Several architecture practices have been recognised in the 2024 National Trust (NSW) Heritage Awards shortlist for their efforts in preserving history when redeveloping a space.
The annual National Trust (NSW) Heritage Awards program is in its 30th year. This year, architect Matthew Devine chaired the jury, alongside jurors Ann Toy, Barrina South, Dr Caitlin Allen, David Burdon, Kathryn Pitkin, Libby Gallagher and Peter John Cantrill.
The judging categories include Aboriginal Heritage; Advocacy; Architecture; Built Conservation; Interiors and Objects; Landscape; Education and Interpretation; Events, Exhibitions and Tours, and Resources and Publications, among other individual and special categories, including: New Young Achiever; Heritage Skills Lifetime Achievement; Cathy Donnelly Memorial; Judges’ Choice, and the President’s Prize.
The finalists of each category include:
Aboriginal Heritage
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Officer Program – entered by Artefact Heritage and Environment
Murrook Culture Centre, Williamtown – entered by Art of Multimedia and Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council
North Head Viewing Platforms, Manly – entered by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Yirran muru – Aboriginal Interpretive Playspace, Shellharbour – entered by Shellharbour City Council
Advocacy
Marrinawi Cove Swimming campaign, Barangaroo – entered by Millers Point Community Resident Action Group
Architecture
Parramatta Town Hall by DesignInc, Lacoste and Stevenson, Manuelle Gautrand Architecture and TKD Architects.
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Brett Boardman
119 Redfern Street, Redfern – entered by Aileen Sage Architects
Bellevue Hill House – entered by Tribe Studio Architects
Birchgrove House – entered by Carter Williamson Architects
Central Station, Sydney – entered by Sydney Metro
Making heritage apartments accessible: new lift at Santa Barbara, Point Piper – entered by Orwell and Peter Phillips
Parramatta Town Hall – entered by DesignInc, Lacoste and Stevenson, Manuelle Gautrand Architecture and TKD Architects
The Estate – entered by Luke Moloney Architecture
The Gunnery Transformation, Woolloomooloo – entered by Dunn Hillam Architecture and Urban Design
Built Conservation
White Bay Power Station by heritage architecture firm Design 5 and FDC Construction and Fitout.
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Toby Peet
Albury Railway Station Roof Conservation Works – entered by Transport for NSW
Chullora Heritage Hub – Tank Annex – entered by Arenco (NSW) Pty Ltd
Glass House: Bill and Ruth Lucas, Castlecrag – entered by Cracknell and Lonergan Architects
McKanes Bridge Capacity Upgrade, South Bowenfels – entered by Transport for NSW
Parliament of NSW Facades Restoration Project, Sydney – entered by Department of Parliamentary Services
Preservation, Restoration and Reconstruction of Trim Cottage, Armidale – entered by Jesse Dick and Tahlia Stewart
Refurbishment of the Sawtell Reserve Hall – entered by City of Coffs Harbour
Restoration of Building 10 (Estimating and Drawing Office) at Cockatoo Island / Wareamah – entered by Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
St Vincents College Conservation Works, Potts Point – entered by VS Architecture
The Australian Metal Workers’ Union Building, Surry Hills – entered by Hector Abrahams Architects
The White Bay Power Station, Rozelle – entered by Placemaking NSW, Design 5 Architects, CBRE and FDC
Interiors and Objects
NSW Parliament Chambers Restoration Project, Sydney – entered by Department of Parliamentary Services
Parramatta Town Hall – Restoration and Reproduction of Original Stencilling to Main Hall, Foyer and Stairs – entered by Paintwrights
Restoration of D class Tramcar 117 of 1899, Loftus – entered by Sydney Tramway Museum
The Irving Street Brewery, Chippendale – Objects and Salvaged Machinery – entered by Urbis Ltd
The SSILO project, Coffs Harbour – entered by City of Coffs Harbour and International Conservation Services (ICS)
Landscape
Clontarf Tidal Pool Renewal – entered by Northern Beaches Council
Tomaree Coastal Walk, Tomaree National Park, Port Stephens – entered by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
West Head Lookout, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park – entered by Oculus and Bruce Mackenzie with NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Wilson Park Water Feature (Map of Australia), Lawson – entered by Blue Mountains City Council
Education and Interpretation
Central Darling Heritage Trail App – entered by Central Darling Shire
Construction Heritage and the Missing Drawings of the Sydney Opera House – entered by The University of Sydney
Murrook Culture Centre – entered by Art of Multimedia and Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council
Sub Base Platypus Torpedo Factory Interpretation – entered by Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
Yirran muru – Aboriginal Interpretive Playspace – entered by Shellharbour City Council
Events, Exhibitions and Tours
Bathurst Heritage Trades Trail – entered by Bathurst Regional Council
Central Darling Heritage Trail App – entered by Central Darling Shire
Dark Spectrum, Sydney – entered by Mandylights
ICOMOS General Assembly 2023, Sydney – entered by Australia ICOMOS
Ribbons, Rides & Ring Events: Agricultural Shows in the Central West, Orange – entered by Orange Regional Museum
The People’s House Sydney Opera House at 50, Sydney – entered by Museums of History NSW in collaboration with the Sydney Opera House
Yaamanga Around Here, Coffs Harbour – entered by City of Coffs Harbour
Resources and Publications
A One-Way Ticket – Italian Migrants in the City of Ryde – 1860-1960 – An Anthology – entered by Flora Mesiti on behalf of Angelina Bonifacio
Heritage Colours in Ku-ring-gai – entered by Ku-ring-gai Council
Heritage Repair Works Specification—Railway Station Buildings, NSW – entered by Transport for NSW
Inter-war apartment buildings of Woollahra – entered by Larisa Sarkadi
Journeys Mid North Coast – entered by Australian Museums and Galleries Association – Mid North Coast Chapter
Killing For Country: A Family Story – entered by David Marr
Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst – entered by Nicole Cama
Balmain Peninsula Industrial Vandalism? The rise and fall of its early industries – entered by Balmain Association Inc
My Darlinghurst – entered by Newsouth Publishing
Reading the Rooms: Behind the paintings of the State Library of NSW – entered by State Library of NSW
State of Stone – Celebrating the Minister’s Stonework Program – entered by NSW Public Works
The winners will be announced at the National Trust Heritage Awards ceremony on 17 May 2024 at Doltone House in Pyrmont. To purchase tickets for the awards ceremony, visit here.
