Marcus White.
Winner: Marcus White
Jury Citation
The jury was overwhelmed by the breadth of experience and dedication to the profession that this entrant exhibited. Dr Marcus White is an architect, urban designer, director of his own practice, university scholar, teacher at RMIT and the University of Melbourne, and a research fellow at RMIT SIAL.
His architectural work has been extensively published and exhibited throughout Victoria, and he has an impressive list of awards and research grants against his name. A point of difference identified by the jury was White’s demonstration of excellence in practice, research and education - with equally outstanding achievements in each.
White is active in Australian Institute of Architects forums, a leader of the profession and, perhaps most importantly for this prize, he is a model professional whose achievements are a worthy aspiration for emerging architects and students.
It is with great pleasure and no hesitation that the jury recognizes White as the inaugural recipient of the National Emerging Architects Prize. Anthony Balsamo
Jury - Karl Fender (chair), Anthony Balsamo, Lindsay Orford.
