Victoria students commended at AAA Unbuilt Architecture Awards
A residential home known as the dogbox, a military museum and the witty re-imagining of an underground lavatory shared the top honours at the 21st AAA Unbuilt Architecture Awards in Auckland at a packed St Paul St Gallery.
A residential home known as the dogbox, a military museum and the witty re-imagining of an underground lavatory shared the top honours at the 21st AAA Unbuilt Architecture Awards in Auckland at a packed St Paul St Gallery.
Victoria student Gordon Yung won the runner-up prize of $1,000 for his proposal ‘Proximity + Architecture’. Oli Booth, also a Victoria student, was one of four to gain a highly commended award.
University of Auckland student Sacha Milojevic won $3,000 and the trophy for best student project with his proposal for a military museum rooted in gun emplacement excavations.
The Open Conceptual section with a prize of $5,000 and trophy was won by recent Victoria graduates Nick Roberts, Henry Stephens and Jasen Aui for their Awaroa lighthouse proposal.
The judging panel this year comprised local architect Jack McKinney, University of Auckland architecture lecturer Bill McKay and guest international judge Tim Greer, from Sydney-based practice Tonkin Zulaikha Greer.