2023 Queensland State Jury - Australian Institute of Architects

Queensland State Jury 2023

Presenting the 2023 Queensland State Jury, Paul Jones, Belinda Allwood, Anna O’Gorman, and Sandy Cavill. Paul is appointed as the overall Chair of Juries to oversee Queensland’s 20-plus Juries. Paul is joined by three State Jurors as they deliver on the Queensland Architecture Awards’ vision which has a long history and places great pride in ensuring that every project entered each year must be visited. Being on the State Jury is a great and remarkable adventure that gives the State Jurors the opportunity to travel our great State showcasing Queensland’s fantastic architects, visiting remarkable projects that promote good design and sustainable architecture; and meeting others in the profession, discussing opportunities and challenges for Queensland’s built environment.

PAUL JONES RAIA
CHAIR OF JURIES

Paul Jones is a Director of OMA Australia. Paul joined OMA’s Hong Kong office in 2013 managing and directing activities of OMA in Asia. He was State Juror and Deputy Chair of Juries in the 2022 Queensland State Awards program and has been a Queensland Chapter Councilor, Chairing the Queensland Practice Committee and serving as a member of the National Practice Committee.

Paul lectures and teaches at the University of Queensland and is a Registered Architect in various states. He was State Juror and Co-Chair in 2022 Queensland State Awards program and has been a Queensland Chapter Councilor, Chair of the Queensland and National Practice Committee member.

Previously, a Director of Donovan Hill Architects and principal of BVN Donovan Hill before joining OMA.

BELINDA ALLWOOD FRAIA
STATE Juror

Belinda is an architect, landscape architect, maker, and researcher.  She is a director of the Cairns-based multi-disciplinary practice, POD (People Oriented Design) and adjunct fellow at Griffith University. Belinda is enthusiastic about the way architecture and landscape can integrate to create places that respond sustainably to place, culture, and connect people with nature.  She has published and presented widely on the topics of sustainable design, regional practice, intercultural design and placemaking.

Belinda is a Queensland chapter councillor for the Australian Institute of Architects, and sits on the Queensland Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee. She is passionate about sustainability, reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion, and actively collaborates, champions, and leads policy development to change practice in these areas.

ANNA O'GORMAN RAIA
State Juror

Patient, methodical and an excellent communicator, Anna drives her studio’s dedication to thoughtful architecture. This considered approach is underpinned by Anna’s collaborative nature and ability to listen with intent. She has worked with award-winning studios in Brisbane and established Anna O’Gorman Architects in 2016 to collaborate closely with clients. Valuing this client-first approach above all else, Anna possesses an empathetic understanding of the relationship between people and place. She balances this insight with design intellect to create work that maturely responds to the project brief. Anna’s forward-thinking practice has been shaped by a variety of rich professional experiences, including international architecture tours, design collaborations and invitations to teach at the University of Queensland. Since establishing AOG Architect, her work has won several national and state awards and exhibited at the Museum of Brisbane.

SANDY CAVILL RAIA
STATE Juror

Prior to the establishment of Cavill Architects, Sandy developed specific expertise whilst engaged in significant commercial and public projects with former practice at Donovan Hill and Richards & Spence. It was this formative experience in market retail design that led to one of Cavill Architects’ first commissions and the foundation of the practice. Completed in 2015, ‘The Stores’ established the practice’s reputation for civic-minded architecture and has since led to a number of increasingly substantial project commissions. Cavill Architects remains engaged by private investors, government organisations and institutions across a diverse cross-section of project types. Sandy is currently leading a number of significant and city shaping projects in Brisbane’s CBD’s, in conjunction with a selection of smaller-scale boutique retail and residential commissions.