Koning Eizenberg Architecture, the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2019 Gold Medal recipient, has won four awards across three categories in the Institute’s International Chapter Architecture Awards.
The practice took home a Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing award for The Arroyo Affordable Housing and a Heritage Architecture award for MuseumLab, and both these projects received awards for Sustainable Architecture.
Jury Chair Wei Jien said, “Through its simplicity and compelling legibility, the Arroyo does not only foster a great living environment for a community that most needs it, but also raises the bar in the conversation about architectural excellence in affordable projects.”
Of MuseumLab, Wei Jien said, “This children’s museum, offering cutting-edge experiences in art and technology, is both beautiful and forward-thinking and has propelled a disused and forgotten heritage building back into the heart of the community. It also demonstrates how a heritage structure, built in an era when construction took no account of thermal performance or energy consumption, can be reinvented into a contemporary and sustainable building.”
The International Chapter Council also awarded the William J. Mitchell Prize to Australian Tapestry Workshop director Antonia Syme, in recognition of her efforts promoting and curating the Tapestry Design Prize for Architects. The WJM prize recognizes the work of individuals who have contributed to Australian architecture in the international arena.
The Institute announced the International Chapter Awards in a live broadcast on 17 July. Winners will compete for the Jørn Utzon Award for International Architecture at the National Architecture Awards to be announced in November.
Public Architecture
Commendation
Parliament of Samoa - Maota Fono (Samoa) – Guida Moseley Brown Architects
Educational Architecture
Commendation
Eco Kindi (Vietnam) – LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture) with Module K
Commercial Architecture
Award
Aman Kyoto (Japan) – Kerry Hill Architects
Award Commercial Architecture: Aman Kyoto (Japan) by Kerry Hill Architects.
Image: Nacasa Partners
Commendations
The Tiing (Indonesia) – Nic Brunsdon
Funan (Singapore) – Woods Bagot
The Apurva Kempinski Bali (Indonesia) – Denton Corker Marshall Jakarta / Duta Cermat Mandiri
Interior Architecture
Commendations
Aman Kyoto (Japan) – Kerry Hill Architects
The Work Project - Asia Square (Singapore) – Hassell
Residential Architecture - Houses (Alterations and Additions)
Award
Terrace House near Demachiyanagi (Japan) – Atelier Luke
Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions): Terrace House near Demachiyanagi (Japan) by Atelier Luke.
Image: Yohei Sasakura
Residential Architecture - Multiple Housing
Award
The Arroyo Affordable Housing (USA) – Koning Eizenberg Architecture
Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing: The Arroyo Affordable Housing (USA) by Koning Eizenberg Architecture.
Image: Eric Staudenmaier
Heritage Architecture
Award
MuseumLab (USA) – Koning Eizenberg Architecture
Award for Heritage Architecture: MuseumLab (USA) by Koning Eizenberg Architecture.
Image: Eric Staudenmaier
Sustainable Architecture
Awards
MuseumLab (USA) – Koning Eizenberg Architecture
The Arroyo Affordable Housing (USA) – Koning Eizenberg Architecture
Commendation
Miura Fold House (New Zealand) – James Stockwell Architect
The William J. Mitchell (WJM) Prize
Antonia Syme AM, Director of the Australian Tapestry Workshop
