MEDIA RELEASE
Tuesday 17 November 2009
Architecture Gold Medal to lead
new ‘people-based’ awards event
The announcement of next year’s winner of Australia’s Gold Medal
for Architecture will headline a new annual awards event being
introduced by the Australian Institute of Architects.
Placing the achievements of people in architecture more firmly into the spotlight,
the Australian Achievement in Architecture Awards event will bring together
a suite of existing annual architecture prizes previously announced in the shadow
of other flagship Institute events.
The Institute’s National President, Melinda Dodson, says by providing a home for
a number of existing individual prizes, the new ‘people-focused’ event will ensure
a higher level of recognition for those recipients.
“Headlined by the Australian Gold Medal for Architecture announcement, the
Australian Achievement in Architecture Awards will include the Glenn Murcutt
Student Prize, Neville Quarry Architectural Education Prize, Student Prize for the
Advancement of Architecture and Dulux Study Tour winners,” Ms Dodson said.
There is also scope for the development of new prizes recognising individuals
making a contribution to the profession and Australia’s built environment.
The one-hour cocktail-event ceremony will rotate around the country in March
each year, and with the Institute’s National Architecture Awards in October, will
effectively ‘bookend’ the Institute’s annual event calendar with two major award
presentations.
ENDS
Australian Institute of Architects | Media Unit
Ms Trish Croaker
mobile - 0408 756 163
trish.croaker@raia.com.au
Ms Kirsten Trengove
mobile - 0439 555 427
kirsten.trengove@raia.com.au
The Australian Institute of Architects is the peak body for the architectural profession, representing more than 9500
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