Architecture Awards Online Entry System
The awards process is an opportunity for public and peer recognition of your work, and provides the Institute with a valuable mechanism to promote architects and architecture in Australia and internationally.
2012 Entries
Entries in to the 2012 Awards program have now closed in all areas. Good luck to all those who have entered. If you have an existing 2012 entry you need to access, click here.
The Institute will begin opening for 2013 entries in November 2012. Keep an eye on this webpage for details.
2012 Key Awards dates
Find out when entries open and close in your area - as well as your local presentation nights for 2012. Download the 2012 calendar.
2012 Awards Entry Handbook
The Awards Entry Handbook should be used as your guide to entering the Awards, please ensure you are familiar with this document before you enter the Awards. Download your copy here.
Awards Jurors Handbook
The Awards Jury Handbook is a guide for all Jury members. Download your copy here.
Awards, Prizes & Honours Policy
Entrants should read through the Awards section of the Institute's Awards, Prizes and Honours Policy before submitting their entry. Download a copy of the policy.
Sustainable Architecture supplement & Checklist
Architects seeking to enter into Category 9: Sustainable Architecture, can download a copy of the Institute's Environment Policy here.
Members entering projects in the Sustainable Architecture category should download, complete and then upload the following checklist as one of your PDF files when uploading your entry. Download Sustainable Architecture Award checklist.
Past National recipients
Click here to download a list of winners of National Awards dating from 1981 - 2011.
Past National Architecture Awards events
We have kept an archive of recent National Architecture Awards events including winner lists and photos from the events. To view these pages please click here. |
2011 National Architecture Awards
The National Architecture Awards recognise and celebrate outstanding achievments and excellence in architecture. The 2011 awards evening was held at Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) on Thursday 3 November 2011. For details on the 2011 winners click here. For more information on the 2011 Jury click here. |
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Architecture Project Gallery
The Australian Institute of Architects architecture award winners and entries are now showcased in the online project gallery. All entrants of the 2010 awards program now have images of their project in the gallery. 2011 entries will be viewable in November, after the National Architecture Awards.
Browse through hundreds of projects online with architecture.com.au projects. |
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About the Architecture Awards
The National Architecture Awards have been held annually since 1981. These Awards are the most prestigious in the design and construction industry, and have had a significant influence on trends in architectural design. The Institute is pleased to have Principal Corporate Partner BlueScope Steel and Supporting Corporate Partners Dulux, Autodesk, Kingspan, AWS and Diversified Exhibitions as sponsors of the National Architecture Awards.
Entries close after a three to four month period, at which time the judging process in each state/territory begins. Selected buildings are visited by local jury members in accordance with the award's conditions of entry. Selected projects of excellence then become the State finalists and/or award recipients.
In early July, all winning entries are forwarded to the National Office and the recipients of Chapter Awards come under the close scrutiny of the national jury. The national jury consists of five members: four prominent architects and one non-architect of national prominence.
In judging the projects, the overall quality of the work is considered. Issues include:
- how well the project meets its original intentions
- the client’s satisfaction with the project
- environmental performance and use of energy
- contribution to the advancement of architecture.
The jury imposes strict criteria for each of the nine national categories and applies these in the preliminary judging process and when it visits the short-listed projects across Australia. The cycle culminates in a celebratory national awards' dinner each year.
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Peter Johnson Architectural Archive
The Peter Johnson Architectural Archive, held in the National Gallery of Australia Research Library, is the archive of entries to the Institutes Architecture Awards. Entry folders have been deposited annually since 1986 and a few have been collected prior to 1986. Additions to the collection are always welcome.
The Archive is rapidly developing into an extraordinary source of information for the study of contemporary Australian architecture.
The Archive is available to the public for research. Arrangements must be made in advance through the National Gallery of Australia Research Library.
Details of the NGARL access policy and a reader’s ticket application form are available on the Gallery’s web-site:
www.nga.gov.au/Menus/resrch.html
Those not eligible for a permanent reader’s ticket may make an appointment to use the Archive under the Library of Last Resort principle.
T: +61 2 6240 6530
F: +61 2 6273 2155
E: RLR@nga.gov.au
P: National Gallery of Australia Research Library
GPO Box 1150 + Canberra ACT 2601 + Australia
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