The 2013 Far North Queensland Regional Architecture Awards from the Australian Institute of Architects Queensland Chapter were announced on Friday, 24 May, at Pullman Reef Casino, Cairns. Building of the Year went to the Cairns Foreshore Development – a fusion of playground, sculpture, outdoor shelters and amenities, that reuse the existing hardwood timber from the site, while House of the Year went to Glass House – a sampling of the modernist ideals of Phillip Johnson’s icon, reworked into a living space for the tropics. All winning projects will now progress to the Queensland Architecture Awards, to be announced in Brisbane on 21 June.
On the jury were: Dr Shaneen Fantin (People Oriented Design), Andrew Lane (Indij Architectural & Interior Design), Kier Shorey (ABC Far North Queensland), Mark Damant (Woods Bagot), Liam Proberts (bureau^proberts), Eloise Atkinson (Deicke Richards Architects) and Paul Curran (PUSH Architects).
Eddie Oribin Award for Building of the Year
Cairns Foreshore Redevelopment – CA Architects & Cox Rayner Architects in association with O’Neill Architecture
Cairns Foreshore Redevelopment by CA Architects & Cox Rayner Architects in association with O’Neill Architecture. Image:
Robert Gesink
Far North Queensland House of the Year
Glass House by Charles Wright Architects.
Image: Patrick Bingham-Hall
Glass House – Charles Wright Architects
Regional Commendations
Commercial Architecture
JCU Central Energy Plant – Clarke and Prince
Mt Sheridan Plaza Cairns – Reddog Architects
Retail Store and Offices Lockhart River – Kevin O’Brien Architects in association with Project Services
Undara Experience – EdgeArchitecture
Heritage Architecture
Cairns Foreshore Redevelopment – CA Architects & Cox Rayner Architects in association with O’Neill Architecture
Residential Architecture – Houses
Glass House – Charles Wright Architects
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
Charles Street Residences – Studio Mango
Small Project Architecture
Curator’s Office, Tanks Arts Centre – Total Project Group Architects
Re-Newell – Charles Wright Architects
