Tasmanian Architecture Awards Launceston exhibition opening

The Tasmanian Chapter President, Craig Rosevear, will officially open the 2021 Tasmanian Architecture Awards Launceston Exhibition on Friday, June 4 at Brickworks Design Centre.

The exhibition displays the 21 projects entered in the 2021 awards program. The projects are entered across ten categories and constitute a total of 27 individual entries that showcase the range of diverse and exemplary new architecture produced across the state. Many of these projects are located within and around the north and north-west of the state.

These include the Floating Sauna Derby by Licht Architecture, the pair of tiny pavilions that sit on the edge of the lake in the mountain biking mecca of Derby; Stoney Rise Wine by Cumulus Studio, a uniquely designed winery on the banks of the Tamar River; and the new Cradle Mountain Visitor Centre, also by Cumulus Studio, at the gateway to the entry of the national park.

Tasmanian Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects, Jennifer Nichols, says, ‘The exhibition of the entries in this year’s awards provides the public with the opportunity to learn about the contribution that architects have made to the state and highlight how these projects and the people behind them are shaping the cities and towns that we live in.

‘Alongside the exhibition, we have launched the annual People’s Choice where the public can vote for their favourite architecture project and go in the draw to win prizes.’

The award recipients in each category – along with a number of other awards including the Award for Enduring Architecture, which considers buildings of merit that are over 25 years old; the SWT Blythe Student Prize for projects completed by students from the University of Tasmania; the Tasmanian Emerging Architect Prize which is awarded to an up-and-coming architect; the President’s Prize which is presented to a person who has shown considerable commitment to the profession; and the inaugural Tasmanian Architecture Medal, supported by the City of Hobart, that will be presented this year for the first time and considers projects across all categories and is considered the best-of-the-best for the year – will be announced at an awards presentation evening on June 5, to be held for the first time in Launceston, and streamed live on the Australian Institute of Architect’s YouTube channel from 7 pm. Look out for all the winners in the lift-out in the Sunday Tasmanian on June 6.

The exhibition will be on show at Brickworks Design Studio until Friday 25 June. All Tasmanians are invited to take a look at the breadth of new architecture being produced in the state and vote for their favourite project in the People’s Choice either at the exhibition, or online at https://www.architecture.com.au/awards/2021-awards/entrant-gallery-tasmanian-chapter-2021.

EXHIBITION LAUNCH DETAILS:

VENUE: Brickworks Design Centre, 81 Brisbane Street, Launceston

DATE: Friday 4 June, 2021

TIME: 5.30 pm – 7:00 pm

COST: Free, but register at members.architecture.com.au

Food and beverages available.