Architecture Australia, November 2021
Architecture AustraliaNovember/December 2021
2021 National Architecture Awards: Recognizing the enduring value of good design
This book which explores of Robin Boyd’s role as a cultural commentator is overdue. Paul Walker reviews and finds one of his questions remains unanswered.
We look back at the stand out news, events and issues that made headlines and shaped architecture and the built environment in 2021.
In teaching architecture students Michael Mossman instils a dynamic design process that is situated within the presence of Country, and in continual dialogue and exchange with it.
Elizabeth Farrelly loves Sydney but is afraid of the “dystopian catastrophe” it could become if its current development trajectory continues. Linda Cheng considers Farrelly’s analysis of the city and criticisms of neoliberal ideology.
In The New Curator, Fleur Watson argues, through case studies and conversations, that the curation of architecture and design is a specialized activity with great performative potential. Susan Holden explores the book.
The past two years have been a rollercoaster ride for students, who have had to jump between on-campus and online learning – and back – overnight.
This awarded projects in 2021 represent the complexity, intelligence and beauty of which Australian architecture is capable.
Monash Woodside Building for Technology and Design by Grimshaw in collaboration with Monash University
Australian Museum Project Discover by Cox Architecture with Neeson Murcutt and Neille
Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centre by Andrew Burges Architects and Grimshaw with TCL in collaboration with the City of Sydney
Geelong College Junior School by John Wardle Architects
Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School Music House by McBride Charles Ryan
Barker College Rosewood Centre by Neeson Murcutt and Neille
Land 121 Facilities Project, Lavarack Barracks by BVN
Wangaratta Street by MA Architects
Smart Design Studio by Smart Design Studio
Divided House by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
Smart Design Studio by Smart Design Studio
Night Sky by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
Bunkeren by James Stockwell Architect
Pearl Beach House by Polly Harbison Design
Beaconsfield House by Simon Pendal Architect
Beck Street by Lineburg Wang
The Hat Factory by Welsh and Major Architects
The Lothian by Kennedy Nolan
Monash Woodside Building for Technology and Design by Grimshaw in collaboration with Monash University
Smart Design Studio by Smart Design Studio
Bendigo Former Mining Exchange by Williams Boag Architects
Australian Museum Project Discover by Cox Architecture with Neeson Murcutt and Neille
Sub Base Platypus by Lahznimmo Architects and Aspect Studios
QUT Campus to Country by BVN
One and Only Desaru Coast, Malaysia by Kerry Hill Architects
Floating Sauna Derby by Licht Architecture
Jackalope Pavilion by March Studio
Plastic Palace by Raffaello Rosselli Architect
Land 121 Facilities Project, Lavarack Barracks by BVN
Olympic Swimming Pool by Kevin Borland, John and Phyllis Murphy and Peter McIntyre, with engineer Bill Irwin
Dino Vrynios