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The eagerly anticipated 2015 Victorian Architecture Awards have been revealed by the Australian Institute of Architects and a staggering 34 prizes handed out in what was a massive year for architecture in the state.

Victorian Chapter President Peter Malatt was on hand to announce the winners of the 12 category prizes, representing a range of architecture from residential to public design, at the gala event on 26 June.

 “The Victorian Chapter is thrilled by the quality of entrants in the 2015 Victorian Architecture Awards,” Malatt said.

“The winning practices have showcased beautiful, user-centric and sustainable design worth recognising not just for the aesthetic, but also for the vital role they play in our State’s wellbeing and development.”

The big winners from the 2015 program are ARM Architecture and Jackson Clements Burrows Architects who won several prizes across several major categories including Heritage, Public Architecture, Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing, Urban Design and Small Project Architecture.

ARM took the most prestigious prize, the Victorian Architecture Medal, for their work on the Shrine of Remembrance – Galleries of Remembrance. Amy Muir, Chair of Juries describing it as a “robust and sympathetic in its approach to detailing and built execution, the Stage Two addition provides an exemplar, quality architectural intervention which received unanimous support as the winner of the 2015 Victorian Architectural Medal.”

Named Award and Architecture Award winners go on to compete for National Architecture Awards, announced in November.

List of 2015 Victorian Architecture Awards Winners:

RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES (NEW)

HAROLD DESBROWE-ANNEAR AWARD  - Bethanga House by tUG workshop. Photography by Trevor Mein.

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ARCHITECTURE AWARDS

  • Sawmill House by Archier
  • Villa Marittima, St Andrews Beach by Robin Williams Architect

COMMENDATIONS

  • The Bow House by Edwards Moore
  • Beach Ave by Schulberg Demkiw Architects
  • Bridge House 2 by Delia Teschendorff Architecture
  • Mexican Contemporary House by Andres Casillas de Alba and Evolva Architects
  • Hidden House by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES (ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS)

JOHN & PHYLLIS MURPHY AWARD

Tower House by Andrew Maynard Architects. Photography by Peter Bennetts.

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ARCHITECTURE AWARDS

  • House 3 by Coy Yiontis Architects
  • Local House by  MAKE Architecture

COMMENDATIONS

  • Fat plan on Faraday St by The Rexroth Mannasmann Collective
  • Green House by Sean Godsell Architects


RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - MULTIPLE HOUSING

BEST OVEREND AWARD

Upper House by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects. Photography by John Gollings.

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ARCHITECTURE AWARD

  • Domain Road Apartments by Wood Marsh Architecture

COMMENDATION

  • Bravo Apartments by Hayball

HERITAGE ARCHITECTURE

JOHN GEORGE KNIGHT AWARD

Shrine of Remembrance - Galleries of Remembrance by ARM Architecture. Photography by John Gollings.

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AWARD

  • Coriyule by Bryce Raworth & Trethowan Architecture

COMMENDATION

  • Seabrook House by John Wardle Architects

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE

MARION MAHONY AWARD

Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne by John Wardle Architects & NADAAA in collaboration. Photography by John Gollings.

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ARCHITECTURE AWARDS

  • Huntingdale Golf Clubhouse Interiors by Inarc Architects
  • Medibank by HASSELL

COMMENDATIONS

  • Domain Road Apartments by Wood Marsh Architecture
  • Andrew Maynard Architects by Tower House

URBAN DESIGN

JOSEPH REED AWARD

Monash University North West Precinct by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects in collaboration with MGS Masterplanners. Photography by Peter Clarke

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ARCHITECTURE AWARDS

  • Shrine of Remembrance - Galleries of Remembrance by ARM Architecture
  • RMIT A’Beckett Urban Square by Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design
  • Swanston Street by City of Melbourne

PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE

WILLIAM WARDELL AWARD

Shrine of Remembrance - Galleries of Remembrance by ARM Architecture. Photography by John Gollings.

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PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE – ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS AWARD

  • New Municipal Building and Civic Square by  Lyons

PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE – NEW AWARD

PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE – NEW COMMENDATION



EDUCATIONAL ARCHITECTURE

HENRY BASTOW AWARD

Penleigh and Essendon Grammar Middle Girls School by McBride Charles Ryan. Photography by John Gollings.

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ARCHITECTURE AWARDS

  • Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne by John Wardle Architects & NADAAA in collaboration
  • Monash University North West Precinct by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects in collaboration with MGS Masterplanners
  • Green Chemical Futures by Lyons
  • Pamela Coyne Library by Branch Studio Architects

COMMENDATION

  • Sylvia Walton Building by Lyons

COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE

SIR OSBORN MCCUTCHEON AWARD

Equestrian Centre, Merricks by Seth Stein Architects (London) in association with Watson Architecture + Design (Melbourne). Photography by Lisbeth Grosmann

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ARCHITECTURE AWARD

  • CSL Global Corporate Headquarters by Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Limited

COMMENDATION

  • RACV Resort Torquay by Wood Marsh Architecture

SMALL PROJECT ARCHITECTURE

KEVIN BORLAND AWARD

Moonlight Cabin by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects. Photography by JCB Architects

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ARCHITECTURE AWARDS

  • MPavilion by Sean Godsell Architects
  • Hydronaut by Studiobird with Mark Richardson
  • Monument Park by McBride Charles Ryan, Callum Morton and Oculus

COMMENDATIONS

  • Walker House by Andrew Maynard Architects
  • Hortus: Harbour Esplanade Temporary Activation Project by Folk Architects Pty Ltd

SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

ALLAN AND BETH COLDICUTT AWARD

Library at The Dock by Clare Design + Hayball (Architect of Record). Photography by Diana Snape

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ARCHITECTURE AWARD

  • 41X by Lyons

COMMENDATIONS

  • Bridging Boyd by Jolson Architecture Interiors Landscape
  • Paciocco Residence by Tom Paciocco Architect FRAIA
  • RMIT A'Beckett Urban Square by Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design
  • Sawmill House by Archier
  • Shrine of Remembrance - Galleries of Remembrance by ARM Architecture

COLORBOND® AWARD FOR STEEL ARCHITECTURE

Green Chemical Futures by Lyons. Photography by Peter Bennetts.

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COMMENDATION

  • Bethanga House by tUG workshop

ENDURING ARCHITECTURE

ENDURING ARCHITECTURE AWARD

Domain Park Apartments by Grounds, Romberg, Boyd (partner in charge Robin Boyd)


MELBOURNE PRIZE

Shrine of Remembrance - Galleries of Remembrance by ARM Architecture


REGIONAL PRIZE

Ballarat Community Health Primary Care Centre by DesignInc. Photography by Diana Snape

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VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURE MEDAL

Shrine of Remembrance - Galleries of Remembrance by ARM Architecture


BATES SMART AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURE IN THE MEDIA

NATIONAL AWARD

Parlour Guides to Equitable Practice by Parlour (Justine Clark, Naomi Stead, Susie Ashworth, Catherine Griffiths & Neph Wake)

STATE AWARD

  • Mongrel Rapture: The Architecture of Ashton Raggatt McDougall by ARM Architecture

COMMENDATION

  • Talking Design Radio Podcast, RMIT University by Stephen Crafti