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Australian Institute of Architects Exhibition of Entries Opening Event – Melbourne

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A machette, a pavilion…a shelter…a folly….an entablature…either way, a large group of Victorian architects gathered to launch the start of the Awards season, and to celebrate the hard work that gets a project to this point; photographed, styled, lights, camera, action!

Amy Muir, Chair Victorian Awards Task Force, opened the exhibition that showcases the vast array of projects, all vying for the 2017 Victorian Architecture Medal.

A huge field of 223 individual projects submitted across 14 categories, have been shortlisted 102 eligible projects. Visiting, reviewing and assessing these projects, is a vast undertaking by the jury members. 

All entries, including the shortlist are currently exhibited at No Vacancy Gallery QV for a period of two weeks from 23 May. 

The winners will be announced on 30 June at the Melbourne Convention Centre. Winners will then progress to the National Architecture Awards to be announced in Canberra in November. 

The shortlisted projects for the 2017 Victorian Architecture Awards are: 

Public Architecture

Eastland Town Square and Realm Library – Acme 

Bunurong Memorial Park – BVN 

Frank Bartlett Library and Moe Service Centre – FJMT

Brimbank Community and Civic Centre – Lyons 

Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre – STHDI and MCR (Silver Thomas Hanley, DesignInc and McBride Charles Ryan) 

Pomonal Community Hall – Workshop Architecture 

Public Architecture jury: Neil Masterton (ARM Architecture), Paul Katsieris (Katsieris Origami: Architecture and Urbanism), Catherine Ramsay (Croxon Ramsay) 

 

Urban Design

Reservoir Urban Nodes – Bellemo and Cat 

Acland Street St Kilda – BKK Architects with McGregor Coxall and City of Port Phillip 

Fitzroy Gardens Redevelopment Project – City of Melbourne City Design Studio 

Upper West Side – Cottee Parker Architects 

Frank Bartlett Library and Moe Service Centre – FJMT 

Tanderrum Bridge – John Wardle Architects and NADAAA in collaboration 

388 Elizabeth – McMahon and Nerlich 

Urban Design jury: Richard Middleton (RMA), Mark Healy (ARM Architecture), Rosemary Burne (Architectus)

 

Educational Architecture

The Gipson Commons, St Michael’s Grammar School – Architectus 

Arts West, University of Melbourne – ARM Architecture and Architectus 

Sir Zelman Cowen Centre for Science, Scotch College – Cox Architecture 

Wesley College Learning In Residence – Cox Architecture 

Good Samaritan Primary School – Nazareth (Year 1 and 2) Learning Village – Harrison and White 

The Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation – The University of Melbourne – Jackson Clements Burrows Architects 

Albert Park College Environmental Arts Hub – Six Degrees Architects 

Margaret McRae Centre – Woods Bagot 

Educational Architecture jury: Hamish Lyon (NH Architecture), Sue Syer (Kennedy Nolan), Adam Pustola, (Lyons Architecture)

 

Commercial Architecture

QT Melbourne – Candalepas Associates 

Cox Box Office – Cox Architecture 

Hiro-En House by Matt Gibson Architecture and Design. Image:  Shannon McGrath

The Coppel and Piekarski Family Disability Respite Centre – Jackson Clements Burrows Architects 

TarraWarra Cellar Door – Kerstin Thompson Architects 

Streat Cromwell – Six Degrees Architects 

End To End – ITN Architects

Commercial Architecture jury: Kristin Green (KGA Architecture), Ben Milbourne (Bild Architecture and NAAU), Nick Bourns (Lyons Architecture). 

 

Heritage

Hiro-En House – Matt Gibson Architecture and Design 

Saving Grace – Multiplicity in conjunction with Mel Odgen Landscapes 

Albert Park College Environmental Arts Hub – Six Degrees Architects 

Little Parndon – Templeton Architecture 

Heritage Architecture jury: Gabrielle Moylan ( Andronas Conservation Architecture), Emilio Fuscaldo (Nest Architects), Monique Woodward (WOWOWA). 

 

Interior Architecture

The Gipson Commons, St Michael’s Grammar School – Architectus 

Arts West, University of Melbourne – ARM Architecture and Architectus 

Slack Melbourne Office – Breathe Architecture 

Cox Box Office – Cox Architecture 

Freshwater Apartment – John Wardle Architects 

Belmont House – Kennedy Nolan 

Twig House – Leeton Pointon Architects and Interiors and Allison Pye Interiors 

Shadow House – Matt Gibson Architecture and Design, Mim Design 

Woods Bagot Studio Melbourne – Woods Bagot

Besen House – Wood Marsh

Interior Architecture jury: Ingrid Bakker (Hassell), Michael Roper (Architecture Architecture), Tara Ward (Clare Cousins Architects)

 

Residential Architecture – Houses (New)

House A – Andrew Walter 

Moving House – Architects EAT 

Dark Horse – Architecture Architecture 

Ivanhoe House – Auhaus Architecture 

Charles House – Austin Maynard Architects 

Rose House – Baracco and Wright Architects 

Hide and Seek House – Bower Architecture 

Sorrento Beach House – Clare Cousins Architects 

Fish Creek House – Edition Office 

Seaberg – Kerstin Thompson Architects 

Twig House – Leeton Pointon Architects and Interiors and Allison Pye Interiors 

Wellington St Mixed Use – Matt Gibson Architecture and Design, DDB Design 

Hawthorn House – Robert Simeoni Architects 

True North – Tandem Design Studio 

South Melbourne Beach House – Topology Studio 

Besen House – Wood Marsh 

Residential Architecture – New jury: Tim Jackson, (Jackson Clements Burrows), Claire Scorpo (Claire Scorpo Architecture), Stefan Mee (John Wardle Architects).

 

Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)

House SE – Andrew Walter 

Dorman House – Austin Maynard Architects 

Alfred House – Austin Maynard Architects 

My-House (The Mental Health House) – Austin Maynard Architects 

Baffle House – Clare Cousins Architects 

The Leaf House – Damian Rogers Architecture 

Sorrento House – Figureground Architecture 

Belmont House – Kennedy Nolan 

Perimeter House – Make Architecture 

Hiro-En House – Matt Gibson Architecture and Design 

Shadow Cottage Daylesford – MRTN Architects 

Residential Architecture – Alterations & Additions jury: Fiona Winzar (Fiona Winzar Architects), Brad Wray (Branch Studio Architects), Beth Solomon (ARM Architecture). 

 

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing

Cirqua Apartments – BKK Architects 

Albert Street – DKO Architecture 

Monash University Turner Building Student Accommodation – Jackson Clements Burrows Architects 

Peel and Oxford – Jackson Clements Burrows Architects 

RMIT Bundoora West Student Accommodation – Richard Middleton Architects (RMA) 

Assembly Apartments – Woods Bagot

Residential – Multiple Housing jury: Juliet Moore (Edwards Moore), Jonathan Boucher (be architecture), Drew Williamson (McBride Charles Ryan). 

 

Small Project Architecture

Sound Cloud – Andrew Simpson Architects 

Balnarring Retreat – Branch Studio Architects 

Shimmerlands – Ha – Architecture, Product and Environment with Ben Sibley, Architectural Craftsperson 

Footscray Shed House – Jonathan Wong Architects 

2016 National Gallery of Victoria Architecture Commission: Haven’t you always wanted…? – M@ Studio Architects 

South Melbourne Beach House – Topology Studio 

Hill Plains Cottage – Wolveridge Architects 

Casa de Gatos – WOWOWA Architecture and Interiors 

Small Project Architecture jury: Kim Irons (Irons McDuff), Martyn Weaver (Matt Gibson Architecture and Design), Alfred de Bruyne (AdeB Architects)

 

Sustainable Architecture

Garden House – Baracco and Wright Architects 

South East Water – BVN 

Fitzroy Gardens Redevelopment Project – City of Melbourne City Design Studio 

Monash University Building 56 Redevelopment – McGlashan Everist 

Birkenstock Australia Headquarters – Melbourne Design Studios (MDS) 

Brae Restaurant Accommodation – Six Degrees Architects 

Montagne Centre, Marist College Bendigo – Y2 Architecture  

Sustainable Architecture jury: Christon Batey Smith (DesignInc), Jane Toner (Biomimicry Australia), David Tweedie (Hayball). 

 

Melbourne Prize

Arts West, University of Melbourne – ARM Architecture and Architectus 

Arbory Bar and Restaurant – Jackson Clements Burrows Architects 

Tanderrum Bridge – John Wardle Architects and NADAAA in collaboration 

2016 National Gallery of Victoria Architecture Commission: Haven’t you always wanted…? – M@ Studio Architects 

Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre – STHDI and MCR (Silver Thomas Hanley, DesignInc and McBride Charles Ryan) 

Melbourne Prize jury: James Staughton (Workshop Architecture),  Alison Nunn (Alison Nunn Architect), Amy Muir (Muir Architects). 

 

Regional Prize

Eastern Hub – FMSA Architecture 

Pomonal Community Hall – Workshop Architecture 

Ulumbarra Theatre – Y2 Architecture 

Regional Prize jury: Barbara Bamford (bamford-architects), Ian Davidson (Architectus), Lisa Gerstman (NH Architecture). 

 

Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture

Arts West, University of Melbourne – ARM Architecture and Architectus 

Garden House – Baracco and Wright Architects 

Shimmerlands – Ha – Architecture, Product and Environment with Ben Sibley, Architectural Craftsperson 

The Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation – The University of Melbourne – Jackson Clements Burrows Architects 

Monash Learning Village – Jackson Clements Burrows Architects 

Colorbond Award jury: Delia Teschendorff (Delia Teschendorff Architecture), Keith Westbrook, (Cumulus Studio), Emma Gauder, (Architects EAT) 

 

 

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Architectural Window Systems (AWS) is proud to sponsor the Murcutt Building Tours, a centrepiece of the inaugural Glenn Murcutt Architecture Foundation Symposium, to be held in Sydney from 11 – 13 September 2025.

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The Symposium, presented by the Murcutt Foundation, celebrates more than five decades of architectural practice by Glenn Murcutt AO, Australia’s most celebrated living architect. The program offers three days of tours, talks and events for architects, students and design professionals, culminating in a rare opportunity to engage directly with some of Murcutt’s most acclaimed works.

As part of its ongoing support for architectural excellence and sustainable, place-based design, AWS is sponsoring the Murcutt Building Tours on Thursday, 11 September, providing a rare, guided experience led by Murcutt himself through two iconic residential projects:

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“I am so pleased that so many have taken the chance to see these two projects that were designed in such close collaboration with the clients at the time, and which have been so well loved and cared for over the many decades since. It is such a joy to share this work,” Glenn Murcutt AO.

“Glenn Murcutt’s works embody a profound sensitivity to landscape, climate and material — and they are best understood by being experienced firsthand,” said Angela Bevitt-Parr, National Marketing Manager at AWS. “AWS is proud to support this extraordinary opportunity for architects to deepen their understanding of Murcutt’s work and philosophy through direct engagement with these exceptional places.”

Beyond the tours, the Symposium will feature keynote addresses from Glenn Murcutt AO and Francis Kéré (fellow Pritzker Prize Laureate), the inaugural awarding of the Murcutt Pin, and a full day of talks exploring the themes that have informed Murcutt’s unique model of practice.

“Francis Kéré is one of the great humans, and a gifted architect who really shows architecture can make a difference in people’s lives. I have a huge amount of respect and time and a wonderful friendship with this man because of his integrity. I am so pleased that Sydney will get to meet him this year,” Glenn Murcutt AO.

For full event details and to register, visit: https://events.humanitix.com/murcutt-symposium

About the Glenn Murcutt Architecture Foundation: The Glenn Murcutt Architecture Foundation promotes the work and legacy of Glenn Murcutt AO through education, advocacy and public programs that advance environmentally responsible architecture and foster dialogue around design excellence and connection to place. For more information visit https://www.murcuttfoundation.org/

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Designing Value – AWS celebrates 30 years

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This vision led to the founding of Architectural Window Systems (AWS) in January 1995, with Pead as the first General Manager and McCleary as Head of Design. AWS launched with the release of the 502 sliding window and 541 sliding door – affordable, single-glazed products that immediately stirred the market. “In those days, profiles were hand-drawn, and every detail required precise verification,” McCleary recalls. Their commitment to quality was matched by strong supplier support, relationships that remain solid today.

To bring this customer-centric model to life, AWS built a robust network of independent fabricators across Australia, now exceeding 200, with unparalleled reach and service capabilities. Steve Butcher of Great Lakes Glass, an early adopter, recalls that “their passion was infectious, and if they were starting something new, I wanted to be part of it.”

AWS quickly became a trusted name in high-performance aluminium windows, with products designed to meet the needs of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. With the launch of ThermalHEART™ in 2007, followed by ThermalHEART™ commercial in 2012, AWS introduced its first thermally broken products, raising the bar for energy efficiency. In 2003, David’s son, Mark McCleary, joined AWS, continuing the family’s involvement in the company. In 2021, Mark took over the leadership of research and design, guiding the development of innovative window and door solutions. That same year, AWS introduced ComfortEDGE™, a significant step forward in thermal efficiency. With additional ComfortEDGE™ products set for release in 2025, AWS continues to strengthen its commitment to energy-efficient solutions for the Australian market.

Reflecting on the success of the last 30 years, AWS General Manager Greg Taylor notes that “it’s our model that differentiates us. A supplier that is not only an extrusion supplier, but a reliable, supportive, engaged business partner that understands the need for continuous improvement”.

In 2025, AWS will continue to focus on improvement, introducing a class-leading digital environment for specifiers, fabricators, and staff, along with an automated workflow connectivity solution exclusively for AWS fabricators.

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Architects and Building Designers are tasked with the most important objectives; managing client expectations, design intent, – and of course budget all within site parameters and building compliance.

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Thermally broken windows have long held the title of one of the most energy efficient solutions by offering the broadest application for use. By insulating the pathway for thermal transmission through the window frame, it’s a clever way to make the most from the durability of aluminium while reducing its conductivity – but extra components inevitably mean more assembly and a comparatively higher price tag.

So, is there a cost-efficient way to maximise energy gains, while maintaining strength and design flexibility without turning to thermally broken windows?

That’s a question both asked and answered by leading supplier of aluminium windows and doors, AWS (Architectural Window Systems). This fundamental question was asked over 10 years ago and it led to the development of a more cost effective, energy efficient solution which also offers a contemporary design aesthetic in the current market.

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ComfortEDGE is an elegant, double-glazed solution for residential applications that rivals the energy efficiency of thermally broken products. Its embedded frames provide a sleek design comprising fewer components than thermally broken counterparts, making it a cost-effective, wholly Australian made option for Australian projects. ComfortEDGE recognises that clever design doesn’t have to be complicated, and skilfully minimises the amount of exposed frame by embedding into the timber reveal, insulating against the environment to improve energy efficiency and thermal comfort.

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