+ 21

• Architects

  Hayball

• Location

  Caulfield VIC 3162, Australia

• Category

  Schools

• Area

  410.0 m2

• Project Year

  2014

• Photographs

  John Gollings, Dianna Snape, Henry Lam

Australian architect Corbett Lyon's expansion to the Lyon Housemuseum in Melbourne has opened. The new public galleries, located adjacent to the original museum, offer space for local and international events, as well as exhibitions and installations. After establishing the Lyon Housemuseum in 2009, Lyon and his wife have been been expanding their collection with a range of work from the likes of Patricia Piccinini, Howard Arkley and Brook Andrew.

Architects are often bound by the will of their client, reluctantly sacrificing and compromising design choices in order to suit their needs. But what happens when architects become their own clients? When architects design for themselves, they have the potential to test their ideas freely, explore without creative restriction, and create spaces which wholly define who they are, how they design, and what they stand for. From iconic architect houses like the Gehry Residence in Santa Monica to private houses that double as a public-entry museum, here are 9 fascinating examples of how architects design when they only have themselves to answer to.

+ 20

+ 21

• Architects

  BENT Architecture

• Location

  Melbourne VIC, Australia

• Category

  Sustainability & Green Design

• Area

  45.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Dianna Snape

+ 15

• Architects

  AM Architecture

• Location

  Camberwell, Australia

• Category

  Houses

• Area

  550.0 m2

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  Dianna Snape

+ 8

• Architects

  Delia Teschendorff Architecture

• Location

  Melbourne, Australia

• Category

  Houses

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Dianna Snape

+ 15

• Architects

  AM Architecture

• Location

  Camberwell, Australia

• Category

  Houses

• Lead Architect

  Andrew Mellios

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  Dianna Snape

+ 30

• Architects

  AM Architecture

• Location

  Sorrento, Australia

• Category

  Houses

• Lead Architect

  Andrew Mellios

• Area

  307.9 m2

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  Dianna Snape

+ 23

• Architects

  Croxon Ramsay

• Location

  Melbourne VIC, Australia

• Category

  Community center

• Project Directors

  Andrew Croxon, Catherine Ramsay

• Project Architect

  Nick Gamble

• Area

  4190.0 sqm

• Project Year

  2015

• Photographs

  Dianna Snape

+ 40

• Architects

  RMA

• Location

  McKimmies Rd, Bundoora VIC 3083, Australia

• Category

  Dorms

• Client

  Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)

• Area

  11000.0 sqm

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  Dianna Snape

+ 16

• Architects

  DesignInc

• Location

  Lucas VIC, Australia

• Category

  healthcare center

• Design Team

  Michelle Harris, Heidi Lee

• Project Director

  Stephen Webb

• Project Leader (Associate)

  Jane Sayers

• Architect (Associate)

  Ian Khoo

• Senior Technician

  Emer Denneny

• Interior Designer

  DesignInc

• Builder

  Nicholson Constructions

• Area

  2850.0 sqm

• Project Year

  2014

• Photographs

  Dianna Snape

+ 22

• Architects

  Conrad Gargett, Lyons

• Location

  South Bank 3, Clem Jones Promenade, Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia

• Category

  hospital

• Area

  115000.0 m2

• Project Year

  2014

• Photographs

  Dianna Snape 

The Australian Institute of Architects have announced 35 awards out of a record 51 entries for the ACT Architecture Awards. The star of the show was Tonkin Zulaikha Greer’s (TZG) National Arboretum, which after winning the 2013 Romaldo Giurgola Award for Public Architecture last year received the highest prize of the Canberra Medallion.

Other awards included an Enduring Architecture award for Enrico Taglietti's 1979 project 'Apostolic Nunciature'; and the Australian National University Australian Centre on China in the World by Munns Sly Moore in association with Mo Atelier Szeto - which won the Romaldo Giurgola Award for Public Architecture, the Art in Architecture Prize and a commendation in the INLITE Light in Architecture Prize.

Read on after the break for the full list of awards

+ 35

+ 9

• Architects

  Finnis Architects

• Location

  Brighton, Australia

• Category

  Houses

• Architecture and Interior Design

  Finnis Architects

• Builder

  Progressive Properties

• Project Year

  2010

• Photographs

  Dianna Snape