Northern Territory Enduring Architecture Award

The Northern Territory Award for Enduring Architecture is an architecture prize presented annually by the Northern Territory Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) since the inaugural award was presented in 2013. The award recognises significant, long lasting and innovative architecture with usually more than 25 years passed since the completion of construction.

2023 NT Award for Enduring Architecture, Parliament House, Darwin, opened 1994

Background edit

The Award for Enduring Architecture recognises achievement for the design of buildings of outstanding merit, which have remained important as high quality works of architecture when considered in contemporary cultural, social, economic and environmental contexts in the Northern Territory. Nominations for the award can be made by AIA members, non–members and non–architects, but they must provide adequate material and information supporting the nomination for consideration of the jury.[1]

The average age of the eight projects recognised from 2013 to 2023 is 32.75 years from completion of construction to year of award.

National Award Winners edit

Recipients of the state–based award are eligible for consideration of the National Award for Enduring Architecture presented later in the same year, as part of the Australian National Architecture Awards.

Only one project located in the Northern Territory has won the national award. In 2019 the Ayers Rock Resort (now Sails in the Desert) at Yulara by Philip Cox & Partners won both the local and national award 35 years after the project was completed in 1984.[2][3]

List of award recipients edit

Northern Territory Enduring Architecture Awards (reverse order)
Year Architect Project Location Year built Years since Other AIA Awards
2023 Meldrum Burrows and Partners (Tim Rogers) Parliament House and State Square[4][5] 15 Mitchell Street, Darwin City 1994 29 years
2022 NO AWARD[6]
2021 NO AWARD[7]
2020 NO AWARD[8]
2019 Philip Cox & Partners Ayers Rock Resort
(now Sails in the Desert)[9]
Yulara 1984 35 years
2018 Troppo Architects in association with Glenn Murcutt Bowali Visitors Centre[10] Kakadu National Park 1993 25 years
2017 Andrew McPhee Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church[11][12] 4 Hartley Street, Alice Springs 1969 48 years
2016 Graeme Whitford for KROMA Raffles Plaza Apartments[13][14] 1 Buffalo Court, Darwin 1984 32 years
2015 Guy Maron Architects Alice Springs Railway Station[15] George Crescent, Alice Springs 1980 35 years
2014 Troppo Architects Troppoville
(group of 8 houses)[16]
Martin Crescent, Coconut Grove 1983 31 years
  • Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture, 2014 (NT Chapter)
2013 Woodhead Australia Architects Vestey's Darwin High School Gymnasium (The Tank)[17][18][19] Atkins Drive, Darwin City 1987 26 years

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2024 Entries Handbook, Chapter Awards, Section 2.3.5 Enduring Architecture Category" (PDF). Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  2. ^ "2019 National Architecture Award Winners". Australian Institute of Architects. November 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Enduring Architecture: Sails in the Desert Takes Home National Award". COX Architecture. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  4. ^ "2023 NT Architecture Awards". Architecture.com.au. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Parliament House Northern Territory, Meldrum Burrows & Partners". Australian Institute of Architects. 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  6. ^ "2022 NT Architecture Awards Winners". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  7. ^ "2021 NT Architecture Awards Winners". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  8. ^ "2020 NT Architecture Awards Winners". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  9. ^ "2019 NT Architecture Awards". ArchitectureAU.com. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  10. ^ "2018 NT Architecture Awards". ArchitectureAU.com. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Winners revealed:2017 NT Architecture Awards". ArchitectureAU.com. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  12. ^ "The top in the Territory announced at Northern Territory Architecture Awards]". Archtecture.com.au. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Raffles Plaza". Architecture.com.au. 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  14. ^ "2016 NT Architecture Awards". ArchitectureAU.com. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  15. ^ "2015 Northern Territory Architecture Awards". ArchitectureAU.com. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  16. ^ "2014 Northern Territory Architecture Awards". ArchitectureAU.com. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Winners announced at Northern Territory Architecture Awards". Architecture.com.au. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  18. ^ Wheeler, Tone (31 October 2019). "AAA looks at the Darwin High School Tank". Architecture and Design. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Our History". Darwin High School. Retrieved 17 January 2024.