The New South Wales chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects announced the winners of the NSW Architecture Awards on Friday 23 June.
Australian Institute of Architects NSW Chapter President Adam Haddow said the winning projects were at the pinnacle of Australian design.
“I am incredibly proud of the cultural, economic, and societal contribution architects and architecture make to the state of NSW,” Haddow said.
“The awarded projects not only help us make sense of a complex world, but they deliver beauty, delight and joy.”
ARM Architecture’s Sydney Opera House renewal, which reimagined the interior spaces of the concert hall, took the New South Wales Architecture Medallion for its “symphony of design, innovation and acoustic excellence,” the jury said.
“This accomplishment deserves the highest recognition, and we applaud the entire project team for their remarkable performance.”
The Sulman Medal for Public Architecture went to SANAA with Architectus for their addition to the Art Gallery of NSW.
“Rethinking the orthodoxies of the art experience in relation to both enclosure and circulation, Sydney Modern provides a new type of gallery experience that is freer in movement, more connected to the landscape surrounding it, and more diverse in the scale and type of art it can house,” the jury said.
In residential architecture, SAHA’s renovation of Lane Cove House won the Hugh and Eva Buhrich Award for its support of multigenerational living – and the Milo Dunphy Award for its sustainability.
“The project doubles density at low cost, consumes no land, delivers huge social benefit to its intergenerational occupants, and does so with high architectural ambition,” the jury said.
Winners progress to the National Architecture Awards program, which will be announced in October.
NSW Architecture Medallion
Sydney Opera House Concert Hall Renewal – ARM Architecture
Public Architecture
The Sulman Medal for Public Architecture
Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney Modern building – SANAA and Architectus
The Sulman Medal for Public Architecture: Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney Modern building by SANAA and Architectus.
Image: Iwan Baan
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Awards
Art Gallery of NSW Library and Members Lounge – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
Bondi Pavilion Restoration and Conservation – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
St George Sailing Club, Sans Souci – Jon Jacka Architects
Commendations
Phive Community, Cultural and Civic Hub – Designinc Sydney, Lacoste and Stevenson and Manuelle Gautrand Architecture
Residential Architecture – Houses (New)
The Wilkinson Award
19 Waterloo Street – SJB
The Wilkinson Award for Residential Architecture - Houses (New): 19 Waterloo Street by SJB
Image: Anson Smart
Awards
Little Manly House – Chrofi
Mossy Point House – Edition Office
Commendations
Bronte House – Tribe Studio Architects
Draped House – Trias
Shiplap House – Chenchow Little
Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)
The Hugh and Eva Buhrich Award
Lane Cove House – SAHA
The Hugh and Eva Buhrich Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions): Lane Cove House by SAHA
Image: Saskia Wilson
Award
Balmain House – SAHA
Commendations
Aija’s Place – Curious Practice
Fisherman’s House – Studio Prineas
House for BEES – Downie North
Trilogy House – Peter Stutchbury Architecture
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
The Aaron Bolot Award
Iglu Summer Hill – Bates Smart
The Aaron Bolot Award for Residential Architecture - Multiple Housing: Iglu Summer Hill by Bates Smart.
Image: Felix Mooneeram
Awards
Bigge St Liverpool – Turner
The Crossing – Chrofi with de Rome Architects and Dezignteam
Commendations
The Greenland Centre – BVN with Woods Bagot
Traces – MHN Design Union
Educational Architecture
The William E Kemp Award
Cranbrook School, Hordern Oval Precinct Redevelopment – Architectus
The William E Kemp Award for Educational Architecture: Cranbrook School - Hordern Oval Precinct Redevelopment by Architectus
Image: Brett Boardman
Award
UTS Central – FJMT Studio and DJRD with Lacoste and Stevenson (Original Broadway Podium Design)
Commendation
The Village Preschool – Carter Williamson
Commercial Architecture
The Sir Arthur G Stephenson Award
Poly Centre 210 George Street – Grimshaw
The Sir Arthur G Stephenson Award for Commercial Architecture: Poly Centre 210 George Street by Grimshaw.
Image: Peter Bennetts
Awards
Easy Street Commercial – DFJ Architects
Quay Quarter Tower – 3XN with executive architect BVN
Sub Station No. 164 – FJMT Studio
Yirranma Place – SJB
Commendations
Locomotive Workshop – Sissons Architects with Buchan and Mirvac Design
Modus Operandi Brewery – Prevalent
Interior Architecture
The John Verge Award
Sydney Opera House Concert Hall Renewal – ARM Architecture
The John Verge Award for Interior Architecture: Sydney Opera House Concert Hall Renewal by ARM Architecture.
Image: Chris Bennett
Awards
70 George Street, Cox Sydney Studio – Cox Architecture
Amara – Smart Design Studio
Apartment for an Older Man – Plus Minus Design with Lymesmith
Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney Modern building, Gallery Shop – Akin Atelier
Commendations
Art Gallery of NSW Library and Members Lounge – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
Corrs Chambers Westgarth – Bates Smart
Yirranma Place – SJB
Heritage Architecture
The Greenway Award
Sydney Opera House Concert Hall Renewal – ARM Architecture
The Greenway Award for Heritage: Sydney Opera House Concert Hall Renewal by ARM Architecture.
Image: Anna Kucera
Awards – Creative Adaptation
Bondi Pavilion Restoration and Conservation – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
The Estate – Luke Moloney Architecture
The Imperial at Clifton – Welsh and Major
Sub Station No. 164 – FJMT Studio
Commendation – Creative Adaptation
Locomotive Workshop – Sissons Architects, Buchan and Mirvac Design
Award – Conservation
St Saviour’s Cathedral – Michael Fox Architects
Commendation – Conservation
Millers Point Townhouse – Design 5 Architects
Commendation
80 Albion – Squillace Architects
Small Project Architecture
The Robert Woodward Award
Mona Vale Beach Amenities and Lifeguard Facility – Warren and Mahoney
The Robert Woodward Award for Small Project Architecture: Mona Vale Beach Amenities and Lifeguard Facility by Warren and Mahoney
Image: Sean Fennessy
Awards
Day01. Gallery – Ian Moore Architects
Dimensions X / Farm Stay – Peter Stutchbury Architecture
Commendation
Stealth Pavilion – Plus Minus Design
Urban Design
Commendations
City of Sydney Street Furniture – Grimshaw and City of Sydney
Opera Residences – Tzannes
Sustainable Architecture
The Milo Dunphy Award
Lane Cove House – SAHA
The Milo Dunphy Award for Sustainable Architecture: Lane Cove House by SAHA.
Image: Saskia Wilson
Awards
Bay Pavilions Arts and Aquatic – NBRS with Donovan Payne Architects
Re-Generation House – Alexander Symes Architect with Second Edition and Jane Theau
Commendation
Phive Community, Cultural and Civic Hub – Designinc Sydney, Lacoste and Stevenson and Manuelle Gautrand Architecture
EmAGN Project Award
Lane Cove House – SAHA
Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture
Award
Warren Integrated Studies Hub – Mayoh Architects
Colorbond Award for Steel in Architecture: Warren Integrated Studies Hub - Mayoh Architects
Image: Ryan McCarthy
Commendation
PCYC Wagga Wagga – AJC
Enduring Architecture Award
Olympic Park Station – Hassell, Ken Maher, Rodney Uren, Geoff Crowe, Robin McInnes, William Smart, Andrew Cortese, John Woodman, Mano Ponnambalam, Vanessa Yee, Adrian Gotlieb, Michelle McSharry, Chris Thomas and Ross de la Motte
Chapter Prizes
Premier’s Prize
Bigge St Liverpool – Turner
Lord Mayor’s Prize
Quay Quarter Tower – 3XN with executive architect BVN
Blackett Prize
Goulburn Performing Arts Centre – Brewster Hjorth Architects
Emerging Architecture Prize
Ben Peake – Carter Williamson
