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Monday, 15 March 2010 10:59 |
From our archives: 2001 Overall Winner - COX Grieve Gillett - National Wine Centre
It's almost time for the
2010 Australian Timber Design Awards
to open - are you ready?
If you've been involved in the design of an outstanding timber structure within the last 3 years, you
should start thinking now - before entries open, on March 26th - about entering the 2010 Awards. The
regional and national awards are numerous and diverse: they include, for example, awards for interior
fitouts, for outdoor structures, and for timber joinery or furniture. Whatever the project, we're sure
you'll find an
entry category
to suit it. And the sooner you start preparing your entry, the better the
chance you'll have of snagging an award.
To get you thinking about your entry - or if you simply feel like enjoying a bit of timber eye
candy - have a look at our online galleries of entries from
2009,
2008,
2007
and
2006.
Fancy a little more inspiration? Watch the
presentation given by Andrew Waugh of Waugh Thistleton Architects
at the 2009 Australian Timber Design Awards. Mr Waugh was the principal architect behind the Murray
Grove Tower, the world's tallest modern timber residential building, the construction of which he discusses
in this presentation. And be sure to drop by
timberawards.com.au
from time to time over the coming months: we'll shortly be putting up image galleries from
2000 to 2006; and we have quite a few surprises in store for this year's Awards!
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Andrew Waugh Australian Timber Design Awards 2009 Presentation |
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Monday, 18 January 2010 00:00 |
Press the play button on the media player to the right to view the presentation given by Andrew Waugh of Waugh Thistleton Architects at the 2009 Australian Timber Design Awards. Mr Waugh was the principal architect behind the Murray Grove Tower, the world's tallest modern timber residential building, the construction of which he discusses in this presentation. Press the maximise button in the media player to view the presentation in full screen mode.
The video presentation provided here was sponsored by Wood. Naturally Better, an industry initiative to familiarise the public with the advantages of building with wood. The Murray Grove Tower is a perfect fit for the Wood. Naturally Better campaign, as it showcases, in particular, how modern manufacturing technologies make timber an attractive option for some surprising applications – such as multi-storey residential buildings.
Want to know more? Visit Wood. Naturally Better and timber.net.au - the Australian timber database. To find out more about the Murray Grove Tower, view this short Wood. Naturally Better video. |
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ATDA Magazine – get one now while you can! |
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Monday, 21 December 2009 00:00 |
The Australian Timber Design Awards commemorative year book
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Australian Timber Design Awards, the organising committee have produced a one-off Commemorative Year Book. The book provides a record of all the entries and winners and helps to commemorate this milestone in the development of the program.
The magazine is a 64 page full colour, A4 landscape formatted, coffee table type book. It presents the national winners as well as the regional winners – plus thumbnail images of all entries.
The book details entries across all four regions and at the national level. It serves as a quick reference for those who attended a presentation in their own area and are keen to see the competition from around Australia.
Copies have already been made available to the entrants and sponsors of this year’s competition but we are happy to distribute them freely to friends of the timber industry particularly those architects, designers, engineers and builders who have competed in the past.
To obtain a copy please contact Nicollette at TDA on 02 8424 3700 or send us an email. And be sure to try out the online version of the book. |
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2009 National Winners Announced |
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Tuesday, 17 November 2009 00:00 |
2009 Overall Winner :: Brian Hooper Architect & m3architecture (architects in association) :: Tree of Knowledge Memorial
The 2009 Australian Timber Design Awards grand prize has been awarded to Brian Hooper Architect & m3architecture (architects in association)
for the Tree of Knowledge Memorial in Barcaldine, Queensland. The structure memorialises the tree under which, so legend has it, the
Australian Labor Party was founded in 1891. It is made up of over 4913 individual timber members produced from recycled telegraph poles and verified by Timber Queensland against the new recycled timber standards.
The memorial consists of a dead, preserved ghost gum tree at the heart of
a square frame. Logs hang from the ceiling of the frame in imitation of the canopy of a tree; and charcoaled external timbers create
a "veil" around the dead tree.
Regional prizes were awarded at presentation nights in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney in October 2009. A highlight of the
presentation nights were the expositions given by Andrew Waugh, Director of Waugh Thistleton Architects Ltd of London, the
principal architect behind the Murray Grove Tower, the world's tallest modern timber residential building.
Having selected regional winners, judges then had to choose the very best from among those winners for the national prizes.
This was no easy task: 2009, the 10th anniversary of the Australian Timber Design Awards, turned out to be our biggest year
to date, with more entries submitted than in any previous year. Thank you to our judges, our sponsors and, most of all,
the many members of the Australian timber design community who entered projects. The success of the 2009 Australian Timber Design
Awards is due to you.
See the
2009 Awards Winners Gallery
for a full list of all category winners and runners-up.
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Coming soon: the best of the best! |
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Monday, 26 October 2009 00:00 |
2009 Central Region :: Public or Commercial Buildings, Best Use of Timber Panels and Best Use of Timber Flooring :: Johnson Pilton Walker for National Portrait Gallery
The judging panel of the 2009 Australian Timber Design Awards is in the process now of selecting our overall national winners. Regional prizes have been awarded at the various regional presentation nights, and the national winners will be announced here on the revamped Timber Design Awards website in mid November.
Selecting the very best from among our regional winners is proving to be no easy task. 2009, the 10th anniversary of the Australian Timber Design Awards, has turned out to be our biggest year to date, with more entries submitted than in any previous year. So stay tuned: we’re expecting a really impressive set of national winners this year!
View the list of Northern Territory and Queensland regional winners
View the list of ACT and NSW regional winners
View the list of Tasmania and Victoria regional winners
View the list of Western Australia and South Australia regional winners
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Northern Territory and Queensland winners announced |
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Friday, 23 October 2009 00:00 |
2009 Northern Region :: Residential Class 1 – New Buildings :: Richard Kirk Architect for Elysium Lot 176
The Northern Region winners of the Australian Timber Design Awards were announced yesterday at a
presentation night at the State Library of Queensland in Brisbane. The winners were:
Best Northern Region
Winner: Brian Hooper Architect & m3architecture (architects in association) for Tree of Knowledge Memorial
Residential Class 1 – New Buildings
Winner: Richard Kirk Architect for Elysium Lot 176
Highly Commended: Brian Hooper Architect for Busby Residence
Public or Commercial Buildings
Winner: Brian Hooper Architect & m3architecture (architects in association) for Tree of Knowledge Memorial
Highly Commended: Gall & Medek Architects for Noosa North Shore EcoCentre
Interior Fitout
Winner: Cox Rayner Architects for Abigroup House
Best Use of Timber as a Structural Element
Winner: Gall & Medek Architects for Noosa North Shore EcoCentre
Best Use of Timber Panels
Highly Commended: HASSELL for HATCH Workplace
Sustainable Design
Highly Commended: Gall & Medek Architects for Noosa North Shore EcoCentre
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