5 July 2011 – BVN Architecture has won this year’s top award, the Sulman Award, at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2011 NSW Architecture Awards for its Brain and Mind Research Institute – Youth Mental Health Building.
The Milo Dunphy Award for Sustainable Architecture was presented to Elamang Ave by Luigi Rosselli Architects.
The National Centre of Indigenous Excellence at inner city Redfern by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer was awarded the top honour for recent urban design projects, the Lloyd Rees Award for Urban Design, as well as a commendation for public architecture.
Presenting awards at a special ceremony at the Sydney Hilton, this year’s awards jury said the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence “provides an important community hub for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal users alike”. It “comprised a naturally-ventilated sports hall, gymnasium, weights room, kiosk and adjacent 25-metre swimming pool, all of which are accessible by the general public at all times”.
The BMRI Youth Mental Health Building was described as a “standout project” that was “uniting patients, carers, clinicians and scientists working in the fields of neuroscience and mental health, in a refreshingly engaging off-campus facility”. In a further win for BVN Architecture, the practice picked up the John Verge Award for Interior Architecture for its new BVN Architecture Studio.
2011 NSW ARCHITECTURE AWARDS: Full List of Winners
| Honour Awarded | Architecture Project | Architectural Practice |
| COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE | ||
| The Sir Arthur G. Stephenson Award | 420 George Street, Sydney | Bates Smart |
| Architecture Awards | ERA | Stanisic Associates Architects |
| Commendations | Coca-Cola Place | Rice Daubney |
| Sydney Harbour YHA on the dig site | Tzannes Associates | |
| INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE | ||
| John Verge Award | BVN Sydney Studio | BVN Architecture |
| Architecture Awards | Conneq | Bates Smart |
| Strelein Warehouse | Ian Moore Architects | |
| URBAN DESIGN | ||
| Lloyd Rees Award | National Centre of Indigenous Excellence | Tonkin Zulaikha Greer |
| PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE | ||
| Sulman Award | Brain and Mind Research Institute (BMRI) – Youth Mental Health Building | BVN Architecture |
| Architecture Awards | Hillingdon Ascham School | Tzannes Associates |
| Commendations | Milson Island Sport and Recreation Centre | Allen Jack+Cottier Architects |
| Lowy Cancer Research Centre | lahznimmo architects and Wilson Architects | |
| National Centre of Indigenous Excellence | Tonkin Zulaikha Greer | |
| SINGLE HOUSING – NEW | ||
| Wilkinson Award | DPR House | mck architects |
| Architecture Awards | Garden House | Durbach Block Jaggers Architects |
| Small House | Domenic Alvaro | |
| Commendations | House Shmukler | Tribe Studio |
| Woollahra House 11 | Grove Architects | |
| Parallel House | Jon Jacka Architect | |
| SINGLE HOUSING – ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS | ||
| Architecture Awards | Skylight House | Chenchow Little Architects |
| Castlecrag House | Neeson Murcutt Architects | |
| Commendation | Queen Street Residence | Tzannes Associates |
| MULTIPLE HOUSING | ||
| Aaron Bolot Award | Waterloo Street | Candalepas Associates |
| Architecture Award | Francis Street | Candalepas Associates |
| Pacific Sixteen | Smart Design Studio | |
| Commendations | ‘The Royal’ Newcastle | Tzannes Associates |
| St Peters Green – Seniors Housing | Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects | |
| Sugar Dock, Jacksons Landing | Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) with Lend Lease | |
| SMALL PROJECT ARCHITECTURE | ||
| Architecture Award | Small House | Domenic Alvaro |
| Commendation | Port Botany Look Out | Choi Ropiha Fighera |
| Giant Steps – Markaling House | Mury Architects | |
| SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE | ||
| Milo Dunphy Award | Elamang Avenue | Luigi Rosselli Architects |
| Commendation | 39 Hunter St | Jackson Teece |
| HERITAGE | ||
| Greenway Award | St James’ Church, King Street, Sydney | Design 5 – Architects Pty Ltd |
| Commendation | Maitland Regional Art Gallery | Paul Berkemeier Architect |
| ENDURING ARCHITECTURE AWARD | ||
| Magney House, Bingie Bingie | Glenn Murcutt | |
| COLORBOND AWARD FOR STEEL ARCHITECTURE | ||
| the hangar | Peter Stutchbury Architetcture | |
| PRESIDENT’S PRIZE | ||
| Peter Mould, NSW Government Architect | ||
| MARION MAHION GRIFFIN PRIZE | ||
| Caroline Pidcock | ||
| BLACKET PRIZE | ||
| Hall and Library, St Joseph’s Primary School, Wingham | Austin McFarland Architects | |
| PREMIER’S PRIZE | ||
| Warragamba Dam Masterplan Works | lahznimmo architects |