Architecture Australia, May 2021
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Celebrating Donald Watson: The 2021 Australian Institute of Architects’ Gold Medallist
Projects
An 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.
Parametric pursuit: Stokes 14
In an inner-city Sydney suburb of urban renewal, Smart Design Studio has made the most of the opportunity to re-imagine its own workspace, experimenting with materials and geometries to create a beautiful place in which to work and live.
Many stories: WA Museum Boola Bardip
Through careful sculpting of new program into an uncoordinated existing context, collaborating architects Hassell and OMA have delivered a civic precinct that is uniquely Western Australian.
An architectural pas de deux: Australia 108
Standing in dialogue with Fender Katsalidis’s earlier tower, Eureka, a new tall tower attempts to walk the sensitive line between public engagement, community development and private residence.
A storied site: Marrickville Library
Decades of advocacy, negotiation and design have been required to bring the new Marrickville Library to this site, where an original hospital building has been reused, preserving memories while promising hospitality, egalitarianism and adaptability.
More articles
The world of alternative architecture
In Architects After Architecture, David Neustein found stories of people who have expanded the definition of a career in architecture, affirming the profession’s ongoing relevance across many facets of human enterprise.
Indigenizing practice: Documenting Indigenous projects for publication
When documenting Indigenous projects, especially for media publication, it is vital that we articulate the processes, relationships and outcomes in a way that centralizes Indigenous voices.
Diversity as a disruptor in construction
Emma Williamson talks to Danna Walker and Andy Fergus about the role that architecture has played in each of their lives and how it can prompt the sector to think in a different way to achieve greater social impact.
2021 National Prizes: Gold Medal
The 2021 recipient of the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal, is Donald (Don) Robert Watson.
2021 National Prizes: National President’s Prize
Andrew Mackenzie is awarded this prize for this 30-year career as an exemplary architectural writer, curator, editor, publisher, advisor and procurement specialist.
2021 National Prizes: Leadership in Sustainability Prize
The jury has awarded this prize jointly to two individuals who are considered inseparable in their efforts to demonstrate how sustainability can be delivered in Australia.
2021 National Prizes: BlueScope Glenn Murcutt Student Prize
Kelly Nortje is awarded this prize for her project that creates a framework of conditions for profound ecological and social change.
2021 National Prizes: Paula Whitman Leadership in Gender Equity Prize
An engaged agitator and an often provocative public speaker, Suzie Hunt’s advocacy on improving women’s welfare has advanced the cause and understanding of architecture.
2021 National Prizes: Neville Quarry Architectural Education Prize
The jury jointly awarded this prize to two academics who have each contributed a great deal to our understanding of Australian architecture.
2021 National Prize: Student Prize for the Advancement of Architecture
Alvin Zhu is awarded this prize for his online initiative that connects a global community of architecture students.