Victorian Architecture Awards
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The Victorian Architecture Awards are architecture awards that are annually awarded to buildings in the state Victoria
, Australia. These awards have been awarded since 1929 by the Australian Institute of Architects.
To mark the 75th edition of the Victorian Architecture Awards, a book was published called Judging Architecture – Issues, Divisions, Triumphs.
Other awards include:
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia. These awards have been awarded since 1929 by the Australian Institute of Architects.
To mark the 75th edition of the Victorian Architecture Awards, a book was published called Judging Architecture – Issues, Divisions, Triumphs.
Awards
The most prestigious award of the Victorian Architecture Awards is the Victorian Architecture Medal; from 1929 till 1942 it was called the Street Architecture Medal.Other awards include:
- Victorian Architecture Medal
- Sir Osborn McCutcheon Award for Commercial Architecture
- John George KnightJohn George KnightJohn George Knight , was an architect and administrator of the Northern Territory, Australia.-Early life:John George Knight was born in London the son of John Knight, a stone and marble merchant...
Award for Heritage Architecture - William WardellWilliam WardellWilliam Wilkinson Wardell was a Civil Engineer and Architect, notable not only for his work in Australia, the country to which he emigrated in 1858, but also for having a successful career as a surveyor, and an ecclesiastical architect in England and Scotland before his departure.In Australia,...
Award for Institutional Architecture - Marion MahonyMarion Mahony GriffinMarion Griffin was an American architect and artist. She was one of the first licenced female architects in the world, and is considered an original member of the Prairie School.-Biography:...
Award for Interior Architecture - Harold Desbrowe-AnnearHarold Desbrowe-AnnearHarold Desbrowe-Annear was an influential Australian architect who was at the forefront of the development of the Arts and Crafts movement in this country. During the 1890s he was an Instructor in architecture at the Working Men’s College where he founded the T-Square in 1900...
Award for Residential Architecture - Sustainable Architecture Award
- Joseph ReedJoseph Reed (architect)Joseph Reed , a Cornishman by birth, was probably the most influential Victorian era architect in Melbourne, Australia. He established a practice, Reed and Barnes in Melbourne in 1852. The practice now known as Bates Smart is one of the oldest continually operating in the world.Reed's buildings...
Award for Urban Design - President's Prize for the Hall of Fame
- Colorbond Steel Award
- 25 Year Award
- Bates SmartBates SmartBates Smart is Australia's second oldest architectural firm, established in 1853 by Joseph Reed as the practice Reed and Barnes. JPE Design Studio in Adelaide founded in 1851 by Daniel Garlick is the oldest continuing architectural practice in Australia....
Award for Architecture in the Media