Tempo
Jannette Schwartz (Landscape Architecture)

A sophisticated scheme that artfully sets out a program of spaces that come together to form a distinctive, exciting city landscape. The concept puts people first, presenting a diverse experience for people of all ages and backgrounds.

Tempo is imaginatively and precisely represented – the boldness of the colours and the photomontage tell the story of how this place adds a playful arts precinct into the City.

The ANU Seismic Theatre
Blake Lane and Jade Sokic (Architecture)

The concept for the recital hall as a building emerging from the earth and as ‘cut out’ from Llewellyn Hall was quite compelling and it drove the careful resolution of the building in its scale, form and siting.

What impressed the Jury was how well the team articulated their scheme, how well they resolved its planning and, how it functioned.  The Jury appreciated the careful attention given to resolving the program and to skilfully siting the proposed hall.

The Dirrabity Project
Annaliese White and Ciaran Rodway-Brown (Architecture), Ella Murphy (Interior Architecture), Nathan Young (Industrial Design)

The spatial planning, the resolution of the public vs back of house circulation, the lighting  and the creation of formal yet intimate recital hall made this scheme stand out.  Good Interior architecture must have all these qualities.

While this award is for interior architecture, the jury commented that it was successful because of the evident collaboration across all the disciplines.

The Unity Project
Kayla Jones and Jenna-Rose Meyers (Architecture), Dakota Cairnduff (Landscape Architecture) and Oliver Broadbent (Industrial Design)

The Unity Project had many delightful features and the Jury appreciated how the site planning, especially in front of Llewellyn Hall created many diverse spaces.  The performance pods, nestling into the planting and ‘glowing’ at night were especially whimsical.

The Jury appreciated that while these bespoke elements were the ‘high notes’, they worked because of the collaborative approach.

Concrete Reverie
Jacob Haynes

This entry responded most closely to the brief and project objectives. The Jury felt a little judicious editing would have helped reinforce the message but they were enamoured by the reimagining of the ‘concrete’ into a ‘greenspace’, by the interpretation of the site’s history and incorporation of the people, especially musicians who have, are and will be associated with the School of Music.

The Jury commended a further five schemes. These included:

The Corroboree Project
Phyu Sin Htet and Scarlett Valentine (Interior Architecture), Tesinlo Semy and Jake Swannie (Architecture)

This project was well resolved and demonstrated an excellent approach to accessibility. Creating ‘equity’ in architecture is a significant, critical issue.

Luminoscope Greenwalk Theatre
Richie Jiang (Industrial Design), Amika Aupipat and Andrew Quintero (Architecture)

This proposal drew attention because while its materiality contrasted with Llewellyn Hall there as empathy in its scale and form.  The Jury felt the architecture was well resolved and that the composition of the new hall and existing School of Music created a new arts destination.

Narragunnawali Music Project
Noah Sampson (Architecture) and Nicole Teoh (Industrial Design)

The planning and careful resolution of public and back of house spaces brought this scheme to the fore. The special quality of the lighting and the humour of the musical rock also stood out for the Jury.  A good team proposal.

Piano Hall
Amanda Byrne (Architecture)

A playful scheme that also resolves the functional requirements.  What impressed the Jury was how well this scheme dealt with the back of house requirements and relationships with the School of Music.

Rotunda Hall
Fedra Konstantinou and Rory O’Brien (Architecture)

A very bold proposal that would create a very new attraction. The subterranean siting and opening roof captured the Jury’s imaginations and contemplating what it might be like for an orchestra to play in the open air.