2012 Victorian Architecture Awards

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The Royal Children’s Hospital by Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart.

The Royal Children’s Hospital by Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart. Image: John Gollings

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The Royal Children’s Hospital by Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart.

The Royal Children’s Hospital by Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart. Image: John Gollings

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Annexe, Art Gallery of Ballarat by Searle x Waldron.

Annexe, Art Gallery of Ballarat by Searle x Waldron. Image: John Gollings

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The New Hammond Fellowship Centre, Christ Church, Warrnambool by Harmer Architecture.

The New Hammond Fellowship Centre, Christ Church, Warrnambool by Harmer Architecture. Image: Trevor Mein

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The National Gallery of Victoria by Sir Roy Grounds.

The National Gallery of Victoria by Sir Roy Grounds. Image: NGV Graphic Services

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William Buckley Bridge by Peter Elliot Architecture + Urban Design.

William Buckley Bridge by Peter Elliot Architecture + Urban Design. Image: Sean McPhillips

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The Boatbuilders Yard by Six Degrees Architects.

The Boatbuilders Yard by Six Degrees Architects. Image: Greg Elms

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RMIT University Lawn Precinct by Peter Elliot Architecture and Urban Design.

RMIT University Lawn Precinct by Peter Elliot Architecture and Urban Design. Image: Dianna Snape

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Heller Street Park and Residences by Six Degrees Architects.

Heller Street Park and Residences by Six Degrees Architects. Image: Patrick Rodriguez

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Garage + Deck + Landscape by Baracco and Wright Architects.

Garage + Deck + Landscape by Baracco and Wright Architects. Image: Aaron Pocock

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Hi-Pod by BKK and Peter Elliott Architecture.

Hi-Pod by BKK and Peter Elliott Architecture. Image: Peter Bennetts

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Hi-Pod by BKK and Peter Elliott Architecture.

Hi-Pod by BKK and Peter Elliott Architecture. Image: Peter Bennetts

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Ormond College Academic Centre by McGlashan Everist.

Ormond College Academic Centre by McGlashan Everist. Image: Peter Clarke

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Flinders House by Wood/Marsh Architecture.

Flinders House by Wood/Marsh Architecture. Image: Jean-Luc Laloux

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Saltwater Coast Lifestyle Centre by NH Architecture.

Saltwater Coast Lifestyle Centre by NH Architecture. Image: Dianna Snape

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Dandenong Government Services Offices by Hassell.

Dandenong Government Services Offices by Hassell. Image: Peter Bennetts

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Medhurst Winery by Folk Architects.

Medhurst Winery by Folk Architects. Image: Peter Bennetts

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Melbourne Brain Centre by Lyons.

Melbourne Brain Centre by Lyons. Image: John Gollings

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Narbethong Community Hall by BVN Architecture.

Narbethong Community Hall by BVN Architecture. Image: John Gollings

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Edithvale Discovery Centre by Minifie van Schaik.

Edithvale Discovery Centre by Minifie van Schaik. Image: Peter Bennetts

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Melbourne University Boat Club by Lovell Chen.

Melbourne University Boat Club by Lovell Chen. Image: John Gollings

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Monash University Student Accommodation by BVN Architecture.

Monash University Student Accommodation by BVN Architecture. Image: John Gollings

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Queensbury Street House by Robert Simeoni Architects.

Queensbury Street House by Robert Simeoni Architects. Image: John Gollings

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Rose House by Baracco and Wright Architects.

Rose House by Baracco and Wright Architects. Image: Aaron Pocock

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Big Hill by Kerstin Thompson Architects.

Big Hill by Kerstin Thompson Architects. Image: Trevor Mein

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Harold Street Residence by Jackson Clements Burrows.

Harold Street Residence by Jackson Clements Burrows. Image: John Gollings

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Wattle Avenue House by Minifie van Schaik.

Wattle Avenue House by Minifie van Schaik. Image: Peter Bennetts

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Hill House by Andrew Maynard Architects.

Hill House by Andrew Maynard Architects. Image: Nic Granleese

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The 2012 Victorian Architecture Awards were announced at a presentation dinner on 29 June, held at Crown Palladium in Melbourne.

Victorian Architecture Awards

Victorian Architecture Medal

The Royal Children’s Hospital – Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart

Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture

Annexe, Art Gallery of Ballarat – Searle and Waldron

Melbourne Prize

The Royal Children’s Hospital – Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart

Regional Prize

The New Hammond Fellowship Centre, Christ Church, Warrnambool – Harmer Architecture

Enduring Architecture Award

The National Gallery of Victoria – Sir Roy Grounds

Urban Design

Joseph Reed Award for Urban Design

William Buckley Bridge – Peter Elliot Architecture + Urban Design

Architecture Award

The Boatbuilders Yard – Six Degrees Architects
RMIT University Lawn Precinct – Peter Elliot Architecture and Urban Design 

Sustainable Architecture 

Award for Sustainable Architecture

Heller Street Park and Residences – Six Degrees Architects

Small Project Architecture

Award for Small Project Architecture

Garage + Deck + Landscape – Baracco and Wright Architects

Architecture Award

Hi-Pod – BKK and Peter Elliott Architecture

Interior Architecture

Marion Mahony Award for Interior Architecture

Ormond College Academic Centre – McGlashan Everist

Architecture Award

Flinders House – Wood/Marsh Architecture

Heritage Architecture

John George Knight Award for Heritage Architecture

Ormond College Academic Centre – McGlashan Everist

Commercial Architecture 

Sir Osborn McCutcheon Award for Commercial Architecture

Saltwater Coast Lifestyle Centre – NH Architecture

Architecture Awards

Dandenong Government Services Offices – Hassell
Medhurst Winery – Folk Architects

Public Architecture

William Wardell Award for Public Architecture

The Royal Children’s Hospital – Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart

Architecture Awards – Public Architecture – New

Melbourne Brain Centre – Lyons
St Mary’s Primary School Hall – tUG Workshop with Tim Hall and Associates
Narbethong Community Hall – BVN Architecture
Edithvale Discovery Centre – Minifie van Schaik

Architecture Awards – Public Architecture – Alterations and Additions

Melbourne University Boat Club – Lovell Chen
Ormond College Academic Centre – McGlashan Everist
Annexe, Art Gallery of Ballarat – Searle and Waldron

Residential Architecture – Multiple

Best Overend Award for Multiple Housing

Heller Street Park and Residences – Six Degrees Architects

Architecture Award

Monash University Student Accommodation – BVN Architecture

Residential Architecture – Houses New

Harold Desbrowe Annear Award for Residential Architecture

Queensbury Street House – Robert Simeoni Architects

Architecture Award – Houses – New

Rose House – Baracco and Wright Architects
Big Hill – Kerstin Thompson Architects
Flinders House – Wood/Marsh Architecture
Harold Street Residence – Jackson Clements Burrows

Architecture Award – Houses – Alterations and Additions

Wattle Avenue House – Minifie van Schaik
Hill House – Andrew Maynard Architects

Bates Smart Award for Architecture in the Media

Bates Smart National Award for Architecture in the Media

Forty-Six Square Metres Of Land Doesn’t Normally Become A House – Stuart Harrison
Good, Bad or Ugly – Stuart Harrison and Simon Knott

Bates Smart State Award for Architecture in the Media

POST magazine editorial team

Bates Smart Special Awards

The Encyclopedia of Australian Architecture – by Philip Goad and Julie Willis
Melbourne Open House 2011 – Tim Lesley and the Melbourne Open House board 


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