Australian Stone Architectural Awards

The inaugural Australian Stone Architectural Awards were adjudicated on 8th December at Rydges Hotel, Camperdown.

The adjudicators were:

Peter Hirst, Architect – Harry Seidler and Associates
David Stevenson, Architect – Lacoste + Stevenson Pty Ltd
David West, Director of International Conservation Services and Australia Stone Advisory Association

The category winners were:

  • BEST COMMERCIAL INTERIOR: Project – 126 Phillip St, Sydney. Lead architect – Foster and Partners, London. Collaborating architects – Hassell Pty Ltd, Sydney, Project Director – Sven Ollman, Stone – Austral Juperana Granite, AustralAsian Granite, processed by Melocco Stone.
  • BEST COMMERCIAL EXTERIOR: Project – Hilton Hotel, Sydney. Architect – Johnson Pilton Walker Pty Ltd. Stone – Sandstone by Gosford Quarries, Austral Verde Granite by Dimension Stone Group Australia.
  • BEST CIVIC PROJECT: Project – Federation Square, Melbourne. Lead architect – Peter Davidson, Lab Architecture in conjunction with Bates Smart, Stone – Kimberley sandstone, Meteor Stone.
  • BEST RESIDENTIAL PROJECT: Project – Private residence, Victoria. Architect – Robert Marshall Architects and Town Planners Pty Ltd, Stone – Kanmantoo Bluestone, South Australia.
  • BEST INTERNATIONAL PROJECT: Project – Australian War Memorial, London. Architect – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer, Sydney. Stone – Laguna Green Granite, Western Australia.
  • BEST SCULPTURE/PUBLIC ART: Project – Wordsmiths, The Writers Café University of Queensland. Architect – Beth Wilson, Wilson Landscape Architects. Stone – Helidon Sandstone Flags with Brisbane tuff.

The awards were presented by David West on Friday 8th December at Villa Rosa reception centre in Leichardt, Sydney.

The dinner was attended by 191 members of the tile and stone industries, their guests and leading architects.

The 8th Creative Tiling Awards were also held on the same night.

More information and images will feature on the following websites: www.asaa.com.au (Australian Stone Architectural Awards) and www.infotile.com.au (Creative Tiling press releases and images).

NATIONAL PROMOTION

Press releases featuring information and images about both sets of awards will be circulated to the following media:

  • Major architectural building and construction publications
  • Leading daily newspapers in all states
  • Selected regional newspapers in some states

Leading media analysts Media Monitors will report on which journals publish the press release. Media Monitors will supply copies of the actual article as it appeared together with readership figures. A report will be forwarded to all award participants in March. The press release will be released week commencing 8th January.

Many thanks for participating in the awards and in Creative Tiling, which will go on sale nationally on 20th December for 11 months.

For more information contact Anthony Stock on 03 9888 2246.