Nineteen outstanding projects will compete in this year’s Australian Institute of Architects’ NSW Country Division Awards.

Spanning seven categories from heritage, commercial and residential works to visionary design, the projects demonstrate the skill of Institute members located in NSW’s rural environments.

The entrants come from coastal, bush, arid and even Flame Zone environments and range from small-scale ‘poetic’ beachside renovations to major rural capital works bridging low impact design and high-utility planning.

NSW Chapter President, Shaun Carter, says the awards, now in their 52nd year, are an important way to showcase outstanding architecture outside the main city and metropolitan centres.

“Architecture of the highest quality, that embodies best practice design and spatial planning, can strengthen communities,” he says.

“The NSW Country Division Awards are an opportunity to celebrate and highlight the significant contribution architects make outside the major population centres. These architects work in their local communities adding to the intellectual, cultural and economic life of the region. It is fundamental that regional economies have access to these high quality professional skills like architecture, spatial planning and problem solving.”

“The nominated projects display a high degree of commitment to sustainability and local environmental amenity – critical factors in architecture, especially in Australia’s majestic regional, rural and remote areas.”

The award winners will be announced at the NSW Country Division’s Annual Conference on 29 September 2016.

Winners of the seven categories will be decided by a panel of expert judges from the industry, with a final category to be decided by members of the public who can show their support for a local, or favourite, project by voting in the People’s Choice Award before 5pm on 22 September 2016.

Cast your vote at https://nationalarchitecture.awardsplatform.com/entry/vote/bpQXvPkY

RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES (ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS)

Booralong – Possum Creek by Space Studio
Photography by Kate Holmes

Mayne Street –Gulgong by Cameron Anderson Architects

Photography by Amber Hooper

Surf Coast House – Blueys Beach by Ian Sercombe Architect SurfCoastHouse_IanSercombeArchitect_Photo-ClaudiaGabrielLim_02.jpg
Photography by Claudia Gabriel-Lim

Tom and Doll’s – Byron Bay by Space Studio

Photography by David Taylor

RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – AFFORDABLE HOUSING (UNDER $350,000)

Broken Head Studio – Broken Head by Harley Graham Architects
Photography by David Taylor

Wingello House –Wingello by Ian Sercombe Architect
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Photography by Rowan Conroy

RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES (NEW)

Brush Tail Drive Residence – Forest Hills, Tamworth by Studio Two Architecture

Photography by Angela Brown

Coastlands House – Port Macquarie by Ian Sercombe Architect Coastlands_IanSercombeArchitect_JacksonRaffertyPhotography_07.jpg
Photography by Jackson Rafferty

Gull House – Byron Bay by Harley Graham Architects
Photography by David Taylor

Phoenix House – Port Macquarie by Chris Jenkins Design PHOENIX-HOUSE_CHRIS-JENKINS-DESIGN_JACKSON-RAFFERTY-PHOTOGRAPHY_01.jpg
Photography by Jackson Rafferty

The Strong House – Ballina by Barker Studio White
Photography by Jade Coral

Cube House – Lennox Head by Space Studio
Photography by David Taylor

PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE

Dorrigo Health and Wellbeing Medical Centre – Dorrigo by Regional Architects DorrigoHealthandWellbeingMedicalCentre_RegionalArchitects_Photo-SinclairBlack_01.jpg
Photography by Sinclair Black

New Orange Regional Airport Terminal Building – Orange by Geolyse and Cox Architecture
Photography by John Gollings

Calrossy Resource Centre – Dark, Tamworth by Studio Two Architecture CalrossyResourceCentre_StudioTwoArch_Photo-AngelaBrown_01lowres.jpg
Photography by Angela Brown

Oberon Village Aged Care Facility – Oberon by Integrateddesigngroup
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Photography by Brenton Jones

Town Beach Public Amenities – Port Macquarie by Chris Jenkins Design
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Photography by Jackson Rafferty

SMALL PROJECTS

Broken Head Studio – Broken Head by Harley Graham Architects

Light Wave – Byron Bay by Harley Graham Architects
Photography by David Taylor

HERITAGE

Mayne Street – Gulgong by Cameron Anderson Architects

VISION AWARD

Dorrigo Health and Wellbeing Medical Centre – Dorrigo by Regional Architects

Cherish High School– Rakai, Uganda by Integrateddesigngroup and EMI

Architecture & Design Team

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