Public Architecture Award: Pico Branch Library (United States) by Koning Eizenberg Architecture Inc. image © Eric Staudenmaier

The Australian Institute of Architects International Chapter has announced the winners of the 2015 International Architecture Awards which recognize projects by Australian architects overseas. From 26 entries, five received awards and four were commended by the jury. 

Kerry Hill Architects took out two categories. Aman Tokyo, with its re-interpretation of a Japanese garden in a six-storey hotel lobby, “was by far the most sophisticated submission of [the Interior] category.” said the jury. In the Residential category Kerry Hill Architects’ Seven Palms Sentosa Cove was awarded along with Vulkanen: Aarhus Student Housing by Terroir and CUBO Arkitekter in association.

Commendation: MIT Manukau & Transport Interchange (New Zealand) – Warren Mahoney Architects, image © Simon Devitt

In the Public Architecture category, the jury awarded the Pico Branch Library by Koning Eizenberg Architecture Inc. The project arose from a design process that encouraged public participation through a series of workshops. As the jury explained, it thoughtfully preserves existing green space and repurposes underutilised areas to reinvigorate a park, fostering a reconnection with institutional resources and overall community empowerment.

Interior Architecture Award: Aman Tokyo (Japan) – Kerry Hill Architects, image © Toshio Kaneko

All awarded projects will be in the running for the 2015 Jørn Utzon Award for International Architecture, which will be announced at the 2015 National Architecture Awards on 5 November in Brisbane.

Commendation: Stella Maris Church (Indonesia) – Denton Corker Marshall Jakarta / PT Duta Cermat Mandiri, image © Christopher Bunjamin

Commendation: Ibis Style Ipoh Hotel (Malaysia) – Schin Architects, image © Jim Lee

Residential Architecture Award: Vulkanen: Aarhus Student Housing (Denmark) – Terroir and CUBO Arkitekter in association, image © Martin Schubert

Residential Architecture Award: Seven Palms Sentosa Cove (Singapore) – Kerry Hill Architects, image © Albert Lim

Commendation: The Waratah Studio (United Kingdom) – studio505, image © Flemings

Small Project Architecture Award: Gloucestershire Garden Room (United Kingdom) – Robert Grace Architecture, image © Jesper Ray

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