We're very pleased to announce that Tarakan Street Social and Affordable Housing for HomesVictoria has been shortlisted in both the Residential Multiple category and Urban Design category in the 2024 Victorian Architecture Awards.

Victoria received the largest number of entries of all states and territories with 228 submissions across 15 categories.

“This year’s Victorian shortlist — the largest in the country — showcases the extraordinary breadth and quality of work our members are doing to improve the built environment for communities across our state,” said Victorian chapter president David Wagner and 2024 chair of juries. “Following a highly successful presentation day, our juries are excited to visit shortlisted projects to experience the innovation and design excellence of our profession in person.”

Winners will be announced on Friday 7 June at the Astor Theatre.

Project partners: NH Architecture, Openwork+Tract
Builder: Besix Watpac
Photo: Dianna Snape

151 Toorak Road has been nominated for the global ArchDaily 2024 Building of the Year Awards.

Built by Harris HMC with ESD by Ark Resources, 151 Toorak Road is a 6 story office building with a ground floor restaurant. It responds to its heritage neighbours with an innovative second-skin facade over a traditional brickwork base. The facade pattern references the former 1890s South Yarra Post Office opposite, coupled with the need to protect the west facade from heat load. The Flex Brick brise soleil is a 'cradle to cradle' product, manufactured using bio gas and fully recyclable.

If you'd like to support our project the voting link is here

A special celebration of Maggie Edmond being retrospectively awarded the 2003 Gold Medal with Peter Corrigan.

Vanessa Bird introduced the Australian Institute of Architects process for the correction to the 2003 Gold Medal, then interviewed Maggie. We heard about Maggie's Viennese father and fashion designer mother Linda Suchestow who has 364 pieces in the NGV collection. Growing up at Quamby (Roy Grounds) then Bridgeford House (Robin Boyd) and around Flinders lane where her parents' business was located. We heard about student years and making a dress from Sisalation, the early years of Edmond and Corrigan, and how the practice was formed, her appointment as head of Public Works and Maggie's extensive and generous work on Boards, including her first appointment by Evan Walker to the Zoological Board which quickly resulted in the Butterfly House commission. Thanks to Brickworks for hosting. Photo: Ceridwen Foran