2009 Australian Institute of Architects Awards

[omada]

SA grabbed a couple of awards this year, yay!

1. National Award for Sustainable Architecture: VS1/SA Water Head Office, Adelaide, South Australia - HASSELL

2. National Commendation for Urban Design: Rundle Lantern, Adelaide, South Australia - BB Architects

For the full list and article:

http://www.theage.com.au/executive-styl ... -hnmv.html

Lets hope Urban Design and Architecture from this state features more prominently from now often.

[Howie]

Congrats to both teams!

[Howie]

While we're on awards... Conservatory received two awards from the urban design institute last night. High density housing and the presidents award. So well done Pruszinski Architects and Hines Group.

[stumpjumper]

Awards help raise the profile of architectural quality as a component of good development. The AIA award winners are selected from the self-nominated efforts of efforts of AIA members.

The AIA is free to restrict the field as much as it likes, but it's a pity that nominations in the first instance couldn't come from everywhere; building designers, builders, owner-builders etc, with self-nomination as well as nomination by third parties.

This way, the awards could be widened - Australian Design Awards - with categories for architecture, industrial design etc etc.