The Tasmanian Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects has revealed its top 2017 projects.
The best of Tasmania's architecture was on display last week, when the 2017 Tasmanian Architecutre Awards were announced.
The winners were notable for the number of new architects in the field, with Room11 winning several prizes, including the residential and commercial architecture awards, and the Barry McNeill award for sustainable architecture.
In the 2017 competition, there were 30 entries in eight categories.
Winners will now go into the National Architecture Awards, the winners of which will be announced in November.
Commercial Architecture
The Colin Philp Award
Colin Philp worked in Tasmania during the 1930s, and designed some of the first modern architecture in the state.
Educational Architecture
The Sydney Blythe Award for Education Architecture
Blythe was an architect and town planner for Tasmania's Public Works Department in the 1920s, 30s and 40s. He worked on schools, colleges, hospitals, railway stations, and law courts.
Image: 2017 Sydney Blythe Award, Lady Gowrie Integrated Centre for Children & Families, Cumulus Studio.
Heritage Architecture
The Roy Sharrington Smith Award
Roy Sharrington Smith's career spanned the Arts and Crafts, Art Deco and Modernist eras. He was an early advocate for heritage conservation in Tasmania, and was instrumental in forming the Royal Australian Institute of Architects and the National Trust of Australia.
Image: Heritage Architecture, 2017 Roy Sharrington Smith Award, Captain Kelly's Cottage, John Wardle Architects.
Interior Architecture
The Alexander North Award
Alexander North was a renowned church architect, and brought together the Gothic and Arts and Crafts styles in Tasmania, and was a pioneer of concrete architecture. He was instrumental in forming the Tasmanian Association of Architects in 1905 – the precursor to today’s Institute of Architects.
Image: Interior Architecture, The Alexander North Award, Captain Kelly's Cottage, John Wardle Architects.
Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)
The Edith Emery Award
Edith Emery was a doctor before fleeing the Nazi regime. She eventually settled in Tasmania after World War II. Her medical degree wasn’t recognised in Australia, so she studied architecture for six and a half years, mainly at night, while raising her family. She described architecture as an ‘exciting mixture of the creative and the practical, of imagination and science’.
Image: Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions), The Edith Emery Award, 2017 Edith Emery Award, Longview Ave Garden Room, Taylor & Hinds.
Image: Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions), The Edith Emery Award, 2017 Commendation: The Minallo Residence, JAWSARCHITECTS.
Residential Architecture – Houses (New)
The Esmond Dorney Award
Esmond Dorney began practising architecture in Melbourne in the 1930s, where he worked with Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony. He moved to Hobart in 1949, where he explored space, light and the use of economical materials, often in curved forms.
Image: Residential Architecture – Houses (New), 2017 Award: D'Entrecasteaux House, Room11.
Small Project Architecture
The Peter Willmott Award
Wilmott studied at Hobart Technical College between 1964 and 1973, and throughout his career revelled in a minimalist approach that often extended to a project’s size and budget.
Sustainable Architecture
The Barry McNeill Award for Sustainable Architecture
McNeill was the director of the Department of Environmental Design from 1969, and was a formative influence in the teaching of architecture in Tasmania. He was a staunch advocate for embedding sustainability in architecture.
COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture
This award is conferred by the awards' corporate partner Bluescope, and recognises innovative use of steel in architecture.
Additional Prizes
Image: Henry Hunter Triennial Prize for Heritage Architecture, #thebarntas.
Read more about The 2017 Tasmanian Architecture Awards.
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