The 2014 North Queensland Regional Architecure Awards were announced on Friday 21 March at Crown on Palmer in Townsville. From the seven projects entered, four have been honoured and will now progress to the state Queensland Architecture Awards, to be announced in Brisbane on 20 June 2014.
On this year’s jury were: Liam Proberts of bureau^proberts (jury director), Paul Uhlmann (Paul Uhlmann Architects), Catherine Baudet (Ferrier Baudet Architects), Mark Jones (Architectus Brisbane) and Paul Curran (PUSH), Stephen De Jersey (Stephen de Jersey Architect), Bruce Barrett (retired architect) and Jane Foster (Foster Designs Architects).
Walter & Oliver Tunbridge Award for Building of the Year
JCU Education Central Wilson (Townsville) by Wilson Architects with Architects North.
JCU Education Central Wilson (Townsville) – Wilson Architects with Architects North
Jury comment: James Cook University’s Education Central is the result of an intense reassessment by the architect and the University as to how contemporary students can learn. The resulting building and spaces are extraordinarily diverse and effective providing an enormously successful learning environment and a major contribution to the university’s urban landscape.
Enduring Architecture Prize
Townsville City Council Administrative Building – Lund Hutton Newell and Paulsen
Jury comment: This building is a remarkable arrangement of a series of required administration spaces around a central covered court that provides the people of Townsville with one of its most important civic spaces. The development in its overall scheme through to innovative detailed elements is entirely appropriate to the climate and context.
Regional Commendations
420 Flinders Street (Townsville) – Arkhefield JCU Education Central Wilson (Townsville) – Wilson Architects with Architects North Redevelopment of Mt Isa Hospital (Mt Isa) – Conrad Gargett Riddel Ancher Mortlock Woolley Townsville Cruise Terminal (South Townsville) – Arkhefield
