Architecture Australia, November 1998
Architecture AustraliaProvocative, informative and engaging discussion of the best built works and the issues and events that matter.
Comment
Letters
“Architecture seems to be getting short shrift from two Australians who should know better; namely Messrs kel Hutchence and John Howard”–Ronald Corlette, Theuil, Paris.Scheme AnticipatedI …
Tomorrow’s Dynamic House
Tomorrow’s Dynamic HouseMelbourne architect Michael Trudgeon has spent much of this decade designing a futuristic ‘Hyper House’—a project which won him a finalist’s slot …
Foreword
Beyond Cairns….It is amazing what was achieved at the Cairns convention:The international forum attended by institute presidents and other representatives from USA, UK, NZ, Japan, …
Features
Commendation, Public Buildings
RAIA Awards, RMIT Bundoora Building 220Public Buildings CommendationWOOD MARSH WITH PELS INNES NEILSON KOSLOFFtop East facade, looking up from a pond. above North end.Building 220 …
RAIA Commercial Award, Environment Citation
Pee Wees at the Point by Troppo
RAIA Awards – Commercial Commendation
Prince of Wales Hotel by Allan Powell
Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Buildings, Access Citation
Olympic Park Railway Station by Hassell
Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design
RAIA Awards
Commendation, International
ASTRAC Gare de MontreuxInternational CommendationDAVID LINFORD WITH LUSCHERtop The Hotel Swiss reflected in the new glass screen above Montreux’s rail station after construction in 1903.The …
Commendation, Interior
The CentennialInterior CommendationALEXANDER TZANNEStop The public bar looking towards the restaurant. above The restaurant with public bar beyond.The Centennial Hotel, which occupies a corner site …
Commendation, Urban Design
CBD LanewaysUrban Design CommendationCITY PROJECTS, CITY OF MELBOURNEtop Bank Place. above The CausewayAppreciated for their intimacy, sense of intrigue, convenience and visual charm, Melbourne’s north-south …
Commendation Housing
Eagle/Gascoigne AlterationsHousing CommendationTOWNSEND & ASSOCIATEStop Looking from the hall into the home office, with the living/dining/kitchen area at left. above The new dining room, looking …
Commendation, Housing
Ooi HouseHousing CommendationKERRY HILLtop North elevation with guest house at left. above Main living space.Built on the banks of WA’s Margaret River, the Ooi house …
President’s Award for Recycling
Central Land Council OfficeTANGENTYERE DESIGNtop Windley Street frontage. above Screening centered on the Windley Street facade.Regional offices for the Central Land Council, in a former …
International Award
Menara UMNO, MalaysiaTR HAMZAH & YEANGtop West side. above South elevation.Rising 21 storeys above the historic shophouse district of Georgetown, capital of Penang, Malaysia, is …
Interior Award
GeorgesDARYL JACKSON WITH CONRAN DESIGN PARTNERSHIPtop Ground floor seen from the bespoke tailoring mezzanine at the north (rear) end. above Ground floor entrance through the …
Lachlan Macquarie Award for Conservation
2 Treasury PlacePeter Elliott with Curnow Freiverts Glover and the Building Services Agencytop Foyer and main staircase left View of the Treasury Place facade.2 Treasury …
Robin Boyd Award for Housing
Droga ApartmentDURBACH BLOCKtop North Facade left Main living area and staircase to bedroom.Placed on the roof of an old warehouse block in the Sydney city …
Raia national architecture awards
RAIA National Architecture Awards 1998. At the top of Australia’s last 20th century construction boom, these Awards reflect a scene of optimism and prosperity. …
Radar
Federation Square
The LAB/Bates Smart scheme for Melbourne’s Federation Square, launched a developed design recently, is not to be considered iconic, says Norman Day.above The Civic Plaza …
Books
Noting new books at ArchitextPACIFIC EDGE: CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE ON THE PACIFIC RIMEdited by Peter Zellner with essays by Aaron Betsky, Davina Jackson and Akira Suzuki, …
Headlines
Scanning the nation for architectural news and noteworthy nuances.Above Cox-designed facilities and plaza for November’s Asian Games in Bangkok.AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORYBligh Voller Nield are working …
Projects
SYDNEY: VOLVO GALLERY In an admired example of prestige brand marketing, Volvo Australia has opened in central Sydney a rentable exhibition/function room—the Volvo Gallery—to promote …
Hook Address
At the RAIA convention in tropical Cairns, Gold Medallist Gabriel Poole chided the profession for its neglect of key priorities in public housing. Here’s an …
Urbanity
St Kilda’s historic but grungy Esplanade Hotel fronts a key waterfront corner site which developers are targeting for a tower. Davina Jackson explains the ideas …