Australian Projects Shortlisted for the 2018 World Architecture Awards
The shortlist for the 2018 World Architecture Festival has been announced, with Australian projects featuring across 18 of the 20 completed buildings categories.
The shortlist has been whittled down from more than 1,000 submissions, with the selected projects invited to present their submissions at the World Architecture Festival in Amsterdam from 28 to 30 November.
Australian projects among this year's shortlist include John Wardle's Learning and Teaching Building at Monash, BVN's Australian Embassy Bangkok, OMA's 2017 MPavilion and Kerstin Thompson Architect's transformation of police stables into an art studio.
See below for a selection of shortlisted Australian projects.
Related: Four Australian Projects Recognised at the World Architecture Festival 2017
Civic and Community
CHROFI with McGregor Coxall - Maitland Riverlink, Maitland, Australia
Tanner Kibble Denton Architects - Warrumbungle National Park Visitor Centre, Warrumbungle, Australia
BVN - Australian Embassy Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
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Projects that meet the criteria for the civic and community completed buildings category include ambulance and fire stations, cemeteries, consulates and embassies, government buildings, prisons and police stations and town halls.
The Australian projects shortlisted are: CHROFI with McGregor Coxall for Maitland Riverlink; Tanner Kibble Denton Architects for Warrumbungle National Park Visitor Centre and BVN's Australian Embassy in Bangkok.
Culture
Conrad Gargett - The Piano Mill, Stanthorpe, Australia
Office for Metropolitan Architecture - MPavilion, Melbourne, Australia
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Projects that meet the standards for the culture and completed buildings category include cinemas, concert halls, galleries, theatres, libraries and museums.
Two Australian projects are shortlisted for the Culture and Completed Buildings category: OMA's 2017 MPavilion and Conrad Gargett's The Piano Mill.
Health
Silver Thomas Hanley with Bates Smart - Bendigo Hospital, Bendigo, Australia
HDR inc. and Architectus Brisbane - Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Birtinya, Australia
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Australian projects shortlisted for the health category include Architectus and HDR's Sunshine Coast University Hospital and Bendigo Hospital by Silver Thomas Hanley with Bates Smart.
Higher Education and Research
Architectus - Macquarie University Incubator, Macquarie Park, Australia
John Wardle Architect - Learning and Teaching Building, Clayton, Australia
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Australian projects shortlisted for the higher education and research facilities category are Architectus' Macquarie University Incubator and John Wardle Architect's Learning and Teaching Building at Monash University's Clayton campus.
Hotel and Leisure
Taylor and Hinds Architects - krakani lumi, Wukalina, Australia
Liminal Architecture - Freycinet Lodge Coastal Pavilions, Coles Bay, Australia
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Australian projects shortlisted for the hotel and leisure category include Freycinet Lodge by Liminal Architecture and Krakani Lumi by Taylor and Hinds Architects.
House
Cavill Architects - Gibbon St, Brisbane, Australia
Austin Maynard Architects - King Bill, Melbourne, Australia
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There are multiple house categories, with the first category incorporating conversions, and large, medium and small private houses.
Australian projects shortlisted are Cavill Architects for Gibbon Street, Austin Maynard Architects for King Bill, John Wardle Architect's Boneo Country House and Bureau Proberts' Bardon House.
Housing (Small Scale)
Woods Bagot - Elwood House, Melbourne, Australia
Woods Bagot - Short Lane, Sydney, Australia
DKO Architecture - Peel Street, Collingwood, Australia
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The second housing category focuses on small scale, mixed-housing complexes, and private and public housing buildings.
The Australian projects that made the 2018 shortlist: Woods Bagot's Elwood House (Melbourne) and Short Lane (Sydney) and DKO Architecture for Peel Street in Collingwood.
Housing (Large Scale)
McBride Charles Ryan - Banksia, New Quay, Melbourne, Australia
BKA architecture - Watsons Grove, Sydney, Australia
Allen Jack+Cottier - Urbanest Darling Square Building 1, Sydney, Australia
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Old and New
Kerstin Thompson Architects - Victorian College of the Arts School of Art Former Mounted Police Stables, Melbourne, Australia.
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Projects that meet the criteria in the old and new completed buildings category include creative re-use and public space and urban design.
Kerstin Thompson Architects' Victorian College of the Arts was shortlisted. The building previously housed mounted police stables.
Office
BVN - Synergy, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia
Tzannes - International House Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Australian projects shortlisted for the office category include Tzannes' International House, Sydney and BVN's Synergy, CSIRO.
Religion
Lippmann Partnership - Emanuel Synagogue, Sydney, Australia
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The Australian project which made the 2018 shortlist was the Emanuel Synagogue in Sydney by Lippmann Partnership.
School
BVN - Artemis Centre, Melbourne Girls Grammar School - South Yarra, Australia
Hayball South Melbourne - Primary School - Melbourne, Australia
iredale pedersen hook architects - Highgate Primary School New Teaching Spaces - Perth, Australia
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Australian projects shortlisted for the school category include Hayball's south Melbourne primary school, BVN's Artemis Centre and Iredale Pedersen Hook architect's Highgate Primary School.
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Shopping
NH Architecture - Barossa Co-op - Nuriootpa, Australia
Urbis Westfield Chermside - Outdoor Dining and Leisure Precinct - Brisbane, Australia
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Australian projects shortlisted are Urbis' Westfield Chermside's outdoor dining and leisure precinct in Brisbane and NH Architecture's Barossa Co-op.
Sport
HASSELL - Optus Stadium, Perth, Australia
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The Australian Project which was shortlisted for the sport is Hassell Optus Stadium in Perth, Australia.
Transport
John Wardle Architects with NADAAA and Oculus - Tanderrum Bridge, Melbourne, Australia
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John Wardle Architects with NADAAA and Oculus were shortlisted in the transport category for their project Tanderrum Bridge in Melbourne.
Villa
CHROFI - Lune de Sang Pavilion, Federal, Australia
Allen Jack+Cottier - Kiama House, Kiama, Australia
Bild Architecture - Panopticon House, Cape Otway, Australia
iredale pedersen hook architects - Glen Forrest House + Church, Perth, Australia
John Wardle Architects - Captain Kelly's Cottage, Bruny Island, Australia
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Projects that can be entered into the villa completed buildings category include country houses, chateaus, and castles.
The Australian projects that have been shortlisted for 2018 are John Wardle Architects' Captain Kelly's Cottage, CHROFI for its Lune de Sang Pavilion, Allen Jack+Cottier's Kiama House and Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects' Glen Forrest House and Church.
Landscape Rural and Urban
TERROIR - Koondrook Wharf, Koondrook, Australia
HASSELL - Optus Stadium and Stadium Park, Perth, Australia
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The rural landscapes and urban landscapes category includes built projects in a rural or urban landscape context.
Australian shortlisted projects include Hassell's Optus Stadium and Stadium Park and Hassell's Darling Harbour Public Realm.
