Robin Gibson Award for Enduring Architecture

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Robin Gibson Award for Enduring Architecture
Current: Donovan Hill
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C House, 2024 Award
Awarded forOutstanding architecture over time (25 years or more)
Country Australia
Presented by Australian Institute of Architects (Queensland Chapter)
First awarded2003;21 years ago (2003)
Last awarded2024

The Robin Gibson Award for Enduring Architecture is an architecture prize presented annually by the Queensland Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) since the inaugural award in 2003. The award recognises significant, long lasting and innovative architecture with usually more than 25 years passed since the completion of construction. [1]

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Background

The Enduring Architecture Award recognises achievement for the design of buildings of outstanding merit, which have remained important as high quality works of architecture when considered in contemporary cultural, social, economic and environmental contexts in the state of Queensland. Nominations for the award can be made by AIA members, non–members and non–architects, but must provide adequate material and information supporting the nomination for consideration of the jury. [2] The award was initially known as the 25 Year Award from 2003 to 2010, later changed to the Queensland Award for Enduring Architecture from 2011 to 2013 in line with other states and the national awards. In 2014 it became a named award recognising Queensland architect, Robin Gibson, a two timer winner of the award.

The average age of the 22 projects recognised to from 2003 to 2024 is 36.9 years from completion of construction to year of award.

National Award Winners

Recipients of the state–based award are eligible for consideration for the National Award for Enduring Architecture presented later in the same year, as part of the Australian National Architecture Awards. [3]

Only one project located in Queensland has won the national award. In 2018 the Townsville Courts of Law, Edmund Sheppard Building [4] by Hall, Phillips and Wilson Architects won both the state and national award 43 years after the building was completed in 1975. [5] [6]

Multiple Award Winners

Projects by architects Geoffery Pie, Robin Gibson and James Birrell have all been presented the award on two occasions each.

Awards by year

2023 Award

The Robin Gibson Award for Enduring Architecture was awarded to the Sir Kingsford Smith Memorial by Noel Robinson Architects located at Brisbane Airport and completed in 1988. The 35-year-old building houses the plane that was flown by Sir Kingsford Smith and his crew across the Pacific from San Francisco to Brisbane's Eagle Farm in 1928. The jury declared the project “an exemplary piece of public architecture that protects an important part of Australian history”. [7] [8]

2024 Award

The 2024 Award was presented to the C House by Donovan Hill, commissioned in 1992 and completed in 1998. The residential house is located in Cooparoo, Brisbane. [9]

List of Award recipients

Robin Gibson Award for Enduring Architecture (reverse order)
YearArchitectProjectLocationYear builtYears sinceOther AIA Awards
2024 Donovan Hill C House [10] [11] Cooparoo, Brisbane1992—199826 years
2023Noel Robinson Architects Sir Charles Kingsford Smith Memorial [12] [13] Nancy Bird Way and Airport Drive, Brisbane Airport 198835 years
2022Australian Construction Services in association with Peddle Thorp ArchitectsHarry Gibbs Commonwealth Law Courts [14] 119 North Quay, Brisbane199329 years
  • FDG Stanley Award [15]
2021Bligh Voller, Parrish O’Neill, Cox RaynerChurch Street Public Housing [16] Church Street, Fortitude Valley199526 years
  • Robin Dods Award, 1997 [17]
2020Douglas and BarnesHoly Family Catholic Church [18] 37 Ward Street, Indooroopilly196357 years
2019John Railton ArchitectsRailton House and Office [19] [20] 63 Grenier Street, Spring Hill, Brisbane196356 years
2018Hall, Phillips and Wilson ArchitectsTownsville Courts of Law Edmund Sheppard Building [21] 31 Walker Street, Townsville 197543 years
2017Lund, Hutton, Newell, Black and Paulsen Architects (Architect John Muir Morton)St Alban's Bush Brotherhood Church (now St Albans Anglican Church) [24] [25] [26] 56 Jane Street, Cunnamulla 196354 years
2016 Conrad Gargett Good Shepherd Chapel [27] Bishopsbourne, 39 Eldernell Terrace, Hamilton [28] 196353 years
2015Dr Karl Langer Chapel of St Peters Lutheran College Chapel [29] 215 Lambert Road, Indooroopilly 196847 years
2014Job and Froud Architects Torbreck Apartments [30] 182 Dornoch Terrace, Highgate Hill196054 years
2013 Eddie Oribin Oribin House and Studio [31] [32] 16 Heavey Crescent, Whitfield, Cairns [33] 195855 years
2012Geoffrey Pie Architects/PlannersPie Residence [34] Peregian Beach, Queensland 198626 years
2011 Harry Seidler and AssociatesRiverside Centre [36] 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane198625 years
2010 Robin Gibson and PartnersQPAC (Queensland Performing Arts Centre) [37] Melbourne Street and Grey Street, Brisbane198525 years
2009Lindsay Clare Mitchell (Kerry Clare, Lindsay Clare and Ian Mitchell)White House [38] Fig Tree Pocket, Brisbane198227 years
  • 1982 Queensland House of the Year
2008John Mainwaring ArchitectsBanfield Bungalows [39] 18—20 Reid Road, Wongaling Beach198325 years
  • Queensland Chapter Citation for Meritorious Architecture, 1983
2007Conwell, Smith & Wilson, Geoffrey PieTAB Building [40] 240 Sandgate Road, Albion, Brisbane197631 years
2006 James Birrell James Cook University Library Building [41] (now Eddie Koiki Mabo Library since 2008)Building 18, 1 James Cook Drive, Douglas (Townsville Campus)1968, 1976 & 199038 years
2005 James Birrell Agriculture & Entomology Building (Hartley Teakle Building) [42] University of Queensland, Mill Road, St Lucia197332 years
2004 Robin Gibson and Partners Queensland Art Gallery Stanley Place, Brisbane198222 years
2003Urs BergerGolden Gate Resort [43] 3422 Gold Coast Highway, Gold Coast197726 years

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