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 Booralong_SPACEstudio_Photo-KateHolmes_04.jpg
Photography by Kate Holmes


Mayne Street –Gulgong by Cameron Anderson ArchitectsMayneStreet_CAARCH_Photo-AmberHooper_01.jpg

Photography by Amber Hooper


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


Tom and Doll’s – Byron Bay by Space StudioTom-Dolls_SPACEstudio_Photo-DavidTaylor_10-1.jpg

Photography by David Taylor


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

Broken Head Studio – Broken Head by Harley Graham ArchitectsBrokenHeadStudio_HGA_DavidTaylorPhoto_01.jpg
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 BrushtailRes_StudioTwoArch_Photo-AngelaBrown_05.jpg

Photography by Angela Brown


Coastlands House – Port Macquarie by Ian Sercombe ArchitectCoastlands_IanSercombeArchitect_JacksonRaffertyPhotography_07.jpg
Photography by Jackson Rafferty


Gull House – Byron Bay by Harley Graham ArchitectsGullHouse_HGA_DavidTaylorPhotos_01.jpg
Photography by David Taylor


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


The Strong House – Ballina by Barker Studio WhitetheStrongHouse_BarkerStudio_Photo-LukeBarker_01.jpg
Photography by Jade Coral 


Cube House – Lennox Head by Space StudioWhite-cube-house_SPACEstudio_Photo-DavidTaylor_02.jpg
Photography by David Taylor


PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE

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


New Orange Regional Airport Terminal Building – Orange by Geolyse and Cox ArchitectureOrange-Airport_Geolyse-Cox_Photo-John-Gollings_02.jpg
Photography by John Gollings


Calrossy Resource Centre – Dark, Tamworth by Studio Two ArchitectureCalrossyResourceCentre_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 ArchitectsLIGHTWAVE_HGA_DavidTaylorPhoto_02.jpg
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 EMICherish_integrateddesigngroup_01.jpg