![]() ENTRIES FOR THE 2011 PRIZE CLOSE ON 18 OCTOBER 2010 |
Prize: $2,000 + medallion + certificate - presentation at the annual Australian Achievement in Architecture Awards (AAAA). Entry for this prize is by application or nomination. |
The 2010 Neville Quarry Architectural Education Prize was presented to Professor Gordon Holden, Griffith University, at the 2010 Australian Achievement in Architecture Awards (AAAA) held in Brisbane on 18 March 2010. A Commendation was awarded to Professor Samer Akkach, University of Adelaide. |
The Neville Quarry Architectural Education Prize was originally established as the Architectural Education Prize in 2001 to recognise the significance of architectural education in the promotion and improvement of the built environment. The Prize acknowledges an outstanding contribution in architectural education in one or more areas of: teaching, scholarship, research, leadership and community engagement. |
Previous Prize winners are Professor Jennifer Taylor; Professor Lindsay Johnston; Curtin University of Technology lecturers: Errol Tout/Stephen Parkin (joint winners); the late Rory Spence, University of Tasmania; Professor Leon van Schaik, RMIT University; Professor Deo Prasad, Director of the UNSW Centre for a Sustainable Built Environment (SOLARCH); Bill Busfield, University of Western Australia, and the late Dr Paula Whitman, Queensland University of Technology. In 2008 the prize was awarded to Professor Graham Brawn, University of Melbourne, for his outstanding contribution to architectural education and research in Australia. No award was made in 2009. A list of past winners and information on their achievements is available here. |
![]() Professor Gordon Holden (pictured right) from Griffith University, receiving the 2010 Neville Quarry Architectural Education Prize from the Hon Robert Schwarten, Queensland Minister for Public Works, at the Australian Institute of Architects Australian Achievement in Architecture Awards held in Brisbane on 18 March 2010. |
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