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Twenty six projects across Australia have been recognised in the 2015 Think Brick Awards.

Now in its ninth year, the Think Brick Awards celebrate the innovative design and exploration of some of the world’s oldest building materials – clay brick, concrete masonry and roof tiles.

Selected from a record number of 300 entries, this year’s winners were recognised across five categories: the Horbury Hunt Commercial Award, the Horbury Hunt Residential Award, the Kevin Borland Masonry Award, the Bruce Mackenzie Landscape Award and the Roof Tile Excellent Award.

Category Winners received a $10,000 cash price, with the Grand Prix Award prize winner receiving a trip-for-two to the 2016 Venice Biennale of Architecture.

The winners and finalists from the 2015 Think Brick Awards are:

KEVIN BORLAND MASONRY AWARD WINNER AND GRAND PRIX WINNER

Act for Kids Child and Family Centre of Excellence, Townsville (Wld) by m3architecture

Image: Peter Bennetts

FINALISTS

  • Concrete House (WA) by Fringe Architects
  • Local House (Vic) by MAKE architecture
  • Wylde Street (NSW) by SJB Architects
  • Lagoon House (Tas) by Taylor and Hinds Architects

HORBURY HUNT COMMERCIAL AWARD WINNERS

Dr Chau Chak Wing Building (NSW) by Gehry Partners (Design Architect) and Daryl Jackson Robin Dyke (Executive Architects)

Image: Jacqui Dean

Bunbury Catholic College – Mercy Campus (WA) by CODA Studio and Broderick Architects

Image: Peter Bennetts

FINALISTS

  • UWS Kingswood Campus Library (NSW) by Allen Jack+Cottier
  • Penleigh and Essendon Grammar Middle Girls School (Vic) by McBride Charles Ryan
  • Dayboro Kindergarten (Qld) by Reddog Architects
  • Platform Apartments, Carriageworks Way, Eveleigh by Architectus

HORBURY HUNT RESIDENTIAL AWARD WINNER

Hello House (Vic) by OOF! Architecture

Image: Peter Bennetts

FINALISTS

  • McIlwrick Street Residence, Windsor (Vic) by B.E Architecture
  • Courtyard House (NSW) by Aileen Sage Architects
  • Wedge House (Vic) by Inglis Architects
  • Lake Wendouree House (Vic) by John Wardle Architects

ROOF TILING EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER

Camino House (WA) by Bosske

Image: Peter Bennetts

FINALISTS

  • Huntingdale Golf Club (Vic) by Inarc Architects
  • Roseville Avenue (NSW) by Studio GA
  • Ballarat House (Vic) by H2O Architects
  • Nedlands Residence (NSW) by Roger Cuperus Design & Drafting

BRUCE MACKENZIE LANDSCAPE AWARD WINNER

Langtree Mall Mildura (Vic) by Hansen Partnership

Image: Andrew Lloyd

FINALISTS

  • West End Cottage (Qld) by Vokes and Peters (with Owen and Vokes and Peters)
  • Richmond Terrace (Vic) by Hansen Partnership
  • Dandenong Civic Centre (Vic) by Rush\Wright Associates
  • Casba (NSW) by SJB Architects + Billard Leece Partnership