140 items tagged “awards”
talks
Open Agenda - Invitation
- April 26, 2013
- 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
- Object, Australian Design Centre, Gallery: 417 Bourke St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Join us at Object Gallery on the 26th April to celebrate the winners of the 2012 Open Agenda Competition, to launch the 2011 and 2012 Open Agenda publications, and to launch the new Open Agenda for 2013.
talks
DARCH Q&A(rchitect) Forum
- April 23, 2013
- 6:30 p.m.
- 3 Manning Street, Potts Point (Tusculum)
- Institute members free, non-members $10 at the door
Penny Fuller, Stewart Hollenstein & a panel of emerging architects come together to talk about the different directions in their careers so far and the future of our profession.
talks
Perimeter Networking Series: Sustainability - A Life Cycle Thinking Approach
- April 23, 2013
- noon - 2:30 p.m.
- Keast Park Community Pavilion, Nepean Highway, Seaford, VIC 3198
- Member $30, Retired/Grad Members $15, SONA Member $8, Student Non-Member $15, Non-Member $53
A presentation of the Pavilion, which was awarded with a Commendation in the 2012 Victorian Architecture Awards in the Public Architecture – New category. Followed by a seminar on the importance of sustainability and how to make the right choices by using the ‘Life Cycle Thinking’ approach.
competitions and awards
Randwick City Urban Design Awards 2013
- Feb. 26, 2013 - April 5, 2013
- Randwick NSW
- Free
The awards promote excellence in urban design and recognise the architects who have made an outstanding contribution to Randwick City’s built environment.
competitions and awards
David Lindner Prize
- March 25, 2013 - April 30, 2013
- 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Tusculum, 3 Manning Street, Potts Point, NSW, 2011
Awarded to an individual whose submission generates ideas for solving real challenges facing our cities and towns, and contributes to the profession as well as the broader community.
exhibitions
Kids Under Cover: 2013 'Cubby House Challenge'
- March 20, 2013 - March 24, 2013
- 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- 9 Nicholson St Carlton VIC 3053, Australia
- Free
Australia’s foremost architecture and building firms are creating diminutive designer digs to raise money for the country’s homeless and at-risk youth. Please get involved!
competitions and awards
2013 Australian Timber Design Awards
- Feb. 11, 2013 - June 28, 2013
- 12:01 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
- Australia
The entries are now open. This year entries may be considered for seven Application Awards and various Recognition Awards.
competitions and awards
National Trust Heritage Awards
- Feb. 26, 2013 - March 22, 2013
- Online
- $95 Corporation/ Government, $65 Individual /Community Group
The National Trust has announced that registrations are now open for the National Trust Heritage Awards 2013.
talks
Lacoste + Stevenson book launch
- March 14, 2013
- 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
- The Bartley Clubroom, Reg Bartley Oval Grandstand, Waratah Crescent, Rushcutters Bay Park
- Free
With design by renowned creative studio Toko and contributions from French and Australian critics, the book unpacks the conceptual approach that has led to the practice’s award-winning designs.
publications
Lacoste + Stevenson: Architecture Stories
With design by renowned creative studio Toko and contributions from French and Australian critics, the book unpacks the conceptual approach that has led to the practice’s award-winning designs.
Architecture Education USA
Kim Ihnatko
A blog stemming from a 2012 Australian Endeavour Executive Award to study built environment education based at the National Building Museum in Washington DC & a Research Grant from the NSW ARB to produce teaching resources arising from the Award.
competitions and awards
2013 NSW Architecture Awards
- Dec. 12, 2012 - Feb. 28, 2013
- Online
- $515
Entries close 28 February!
competitions and awards
The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust 2013
- Nov. 1, 2012 - Feb. 20, 2013
- online
Churchill Fellowships allow you to design your own research project, travel the world and further your knowledge in your chosen field, before returning to make a real contribution to Australian society. Entries close Feb. 20!
competitions and awards
Dulux Colour Awards 2013
- Nov. 1, 2012 - Feb. 8, 2013
- Online
- Free
Entries close on February 8! If you have not yet entered, this is your chance to be recognised for your inspiring use of colour in design.
podcasts
Conversation with Justin McGuirk
Justin McGuirk, UK-based curator and writer, and Swiss-based Urban Think Tank won the Golden Lion Award at this years' Venice Architecture Biennale. Have a listen.
podcasts
Conversation with John Wardle
Already one of Australian architecture's brightest stars, John Wardle is the winner of this year's Robin Boyd Award. Awarded by the Australian Institute of Architects, it's the nation's most prestigious ...
awards
SPUN Architecture Awards
SPUN (Small Practices Upper North) is part of the Australian Institute of Architects Practice Network Group.
public buildings
Hospitality Trade Training Centre, St Clare's High School, Taree
Austin McFarland Architects
This building was just awarded the AIA NSW Country Division Award for Non Residential Architecture. It demonstrates the architects' ongoing preoccupation with the use of ordinary materials in a way that's both reverential & innovative.
talks
Conversations across borders - Jenny Officer with Sam Crawford
- Nov. 20, 2012
- 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- Tusculum. 3 Manning Street, Potts Point
- Members Free | Non-members $10 | Student non-members $5 on the door
A series of presentations by interstate guest architects brought to you by Sam Crawford and the Institute of Architects. Our guest speaker in November is Jennie Officer from Officer Woods.
talks
JOHN WARDLE & guests in conversation
- Nov. 13, 2012
- 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- Tusculum. 3 Manning Street Potts Point
- Members Free | Non-members $10 | Student non-members $5 on the door
Join our award winning special guest, Melbourne based architect, John Wardle in an informal conversation with Adam Haddow, Joe Snell and friends at a special edition of Tuesdays@Tusculum next week.
competitions and awards
SAF12 Photographic Competition - EmAGN 2012
- Nov. 3, 2012
- 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- UTS Architecture Warehouse, 50 Kensington Street, Chippendale, NSW
- Members free, Non-Members $10
Last year, the premise to the competition was that architects see the city a bit differently and to provide an opportunity for our demographic to engage with the city and to exhibit their work in the public domain in order ...
tours
SAF12 Sydney Open - Focus Tours
- Nov. 3, 2012
- 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Various venues around the Sydney CBD
- Ticketed, booking required
Saturday 3 November marks the next step in your big city romance as you head out on one of the Sydney Open Focus Tours. Led by the buildings' architects or owners, these tours are incredibly popular, so it's best to ...
tours
SAF12 Sydney Open - Night
- Nov. 2, 2012
- 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Various venues around the Sydney CBD
- Free, no bookings
A behind the scenes access to five iconic buildings. Grab your friends or family for some Friday night fun with live music at those buildings.
tours
SAF12 Sydney Open - City Pass
- Nov. 4, 2012
- 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Various venues around the Sydney CBD
- City Pass - General: $40, Member/Concession: $30. Booking fees apply.
We open the doors of many Sydney buildings that are usually "off limits". Explore award-winning contemporary designs, much-loved heritage buildings & architectural icons.
talks
SAF12 Talk - Architectural Advocacy: The Design-Density Challenge
- Nov. 1, 2012
- 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
- Customs House Sydney, 31 Alfred St, Sydney
- Free, no bookings
How can we improve our cities? Does densification really work? And what has infrastructure got to do with it? For a lively and outspoken take on these larger than life issues, come to the Architectural Advocacy Design and Density Challenge. ...
walks
SAF12 Walk - Redfern
- Oct. 28, 2012
- 10 a.m. - noon
- Clock Tower, Redfern Post Office 101-103, George Street Corner Redfern Street, Redfern
- Ticketed, booking required, Public $30, Students $15, AAA Members Free
This two hour architecture walk explores the changing landscape of Redfern's built environment.This transformation is epitomised by the presence of award winning designer homes and commercial premises, state of the art community facilities and a potpourri of retro shops, cafes, ...
talks
SAF12 Architecture on Show - with special guests
- Oct. 27, 2012
- 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- The Marrickville Town Hall. 96 Illawarra Road
- Free, booking required
A panel of architectural thinkers on adaptive re-use and conservation of buildings in this Saturday Forum set in the Old Marrickville Town Hall.
talks
SAF12 Talk - AAA Black Talk: Ken Yeang
- Oct. 25, 2012
- 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- Eastern Avenue Auditorium, Eastern Avenue, University of Sydney
- Public $75 (Early Bird $60), AAA Members $50, Students $40
Dr Ken Yeang is the Chairman and Design Director of Llewlyn Davies Yeang (UK) and principal of its' sister company Hamzah & Yeang (Malaysia), an International architecture firm with its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, best known for designing innovative ...
exhibitions
SAF12 NSW Chapter 2012 Award Winners Exhibition
- Oct. 24, 2012 - Nov. 4, 2012
- 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Parramatta Library, 1B Civic Place, Parramatta
- Free, no bookings
The 2012 Winners of th Australian Institute of Architects, NSW Chapter Awards were announced on 28 June at Luna Park. The winning Awards Boards will be on display at Parracity Library for the duration of the Festival.
competitions and awards
Transiting Cities Design Ideas Competition
- Sept. 14, 2012 - Nov. 30, 2012
- noon
- morwell, victoria
- Student $50, Group / Firm $75
How can we rethink, regenerate, rebrand, rework, reactivate cities dominated by singular economies for a vibrant and innovative future?
talks
AS Hook Address by Gold Medal winner, Lawrence Nield
- Oct. 23, 2012
- 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
- 3 Manning Street, Potts Point
- Free, Registration a must
The address provides insight into the life, work and principles of this years RAIA Gold Medallist and the state of the profession. This years winner, Lawrence Nield will deliver the address.
competitions and awards
DARCH Horse Awards
- Sept. 12, 2012 - Oct. 19, 2012
- noon - noon
- 3 Manning Street Potts Point
- Entry is FREE
A new initiative, the DARCH Horse Awards have been developed to recognise and celebrate outstanding contributions by non-Architects in the pursuit of a high quality built environment.
festivals
Volunteer at Sydney Open, 2-4 November
- Sept. 12, 2012 - Nov. 4, 2012
- Sydney CBD and surrounding suburbs
The success of Sydney Open is made possible through volunteers. Can you spare a half or full day to promote your city’s special architecture? Would you like to gain an insight into how successful cultural events are run?
competitions and awards
Curry Stone Design Prize Presentations at the GSD
- Nov. 16, 2012
- 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Harvard GSD, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Free
Curry Stone Design Prize Presentations at the GSD Free to the public. RSVP: events@currystonedesignprize.com
competitions and awards
Curry Stone Design Prize Awards Ceremony
- Nov. 15, 2012
- 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
- Harvard GSD, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Free
Curry Stone Design Prize Awards Ceremony Free to the public. RSVP: events@currystonedesignprize.com
talks
Dulux Study Tour Slide Night
- Sept. 6, 2012
- 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- 1/50 Carrington Street, Sydney
- FREE
Shaun Carter, who travelled to the United Arab Emirates, Berlin and London as winner of the 2012 Dulux Study Tour Award, shares his thoughts on "Just because we can, should we?"
talks
Tuesday @ Tusculum : 2012 Houses Awards: The stories behind awarded designs
- Aug. 28, 2012
- 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
- 3 Manning Street, Potts Point
- Non Member $10 | Student Non Member $5| Institute Member Free
The Australia House competition, organized by the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial in Japan, drew 154 entries from a vast array of practitioners and students from Japan, Australia and beyond.
tours
ACT Award Winning Bus Tour
- Aug. 19, 2012
- 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
- 2a Mugga Way, Red Hill, ACT 2603
- Members/Consession $45.00, SONA/Student $25.00, Adults (Non Members) $55.00
Join us for an exciting tour of a variety of commercial and residential Award-Winning architectural projects around Canberra.
public buildings
Dapto Anglican Church Auditorium
Silvester Fuller
The design of the Dapto Anglican Church Auditorium is a response to the changing functional and social direction of the church and its relationship with the community.
talks
SAF12 Architecture on Show - 80 years of The Sulman Architectural Medal
- Oct. 27, 2012
- 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
- Surry Hills Library 405 Crown Street Surry Hills 2017
- members FREE/non members $10, booking required
THE SULMAN MEDAL is now in its 80th year. The immediate past Government Architect, Peter Mould provides a fascinating insight as he takes us through the 80 years of this often controversial award through photographs of each winning project.
talks
Q&A(rchitect) Forum
- Aug. 15, 2012
- 6:30 p.m.
- Tusculum, 3 Manning Street, Potts Point
- FREE for members
DARCH would like to invite graduates, emerging architects & students, join us for our own q&a session with the winner of the NSW Emerging Architect Prize 2012, Penny Fuller from SilvesterFuller
talks
Tuesday @ Tusculum
- July 24, 2012
- 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
- Austral Bricks Design Studio
- Non Member $10 | Student Non Member $5| Institute Member Free
Winners of Australia’s most prestigious urban design award, the Australia Award for Urban Design, were recently announced as part of Built Environment Meets Parliament. This year, three awards were won by firms from NSW. This special Tuesdays@Tusculum will shine the spotlight on each of the winning firms and projects.
talks
Tuesday @ Tusculum
- July 10, 2012
- 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- 3 Manning Street, Potts Point
- Non Member $10 | Student Non Member $5| Institute Member Free
An insight into the 2012 Architecture Award winning projects from the architects themselves. Each speaker will provide the story behind the project in a short and sharp 10 minute/20 images presentation.
exhibitions
NSW Architecture Award Winners on display
- July 3, 2012 - July 27, 2012
- 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Tusculum, 3 Manning Street, Potts Point
- FREE- Mon to Fri 10am to 5pm
An exhibition of NSW awarded projects including this year's Sir John Sulman Medal for Public Architecture - BVN Architecture's new addition to the Ravenswood School for Girls (Gordon).
talks
The Sir John Sulman Medal for Public Architecture examined.
- July 3, 2012
- 6:30 p.m.
- Tusculum, 3 Manning Street Potts Point
- Institute members are free; non members $10; students $5
In 2012 we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Sulman Medal for Architecture, Australia’s longest standing architectural award, an award intended for buildings of exceptional merit.
competitions and awards
Planning Excellence 2012 NSW Awards
- June 1, 2012 - Sept. 28, 2012
- Sydney
The Awards for Excellence Program recognises innovation, leadership and excellence in the planning profession, stimulates the public awareness of excellent projects and emphasises the importance of good planning in the community. The 2012 Award categories have been designed to respond ...
competitions and awards
SPUN 2012 Inaugural Architecture Awards
- June 15, 2012 - Aug. 15, 2012
- Sydney
To enable small practice architects to showcase their expertise and receive public and professional recognition of their work, SPUN (Small Practices Upper North) Architects Network Upper North District of NSW has launched its inaugural SPUN 2012 Architecture Awards on 15 ...
competitions and awards
Australian Timber Design Awards 2012
- Feb. 13, 2012 - June 29, 2012
- online
- Entry costs $295 (includes GST)
There's still time to get your entry in for the Australian Timber Design Awards, but don't delay: Entries close 29 June 2012.
talks
The Gold Medal Address at the Vivid Ideas Exchange
- May 29, 2012
- 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
- The Vivid Ideas Exchange (The Forum)
- Non-members - $30.00, Members - Free
2012 Gold Medal Tour is proudly supported by the Australian Institute of Architect's Principal Corporate Partner BlueScope Steel. The Gold Medal is the highest honour given by the Australian Institute of Architects to one of its members, in recognition of ...
talks
DARCH Gold Medal Lunch with Lawrence Nield
- May 30, 2012
- 1 p.m.
- Bodhi Restaurant, Lower Mezzanine Cook and Philip Park, 2-4 College Street, Sydney
- Free
A lunch for a small group of emerging architects and graduates to meet the AIA's 2012 Gold Medallist, Lawrence Nield.
competitions and awards
South East Asia Property Awards 2012
- Nov. 21, 2012
- 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.
- Shangri-La Hotel - Singapore
- Early bird rates at US$3,000 for a table of 10 (normal rates US$4,000)
Now in its second year, the 2012 South East Asia Property Awards celebrate the best of the best in the region’s luxury residential property sector.
exhibitions
2012 Redlands Westpac Art Prize
- May 3, 2012 - Aug. 2, 2012
- 9:34 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.
- National Art School, Forbes St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
- Free
The exhibition will feature works by 47 of Australia & New Zealand's most exciting contemporary artists, spanning a diverse range of mediums: painting, photography, installation, sculpture & new media works.
exhibitions
Huihai Xie - Dialogue
- April 10, 2012 - May 5, 2012
- 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- 181 Old South Head Road, Bondi Junction NSW 2022
- Free
An exhibition at Art Atrium by the 2006 & 2003 Archibald Prize Finalist Huihai Xie. The exhibition will be officially launched by Professor Philip Cox AO on Saturday 14 April 2.30–4.30pm.
talks
Q&A(rchitect) Forum
- April 11, 2012
- 6:30 p.m.
- Tusculum Auditorium, 3 Manning Street, Potts Point NSW 2010
- RAIA members free, $10 non-members at the door
Entries are now open for the 2012 NSW Emerging Architect Prize and DARCH is having a chat about our profession with our brightest thinkers and makers. Don't miss it @ Tusculum April 11!!
talks
Horses for Courses: A Sure Bet
- April 19, 2012
- 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
- Green Square Library and Customer Service Centre, Tote Building, 100 Joynton Ave, Zetland, 2017
- Free, bookings essential
In 1908 Zetland’s Victoria Park racecourse was opened with the most modern, best facilities. In 1944, Victoria Park racecourse was closed and redeveloped for car manufacturing. The end of an era…
talks
Architects in Conversation at Art Atrium - Richard Goodwin & David Holm
- April 1, 2012
- 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
- 181 Old South Head Road, Bondi Junction NSW 2022
- Free
Join Goodwin & Holm as they discuss the inspiration behind their works & the different ways they utilize drawings & sketches at work & at play.
talks
NSW architecture awards presentation to jury days
- March 30, 2012 - March 31, 2012
- 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Tusculum, 3 Manning Street, Potts Point
- Free
See first-hand the entries in the Australian Institute of Architect’s 2012 NSW Architecture Awards. Architects will present their entries in 5 minute intervals to the awards jury.
talks
UTS Architecture Public Lecture: Architect as Artisan and World Citizen, by Steve Badanes
- March 21, 2012
- 6 p.m.
- 702-730 Harris St, Broadway NSW 2007
- Free
Highlighting stories & images from 40 years of design/build with the Jersey Devil group, in collaboration with students in underserved communities.
talks
2012 Utzon Lecture Series - Professor Deo Prasad
- Sept. 19, 2012
- 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- UNSW Kensington Campus
- FREE
Built Environment 2012 Utzon Lecture Series Built Environment's Utzon Lecture Series was officially launched in 2010 by Jan Utzon, former UNSW student and son of the renowned Danish architect Jørn Utzon. Held on a regular basis at the UNSW's Kensington ...
talks
Timber Triumphs
- March 20, 2012
- 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- Tusculum, 3 Manning Street Potts Point
- Institute members free | non members $10 | Students $5
Architects Timothy Moon and Clinton Murray discuss recent award winning timber projects at Tusculum on March 20: Escarpment House and AIIM Processing and Devices Building.
talks
David Boyle, recent residential projects
- March 13, 2012
- 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- Tusculum, 3 Manning Street, Potts Point
- Instiute memebrs free | non members $10 | Students $5
David will present a selection of houses located on the Central Coast and Sydney during this talk at Tusculum. His residential projects have been widely published and awarded.
festivals
Melbourne Open House 2012
- July 28, 2012 - July 29, 2012
- Melbourne Victoria
- Free
Melbourne Open House (MOH) 2012 unlocks the city's significant buildings for the fine people of Melbourne (and her visitors) to explore. It's a rare opportunity to discover the often-hidden wealth of design, architecture, engineering and historic gems nestled around the ...
exhibitions
The Middle of East. Old + New
- Feb. 21, 2012 - March 30, 2012
- 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- 3 Manning Street, Potts Point
- Non Member $10, Student Non Member $5, Institute Member Free
An exhibition of over 50 photographs by Marc Stringa in the atrium at Tusculum, presenting a glimpse into the extraordinary changes occurring in the Middle East region.
Architects Registration Board NSW
Matthew Chan - Guest Commentator
Our guest commentator is the founding principal of SCALE Architecture, a Sydney based practice committed to excellence in Architecture, design and urbanism.
talks
AIA International Speaker Series - Alberto Campo Baeza, Perth
- March 8, 2012
- 6 p.m.
- Octagon Theatre, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009
- Varies
One of the world’s most prominent architects, Madrid-based Alberto Campo Baeza, will visit Australia as a guest of the AIA International Speaker Series.
talks
AIA International Speaker Series - Alberto Campo Baeza, Melbourne
- March 7, 2012
- 6 p.m.
- Spot Basement Theatre, University of Melbourne, 198 Berkeley Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
- Varies
One of the world’s most prominent architects, Madrid-based Alberto Campo Baeza, will visit Australia as a guest of the AIA International Speaker Series.
talks
AIA International Speaker Series - Alberto Campo Baeza, Sydney
- March 6, 2012
- 6 p.m.
- Footbridge Theatre, University of Sydney, Level 4 Holme Building, Science Road, University of Sydney NSW 2006
- Varies
One of the world’s most prominent architects, Madrid-based Alberto Campo Baeza, will visit Australia as a guest of the AIA International Speaker Series.
competitions and awards
Dulux Colour Awards 2012
- Jan. 31, 2012 - Feb. 10, 2012
- Online
- Free
Entries close on 10 February! If you have not yet entered, this is your chance to be recognised for your inspiring use of colour in design.
competitions and awards
Dulux Colour Awards 2012
- Jan. 31, 2012 - Feb. 10, 2012
- Online
- Free
Entries close on 10 February! If you have not yet entered, this is your chance to be recognised for your inspiring use of colour in design.
continuing professional development
Rick Joy Master Class Blue Mountains
- March 10, 2012 - March 16, 2012
- 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
- 336 Evans Lookout Road, Blackheath, NSW 2785
- $3,300 inc GST
Arizona architect Rick Joy will join Richard Leplastrier, Peter Stutchbury and Lindsay Johnston for a one-week residential Architecture Master Class at Jemby Rinjah Lodge at Blackheath in the Blue Mountains.
competitions and awards
Houses Awards 2012
- Jan. 25, 2012 - July 27, 2012
- Online
The entries provide a unique insight into contemporary residential design and the contribution Australia’s architects and designers make to enhancing the way we live today. Entry submissions accepted from 16 January 2012 until 30 March 2012.
competitions and awards
Australian Interior Design Awards 2012
- Jan. 25, 2012 - April 27, 2012
- Online
Any Australian-based design professional may enter, including interior designers, interior decorators, interior architects, architects and all other design professionals. Entry submissions will be accepted until 14 February 2012.
competitions and awards
Houses Awards 2012
- Jan. 25, 2012 - July 27, 2012
- Level 6, 163 Eastern Road, South Melbourne VIC 3205
The entries provide a unique insight into contemporary residential design and the contribution Australia’s architects and designers make to enhancing the way we live today. Entry submissions accepted from 16 January 2012 until 30 March 2012.
competitions and awards
Australian Interior Design Awards 2012
- Jan. 25, 2012 - April 27, 2012
- Level 6, 163 Eastern Road, South Melbourne VIC 3205
Any Australian-based design professional may enter, including interior designers, interior decorators, interior architects, architects and all other design professionals. Entry submissions will be accepted until 14 February 2012.
masterplans
Modupod Flexible Learning Environment
NBRS+PARTNERS
MODUPOD is a visionary deign idea for relocatable educational facilities. The reuse and relocatability of the components and forms makes it fully sustainable through flexible geometry, easy assemblage and dismantelling capabilities.
talks
Emergency Architects Australia Talk for Darch Members
- Dec. 9, 2011
- 5:30 p.m.
- HASSELL, L2, 88 Cumberland Street Sydney
- Free, RSVP necessary by Dec 5
Listen to EAA derector Richard Briggs discuss the details of how to deliver landmark architecture in one of the remotest parts of the world.
competitions and awards
The Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship
- Nov. 23, 2011 - Jan. 27, 2012
- 3:53 p.m. - 5 p.m.
- Level 15, 20 Bond Street, Sydney NSW 2000
A program which awards funding to talented Australians so they can explore and develop their artistic gifts either abroad and/or interstate. Scholarships are each worth $20,000!!
talks
Short Black Talk - Coca-Cola Place (Formerly the ARK)
- Nov. 23, 2011
- 5:45 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
- 40 Mount Street, North Sydney
- $40 (Members) $50 (Non-Members)
Paul Reidy, Principal with Rice Daubney gives a talk on Coca-Cola Place. Architecturally sophisticated, it is representing ‘World Leadership' in sustainable design.
Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship
BHTS List of Themes and Projects
Download the list of themes and projects researched by the BHTS recipients over the years.
Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship
List of BHTS Scholarship Recipients to 2011
Download the entire list of Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship Recipients to 2011.
talks
Architecture On Show at Mosman Library with Paul Berkemeier
- Oct. 31, 2011
- 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
- Mosman Library, 605 Library Walk, Military Road, Mosman
- Free, no bookings
Paul Berkemeier is the national councillor, honorary treasurer & chair of the NSW education committee for the Australian Institute of Architects. Paul has written numerous feature articles and critiques of buildings and urban projects for Architecture Australia, Architecture Review, The ...
talks
Architecture On Show at Woollahra: Celebrating Heritage Architecture
- Oct. 27, 2011
- 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
- Woollahra Council Chambers, Mansfield Room. 536 New South Head Road, Double Bay.
- Free, booking required
In association with the Sydney Architecture Festival, Woollahra Council invites residents to join Australia's leading architects as they share their design secrets and take you inside some of the most stunning heritage properties in Sydney's east. The evening will be ...
talks
The Architectural Advocacy Challenge for Design & Density
- Oct. 27, 2011
- 10 a.m. - noon
- UTS Architecture Warehouse, 50 Kensington St, Chippendale
- Free, no bookings
Why are so few modern heritage places included on the World Heritage List? What is listed internationally? What isn’t?
competitions and awards
2012 National Trust Heritage Awards
- Oct. 20, 2011 - Feb. 6, 2012
- NSW, Australia
- $65 - $98
The National Trust Heritage Awards offer a unique opportunity to showcase individuals, organisations, government departments and community groups who have completed a project that promotes the conservation of Australia's environmental, built or cultural heritage. Now in its nineteenth year, the ...
Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship
Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarships 60th Anniversary
2011 celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the scholarship first being awarded.
#2 Emerging Architects in London
Kate Doyle
Andrew Burns (Andrew Burns Architect), Matthew Chan (Scale Architecture) and Hannah Tribe (Tribe Studio Architects) will act as ambassadors for the architectural scene in Sydney taking part in the London Architecture Foundation's Emerging Architects program from 17- 21 October as part of the 60 Anniversary of the BHTS. Share their insights as they move through the program and afterwards.
talks
60th Celebration of The Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship
- Oct. 21, 2011
- 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- The Mint, Macquarie Street, Sydney
2011 marks the 60th year since Byera Hadley bequeathed money from his Estate, to be administered by the NSW Architects Registration Board, to enable winners to undertake a course of study, research or other activity approved by the Board as ...
talks
Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship Pechu Kucha Evening
- Oct. 21, 2011
- 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
- The Mint, Macquarie Street, Sydney
- Free, booking required
2011 marks the 60th year since Byera Hadley bequeathed money from his Estate, to be administered by the New South Wales Architects Registration Board to enable winners to undertake a course of study, research or activity approved by the Board ...
exhibitions
Student & Graduate Awards Exhibitions
- Oct. 19, 2011 - Oct. 29, 2011
- 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Entrance, Customs House Sydney, 1 Alfred St, Sydney
- Free, no bookings
The NSW Students and Graduate Awards will be featured at Customs House during the Sydney Architecture Festival. A video display of the student works will be shown during the 10 day celebration of architecture. The Awards include the highly coveted ...
competitions and awards
2011 Australian Timber Design Awards, People's Choice Award
- July 22, 2011 - Oct. 1, 2011
- PO Box 154, St Leonards, NSW 1590
View all entries into the 2011 Australian Timber Design Awards and cast your vote! Online voting now open!
festivals
2011 Sydney Architecture Festival
- Oct. 20, 2011 - Oct. 31, 2011
- Sydney
- Varies
Architecture comes alive for the annual Sydney Architecture Festival! Mark the dates in your diary!
talks
Q&A(rchitect) Collaboration
- Aug. 1, 2011
- 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- 3 Manning St, Potts Point
- FREE
All projects within the built environment are the result of collaboration between a number of parties including clients, developers, builders, planners and consultants.To celebrate the launch of the Collaborative Achievement in the Built Environment Awards, DARCH invites you to a ...
talks
On Architecture: James Stockwell
- July 30, 2011
- 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
- Surry Hills Library, 405 Crown Street Surry Hills 2010
- Free for Library & AIA members, $10 for non-members
James Stockwell, winner of the 2008 Wilkinson Award for the Residential Buildings and 2009 National Architecture Award, will present a lesson on architecture.
talks
Ideas + Propositions: Welsh + Major
- Aug. 30, 2011
- 6:30 p.m.
- Tusculum, 3 Manning Street, Potts Point
- Free
Australian Institute of ArchitectsTuesday Night TalksWinter 11 SPEAKERS: David Welsh + Chris Major Welsh and Major, Greenway award winners in 2009 have to date produced a series of elegant, smaller scale works that compress space and sculpt light. Enriched by ...
talks
Wilkinson/Sulman
- Aug. 23, 2011
- 6:30 p.m.
- Tusculum, 3 Manning Street, Potts Point
- Free
Australian Institute of ArchitectsTuesday Night TalksWinter 11 INTRODUCTION: TBA The 2011 NSW Architecture Awards presentation from the Wilkinson and Sulman Award winners.
talks
Win, Lose, Draw – The Architectural Competition
- Aug. 16, 2011
- 6:30 p.m.
- Tusculum, 3 Manning Street, Potts Point
- Free
Australian Institute of ArchitectsTuesday Night TalksWinter 11 INTRODUCTION: Philip ThalisSPEAKERS: David Stevenson and Thierry Lacoste, Michael Zanardo and Shaun Carter, Tom Rivard The architectural competition as a procurement tool has justifiably fallen into disrespect in Australia of late. However, looking ...
competitions and awards
2011 Newcastle Division Architecture Awards Dinner
- July 29, 2011
- 6:30 p.m.
- Noah's On The Beach, Cnr Shortland Esplanade & Zaara Street Newcastle NSW 2300
- Tickets $100 per person
The 2011 Newcastle Division Architecture Awards regonises the best in design excellence within the diverse area of the Newcastle Division. The awards cover architecture completed within the last three years from the sunny coastal shores of the Central Coast, out ...
talks
Q&A(rchitect)
- Aug. 11, 2011
- 6:30 p.m.
- Surry Hills Library and Community Centre
- FREE for RAIA member, $10 for non-members
Following the recent announcement of the 2011 NSW Emerging Architect Prize, the winner Matthew Chan of Scale Architecture will give a presentation about his career progression, mentors and contribution to the professional community.
competitions and awards
Australian Stone Architectural Awards Entry 2012
- July 4, 2011 - Aug. 31, 2012
- 5 p.m. - noon
- Sydney
- FREE
Awards submitted for the fourth round of the above awards will be published in Discovering Stone magazine!
exhibitions
Engineering Excellence Exhibition
- July 1, 2011 - Jan. 1, 2012
- 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- 500 Harris St, Ultimo
- Included with Museum admission
On display are six local and international projects that received industry awards from the Sydney Division of Engineers Australia 2010 including the Aldar Headquarters building in Abu Dhabi.
festivals
2011 Sydney Architecture Festival Launch
- Aug. 4, 2011
- Sydney College of the Arts, Balmain Road, Rozelle
Launch of 2011 Sydney Architecture Festival at Sydney College of the Arts coinciding with the launch "Neues Bauen International 1927/2002" For more information on Bauhaus and Beyond go to www.goethe.de/Australia or http://sydney.edu.au/sca/. Visit the 2011 Sydney Architecture Festival website for ...
competitions and awards
2011 Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarships
- June 1, 2011 - July 29, 2011
- L2, 156 Gloucester St, Sydney, NSW 2000
- Free
2011 celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the scholarship first being awarded. Hurry the 2011 applications close on the 29th of July!
talks
2011 Gold Medal Tour - Graeme Gunn
- April 7, 2011 - Aug. 18, 2011
- Australian Institute of Architects
Graeme Gunn LFRAIAAustralian Institute of Architects' 2011 Gold MedallistThe Melbourne-based architect is best known as 'being a fighter for better housing for all Australians' and for working consistently to enhance our quality of life by 'improving our housing and urban ...
podcasts
Architecture of Death
Listen about the Queensland's Kingaroy Crematorium, which won this year's 2011 Gabriel Poole Award for Building of the Year and was designed by JMA Architects.
competitions and awards
2011 NSW Architecture Presentation/Awards Evening
- July 1, 2011
- 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Sydney Hilton, 488 George Street
- Cocktail Ticket $95, Dinner Ticket $175
Come and celebrate the best of architecture in NSW at the official presentation of the 2011 Architecture Awards. The ceremony will take place at the Sydney Hilton, 488 George Street, on Friday 1 July. Doors open at 5.30pm for drinks ...
tours
2011 Awards Houses Tour
- July 16, 2011
- 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- 3 Manning Street, Potts Point NSW 2010
- Non Member $150, Student Non Member $120, Members $120, Sona Member $90
The only tour for this year, featuring houses entered into the Architecture Awards Program for 2011.
talks
2011 Gold Medal Tour Presentation
- June 15, 2011
- 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- 3 Manning Street, Potts Point NSW 2010
- Non Member $30, Student Non Member $15, Members FREE
Awarded annually since 1960, the Institute's Gold Medal is the architectural profession's highest accolade. The 2011 Gold Medal recognises Graeme Gunn, a Melbourne-based architect known as 'being a fighter for better housing for all Australians' and for working consistently to ...
competitions and awards
Key to the Key competition
- May 16, 2011 - June 7, 2011
- 6 p.m. - 5 p.m.
- National
Key to the Key Design For Lockwood Competition With your imagination being the only limit, the theme for the 2011 Design for Lockwood competition is Key to the Key. Any member of the design community is eligible to enter, including ...
competitions and awards
Key to the Key competition
- May 16, 2011 - June 7, 2011
- 6 p.m. - 5 p.m.
- National
The theme for the 2011 Design for Lockwood competition is Key to the Key. Any member of the design community is eligible to enter, including architects, industrial designers, interior designers and students. Entries close Tuesday 7 June 2011.
competitions and awards
Think Brick Australia Awards
- April 20, 2011 - May 31, 2011
- Australia
In 2011, the Think Brick Awards encourages innovative Australian architects to push the boundaries of traditional brick design and present original ways of using brick in a contemporary environment.
residential
1 Yagoi Hamlet, Ecovillage
degenhartSHEDD
1 Yagoi sits mid-way up a hill at the Valley Terraces, Ecovillage, being serviced by a one-lane kerbless road that provides access to only about four homes. The streetscape presentation is evident from the main road long before this small ...
commercial
Blackmores Campus Warriewood
Watermark Architecture & Interiors Pty Ltd, Blackmores
An award winning project that maintains a sensitive balance between the building & the environment. It meets the ongoing operational requirements of Blackmores, but also reflects their brand, company ethos and culture in a highly sustainable and healthy environment.
festivals
Melbourne Open House 2011
- July 30, 2011 - July 31, 2011
- 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Melbourne Victoria
- Free
Melbourne Open House (MOH) 2011 unlocks the city's significant buildings for the fine people of Melbourne (and her visitors) to explore. It's a rare opportunity to discover the often-hidden wealth of design, architecture, engineering and historic gems nestled around the ...
residential
Murra Murra
Luigi Rosselli Architects
Boasting one of the most scenic settings in Sydney, the site of Prince Henry at Little Bay is loaded with history. Firstly as a significant aboriginal site; since the 1880s an important coastal hospital with a rich legacy collection of ...
podcasts
Bali luxury wins Australian award
And now to Bali in neighbouring Indonesia where Australian born architect Richard Hassell is with By Design's Janne Ryan. Richard is a founder of his Singapore-based architectural firm WOHA - ...
competitions and awards
Stormtech Scholarship for an Aboriginal Architect
- Jan. 27, 2011 - July 10, 2011
- 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Nowra
- Scholarship
Australian family business Stormtech, which has been a regular supplier of drainage channels and systems to projects by Pritzker Prize winning architect Glenn Murcutt, has announced that it will fully sponsor a selected Aboriginal architect, graduate or senior student of ...
talks
UTS Architecture Public Lecture: Open Agenda Winners
- Oct. 27, 2010
- 6:30 p.m.
- 702-730 Harris St, Broadway 2007
- FREE
Open Agenda Competition Winners Byron Kinnaird, Barnaby Bennett and James Gardiner are the confirmed speakers for this Public Lecture. Featuring Anthony Burke, chair of the competition, who will give an Introduction about the Open Agenda 2010 Competition, currently on exhibition ...
exhibitions
Advertisements for Architecture 2010
- Oct. 18, 2010 - Nov. 7, 2010
- 405 Crown Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
- FREE
When architects, design professionals and students were invited to create Advertisements for Architecture the results included an array of tongue-in-cheek ads. OpenHAUS and DARCH invites the public to the exhibition of "Advertisements for Architecture 2010". The most outstanding of these ...
exhibitions
Advertisements for Architecture 2010 - OPENING NIGHT
- Oct. 21, 2010
- 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- 405 Crown Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
- FREE
OpenHAUS and DARCH invite you to the Opening Night of Advertisements for Architecture 2010.Highlights of the night:* FREE Entry* Refreshment will be provided* Imperial Beer as the exclusive beer sponsor* Casual slidenights by some Advertisement entrants showcasing their visions* Vote ...
podcasts
Richard Rogers
Richard Rogers is one of the world's most celebrated living architects and our guest this week on By Design. For half a century he has been an extraordinary figure in ...
exhibitions
Open Agenda Exhibition
- Oct. 19, 2010 - Jan. 30, 2011
- 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- 31 Alfred St Circular Quay 2000
- Free, no bookings
Open Agenda: Speculative Architecture and Design ResearchCustoms House exhibition opening as part of Sydney Architecture Festival, October 2010 Open Agenda is an annual competition initiated in 2010 by the School of Architecture at the University of Technology, Sydney aimed at ...
talks
Dulux Study Tour Information and Slide Night
- Oct. 12, 2010 - Oct. 12, 2010
- 6:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.
- 2 Hill St, Surry Hills, NSW 2010
- FREE
The 2011 Dulux Study Tour is an amazing opportunity to see the architectural sights of Europe in May 2011 and is open to all emerging architects and graduates (within 10 years of graduation). DARCH invites all emerging architects to an ...
podcasts
On a shoot with architectural photographer Jon Linkins
By Design visits the prize-winning Donovan Hill-designed Z House in Brisbane with photographer Jon Linkins. We wanted to see how a professional architectural photographer interprets and interacts with a house. ...
festivals
SAF 2010 - Ch4 Competition
- Oct. 20, 2010 - Oct. 31, 2010
- Customs House, Forecourt, Circular Quay, SYdney
- FREE
The first of its kind in Sydney, this contemporary exhibit is a showcase of student architecture giving them an opportunity to design and construct a temporary pavilion in the forecourt of Customs House for the 2010 Sydney Architecture Festival. The ...
festivals
SAF 2010 - Open Agenda Exhibition
- Oct. 20, 2010 - Oct. 31, 2010
- 8 a.m.
- Customs House, Sydney
- FREE
An initiative of the School of Architecture at UTS, Open Agenda is an annual competition aimed at supporting the development of a new generation of experimental designers in Australian Architecture. Open to recent architecture graduates, Open Agenda is focused on ...
festivals
SAF 2010 - A.S. Hook Address
- Oct. 26, 2010
- 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- 3 Manning Street, Potts Point, NSW
Lindsay & Kerry Clare, 2010 Gold Medal Winners will deliver the A.S. Hook Address Introduction : Brian Zulaikha, NSW Chapter President Professor Alfred Samuel Hook's dedication led to the birth of the RAIA in 1929 and the nurturing of it ...
competitions and awards
2010 Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarships
- Sept. 17, 2010
- 5 p.m.
- New South Wales
- FREE
Applications are now open for the 2010 Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarships. The Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarships have been awarded since 1951 as a result of the Trust established by the late Byera Hadley, an architect and educator. The Byera Hadley ...
competitions and awards
Randwick City Urban Design Awards 2010
- Sept. 24, 2010
- 5 p.m.
- Randwick, NSW
- FREE
Randwick City Council's 2010 Urban Design Awards are now open for nominations, seeking Inspirational building design that enhances the urban environment of Randwick City. The Urban Design Awards are open to registered architects who have been involved in an approved ...
competitions and awards
2010 AA Prize for Unbuilt Work
- Oct. 8, 2010
- 5 p.m.
- Australia wide
- FREE
Call for Entries The AA Prize for Unbuilt Work seeks challenging, inventive and rigorous speculations on the futures of architecture. The 2010 theme is Sustainable Futures. How might we make "sustainable" buildings, environments and practices in 2020? In 2050? What ...
blogs
Woodhead Magazine
A Magazine about Architecture + Design Updated daily with what is happening at Woodhead in Australia, Asia & Europe
festivals
2010 Sydney Architecture Festival
- Oct. 20, 2010 - Nov. 7, 2010
- 6 a.m.
- Sydney
- Varies
The 4th Sydney Architecture Festival invites residents to engage with the built environment with an event program that will feature an informative and entertaining program of architectural talks, exhibitions, films, outdoor architecture installations, boat, bicycle and walking tours, and children's ...
tours
Houses Tour
- July 24, 2010
- 8:15 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- 3 Manning Street, Potts Point NSw 2011
- $90 for student $120 for member and $150 for non members
Our next houses tour is a full day tour featuring houses entered into this years awards and will be held on Saturday July 24. This will be an amazing tour, visiting four homes including "The Leichhardt House" by Terroir, 'Glebe ...
awards
Built for the Bush Energy Australia Award: Conservation - Energy Management
Built for the Bush" is a travelling exhibition and education program developed by the NSW Historic Houses Trust in collaboration with other NSW Cultural institutional and regional services. It is ...
podcasts
Architecture's golden team
Last week Australia's most prestigious architecture prize - the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal - was awarded for the first time to a husband and wife team. The team ...
awards
Woodhead Wins Prestigious BCI Green Design Award
Woodhead has won the Green Leadership award in the Interior Architecture category in the BCI Green Design Award 2010 competition. Woodhead entered the Fujitsu Office in Melbourne into the coveted ...
continuing professional development
Sydney Ancher 'An Australian Modernist' Part 3
- Aug. 30, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010
- Sydney
- $59.95
This is an online event: This is the third of three seminars on the life, work and influences of Sydney Ancher as an architect. These seminars are live presentations by the Historic Houses Trust and Docomomo (Documentation and Conservation of ...
continuing professional development
Three memorials - Peter Tonkin
- Aug. 30, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010
- Sydney
- $59.95
This is an online event: Recorded live in the offices of Tonkin Zulaika Greer, Peter Tonkin describes the intricate process of the design of meaningful commemorative artworks. He presents three well-known memorials, designed by his firm, TZG. All three commissions ...
exhibitions
Australian Achievment in Architecture Awards
- March 18, 2010
- 6 p.m.
- Brisbane- Gallery of Modern Art
The announcement of next year's winner of Australia's Gold Medal for Architecture will headline a new annual awards event being introduced by the Australian Institute of Architects. Placing the achievements of people in architecture more firmly into the spotlight, the ...
public spaces
The Watercube - National Aquatics Centre, Beijing
CSCEC + PTW + CCDI and ARUP
CSCEC + PTW + CCDI and ARUP won the International Design Competition for the Beijing 2008 Games Aquatic Centre. The scheme meets international standards for competition and maximises social and economic benefits. In addition to being an aquatic competition venue ...
