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Australian Plant Bank / BVN

June 30, 2014

Architects: BVN
Year: 2013
Manufacturers: Supawood
Professionals: 360 Degrees, Eco Logical Australia, Hansen & Yuncken, MBMpl, Morris Goding Access Consulting, +3

Australian Institute of Architects Announces 2014 NSW Awards

June 26, 2014

The Australian Institute of Architects announced its 2014 NSW Architecture Awards in a ceremony held in Sydney last night. Among the 42 Awards and 18 Commendations given out, perhaps the biggest winner was Neeson Murcutt Architects, whose Prince Alfred Park + Pool Upgrade won the Sulman Medal for Public Architecture, the Lloyd Rees Award for Urban Architecture, and was a joint winner of the City of Sydney Lord Mayor's Prize.

In awarding the scheme by Neeson Murcutt Architects, the jury noted that it was "a rare synthesis of art and landscape, urban design and architecture" making the experience "a delight in every detail."

See the full list of 69 Awards, Prizes and Commendations after the break

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Hotel Lobby and Nishi Grand Stair Interior / March Studio

June 15, 2014

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Architects: March Studio
Professionals: PointOfView, OCULUS Landscape Architecture, CBD Contracting, Co-Struct Engineering, Arup, +1

Australian Institute of Architects Announces Winner of 2014 ACT Awards

June 14, 2014

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

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Your Virtual Tour of the National Pavilions at the Venice Biennale 2014

June 05, 2014

Your virtual tour of the Venice Biennale has arrived! Check out each of the national pavilions currently on display for Rem Koolhaas' chosen theme - Absorbing Modernity, 1914-2014.

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Love Building / CHT Architects

May 21, 2014

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Architects: CHT Architects
Area: 2750 m²
Year: 2013
Manufacturers: PGH Bricks
Professionals: Element Five, Medland Metropolis, Raw Fire, Statewide Rating Service, Reddo

New Zealand Architecture Awards 2014 Winners Announced

May 09, 2014

The winners of the New Zealand Architecture Awards 2014 have been announced. The winner of the 2014 New Zealand Architecture Medal, the most prestigious award building award in New Zealand, was BVN Donovan Hill and Jasmax, for their ASB North Wharf building. Patrick Clifford was also awarded with the New Zealand Institute of Architects Gold Medal for his career as director of Architectus, with the jury commending the "understated confidence" and "urbane and assured authority" of his work.

Another 16 projects also received awards in 9 categories. Read on after the break for the full list of winners.

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Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery / Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp

April 20, 2014

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Architects: Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
Area: 4190 m²
Year: 2013
Manufacturers: Britton Timbers, Enware

Newcastle Museum / Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp

April 16, 2014

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Architects: Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
Area: 4200 m²
Year: 2011

Tyree Energy Technologies Building / FJMT

April 14, 2014

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Architects: FJMT
Area: 16850 m²
Year: 2012
Manufacturers: P4, Ultraflex

West Taihu International Business Plaza / LAB Architecture Studio + SIADR

March 19, 2014

Architects: LAB Architecture Studio, SIADR
Area: 27295 m²
Year: 2013

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PEGS Senior / McBride Charles Ryan

February 06, 2014

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Architects: McBride Charles Ryan
Area: 8000 m²
Year: 2012
Manufacturers: Fisher & Paykel
Professionals: Arup, Oculus, ARG Planning, Douglas Partners, Rider Levett Bucknall

Venice Biennale 2014: New Zealand Focuses First Entry on Pacific-Style Architecture

January 28, 2014

New Zealand has appointed Auckland architect David Mitchell to serve as creative director and lead the country’s first participation at the 2014 Venice Biennale. Bridging from Rem Koolhaas' theme, "Fundamentals", Mitchell plans to exhibit New Zealand’s tradition of pacific-style architecture and light timber construction through a series of models.

“We’re going to show off some of the most unsung architecture in the world, our Pacific architecture,” described Mitchell. “It’s an architecture made out of poles, beams and panels and not out of heaps of rocks, bricks and tiles.”