More Australian projects recognized at 2023 WAF/Inside Awards

Australian projects have taken out a suite of awards at the 2023 World Architecture Festival and Inside World Festival of Interiors Awards.

In the interiors category, SJB was the recipient of three accolades. SJB’s 19 Waterloo Street received the prestigious World Interior of the Year award, as well as the Residential Single Dwelling Award. The jury lauded the project as a “pocket sized tour de force,” for its generosity of space within a limited 30-square-metre footprint. The practice was also named winner of the Temporary/Meanwhile Use category for its interior design of a temporary space for an exhibition titled Eucalyptusdom.

“I’m always in awe of the calibre of projects presented at WAF and Inside, so to have received not just one, but three awards feels pretty surreal. I’m so proud of the work we do at SJB, and I’m incredibly honoured to lead a team that’s producing such exciting, forward-thinking projects that are not only beautiful but actively working to solve real-world issues,” said SJB director Adam Haddow.

Boola Katitjin by Lyons with Silver Thomas Hanley, Officer Woods, The Fulcrum Agency and Aspect Studios.

Boola Katitjin by Lyons with Silver Thomas Hanley, Officer Woods, The Fulcrum Agency and Aspect Studios.

Image: John Gollings

Day two of WAF/Inside saw six Australian projects either winning or being highly commended.

In the Completed Buildings category, Boola Katitjin by Lyons with Silver Thomas Hanley, Officer Woods, The Fulcrum Agency and Aspect Studios won the Higher Education and Research classification, while the Victorian Heart Hospital by Conrad Gargett (now merged with Architectus) and Wardle took out the accolade for Health. Iron Creek Bay Farm Stay by Misho and Associates was highly commended in the Hotel and Leisure division.

Alexandria Health Centre by Warren and Mahoney, in collaboration with MAAP Architects.

Alexandria Health Centre by Warren and Mahoney, in collaboration with MAAP Architects.

Image: Warren and Mahoney

Under the Future Projects category, Alexandria Health Centre by Warren and Mahoney, in collaboration with MAAP Architects, received the award for Health, while the Resource Recovery Learning Centre by Terroir was awarded in the Education section. Lighthouse at Darling Park by Henning Larsen and Architectus was highly commended in the Commercial Mixed-Use category.

Woods Bagot and Shop Architects earned the Futureglass Prize for 55 Pitt Street and Hillcrest Rose Bay, Sydney by Woods Bagot was highly commended for the Visualisation prize.

The 2023 World Architecture Festival and Inside World Festival of Interiors was held at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore until 1 December. To view the day one winners, visit here.

More industry news

See all
Hunter Street East over-station development proposed by Sydney Metro. Two towers above Sydney's Hunter Street station get the green light

Two proposals for a 58-storey building above Hunter Street Station East and a 51-storey building above Hunter Street Station West have received planning approval.

The built environment sector produces 40 percent of Australia's solid waste. Built environment sector ‘primed to take on circularity,’ report finds

The federal government has released an interim report from the Circular Economy Ministerial Advisory Group, which identified the built environment as a key sector in …

Most read

Latest on site

LATEST PRODUCTS