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Sustainable design addressing climate change, adaptive re-use, post-pandemic public spaces and collaborative projects were some of the highlights of the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2021 NSW Architecture Awards announced last week.
The winners were drawn from a total of 299 entries across 13 categories, with the most highly awarded projects sharing common attributes, according to NSW chair of juries, Peter Mould.
“Architects in NSW continue to address the challenges of climate change through sustainable and innovative design,” Mould said.
“Many of the awarded projects are existing buildings that have been adapted for new uses or had existing uses reinvigorated. This sustainably captures all the embodied energy and craft from the past as well as retaining their important contribution to local urban character.
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punchbowl mosque concrete
Sydney’s Candalepas Associates has brought a slice of brutalism to the city’s Punchbowl suburb with an orthogonal new mosque. A welcoming entrance sequence, the street facade also has a series of windows opening the mosque to the streetscape. The first more public of the two courtyards, is accessed directly from the street and abuts the Mosque. AR43 was one of the 5 Finalists shortlisted from 43 entries. Traditional Islamic architecture informs ornamental concrete vaulting in Punchbowl Mosque One wall is decorated with a relief inscribed in the concrete, and is visible through a … Punchbowl mosque has been described as an architectural masterpiece by the director of the Sydney Architecture Festival, Timothy Horton. Located in the suburb of Punchbowl, the religious building provides space for 300 men and women worshippers to congregate. The concrete structure provides a new home for the Australian Islamic Mission, and its various educative and commun