe Architecture
- M3565 Main Beach by Virginia Kerridge Architect
- Short Lane by Woods Bagot
- Spire Residences by John Wardle Architects
- The Bottleyard by MJA Studio
- The Rochford by Fox Johnston
Interior Architecture
- 75 Myrtle Street, Chippendale by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
- 105 Macquarie Street Apartments by Preston Lane
- Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre by BVN
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Church Deepdene by Law Architects
- Monaro Mall, Canberra Centre by Universal Design Studio and Mather Architecture
- Monash University Teaching and Learning Building by John Wardle Architects
- New Academic Street, RMIT by Lyons with NMBW Architecture Studio, Harrison and White, MvS Architects and Maddison Architects
- The Cadogan Song School by Palassis Architects
Small Project Architecture
- Bugiga Hiker Camp – Grampians National Park by Sean Godsell Architects
- Cottesloe Lobby and Landscape by Simon Pendal Architect
- krakani lumi by Taylor and Hinds Architects with the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania
- Northshore Pavilion by Anna O’Gorman Architect
- Sorrento Visitor Centre by Workshop Architecture
- The Beehive by Raffaello Rosselli Architect with Luigi Rosselli Architects
Heritage
- Iuwa by Taylor and Hinds Architects with the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania
- Joynton Avenue Creative Centre and Precinct by Peter Stutchbury Architecture in association with Design 5 - Architects for City of Sydney
- Monaro Mall, Canberra Centre by Universal Design Studio and Mather Architecture
- The Cadogan Song School by Palassis Architects
- The Darling Building by Williams Burton Leopardi
- Victorian College of the Arts former Mounted Police Stables by Kerstin Thompson Architects
Sustainable Architecture
- Barwon Water by GHDWoodhead
- Blackwater Aquatic Centre by Liquid Blu Architects
- Bruny Island Hideaway by Maguire and Devine Architects
- International House Sydney by Tzannes
- Joynton Avenue Creative Centre and Precinct by Peter Stutchbury Architecture in association with Design 5 - Architects for City of Sydney
- New Academic Street, RMIT University by Lyons with NMBW Architecture Studio, Harrison and White, MvS Architects and Maddison Architects
- Nightingale 1 by Breathe Architecture
- Optus Stadium by Hassell Cox HKS
- Synergy by BVN
- The Beehive by Raffaello Rosselli Architect with Luigi Rosselli Architects
- The Darling Building by Williams Burton Leopardi
- The Science Place by Hassell
International Architecture
- Australian Embassy Bangkok by BVN (Thailand)
- House 412 by Pulina Ponnamperuma and Robust Architecture Workshop (Sri Lanka)
- New Wings at The Asian Civilisations Museum by Greenhill Li (Singapore)
- School-in-a-Box by Stephen Collier Architects (Papua New Guinea)
Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture
- Bruny Island Hideaway by Maguire and Devine Architects
- Bugiga Hiker Camp – Grampians National Park by Sean Godsell Architect
- Gold Coast Sports Precinct – BVN
- Optus Stadium – Hassell Cox HKS
Enduring Architecture
- Allendale Square by Cameron Chisholm and Nicol
- Bowali Visitor Centre, Kakadu by Troppo Architects in association with Glenn Murcutt and Associates
- St Thomas Aquinas Church, Charnwood by Mitchell/Guirgola and Thorp Architects
- Townsville Courts of Law – Edmund Sheppard Building by Hall, Phillips and Wilson Architects
A version of this article first appeared on architectureau.com.