The Think Brick Awards for architecture and landscape design were held on 11 August, with winners selected from 150 nominated projects around the country.
This year’s awards followed the theme “A time to build, a time to grow”, with selected works celebrating sustainable design, clean lines, and craftsmanship in brick, blocks, pavers and tiles. Think Brick chief executive Elizabeth McIntyre said this year’s theme “reflects the inherent resilience of our pre-eminent building materials and references the ability of the dedicated project teams who nurture endless creative solution.”
The Horbury Hunt Residential Award went to B. E. Architecture’s Anderson Road house, which the jury described as a “great example of simple form, minimal detail, beautifully curated texture”.
The Horbury Hunt Commercial Award was won by Kiara College by With Architecture Studio. “The building is complemented beautifully by white curved brick, which takes you on a journey to the beautiful landscaping of the grounds,” the jury said.
House at Flat Rock by Billy Maynard received the Kevin Borland Masonry Award.
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The Kevin Borland Masonry Award also went to a residential house in 2022, with House at Flat Rock by Billy Maynard a “unanimous winner”. The jury said this house demonstrated a “sophisticated use of materials and form, bringing the landscape into the centre of the space”.
The jury gave the Bruce Mackenzie Landscape Award Joyce Chapel Bridge Searle Waldron Architecture, RBA and Claire Martin for its “a high consideration for permeability and detailing.”
“Joyce Chapel Bridge is a wonderful expression of how masonry can co-exist with the landscape environment and embrace it,” the jury said.
Fulton Trotter Architects received the Robin Dods Roof Tile Excellence award for San Damaino College, which the jury described as “a powerful gesture, with the roof being the absolute hero of this project, celebrated on a grand scale.”
Finally, the New Entrant Award went to Stuart Holmes Architect for Wabi Sabi House – a reimagining of a Melbourne duplex channelling traditional and midcentury Japanese architecture. The jury said this home took “the most ordinary, everyday material and transforms it into something very special”. Grey concrete blocks were laid on their side or in stack bond to create screens, veils and walls resulting in a “robust and characterful” space.
Awards recipients of each category received a prize of $10,000.
The jury for the 2022 Think Brick Awards comprised Think Brick chief executive Elizabeth McIntyre, director of Smart Design Studio William Smart, Kerstin Thompson Architects director Kerstin Thompson, Jon Clements of Jackson Clements Burrows Architects, and Catherine Rush of Rush Wright Associates.
