Houses magazine has announced the jury for its 2023 Houses Awards. Comprising industry professionals in the field of architecture and design, this group of jurors has an expert understanding of the measures of quality in the built environment.
Architect Mel Bright is the owner and founding director of Studio Bright, a Melbourne-based practice that has gathered a collection of diverse and highly acclaimed built work. Studio Bright value innovative design thinking, thoughtful material explorations, respect for heritage, deference to civic context and rigorous acknowledgement of environmental influences.
Sioux Clark is an interior designer and co-director of design-based architecture
practice Multiplicity. Working in conjunction with partner architect Tim O’Sullivan and a (shifting over time) family of exceptional architects, Multiplicity have garnered awards across genres in recognition of the detailed and personal approach they bring to the practice of architecture.
Kieron Gait is the founder and co-director of Kieron Gait Architects. Established in 2010, the studio specializes in residential architecture and strives to make poetic and meaningful connections to place, craft and memory. Born and raised in the UK and with over 20 years of professional experience working across large and small practice, Kieron has been continually exploring and learning what it means to live and build in Australia.
Also joining this year’s jury, architect Anthony Gill established Surry Hills-based practice Anthony Gill Architects in 2007. Working mainly on single-residential and commercial projects, Anthony’s work is typically led by existing conditions on site, where limitations are clearly set and require re-working to suit a new type of inhabitation.
Chairing of the jury is Alexa Kempton, who is the editor of Houses magazine with more than 15 years’ experience writing and editing in the architecture and design sphere. Previously, Kempton was the editor of ArchitectureAU and managing editor of Architecture Australia at Architecture Media. She is also the former editor of Inside magazine and the Australian Design Review.
Simone Bliss, creative director of SBLA Studio will be the garden and landscape advisor. Clare Parry from Development Victoria will be sustainability advisor to the jury, and Helen Lardner, director of HLCD, will be heritage advisor.
The shortlist for the 2023 Houses Awards will be revealed on 5 May 2023.
Houses Awards is organized by Architecture Media and supported by Cult, Artedomus, the Australian Institute of Horticulture, Blum, Brickworks, the Heritage Council of Victoria, James Hardie, Sussex, Taubmans, and Latitude.
