The winners of the Think Brick Awards have been announced, with 25 projects being recognised from more than 330 entries.
Think Brick Awards, which marks its tenth year this year, celebrates excellence in the use of clay brick, concrete masonry and roof tiles by Australia’s best architects and designers.
Awards are granted across five categories: Honbury Hunt Commercial Award, Horbury Hunt Residential Award, Kevin Borland Masonry Award, Bruce Mackenzie Landscape Award, and Robin Dods Terracotta Roof Award.
The entries were judged by a jury of renowned local and international architects and experts including Guy Lake (Bates Smart), Clare Cousins (Clare Cousins Architects), Jeremy Edmiston (System Architects), Neil Durbach (Durbach Block Jaggers Architects), Cameron Bruhn (Architecture Media) and Elizabeth McIntyre (Concrete Masonry Association of Australia, Roofing Tile Association of Australia and Think Brick Australia).
The winner of the Robin Dods Terracotta Roof Award received a $15,000 cash prize and the other four award categories received a $10,000 cash prize. Each of the five award recipients also had the chance to win the Grand Prix Award – two business class tickets to the 2018 Venice Biennale.
GRAND PRIX AWARD
WINNER
Applecross House (WA) by Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects
Photography by Peter Bennetts
HORBURY HUNT RESIDENTIAL AWARD
WINNER
Applecross House (WA) by Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects
Photography by Peter Bennetts
FINALISTS
- Carr Place Residence (WA) by Klopper & Davis Architects
- Naranga Avenue House (QLD) by James Russell Architect
- YtH Residence (NSW) by Scott Carver
- Carlton Cloister (Vic) by MRTN Architects
HORBURY HUNT COMMERCIAL AWARD
WINNER
Antica Pizzeria E Cucina (SA) by Genesin Studio
Photography by Brendan Homan
FINALISTS
- Australian Ballet School (VIC) by MGS Architects
- C3 Gallery (VIC) by Folk Architects
- Sydney 385 (NSW) by Smart Design Studio
- Saltwater Community Centre (VIC) by Croxon Ramsay Architects
KEVIN BORLAND MASONRY AWARD
WINNER
Hoddle House (VIC) by Freadman White
Photography by Jeremy Wright
FINALISTS
- Trentham House (NSW) by Adam Kane Architects
- Paling Court Residential Aged Care Facility (NSW) by Jackson Teece
- Shambles Brewery (TAS) by Room 11 Architects
- Hiding House (VIC) by Jackson Clements Burrows
BRUCE MACKENZIE LANDSCAPE AWARD
WINNER
Kensington Street (NSW) by Turf Design with Jeppe Aagaard Andersen
Photography by Simon Wood
FINALISTS
- Bingara Country Club (NSW) by Jane Irwin Landscape Architecture
- Earth Sciences Garden, Monash University (VIC) by Rush Wright Associates
- UTS Alumni Green (NSW) by Aspect Studios
- Central Reserve, Blackwood Park (SA) by Outerspace Landscape Architects
ROBIN DODS TERRACOTTA ROOF AWARD
WINNER
Elias House (VIC) by Harmer Architecture
Photography by Trevor Mein
FINALISTS
- Saint Columba’s Catholic Church (WA) by Bruce Callow and Associates
- Bayside Fire Station (QLD) by Owen Architecture
- Knox Grammar - Knox Senior Study Academy (NSW) by JSA Studio
- Hawthorn Shingle House (VIC) by Jane Riddell Architects
