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St George Sailing Club by Jon Jacka Architects
Just south of central Sydney, a sailing club has been designed to serve as a valuable community facility that is practical and hospitable, with simple geometric forms that “tap social memory.”
CommercialAboriginal Housing Victoria – Affordable Housing Project by Breathe
Modest and purposeful, a medium-rise development in suburban Melbourne offers internal amenity and shows that design skill, not cost, determines the quality of a project.
ResidentialNightingale Village
Built to foster community in and around its residences, this precinct in Melbourne’s inner-north comprises six apartment buildings with diverse designs united by shared values.
ResidentialPlayful and dynamic: James Cook University Central Plaza
At JCU’s Townsville campus, a creative collective has come together to produce an academic and social hub amplified by the seamless integration of art and architecture.
Public / culturalRevisited: Vermont Park
In the1960s and ’70s, Merchant Builders used the suburbs to experiment with innovative, affordable housing models. Today, Vermont Park remains an exemplar for how we might rethink residential development.
ResidentialAn act of civic pride: Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centre
The collaborative design for a public pool and recreation centre in the Green Square precinct of Sydney’s inner-east reflects a harbour-and-headland landscape and thoughtfully caters for the diverse needs of the whole community.
Public / culturalAn empathetic act: For Our Country
At the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, an unconventional monument eschews reference to particular people or events in order to incorporate broader meanings, from the ancient past and into the future.
Public / cultural