A “quintessential” Queensland building has taken the highest honour in the Australian Institute of Architects state chapter awards.
Cairns Performing Arts Centre by CA Architects and Cox Architecture was awarded the Queensland Architecture Medallion for its celebration of its tropical location and the cultural diversity of the region.
“CPAC is undeniably a building that responds to its site, its city and its wet tropical environment, reflecting the colours, filtered light, lush vegetation and lifestyle of the tropics” said jury chair Eloise Atkinson.
Across the awards more than 40 projects across 13 categories have been recognized. “We have seen a particularly strong year in education,” Atkinson said. “Public buildings have also been impressive particularly in the regions, and as always in Queensland, residential projects - both ‘new’ and ‘alterations and additions’ - have been large categories and of a very high standard. We have seen the integration of landscape in all building types from the north to south and way out west.”
Cairns Performing Arts Centre also received the FDG Stanley Award for Public Architecture. In the educational architecture category, Brisbane’s first vertical school, Fortitude Valley State Secondary College by Cox Architecture received the Jennifer Taylor Award.
All winners awards and named awards will progress to the National Architecture Awards to be announced in November.
Queensland Architecture Medallion
Cairns Performing Arts Centre – CA Architects and Cox Architecture in collaboration
Public Architecture
The FDG Stanley Award
Cairns Performing Arts Centre – CA Architects and Cox Architecture in collaboration
Award
Waltzing Matilda Centre – Cox Architecture
Commendation
Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) – Hassell
Residential Architecture — Houses (New)
The Robin Dods Award
Riverbank House – Wilson Architects
Riverbank House by Wilson Architects.
Image: Alex Chomicz
Awards
Long Road House – James Russell Architect
Mt Coot-tha House – Nielsen Jenkins
Commendations
Baker Boys Beach House – Refresh Design
Las Palmas – Tim Ditchfield Architects
Twin Houses – John Ellway
Residential Architecture — Houses (Alterations and Additions)
The Elina Mottram Award
Beck Street – Lineburg Wang
Beck Street by Lineburg Wang.
Image: Christopher Frederick Jones
Award
Clayfield Fern House – Paul Butterworth Architect
Commendations
Poinciana House – Nielsen Jenkins
The Terrace – Shaun Lockyer Architects
Residential Architecture — Houses (Multiple Housing)
The Job and Froud Award
Alondra Residences – BVN
Alondra Residences by BVN.
Image: Christopher Frederick Jones
Commendations
Cornwall Street Affordable Housing – Ko and Co Architecture
Door42 – Push Architects
Educational Architecture
The Jennifer Taylor Award
Fortitude Valley State Secondary College – Cox Architecture
Fortitude Valley State Secondary College by Cox Architecture.
Image: Christopher Frederick Jones
Awards
Brisbane Girls Grammar School Science Learning Centre – M3 Architecture
JCU Ideas Lab – Wilson Architects with Clarke and Prince
St Rita’s College Trinity Centre – M3 Architecture
Commendations
Indooroopilly State High School 6FC Building – Hayball
Kurrajong - Centre for Senior Learning, The Springfield Anglican College – Fulton Trotter Architects
Mary Rice Early learning Centre – M3 Architecture
St Patrick’s College East Precinct – M3 Architecture
Commercial Architecture
The Beatrice Hutton Award
12 Creek Street, The Annex – BVN
12 Creek Street, The Annex by BVN.
Image: Christopher Frederick Jones
Award
Land 121 Facilities Project, Lavarack Barracks – BVN
Commendation
111 Campbell Street – Sims White Architects
Interior Architecture
The GHM Addison Award
Mary Rice Early learning Centre – M3 Architecture
Mary Rice Early learning Centre by M3 Architecture.
Image: Christopher Frederick Jones
Award
Transurban – Cox Architecture
Heritage Architecture
Commendation
Chambers House – Shaun Lockyer Architects
Small Project Architecture
The Hayes and Scott Award
James Cook University Central Plaza – Cox Architecture and Counterpoint Architecture in association
James Cook University Central Plaza by Cox Architecture and Counterpoint Architecture in association.
Image: Cox Architecture
Award
Doggett St Showroom – Cavill Architects
Commendation
Ulster Lane – Cameron and Co Architecture
Urban Design
The Karl Langer Award
QUT Campus to Country – BVN
QUT Campus to Country by BVN.
Image: Nikolas Strugar
Sustainable Architecture
The Harry Marks Award
JCU Ideas Lab – Wilson Architects with Clarke and Prince
JCU Ideas Lab by Wilson Architects with Clarke and Prince.
Image: Andrew Watson
Commendations
Big Small House – POD (People Orientated Design)
ModWest, The University of Queensland – Drummond Architecture
Enduring Architecture
Church Street Public Housing – Parish O’Neill, Bligh Voller and Cox Rayner
Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture
Land 121 Facilities Project, Lavarack Barracks – BVN
Commendation
ModWest, The University of Queensland – Drummond Architecture
Chapter Prizes
Art and Architecture Prize
James Cook University Central Plaza – Cox Architecture and Counterpoint Architecture in association
Emerging Architect Prize
Tamarind Taylor, Conrad Gargett
