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Phoenix Central Park (with John Wardle Architects) wins at 2020 AIA National Awards

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Phoenix Central Park (with John Wardle Architects) wins at 2020 AIA National Awards

Phoenix Central Park has won the Harry Seidler Award for Commercial Architecture and the Emil Sodersten Award for Interior Architecture at the 2020 AIA National Awards.

Interior Architecture jury:

"Here, two architectural practices have collaborated, at a conscious but also an instinctive level, to produce one masterwork. An inspired partnership is evident in the architecture – one based on friendship and driven by mutual critique in place of a prescriptive brief. The project is both ambitious and free-spirited, representing an unprecedented moment in architectural patronage.  

Although it can only be guessed at from the street,  beyond the facade that fronts Central Park’s Chippendale Green is a wondrous interior that is defined by a controlled and unexpected shifting of sunlight directed into the building from selected parts of the exterior. Inside, two architecturally crafted envelopes hug the central courtyard. Multiple paths take you through the building, establishing rich spatial sequences and pausing at points to invite engagement with the city outside.  

The ground plane and its relationship to the street are subordinate to the diverse interior spaces and dynamics of their sequencing. Each space stuns, but the connections between them are equally inventive and inspiring. There are no advancing and recessive spaces, but, rather, one united passage of varying generosity. 

The performing and visual arts areas, located on either side of the ground floor courtyard, are fully technically equipped. However, each space’s use is not defined in an orthodox way; spatial definition of function is now irrelevant. As one of a growing number of architectural collaborations being realized, Phoenix Central Park is a masterwork. In this project, the overall composition is seamlessly melded, to the point where it is difficult to decipher where one design hand ends and the other begins."

"Built to Last - From Binis to Brutalism: architects reveal their favourite overlooked Sydney buildings"

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August 2020

Photographer Walter Peters

The Herald asked five Sydney architects what five lesser-known buildings they would save if they were threatened

Sydney Morning Herald, 27 August 2020, Julie Power

Camilla Block's Isolation Talk hosted by The Architect's Bookshop

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Camilla Block's Isolation Talk hosted by The Architect's Bookshop

Camilla Block's streamed Isolation Talk hosted by Adam Haddow and The Architect's Bookshop.

This is talk number 17 of a series of free talks hosted by The Architect's Bookshop. The talks were streamed live during the COVID-19 Pandemic and were intended to bring people together, in their homes, to encourage social connectivity during the period of physical isolation. The talk can be viewed here.

Phoenix Central Park (with John Wardle Architects) wins highest honour at 2020 NSW Architecture Awards

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Phoenix Central Park (with John Wardle Architects) wins highest honour at 2020 NSW Architecture Awards

Phoenix Central Park (with John Wardle Architects) was the most recognised project at the 2020 NSW Architecture Awards, taking out the NSW Architecture Medallion, Sir Arthur G. Stephenson Award for Commercial Architecture and John Verge Award for Interior Architecture

Peter Poulet, chair of juries for this year’s NSW Architecture Awards, says Phoenix Central Park is an outstanding project showing the best of collaborative outcomes and is also recognised for its strong use of material and form.

“Having been given an open invitation to design something exceptional, the architects have joined forces to seamlessly intersect design with the visual and performing arts. The single yet multifaceted and dynamic project creates an immersive experience for those inside while being a striking architectural marker on the outside,” says Poulet.

More here:

https://architectureau.com/articles/2020-nsw-architecture-awards/

Momoyama House by Erika Nakagawa at Sydney

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March 2020

Momoyama House by Erika Nakagawa at Sydney

Neil Durbach's written text accompanied Erika Nakagawa's Momoyama House Exhibition at Sydney Gallery as shown on Contemporary Art Daily.

Click here to see images of the exhibition and full text. 

Momoyama House by Erika Nakagawa at Sydney
Momoyama House by Erika Nakagawa at Sydney

Indiana, Cottesloe

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February 2020

Indiana, Cottesloe

Winning entry to invited competition for Indiana, Cottesloe for Minderoo Group, in association with Ohlo Stuido and Aspect Studio

Indiana, Cottesloe
Indiana, Cottesloe
Indiana, Cottesloe
Indiana, Cottesloe
Indiana, Cottesloe
Indiana, Cottesloe

Darlinghurst Rd Competition

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January 2020

Darlinghurst Rd Competition

Darlinghurst Rd shortlisted competition entry by Durbach Block Jaggers and Trias.

Darlinghurst Rd Competition
Darlinghurst Rd Competition
Darlinghurst Rd Competition
Darlinghurst Rd Competition
Darlinghurst Rd Competition

Penrith Soper Place

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November 2019

Penrith Soper Place

Durbach Block Jaggers, Sue Barnsley Design, Right Angle Studio and SGS have won the Penrith Soper Place Design Competition.

Read about it in the November 22 edition of Penrith's leading local newspaper, the Western Weekender here.

Penrith Soper Place
Penrith Soper Place
Penrith Soper Place
Penrith Soper Place
Penrith Soper Place
Penrith Soper Place

Camilla Block + Holman House

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October 2019

Camilla Block + Holman House

Camilla Block and Holman House featured in Phaidon's Breaking Ground: Architecture by Women

Camilla Block + Holman House

Tamarama House in Jam Factory's 'CONCRETE: art architecture design' Exhibition

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February 2019

Tamarama House in Jam Factory's 'CONCRETE: art architecture design' Exhibition

Opening in Adelaide this Thursday 28th February.

Tamarama House in Jam Factory's 'CONCRETE: art architecture design' Exhibition
Tamarama House in Jam Factory's 'CONCRETE: art architecture design' Exhibition

Mendrisio Academy of Architecture, Switzerland

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June 2018

Mendrisio Academy of Architecture, Switzerland

Neil Durbach, David Jaggers and Angelo Candalepas were visiting critics for Valerio Olgiati's students at the Mendrisio Academy of Architecture in Switzerland on 26th & 27th May, 2018

Adelaide Contemporary

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May 2018

Adelaide Contemporary

KHAI LIEW, OFFICE OF RYUE NISHIZAWA AND DURBACH BLOCK JAGGERS

with Masako Yamazaki, Mark Richardson, Arup, Irma Boom, Taylor Cullity Lethlean and URPS.

See the shortlisted design here. 

Adelaide Contemporary
Adelaide Contemporary
Adelaide Contemporary
Adelaide Contemporary

Cornish Prize Shortlist

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February 2018

Cornish Prize Shortlist

"3+2 Durbach Block Jaggers" is on the shortlist for the Cornish Family Prize for Art and Design Publishing.

Click here for the full article on ArchitectureAU

Tamarama House wins Robin Boyd Award

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November 2017

Tamarama House wins Robin Boyd Award

Durbach Block Jaggers has won the AIA 2017 Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture - Houses (New) for Tamarama House.

More here:

http://wp.architecture.com.au/news-media/regions-surprise-delight-dominating-2017-architecture-awards/

https://architectureau.com/articles/2017-national-architecture-awards-robin-boyd-award-for-residential-architecture-houses-new/#img=0

http://wishmagazine.theaustralian.com.au/888909/beside-the-sea/

http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/2017-nsw-architecture-awards-winners-announced

Wentworth Point Block H Design Competition on ArchitectureAU

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Wentworth Point Block H Design Competition on ArchitectureAU

Durbach Block Jaggers has been announced as one of six practices invited to participate in Wentworth Point's Block H Design Competition.

Click here for the full article.

Mansion Australia

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Mansion Australia

Holman House was featured in The Weekend Australian's 10th August edition of Mansion magazine.

Mansion Australia

AIA NSW Wilkinson Award

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AIA NSW Wilkinson Award

Tamarama House won the 2017 AIA NSW Wilkinson Award under the Residential Architecture - Houses (New) category.

The judge's citation:

As you walk through the Tamarama House your eye is continually drawn to remarkable details: of animated handrails, folded steel and carved concrete. However, it is the purposeful and sequential manipulation of volumes — from the compressed entry portico to the vast living space, layered cabana and intimate master bedroom — that leaves a lasting impression of delight. This is a timeless and extraordinary piece of architectural craftsmanship where the hand of the architect is ever present. The overlapping geometries of the form and dual garden arrangement of the plan masterfully respond to the particularities of the site. Central to this gesture is the sunken front garden facing the street. Sheltered from wild weather, it acts as both a place of repose and respite, and a balanced juxtaposition to the expanse of ocean adjacent. Views are carefully framed, reflected and enclosed throughout the house, capturing moments to dwell on sky or surf.
Whilst the budget was significant, this was managed with remarkable acumen, the elegant palette of materials conveying at once a sense of casualness and grandeur. Viewed from both the street and the ever—popular coastal walkway, the beautifully sculptural form of Tamarama House is offset by the layered textures of a highly integrated garden that anchors the house within its coastal setting.

AIA NSW Wilkinson Award
AIA NSW Wilkinson Award
AIA NSW Wilkinson Award
AIA NSW Wilkinson Award
AIA NSW Wilkinson Award
AIA NSW Wilkinson Award
AIA NSW Wilkinson Award
AIA NSW Wilkinson Award

Holman House Featured in New York Times

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April 2017

Holman House Featured in New York Times

Holman House has been featured in the New York Times article 'Contemporary Homes in Stunning Natural Surroundings' by Javier Callejas.

Click here for the full article

Camilla Block on Becoming a Registered Architect

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Camilla Block on Becoming a Registered Architect

Camilla Block on Becoming a registered architect

Click here and here for full article.

Chasing The Sky

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Chasing The Sky

Camilla Block featured in Maven Publishing's "Chasing the Sky, 20 Stories of Women in Architecture".

More info on the book here.

Chasing The Sky

Landscape Architecture and Environmental Sustainability

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January 2017

Landscape Architecture and Environmental Sustainability

DBJ Brick Pit Ring featured in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Sustainability by Joshua Zeunert.

Landscape Architecture and Environmental Sustainability

Sir Ian Athfield Memorial Lecture

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Sir Ian Athfield Memorial Lecture

Sir Ian Athfield Memorial Lecture

R7 Barangaroo

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R7 Barangaroo

R7 in Barangaroo has been completed.

Photographers: Anthony Browell, Guy Wilkinson, Rodriguo Vargas and Lend Lease

R7 Barangaroo
R7 Barangaroo
R7 Barangaroo
R7 Barangaroo
R7 Barangaroo
R7 Barangaroo
R7 Barangaroo
R7 Barangaroo
R7 Barangaroo

Durbach Block Jaggers 2016 Inaugural Drawing Prize

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September 2016

Durbach Block Jaggers 2016 Inaugural Drawing Prize

DBJ Drawing Prize

Durbach Block Jaggers 2016 Inaugural Drawing Prize

UTS wins the National Architecture Award

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UTS wins the National Architecture Award

The UTS Science Building won The National Architecture Award for the Education category.

The project was featured in The Australian- November 6, 2015 issue.

UTS wins the National Architecture Award

Holman House in Architecture Durable

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Holman House in Architecture Durable

Holman House featured in Architecture Durable - Issue #23.

Holman House in Architecture Durable
Holman House in Architecture Durable
Holman House in Architecture Durable

UTS in Architectural Review

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September 2015

UTS in Architectural Review

UTS featured in Architectural Review Asia Pacific August-September 2015 Issue.

UTS in Architectural Review

UTS Shortlisted for 2015 National Architecture Awards

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UTS Shortlisted for 2015 National Architecture Awards

Durbach Block Jaggers are honoured to be shortlisted for the 2015 National Architecture Awards in the Educational category for the UTS Science Faculty, Building 7.

Gold Award - 2015 Sydney Design Awards

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August 2015

Gold Award - 2015 Sydney Design Awards

Durbach Block Jaggers were honoured to receive 'Gold' in the 2015 Sydney Design Awards for the UTS Science Faculty, Building 7.

Educational Architecture William E Kemp Award

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Educational Architecture William E Kemp Award

Durbach Block Jaggers were honoured to receive the Educational Architecture William E Kemp Award for UTS Science and Health Building.

Invited Design Competition

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June 2015

Invited Design Competition

Submission for invited design competition for The Beacon at Barangaroo.

Invited Design Competition
Invited Design Competition
Invited Design Competition
Invited Design Competition
Invited Design Competition
Invited Design Competition
Invited Design Competition
Invited Design Competition

Feature in ArchitectureAU and The Daily Telegraph

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Feature in ArchitectureAU and The Daily Telegraph

Durbach Block Jaggers' winning Cooking School project has been featured in ArchitectureAU and The Daily Telegraph.

Click here for the link to the ArchitectureAU article.

Click here for the link to The Daily Telegraph article.

North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club Featured on Aquabumps Today

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April 2015

North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club Featured on Aquabumps Today

North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club featured on Aquabumps today.

Click here to view the full article.

Mercure Hotel Development in SMH Domain Today

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Mercure Hotel Development in SMH Domain Today

Durbach Block Jaggers' Mercure Hotel Development in Kings Cross was in SMH Domain today.

Click here for the full article.

W3 Light

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December 2014

W3 Light

The W3 Light is a wall-mounted light that was custom designed for the UTS Thomas St Project.

It will soon be available for purchase, please forward enquiries to mail@durbachblock.com.

W3 Light
W3 Light
W3 Light

Crest Hotel Competition

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November 2014

Crest Hotel Competition

Durbach Block Jaggers has been awarded first place in Design Excellence Competition for The Crest Hotel site in Kings Cross.

Crest Hotel Competition
Crest Hotel Competition
Crest Hotel Competition
Crest Hotel Competition

2014 National Architecture Awards

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2014 National Architecture Awards

At the 2014 National Architecture Awards North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club received a Commendation for Public Architecture and the Balmain Apartment was awarded an Architecture Award in the Small Projects category.

2014 National Architecture Awards

Houses Awards 2014

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August 2014

Houses Awards 2014

The Balmain Apartment was recently awarded a commendation the Apartment category at the 2014 Houses Awards.

Camilla Block Appointed as a UTS Adjunct Professor

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Camilla Block Appointed as a UTS Adjunct Professor

Camilla Block has received an Honorary Appointment as Adjunct Professor from UTS: University of Technology, Sydney Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building.

AIA NSW Architecture Awards

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AIA NSW Architecture Awards

Durbach Block Jaggers recently won two awards at the AIA NSW Architecture Awards.

North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club and Balmain Apartment won in the Public Architecture and Small Projects category respectively.

AIA NSW Architecture Awards

Barangaroo R7 Competition

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Barangaroo R7 Competition

Durbach Block Jaggers has been awarded first place in limited competition for the R7 site at Barangaroo.

Barangaroo R7 Competition
Barangaroo R7 Competition
Barangaroo R7 Competition
Barangaroo R7 Competition
Barangaroo R7 Competition

Harbord Diggers

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Harbord Diggers

Durbach Block Jaggers was recently invited to participate in the invited competition for the redevelopment of the Harbord Diggers Club.

Harbord Diggers
Harbord Diggers
Harbord Diggers
Harbord Diggers

North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club Featured in Mark Magazine

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North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club Featured in Mark Magazine

North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club was recently featured in MARK No. 49 (April/May 2014).

North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club Featured in Mark Magazine

Harbord Diggers Club Redevelopment

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February 2014

Harbord Diggers Club Redevelopment

Durbach Block Jaggers (In collaboration with BVN Donovan Hill, Aspect Studios, Silver Spirit Partners and Fleetwood Hotels) has been selected as a finalist in the Harbord Diggers redevelopment.

Further information at Australian Design Review.

UTS Progress

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UTS Progress

Recent images of the progress at UTS Thomas Street Building.