Fifty-seven entries have been shortlisted in the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2021 National Architecture Awards.
The projects have been selected by a jury from more than 800 entries across the nation. In 2021, the Institute is celebrating the 40th year of its awards program.
“The peer-reviewed judging process is vital as it creates benchmarks for the betterment of the profession, practice and architecture,” said jury chair and immediate past president Alice Hampson.
“Judging the National Architecture Awards is a once-in-a-lifetime experience of delightfully potent architectural discourse.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has complicated this task, but no matter how one visits, truly exceptional work resonates powerfully, and our conversations with the committed, passionate and gifted designers responsible for them were most memorable.”
Hampson was joined on the jury by Angelo Candalepas (Candalepas Associates), Robert Nation (former Institute president), Ingrid Richards (Richards and Spence) and Cameron Bruhn (University of Queensland).
The shortlisted residential projects are also in the running for the People’s Choice Award. Voting ends on 2 November and all those who vote will have a chance to win one of three $500 gift vouchers from Bunnings.
The winners will be announced in a virtual ceremony to be live streamed on 4 November. In 2020 the virtual ceremony was watched by more than 3,000 people on the night with a global audience of more than 30,000 views.
The shortlisted entries are:
Public Architecture
Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centre by Andrew Burges Architects and Grimshaw with TCL in collaboration with the City of Sydney.
Image: Peter Bennetts
Australian Museum Project Discover – Cox Architecture with Neeson Murcutt and Neille
Cradle Mountain Visitor Centre – Cumulus Studio
George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens Visitor and Event Centre – Hully Liveris Design Company
Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centre – Andrew Burges Architects and Grimshaw with TCL in collaboration with the City of Sydney
Monash Woodside Building for Technology and Design – Grimshaw in collaboration with Monash University
WA Museum Boola Bardip – Hassell and OMA
Waltzing Matilda Centre – Cox Architecture
Residential Architecture – Houses (New)
Night Sky by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
Image: Michael Nicholson
8 Yard House – Studio Bright
Bunkeren– James Stockwell Architect
Divided House – Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
Federal House – Edition Office
Night Sky – Peter Stutchbury Architecture
Pearl Beach House– Polly Harbison Design
Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)
The Hat Factory by Welsh and Major Architects
Image: Anthony Basheer
Beaconsfield House – Simon Pendal Architect
Beck Street – Lineburg Wang
The Hat Factory – Welsh and Major Architects
SRG House – Fox Johnston
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
Arkadia by DKO Architecture with Breathe Architecture and Oculus
Image: Tom Ross
Arkadia – DKO Architecture with Breathe Architecture and Oculus
Harbord Diggers Club Redevelopment – Architectus and Chrofi and JMD Design
The Lothian – Kennedy Nolan
Educational Architecture
Barker College Rosewood Centre by Neeson Murcutt and Neille
Image: Rory Gardiner
Barker College Rosewood Centre – Neeson Murcutt and Neille
Fortitude Valley State Secondary College – Cox Architecture and Thomson Adsett
Geelong College Junior School – John Wardle Architects
Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School Music House – McBride Charles Ryan
Interior Architecture
Smart Design Studio by Smart Design Studio
Image: Romello Pereira
Bilya Marlee – Kerry Hill Architects
Divided House – Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
Olderfleet – Grimshaw with Carr
Smart Design Studio – Smart Design Studio
Commercial Architecture
Collins Arch by Woods Bagot and Shop Architects
Image: Trevor Mein
Collins Arch – Woods Bagot and Shop Architects
Land 121 Facilities Project, Lavarack Barracks – BVN
Meals on Wheels SA Head Office – JPE Design Studio
Moss 25 – Circa Morris-Nunn Chua Associates
Smart Design Studio – Smart Design Studio
Wangaratta Street – MA Architects
Sustainable Architecture
Monash Woodside Building for Technology and Design by Grimshaw in collaboration with Monash University
Image: Rory Gardiner
Burwood Brickworks – NH Architecture in partnership with Russell and George on the interior design
Monash Woodside Building for Technology and Design – Grimshaw in collaboration with Monash University
Smart Design Studio – Smart Design Studio
Heritage
Australian Museum Project Discover by Cox Architecture with Neeson Murcutt and Neille
Image: Brett Boardman
Australian Museum Project Discover – Cox Architecture with Neeson Murcutt and Neille
Bendigo Former Mining Exchange – Williams Boag Architects
Urban Design
WA Museum Boola Bardip by Hassell and OMA
Image: Peter Bennetts
Cradle Mountain Gateway Precinct – Cumulus Studio
Harbord Diggers Club Redevelopment – Architectus and Chrofi and JMD Design
QUT Campus to Country – BVN
Sub Base Platypus – Lahznimmo Architects and Aspect Studios
WA Museum Boola Bardip – Hassell and OMA
Small Project Architecture
Floating Sauna Derby by Licht Architecture
Image: Anjie Blair
Floating Sauna Derby – Licht Architecture
Jackalope Pavilion – March Studio
NGV Triennial 2020 Outdoor Pavilions – Boardgrove Architects
Plastic Palace – Raffaello Rosselli Architect
International Architecture
Sir John Monash Centre by Cox Architecture with Williams, Abrahams and Lampros
Image: John Gollings
National Museum of Qatar Gift Shops – Koichi Takada Architects
One and Only Desaru Coast, Malaysia – Kerry Hill Architects
Sir John Monash Centre – Cox Architecture with Williams, Abrahams and Lampros
Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture
Land 121 Facilities Project, Lavarack Barracks by BVN
Image: Scott Burrows
Cradle Mountain Visitor Centre – Cumulus Studio
Land 121 Facilities Project, Lavarack Barracks – BVN
Maitland Regional Athletics Complex – Maitland City Council with Studio Dot
Monash Woodside Building for Technology and Design – Grimshaw in collaboration with Monash University
Enduring Architecture
Olympic Swimming Pool by Kevin Borland, John and Phyllis Murphy and Peter McIntryre, with engineer Bill Irwin
Image: Wolfgang Sievers
Olympic Swimming Pool – Kevin Borland, John and Phyllis Murphy and Peter McIntryre, with engineer Bill Irwin
Town Council Offices (former) and Library, Northam – Iwan Iwanoff
