Edition 116
Nov 2013
- West Kimberley Regional Prison
- White Bay Cruise Terminal
- Undercroft House
- Canberra College Performing Arts Centre
- ABC Brisbane Accommodation Project
- 11 Joynton Avenue
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Welcome to STEEL PROFILE® 116
As a longstanding supporter of excellence in Australian architecture and Principal Corporate Partner of the Australian Institute of Architects, BlueScope congratulates all recipients of the 2013 National Architecture Awards.
The state-based entrants and winners of the COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture made for an impressive collection of buildings that deserved recognition for inspirational and innovative design.
Only one project can be given the National COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture. However this year's Jury decided that TAG Architects and iredale pedersen hook architects (in Association) deserved a National Commendation for the West Kimberley Regional Prison, which features extensively in this issue.
The most prestigious COLORBOND® award was saved for a project that harnesses fine steel frames, allowing plants to grow around and through it to make a sculptural statement perfect for its parklands setting. We applaud Collins and Turner for its Waterloo Youth Family and Community Centre (see STEEL PROFILE® 115) being awarded the 2013 National COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture.
Marking last month's launch of the next generation of COLORBOND® steel, this issue also bears a commemorative cover.
COLORBOND® steel has become a mainstay of Australian construction for its versatility, durability and enduring aesthetics. The next generation of COLORBOND® steel now incorporates Activate™ technology for improved durability and is available in 22 colours, including six new colours identified by experts and the industry as being contemporary and relevant to the Australian landscape. This creates even more possibilities for the architecture and design community.
Manu Siitonen
BlueScope Editor
BlueScope Editor
Manu Siitonen
Managing Editor
Associate Editor
Contributing Writers
Rachael Bernstone, Margie Fraser, Rob Gillam, Paul McGillick, Micky Pinkerton, Naomi Stead
Contributing Photographers
Art Director
STEEL PROFILE® has established an editorial advisory panel to ensure that only projects of the highest calibre are selected for publication. The panellists are:
Adam Haddow
Adam is a director of SJB Architects NSW. He was awarded the 40th Anniversary Churchill Fellowship in 2006 to study alternatives to conventional models of urban design. SJB Architects recently won two Australian Institute of Architects NSW Awards for Multiple Housing.
More than anything, he loves to design buildings.
Frank Stanisic
Stanisic Associates founder Frank Stanisic is a Sydney-based architect and urbanist.
His work is fuelled by an evolving interest in the diagram and frame as a basis for architectural invention, and the aesthetics of permeability.
Frank's projects have won numerous awards including Australian Institute of Architects' Special Jury, Wilkinson, Aaron Bolot and Frederick Romberg.
Sam Bresnehan
Sam Bresnehan is a graduate architect with Melbourne-based architectural and urban design practice, McGauran Giannini Soon Architects (MGS).
Graduating from the University of Tasmania with a Master of Architecture (First Class Honours) in 2010, Sam was awarded the 2011 BlueScope Steel Glenn Murcutt Student Prize.
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