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Troppo Architects is an Australian architectural practice with the aim of promoting good tropical architecture in Australia's Top End. The practice was founded in 1980 in Darwin with the aid of a Northern Territory grant to examine the history of the region's architecture. [1]
The practice has established offices in six Australian locations (Darwin, Adelaide, Fremantle, Launceston, Sydney and Byron Bay) and has completed projects in Africa, Asia and the Pacific. "It has a reputation for spare intelligent architecture that has evolved out of the architects' feeling for tradition and landscape. Not least, their buildings are designed for the climate." [1]
In the late 1970s, Phil Harris and Adrian Welke were two young Adelaide-raised Bachelor of Architecture students. In 1978, their final year of undergraduate study, they collaborated on the publication of "Influences in Regional Architecture", Australia's first history of architecture outside the urban arena. [2]
Troppo Architects was founded in 1980 by Harris and Welke, whose early careers had taken them to Darwin. The practice commenced with the aid of an NT Government history grant to research (and eventually define and publicise) the History of Tropical Housing in Australia's Top End. The practice had a slow start, but gained momentum when they were successful in a Low Cost House Competition organised by the City of Darwin, and they were engaged to build a prototype of their design. The prototype was economical to build, climatically comfortable to live in, easy to extend, and also uses little energy. In its first decade, the practice refined and extended its skill in addressing the architectural requirements of the "Top End", gaining a wide range of work, including with remote aboriginal communities. Their approach has been applied to projects in: the Kimberley, Perth, Esperance, and inland WA; Adelaide, coastal, rural and far-northern SA; Melbourne and Victoria; Alice Springs and the centre; Townsville, and north and far north Queensland; and most recently, inland and north-coast NSW. [2]
In 1987, the practice was selected by the Gagudju Community, administrators of the Kakadu National Park, to design some park facilities. Joining with Glenn Murcutt, the collaboration was (to quote Murcutt) "highly productive". The work lead to international critical acclaim, and a number of important commissions. The practice spread out across Australia: Phil Harris opened an office in Adelaide in 1999, and Adrian Welke opened an office Perth, leaving the original office in the hands of Dan Connolly. [2]
Since 2010, Troppo has been run by five partners spread out across Australia: Greg MacNamara (Darwin), Geoff Clark (Launceston), Terry O'toole (Queensland: Brisbane & Townsville), Phil Harris (Adelaide), Adrian Welke (Perth) and Dan Connolly (Byron Bay). They work with a team of around twenty people and regularly collaborate with well-known architects such as Danny Wong, Glenn Murcutt, Phil Tait & Shane Thompson. [2]
Troppo's founding directors are Phil Harris (Adelaide) and Adrian Welke (Perth). Other directors are : Jo Best (Darwin); Cary Duffield (Adelaide); Greg Norman (Sydney); Geoff Clark (Launceston): Sue Harper (Byron Bay).
Former directors are Greg McNamara, Lena Yali, Richard Layton, Fiona Hogg and Terry O'toole
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Troppo is nationally and internationally recognised, and is Australia's 3rd most awarded practice. A full list of the details of awards can be found on the practice's website. [5]
In addition to those mentioned above, they include:
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| AIA/RAIA(NT) | Architectural Innovation Award | 1992(twice) |
| Burnett Award | 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2011 | |
| Colorbond Steel Award | 2011 | |
| Multiple Housing Award | 2009 | |
| People's Choice Award | 1994, 1995, 2009 | |
| President's Award for Recycled Buildings | 1992, 1994, 1999 | |
| Public Architecture Award | 2008 | |
| Sustainable Architecture Award | 2002 | |
| Tracy Memorial Award | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2011 | |
| Urban Design Award | 2008, 2011 | |
| AIA/RAIA (Nth Qld) | NQ House of the Year | 2010 |
| AIA/RAIA (Qld) | Colorbond Award | 2001 |
| AIA/RAIA (SA) | Colorbond Steel Award | 2010 |
| John Chappel Award | 2009 | |
| National AIA/RAIA | Award for Commercial Buildings | 1998 |
| Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Buildings | 1994 | |
| Special Jury Award | 1992 | |
| Sustainable Architecture Award | 2002 |
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