NSW Architecture Awards 2020: Winners
The winners of the 2020 New South Wales Architecture Awards has been announced, with a theme of collaborations recognised across a number of projects.
Across 13 categories, 41 awards were given including named awards, architecture awards and commendations from 122 shortlisted projects.
Due to the continued Covid-19 related restrictions, the winners were announced via YouTube by the NSW Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects on Friday 3 July.
The NSW Architecture Medallion, honouring an exemplary project across all awards categories, was taken out by Durbach Block Jaggers with John Wardle Architects for their Chippendale-based gallery and performance space, Phoenix Central Park.
NSW Architecture Awards chair Peter Poulet said the project showcased the best of collaborative outcomes and is also recognised for its strong use of material and form.
“Having been given an open invitation to design something exceptional, the architects have joined forces to seamlessly intersect design with the visual and performing arts,” Poulet said.
“The single yet multifaceted and dynamic project creates an immersive experience for those inside while being a striking architectural marker on the outside.”
Jurors were also quick to highlight Verve Residences, a multi-residential Newcastle development by CKDS Architecture with Hill Thalis Architecture and Urban Projects.
The project was awarded the Aaron Bolot Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing, as well as the Blacket Prize for design excellence in a regional context.
A new category was also added to the 2020 program, the People’s Choice Awards For Life in 2020, created by the NSW Chapter in response to the ways Covid-19 has altered our relationship to housing, workplaces and the public domain.
The new category marked the first time the public was able to have its say in the state awards.
Commercial Architecture
SIR ARTHUR G. STEPHENSON AWARD
Phoenix Central Park | Durbach Block Jaggers with John Wardle Architects
AWARDS
Bankwest Stadium | Populous
Daramu House | Tzannes
COMMENDATIONS
44A Foveaux Street | Hill Thalis Architecture and Urban Projects
Sixty Martin Place | Hassell
Educational Architecture
WILLIAM E KEMP AWARD
MLC School Senior Centre | BVN
AWARDS
Electrical Engineering Building | Hassell
University of New South Wales Sir John Clancy Auditorium | lahznimmo architects
COMMENDATIONS
Bethlehem College Ashfield | Neeson Murcutt+ Neille
Meriden School – Lingwood Campus | Allen Jack+Cottier
Heritage
GREENWAY AWARD
The Signal Box Restaurant | Derive Design
AWARDS
Level 5 Ballarat House | Hill Thalis Architecture and Urban Projects
COMMENDATIONS
Emanuel Synagogue | Lippmann Partnership
Wellington Street | SJB
Interior Architecture
JOHN VERGE AWARD
Phoenix Central Park | Durbach Block Jaggers with John Wardle Architects
AWARDS
Breezeway House | David Boyle Architect
Grant Pirrie House | Virginia Kerridge Architect
Hotel Rose Bay | Richards Stanisich
COMMENDATIONS
AMP Angel Place Lobby Refurbishment | Hassell
Bismarck House | Andrew Burges Architects
CBA ‘Axle’ South Eveleigh | Woods Bagot with fjmt
Emanuel Synagogue | Lippmann Partnership
Public Architecture
SULMAN MEDAL
Anzac Memorial Centenary Extension | Johnson Pilton Walker with the Government Architect NSW
AWARDS
Marrickville Library | BVN
COMMENDATIONS
Metro North West | Hassell with Turpin Crawford Studio and McGregor Westlake Architecture
Warrumbungle National Park Visitor Centre | TKD Architects
Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)
HUGH AND EVA BUHRICH AWARD
Bismarck House | Andrew Burges Architect
AWARDS
Grant Pirrie House | Virginia Kerridge Architect
JJ house | Bokey Grant Architects
Redwood | Chenchow Little
Waterloo House | Anthony Gill Architects
COMMENDATIONS
Courtyard House | Joe Agius Architect
Exoskeleton House | Takt Studio
House RV | Plus Minus Design
Lindfield House | Polly Harbison Design
Residential Architecture – Houses (New)
WILKINSON AWARD
Glebe House | Chenchow Little
AWARDS
Basin Beach House | Peter Stutchbury Architecture
Breezeway House | David Boyle Architect
East Street | Kerstin Thompson Architects
Palm Beach Blue | Benn + Penna Architecture
COMMENDATIONS
Bendalong House | Madeleine Blanchfield Architects
One Wingadal Place | Collins and Turner with Temple and Stockwell
The Seed House | fitzpatrick+partners
Tree House | Matt Elkan Architect
Upside Down Akubra House | Alexander Symes Architect
Wallis Lake House | Matthew Woodward Architecture
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
AARON BOLOT AWARD
Verve Residences | CKDS Architecture with Hill Thalis Architecture and Urban Projects
AWARDS
537 Elizabeth Street | Woods Bagot
Boomerang Tower | Bates Smart
Studio Apartments| Hill Thalis Architecture and Urban Projects
Waterloo Apartments | Chenchow Little
COMMENDATIONS
Blackwattle Apartments | Turner
The Burcham | Allen Jack+Cottier
Small Project Architecture
ROBERT WOODWARD AWARD
Marsden Park Amenities | CHROFI
AWARDS
Lawler Residence | Andrew Donaldson Architecture and Design
Sydney Park Amenities | Aileen Sage Architects with City of Sydney
COMMENDATIONS
Summer Place | CHROFI
Wicks Park Amenities | Sam Crawford Architects
Urban Design
LLOYD REES AWARD
Metro North West | Hassell with Turpin Crawford Studio and McGregor Westlake Architecture
AWARDS
Anzac Memorial Centenary Extension | Johnson Pilton Walker with Government Architect NSW
CBD and South East Light Rail | Grimshaw with ASPECT Studios in collaboration with the City of Sydney, on behalf of Transport for NSW, supported by Randwick City Council
University of New South Wales Science and Engineering Precinct | Grimshaw
COMMENDATIONS
Sixty Martin Place | Hassell
Sustainable Architecture
MILO DUNPHY AWARD
Marrickville Library | BVN
AWARDS
Arkadia | DKO Architecture with Breathe Architecture and Oculus
Warrumbungle National Park Visitor Centre | TKD Architects
COMMENDATIONS
Axle South Eveleigh | fjmt
Daramu House | Tzannes
Welcome to the Jungle House | CplusC Architectural Workshop
Wildlife Retreat at Taronga | Cox Architecture
COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture
COLORBOND AWARD FOR STEEL ARCHITECTURE
Bankwest Stadium | Populous
COMMENDATIONS
Upside Down Akubra House | Alexander Symes Architect
Blacket Prize
BLACKET PRIZE
Verve Residences | CKDS Architecture with Hill Thalis Architecture and Urban Projects
2020 City of Sydney Lord Mayor’s Prize
LORD MAYOR'S PRIZE
CBD and South East Light Rail | Grimshaw with ASPECT Studios in collaboration with the City of Sydney, on behalf of Transport for NSW, supported by Randwick City Council
NSW Premier’s Prize
Marrickville Library | BVN
Enduring Architecture
Palm Garden House | Richard Leplastrier
Emerging Architect Prize
Matthias Hollenstein | Studio Hollenstein
NSW Architecture Medallion
Phoenix Central Park | Durbach Block Jaggers with John Wardle Architects
People's Choice Awards for Life in 2020
ISOLATION OASIS
Arkadia | DKO Architecture with Breathe Architecture and Oculus
WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER
Marrickville Library | BVN
POST ISO PARTY
Bankwest Stadium | Populous
