The Australian National University (ANU) Birch Building Refurbishment by Hassell has been awarded the Canberra Medallion at this year’s ACT Architecture Awards.
This adaptive reuse project also took out the named awards in three categories, including the J S Murdoch Award for Heritage, the Enrico Taglietti Award for Educational Architecture, and the W Hayward Morris Award for Interior Architecture.
“Hassell’s thoughtful reinterpretation of the 1968 heritage-listed building celebrates its past and transforms it into a best-practice building that supports contemporary education and research,” the jury said.
The ACT Architecture Awards were announced by the Australian Institute of Architecture on 3 June.
Winner of the awards and named award will progress to the National Architecture Awards, to be announced on 3 November.
The winners are:
Canberra Medallion
ANU Birch Building Refurbishment – Hassell
Public Architecture
Commendation
National Jewish Memorial Centre – Philip Leeson Architects
Residential Architecture - Houses (New)
The Malcolm Moir and Heather Sutherland Award for Residential Architecture
Jingston House – Rob Henry Architects
Commendations
McPhee Place House – Hugh Gordon Architects
SALO – Thursday Architecture
Secret Garden House by CCJ Architects.
Image: Anne Stroud
Residential Architecture - Houses (Alterations and Additions)
The Gene Willsford Award for Residential Architecture
Secret Garden House – CCJ Architects
Award
Ziwa House – de Rome Architects
Commendation
Smitton House – Cox Architecture
Residential Architecture - Multiple Housing
The Sydney Ancher Award for Residential Architecture
Alexander and Albemarle – Cox Architecture
Awards
MICA – Stewart Architecture
Estate – Collins Pennington Architects
Commendation
The Bradfield, Downer – AMC Architecture
ANU Birch Building Refurbishment by Hassell.
Image: Mark Syke
Educational Architecture
The Enrico Taglietti Award for Educational Architecture
ANU Birch Building Refurbishment – Hassell
Award
Radford College – Morison Centre – Stewart Architecture
Commercial Architecture
The John Andrews Award for Commercial Architecture
Constitution Place – Bates Smart
Interior Architecture
The W Hayward Morris Award for Interior Architecture
ANU Birch Building Refurbishment – Hassell
Awards
Constitution Place – Bates Smart
Flow Yoga – Craig Tan Architects
Commendations
BLOC Office – Mathieson Architects
15 Moore Street refurbishment – Thorne Architecture
Heritage Architecture
The J S Murdoch Award for Heritage
ANU Birch Building Refurbishment – Hassell
Constitution Place by Bates Smart.
Image: Peter Clarke
Urban Design
The Sir John Overall Award for Urban Design
Constitution Place – Bates Smart
Sustainable Architecture
The Derek Wrigley Award for Sustainable Architecture
The House with Old Roots – The Mill: Architecture + Design
Enduring Architecture
The Sir Roy Grounds Award for Enduring Architecture
Manning Clark House – Robin Boyd
Colorbond Awards for Steel Architecture
Award
Finn Street House – Ben Walker Architects
Chapter Prizes
The Robert Foster Award for Light in Architecture
Blue Sky House – Rob Henry Architects
The Pamille Berg Award for Art in Architecture
Secret Garden House – CCJ Architects
President’s Medal
Dr Melinda Dodson LFRAIA, Melinda Dodson Architects
Clem Cummings Medal
Canberra Low Carbon Housing Challenge
Architecture Professional Practitioner Award
Russell Pfitz RAIA, GHD Woodhead
Student Medallion
Amanda Marshall, University of Canberra
The John Redmond Prize
Roger Clarke University of Canberra
The Daryl Jackson Alastair Swayn Graduate Prize
Juliana Zubovic, University of Canberra
Emerging Architect Prize
Kate Shepherd RAIA, Rob Henry Architects
