Architecture

A number of projects by architects have clinched top prizes at the 2021 Good Design Awards, announced across five days from 11 to 15 October.
The awards program celebrates 12 main disciplines, including design and architecture, across 30 categories. It received 930 submissions in 2021.
Prahran Square by Lyons and Aspect Studios won Best in Class in both the Architecture – Urban and Precinct Design categories. Brian Gien, CEO of Good Design Australia and chair of the awards said, “The space ebbs and flows with the mood of each day and the people that occupy it, allowing the community to define its meaning. This flexibility and accessibility is key in creating a safe public realm. By giving space back to the people, Prahran Square has already transformed a community by making it their own.”

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Anson Smart

In the Architecture – Interior category, SRG House by Fox Johnston won Best in Class for its “superb revitalisation of an existing quality piece of architecture,” the jury commented. “It is respectful of the original design, has a clear sense of place and engagement with its harbour context, and will ensure a long future for this quality home.”
Board Grove Architects also took home a Best in Class accolade in the Product Design – Furniture and Lighting category for its Stool Dolly chair designed for the 2020 MPavilion
Puntukurnu AMS Healthcare Hub by Kaunitz Yeung Architecture was named Best in Class for Architecture – commercial and residential as well as the winner of the Good Design Award for Sustainability.
“The designers should be commended for delivering such a beautifully designed, environmentally sustainable, and culturally appropriate health facility in one of the most remote and hottest towns in Australia,” the jury said. “The building has been sensitively co-designed with the traditional owners of the land. This consultative design process and the inclusion of local artists and communities have come together to create a successful place dedicated to the wellbeing of the people it serves. Well done.”
Elsewhere in the awards, Simone LeAmon, curator of contemporary design and architecture at the National Gallery of Victoria, received the Women in Design Award, which recognizes women who have made significant contributions to the industry.
The Australian Design Prize was awarded to Ros and John Moriarty for their Qantas Flying Art Aircraft series; the Good Design Team of the Year Award went to Black Magic, and the award’s highest accolade, the Good Design of the Year Award, went to a personal mobility vehicle, the Whill model C2.
For the full list of award recipients, head to the Good Design Australia website. More

FJMT has designed a five-building mixed-use complex on a three-hectare site in Moorabbin in Melbourne’s south east. Housing 32,000 square metres of office space, the complex dubbed Common Grounds is being touted as a “new ecology of work and play [that is] defined by its civic sensibility.” The buildings also accommodate a range of uses […] More

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Two multiresidential developments incorporating social and affordable housing units will be built in Melbourne’s south east, after the proposed sites were rezoned through the Victorian government’s fast track approval scheme. In Clayton, a 680-apartment building designed by Jackson Clements Burrows with landscape architecture by Rush Wright will be built at the former PMP Printing site, […] More

The Architecture Symposium: Beyond the Building, begining this November, will examine how architecture can be a catalyst for transformation at all scales.
Curated by NSW government architect Abbie Galvin and Smart Design Studio founder William Smart, the symposium will bring together Australia’s world-class architects whose public projects have an impact that is beyond the built form itself.
“In this iteration of The Architecture Symposium, we are keen to explore architecture’s potential as a catalyst for change by examining projects that are deepening cultural understanding, responding to environmental concerns and opening our minds to new possibilities,” said Katelin Butler, editorial director at Architecture Media, the organizer of the symposium (and publisher of ArchitectureAU).

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Phoenix Central Park by John Wardle Architects and Durbach Block Jaggers. Image:

Trevor Mein

In the first session, streaming live on 11 November, delegates will hear about projects and programs that have left a mark in four different cities. Hassell principal Mark Loughnan will present Perth’s WA Museum Boola Bardip, the landmark project designed with Dutch firm OMA; Ingrid Richards of Richards and Spence will discuss the “small but important” Fish Lane project in Brisbane; Jesse Judd and Mark Raggatt of ARM Architecture will present the Home of the Arts on the Gold Coast; and Naomi Milgrim will discuss MPavilion, the architectural commission that has become a Melbourne institution.

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Fish Lane by Richards and Spence. Image:

Scott Burrows

The second session, on 18 November, will focus on projects that “have evoked emotive or spiritual responses and left a lasting impression.”
Kerstin Thompson will discuss her firm’s expansion to the Riversdale property owned by the late twentieth century Australian painter Arthur Boyd; Angelo Candalepas will present his firm’s latest ecclesiastical project, the Church of the Living God in Sydney; Camilla Block will present Durbach Block Jaggers and John Wardle Architects’ Phoenix Central Park and Dillon Kombumerri from the Office of the Government Architect NSW will discuss his work developing policies and frameworks around connecting to Country.
The third session, on 25 November, will examine the role of the “micro” within larger precincts or cities. Mark Jacques of Openwork and Amy Muir of Muir Architecture will present Victoria’s Family Violence Memorial; Tim Greer of Tonkin Zulaikha Greer together with Anita Panov and Andrew Scott of Panov Scott Architects will discuss developments at Sydney’s famous El Alamein Fountain; and Jessica Spresser will discuss her eponymous firm’s work on the Barangaroo Pier Pavilion.

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Plastic Palace by Raffaello Rosselli Architect. Image:

Jeremy Weihrauch

The final session, titled Making versus Taking, will be all about the ethical questions facing architects. “Architects have a collective ethical responsibility for the public good and our critical thinking skills are needed now more than ever to address the challenges of the built environment,” note the organizers.
Speakers will include Raffaello Rosselli, Raffaello Rosselli Architect; Grace Mortlock and David Neustein, Other Architects and Peter Walker and Keith Westbrook, Cumulus Studio.
The symposium will be presented through Design Speaks’ virtual portal. Delegates will be able to view the sessions live, or watch them on demand up until 21 January 2022.
The Architecture Symposium: Beyond the Building is supported by major partner Planned Cover. More

Buster and Punch is the pioneering home fashion label that changes the way we connect with ordinary home fittings.
Launching a new range of light switches, dimmers and power outlets, the Electricity collection is infused with the London subculture attitude that is synonymous with the Buster and Punch brand.
From its roots in a garage in East London making custom motorcycles, Buster and Punch has grown fast into one of the industry’s most engaging and authentic creators. With its reinventions of your home’s forgotten details, the brand is defined by precision metal work and a unique lifestyle that captivates its followers.
Buster and Punch’s Electricity is a holistic one-stop solution that effortlessly ties together entire spaces, homes and contract interiors.
The Electricity collection, comprised of unique light switches, dimmer switches and power outlets, is crafted from solid metal, and crowned with the iconic Buster and Punch trademark solid metal coin screws and diamond-cut dimmer knobs and toggles. The metal cover plates and trim accents are imbued with the clean, industrial look Buster and Punch is renowned for.
Aidan Mawhinney, CEO of Living Edge, says of the new range, “Electricity is one of the most important details of the home, and Buster and Punch’s Electricity range transforms a functional fitting into an opportunity for creativity. The daring collection offers unrivalled tactility and a strong visual impact, crafted from the highest quality materials to ensure longevity.”
The Electricity range is available in steel, brass, smoked bronze and black solid metal fixtures, with additional detail kits for added customization.
The range is optimised, fully engineered and code approved for Australia and New Zealand residential and contract applications. The products are designed to complement the wider range of Buster and Punch hardware and lighting, so you can mix and match to create a look that suits your design aesthetic. Transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary, the Electricity collection creates a connection with your space that grows each time you feel Buster and Punch’s trademark solid metal detailing during use.
The Electricity collection is available at Living Edge now. More

Liverpool City Council has unveiled a 30-year masterplan to transform the 28-hectare Woodward Park in south-western Sydney into a social, cultural and recreational hub.
The Woodward Place masterplan, developed with People Place and Partnership, Hassell, Aspect Studios, Terroir and Yerrabingin, outlines plans for a leisure centre; green spaces; community facilities including a community hub, childcare centre, halls, markets and public parking; exhibition, events and conference facilities; and sporting parks.
The council says the vision will be a catalyst for the growth of Liverpool’s centre, tipped to become the third CBD of Sydney.
The transformation will allow residents to enjoy the parkland setting and have access to a variety of community and lifestyle facilities.

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Liverpool City Council’s Woodward Place masterplan. Image:

Perspective produced by Terroir

“Our City Centre has been undergoing cataclysmic change and transformation in recent years, with the development of Liverpool Civic Place, the Liverpool Innovation Precinct, and the endorsement of the Liverpool City Centre Public Domain Masterplan,” said Liverpool mayor Wendy Waller. “The Woodward Place Masterplan ensures this momentum continues.”

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Liverpool City Council’s Woodward Place masterplan. Image:

Perspective produced by Terroir

The first stage of the masterplan includes the revitalization of Brickmakers Creek and the development of a new aquatic and leisure centre adjacent to the creek. The indoor and outdoor pools will be integrated into the landscape setting to create a unique nature play space. It will also include indoor and outdoor slides and a flying fox from the centre of the building to the creek and picnicking and gathering spaces. The masterplan states that the existing Whitlam Leisure Centre will be “decommissioned once the new leisure centre is operating.”
Further stages of the masterplan include the creation of a multi-purpose community space that will primarily serve as a market hall. A multi-storey carpark will be located above the community space and a forecourt will host events such as music and live performances. An overpass across Hume Highway will connect Woodward Place to Liverpool city centre.
The council is seeking community feedback on the masterplan as well as funding from the state government. More

It follows their win (in the Best in Class category) at the awards in 2018 for their launch product – the 13 series of trimless flush-fit switches and outlets range that has since revolutionized the electrical market both nationally and globally. Each year, Australia’s most prestigious design awards program attracts new and innovative products and […] More