Shortlist announced for 2016 NSW Architecture Awards

79 projects have been shortlisted for this year’s NSW Architecture Awards.

The shortlist comes from a field of more than 170 entries, reviewed by a team of 19 jurors through an extensive schedule of presentations and site visits across the categories of Public Architecture, Educational Architecture, Urban Design, Commercial Architecture, Interior Architecture, Residential Architecture – Houses (New), Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations & Additions), Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing, Heritage (Conservation and Creative Adaptation), Small Project Architecture and Sustainable Architecture (see below for the full list of shortlisted projects).

The winners of each of these categories will be announced at the 2016 NSW Architecture Awards presentation evening on 1 July along with the COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture which, like the award for Sustainable Architecture, is selected from across the entire field of entries.

A host of other prizes will also be announced on the night including the Blacket Prize for regional architecture, the NSW President’s Prize, the NSW Premier’s Prize and the City of Sydney Lord Mayor’s Prize.

Prizes for outstanding individual contributions to the profession and the state’s architecture will also be awarded including the Emerging Architect Prize, the Marion Mahony Griffin Prize (recognising the significant contribution of a woman in architecture), the Adrian Ashton Prize for Writing and Criticism and the David Lindner Prize (a research prize for graduate and emerging architects).

The Institute’s NSW Chapter President said: “This year’s shortlist has once again demonstrated what design excellence in architecture and the built environment is and what it means. There has never been a better time for NSW Architects to shine a bright light on the importance of design in good city and place making across NSW.”

“Quality, design-led processes provide the best value result for a project and achieve a high level of economic, social, cultural and environmental outcomes. The projects highlighted in this year’s shortlist demonstrate excellence across all four of these key characteristics and embody the true meaning of “value” in an architectural project.”

The 2016 NSW Architecture Awards will be announced on Friday 1 July at Australian Technology Park in Eveleigh, Sydney. Tickets for the presentation night are on sale and can be purchased online at here. Winners of 2016 NSW Named Awards and Architecture Awards will progress to the National Architecture Awards to be announced in November 2016.

2016 NSW Architecture Awards Shortlisted Projects

Please note: 79 projects have been shortlisted for this year’s NSW Architecture Awards. A number of these projects have been shortlisted in multiple award categories as listed below.

Public Architecture

(12 Projects)

Australian Army Museum of Military Engineering – BVN and Conrad Gargett in Association

Australian Museum Crystal Hall – Neeson Murcutt Architects Pty Ltd / Joseph Grech Architects

Kempsey Crescent Head Surf Life Saving Club – Neeson Murcutt Architects Pty Ltd

Marks Park Amenities – Sam Crawford Architects

Netball Central – Scott Carver

Newcastle Courthouse – Cox Richardson Architects

Overseas Passenger Terminal Upgrade – JPW

Paling Court Residential Aged Care Facility – Jackson Teece

South East Regional Hospital – BVN

St Andrews House – Candalepas Associates

The Waterfront Pavilion, Australian National Museum – francis-jones morehen thorp

Watt Space Gallery – Andrew Donaldson Architecture and Design

Educational Architecture

(9 Projects)

Abbotsleigh Multi-purpose Assembly and Sports Hall and Sports Field – AJ+C

Faculty of Engineering + Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney – Denton Corker Marshall

Northern Beaches Christian School – WMK Architecture

Our Lady of the Assumption Primary School Stage 1 – BVN

St Columba’s Catholic Primary School – Neeson Murcutt Architects Pty Ltd

Sydney Nanoscience Hub – Architectus

UNSW Materials Science & Engineering Building – Grimshaw

UNSW, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering – Bates Smart

Wallace Wurth – Lahznimmo Architects in association with Wilson Architects

Urban Design

(6 Projects)

5 Martin Place – JPW & TKD architects in collaboration

Australian Museum Crystal Hall – Neeson Murcutt Architects Pty Ltd / Joseph Grech Architects

City of Sydney Public Domain Furniture – Tzannes

Harbour Mill Apartments – Grimshaw

Lennox Bridge Portals – Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects

Liberty Place – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp

Public Architecture, Educational Architecture and Urban Design Jury

Ben Hewett – Office of the Government Architect (Jury Chair)

Tarsha Finney – University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Matthew Pullinger – HASSELL

Commercial Architecture

(8 Projects)

5 Martin Place – JPW & TKD architects in collaboration

70 Castlereagh Street, Sydney – Bates Smart

AHL Headquarters – 478 George Street – Candalepas Associates

ANSTO Electron Microscopy Facility (B90) – Jacobs

Gateway Commercial Development – CKDS Architecture

Liberty Place – francis-jones morehen thorp

Novartis building – HDR | Rice Daubney

The Old Clare Hotel – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer

Interior Architecture

(9 Projects)

ANZ Tower Foyer – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp

Apartment. Finger Wharf – Architect Prineas

Architectus MLC Studio – Architectus

Bennelong – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer

Faculty of Engineering + Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney – Denton Corker Marshall

Minter Ellison – BVN

Paramount by The Office Space – Woods Bagot

Tivoli Terrace – Chris Bosse, LAVA Laboratory for Visionary Architecture

UTS Tower – Lahznimmo Architects

Commercial and Interior Architecture Jury

Olivia Hyde – Office of the Government Architect (Jury Chair)

Ramin Jahromi – Cox Architecture

Stephanie Little – Chenchow Little

Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations & Additions)

(9 Projects)

Breeze Block House – Architect Prineas

Darlinghurst Rooftop – CO-AP (Architects)

Double Life House – Breathe Architecture

Folded House – MCK Architects

Llewellyn House – studioplusthree

Queen Street Residence – Christina Markham and Rita Qasabian (formally Studio Internationale Pty Ltd)

Spiegel Haus – Carterwilliamson Architects

Unfurled House – Christopher Polly Architect

W House – MCK Architects

Residential Architecture – Houses (New)

(10 Projects)

Clareville House – Terroir

Crackenback Stables – Casey Brown Architecture

Deepwater – Tobias Partners

House Acute – MCK Architects

Indigo Slam – Smart Design Studio

Marrickville Courtyard House – David Boyle Architect

Noble Hughes Residence – David Boyle Architect

Ocean Shores House – A-CH (Atelier Chen Hung)

The Farm – Fergus Scott Architects

Upsilon – MCK Architects

Residential Architecture – Houses (New and Alterations & Additions) Jury

Chris Major – Welsh + Major Architects (Jury Chair)

Polly Harbison – Polly Harbison Design

Andrew Benn – Benn + Penna Architecture

Penny Craswell – The Design Writer

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing

(13 Projects)

“The Anchorage”, 65 Cowper Wharf Roadway, Woolloomooloo – Eeles Trelease Pty Ltd Architects

10 Wylde Street – SJB

3 Houses Marrickville – David Boyle Architect

Arc – Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects and McGregor Westlake Architecture – Architects in Association

Australia Towers – Bates Smart

Bourke St Woolloomooloo – McGregor Westlake Architecture

Dunstan Grove – Architectus

Erko – SJB in association with Tribe and Architect Prineas

GEORGE & ALLEN – TURNER

Harbour Mill Apartments – Grimshaw

Nº 17 Danks – SJB

North Eveleigh Affordable Housing – Architectus

Sydney 385 – Smart Design Studio

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing Jury

Jesse McNicoll – City of Sydney (Jury Chair)

Annabel Lahz – lahznimmo architects

Ben Green – Tzannes Associates

Peter Salhani – freelance journalist

Small Project Architecture

(7 Projects)

Escu House – Bijl Architecture

Garden Gallery – panovscott Architects

Marks Park Amenities – Sam Crawford Architects

McMahons Point House – Carterwilliamson Architects

Mini Griffin Theatre – Design King Company

Warships Exhibition – studioplusthree

Watt Space Gallery – Andrew Donaldson Architecture and Design

Heritage (Conservation and Creative Adaptation)

(7 Projects)

155 Clarence Street, Sydney – Bates Smart

5 Martin Place – JPW & TKD architects in collaboration

House. Elysium – Architect Prineas

Lennox Bridge Portals – Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects

Primus Hotel – Woods Bagot & GBA Heritage

Surry Hills Apartment – Josephine Hurley Architecture

The Old Clare Hotel – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer

Small Project Architecture and Heritage (Conservation and Creative Adaptation) Jury

David Stevenson – Lacoste + Stevenson Architects (Jury Chair)

Susan O’Neill – NSW Land and Environment Court

Felicity Stewart – Stewart Hollenstein

Sustainable Architecture

(8 Projects)

70 Castlereagh Street, Sydney – Bates Smart

Abbotsleigh Multi-purpose Assembly and Sports Hall and Sports Field – AJ+C

ANSTO Electron Microscopy Facility (B90) – Jacobs

Liberty Place – francis-jones morehen thorp

Marks Park Amenities – Sam Crawford Architects

Netball Central – Scott Carver

Northern Beaches Christian School – WMK Architecture

Ocean Shores House – A-CH (Atelier Chen Hung)

Sustainable Architecture Jury

Alistair Coulstock – Cundall (Sustainability Expert Advisor)

Ben Hewett – Office of the Government Architect

Chris Major – Welsh + Major Architects

David Stevenson – Lacoste + Stevenson Architects

Jesse McNicoll – City of Sydney

Olivia Hyde – Office of the Government Architect

COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture

(4 Projects)

5 Martin Place – JPW & TKD architects in collaboration

Australian Museum Crystal Hall – Neeson Murcutt Architects Pty Ltd / Joseph Grech Architects

Crackenback Stables Casey Brown Architecture

Queen Street Residence – Christina Markham and Rita Qasabian (formally Studio Internationale Pty Ltd)

COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture Jury

Ben Hewett – Office of the Government Architect

Chris Major – Welsh + Major Architects

David Stevenson – Lacoste + Stevenson Architects

Jesse McNicoll – City of Sydney

Olivia Hyde – Office of the Government Architect

*With specialist technical advice from BlueScope