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National Award for Enduring Architecture

The National Award for Enduring Architecture is an Australian architecture prize presented annually by the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) since 2003. The award recognises long lasting, innovative and culturally significant Australian architecture with usually more than 25 years passed since the completion of construction.

Background edit

The Award for Enduring Architecture recognises achievement for the design of buildings of outstanding merit, which remain important as high quality works of architecture when considered in the contemporary context. Nominations for the award can be made by AIA members, non-members and non-architects, but they must provide adequate material and information supporting a nomination for consideration of the jury. The Award also provides opportunity to recognise buildings that were not previously submitted into the annual awards programs.[1]

The Award was initially called the National 25 Year Award when it was established in 2003. In 2007 the award name was changed to the '25 Year Award for Enduring Architecture' later becoming the 'National Award for Enduring Architecture' in 2011.[2] The American Institute of Architects has awarded a 25 Year Award annually since 1969. The ACT Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects inaugurated the first '25 Year Award' for architecture in Australia in 1995.

 
Sydney Opera House, recipient of the inaugural National Award for Enduring Architecture, 2003

State Awards for Enduring Architecture edit

The Australian Institute of Architects national awards jury selects a national winner each year from a shortlist made of up to eight selected state and territory 'enduring architecture projects' from the AIA local chapter awards including;


Recipients of the state–based award are then eligible for consideration for the National Award for Enduring Architecture presented later in the same year, as part of the Australian National Architecture Awards.

Inaugural Award, Sydney Opera House, 2003 edit

In November 2003 arguably Australia's most well known building, the Sydney Opera House, designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon was acknowledged with the inaugural National Award for Enduring Architecture (National 25 Year Award) shortly after the 30th anniversary of the building's official opening on 20 October 1973. This acknowledgement followed the awarding of the inaugural New South Wales Enduring Architecture Award to the Sydney Opera House in July 2003 at the New South Wales Chapter Awards.

″The 25 Year Award acknowledges the Sydney Opera House as an exemplar of the great contribution that architecture can make to a city and a nation.

Designed at the vast scale of Sydney Harbour itself, the Opera House established itself as a world icon of modern design long before 'iconic' buildings such as the Guggenheim in Bilbao were consciously conceived for their commercial effect.

The design has remained timeless and has stood the test of time – making no reference to the traditional forms associated with the public architecture of its time, dissolving wall into roof as one sculptural whole on a massive base. The grandeur, elegance and scale of the building restored the concept of the 'monument' as a socially acceptable expression in an age of neutral functionalism and, over time, and it has re-established the fundamental role of great architecture and public places in the making of contemporary Australian cities.

The building is also a reminder that the visions, timeframes and budgets of a particular historical moment cannot easily comprehend the ongoing significance of major individual public projects, or their ultimate commercial and social value to a city. Now more than 25 years after its completion, the Opera House is undergoing agreed modifications following a thoughtful and consultative process involving Jørn Utzon. From this alone, the Sydney Opera House, the NSW Government and the Australian community have benefited in re-establishing a relationship with the original architect.

With the assistance of the architectural profession, and the RAIA, and through the co-operation of the NSW Government and the Federal Government, it is hoped that the Sydney Opera House will be officially nominated for World Heritage Listing in 2004.″

— AIA National Jury Citation, 2003[4]

The move to recognition followed a long period of reconciliation with Utzon and plans for new work and restoration of the Opera House. The award also assisted in the process for UNESCO World Heritage nomination, eventually confirmed in 2007.

List of National Award recipients edit

National Award for Enduring Architecture (reverse order)
Year Architect Project Location State Year Built Years Since Other AIA/RAIA Awards
2023 Gregory Burgess Brambuk: Living Cultural Centre[5][6][7][8] (now The National Parks and Cultural Centre) 277 Grampians Road, Halls Gap Victoria 1990 33 years
2022 Ken Woolley Woolley House
(now Woolley Hesketh House)		 34 Bullecourt Avenue, Mosman New South Wales 1962 60 years
2021 Kevin Borland, John and Phyllis Murphy and Peter McIntyre (with engineer Bill Irwin) Swimming and Diving Stadium Olympic Boulevard and Batman Avenue, Melbourne Victoria 1956 63 years
2020 Richard Leplastrier Palm Garden House Bilgola Beach New South Wales 1984 36 years
2019 Philip Cox & Partners Ayers Rock Resort
(now Sails in the Desert)[10]		 Yulara Northern Territory 1984 35 years
2018 Hall, Phillips and Wilson Architects Townsville Courts of Law Edmund Sheppard Building[12][13] 31 Walker Street, Townsville Queensland 1975 43 years
2017 Aaron Bolot 17 Wylde Street Apartments 17 Wylde Street, Potts Point New South Wales 1951 66 years
2016 John James & Associates Reader’s Digest Building Waterloo Street, Surry Hills New South Wales 1967 49 years
2015 Howlett & Bailey Architects Council House[14][15] 27–29 St Georges Terrace, Perth Western Australia 1963 52 years
2014 Ian McKay and Philip Cox
Architects in Association		 Tocal College (CB Alexander Campus)[16] 815 Tocal Road, Paterson[17] New South Wales 1963 51 years
2013 Mitchell Giurgola and Thorp Australian Parliament House[18][19] Canberra ACT 1988 25 years
2012 Harry Seidler Australia Square 264 George Street, Sydney New South Wales 1967 45 years
2011 Glenn Murcutt Magney House Bingie Point New South Wales 1980 31 years
2010 Department of Public Works (Architect Peter Partridge) Supreme Court Complex[20] Salamanca Place, Hobart Tasmania 1975 35 years
2009 Yuncken Freeman Brothers, Griffiths & Simpson; Gregory Burgess Sidney Myer Music Bowl[21] Kings Domain, Melbourne Victoria 1959 50 years
2008 Vivian Fraser in Association
with NSW Government Architect		 Wharf Theatre Walsh Bay New South Wales 1984 24 years
2007 Edwards Madigan Torzillo Briggs High Court of Australia Building[23] Parkes Place, Parkes ACT 1980 27 years
2006 Grounds, Romberg & Boyd Robin Boyd House II
(Walsh Street House)[24][25]		 290 Walsh Street, South Yarra Victoria 1958 48 years
2005 Yuncken Freeman BHP House 140 William Street, Melbourne Victoria 1972 32 years
2004 Glenn Murcutt Kempsey Farmhouse Kempsey New South Wales 1974 30 years
2003 Jørn Utzon Sydney Opera House including (Stage 2, Hall Todd & Littlemore Sydney New South Wales 1973 30 years

Distribution and location of awards edit

The average age of recognition of 21 projects awarded (2003—2023) is around 41.2 years since completion of construction or opening.

Projects located in New South Wales have dominated the Award, with 10 of the 21 projects located there, five in Victoria, two in Canberra (Australian Capital Territory) and one each in Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australian and Northern Territory. No projects from South Australia have been nationally recognised.

Enduring Architecture Awards by Australian state or territory, 2003—2023, by location of building (total 21 awards)

  New South Wales (47%)
  Victoria (23%)
  Queensland (5%)
  Tasmania (5%)
  Western Australia (5%)
  Northern Territory (5%)
  South Australia (0%)
  Australian Capital Territory (10%)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2024 Entries Handbook, Chapter Awards, Section 2.3.5 Enduring Architecture Category" (PDF). Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  2. ^ Goad, Philip (1 September 2011). "The 25 Year Award". ArchitectureAU.com.au. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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  6. ^ "Brambuk Living Cultural Centre". Gregory Burgess Architects. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Brambuk: The National Park and Cultural Centre, Gregory Burgess Architects". Architecture.com.au. 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Mountain Peaks: Brambuk, The National Park and Cultural Centre". Parks Victoria. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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  18. ^ "2013 National Architecture Awards". ArchitectureAU.com.au. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  19. ^ "2013 National Architecture Awards: Enduring Architecture". ArchitectureAU.com.au. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  20. ^ "25 Year Award for Enduring Architecture: Supreme Court Complex, Hobart". ArchitectureAU.com.au. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  21. ^ Cheng, Linda (13 Feb 2019). "'A national story of creative technical achievement': Sidney Myer Music Bowl celebrates 60th anniversary". ArchitectureAU.com.au. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  22. ^ "25 Year Award for Enduring Architecture: The Wharf Theatre". ArchitectureAU.com.au. 1 November 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  23. ^ "25 Year Award for Enduring Architecture: The High Court of Australia". ArchitectureAU.com.au. 1 November 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  24. ^ "Award: RAIA 25 year award". Victorian Collections. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  25. ^ "Boyd House II". DOCOMOMO Australia. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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