KEVIN BORLAND MASONRY AWARD 2016 COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DESIGN BRIEF
FROM MASONRY TO MASTERPIECE
Project pictured: Bruce Mackenzie Landscape Award 2014 Winner Devonport Surf Life Saving Club Precinct, Hansen Partnership.
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Table of contents
Message from the CEO of Concrete Masonry Association of Australia 5
Industry overview 7 WhoisConcreteMasonryAssociationofAustralia? 7
AustralianConcreteMasonryMarket 7
Award Introduction 8 Competitionoverview 8
Kevin Borland Masonry Commercial and Residential Criteria 9 General 9
CompetitionKeyDates 9
Awards 10 Prize 10
PresentationofAwards 10
PostCompetitionPromotion 10
MediaDemands 10
Termsandconditions 10
Assessment 11 Jury 11
Submission 12 SubmissionMaterialandFormat 12
Lodgement 12
ReturnsPolicy 12
Copyright 12
Moralrights 12
Kevin Borland Masonry Commercial and Residential Award 2016 Checklist 13
KEVIN BORLAND MASONRY
AWARD WINNER 2015
Act for Kids Child and Family Centre of
Excellence, Townsville
m3architecture
Peter Bennetts
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Kevin Borland Masonry Award 2016 - Commercial and Residential
Design Competition Brief
Message from the CEO of Concrete Masonry Association of Australia
TheThinkBrickAwardsremaintherichestdesignawardsinAustraliaandhavebecomeafocalpointforinnovativebrickdesign.Fornearlyadecade,ThinkBrickhascelebratedarchitecturalbrickprojects.IncollaborationwiththeConcreteMasonryAssociationofAustralia,theCommercialMasonryAwardforbuiltprojectswasintroducedin2013torecogniseconcretemasonryindesign.
In2014,theinauguralMasonryAwardwasexpandedtoincluderesidentialprojects.Thisprovidesagreaterstageforconcretemasonrytobeshowcased,andrewardsarchitectswhohavediscoveredthedesignpotentialofconcretemasonryineithercommercialorresidentialbuiltprojects.
Alongwiththe$10,000cashprize,aGrandPrixAwardwillbeawardedtotheoverallbestentryacrossallsixcategories.ThewinnerwillwintwoBusinessClassticketstoVeniceBiennale2018.
In2015,thiscategorywaswonbyafamilycentreproject,whichtooktheversatilityandbeautyofconcretemasonrytoaninspiringnewlevelandpurpose.
Welookforwardtoreceivingyourentriesandseeinghowyourprojectshavetranscendedtheirconcretemasonrybeginnings.
Elizabeth McIntyreCEOConcrete Masonry Association of Australia
KEVIN BORLAND MASONRY
AWARD FINALIST 2015
Local House
MAKE architecture
Peter Bennetts
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Industry overview
Who is Concrete Masonry Association of Australia?
TheConcreteMasonryAssociationofAustralia(CMAA)representstheconcretemasonrymanufacturersofAustralia.
TheCMAApublishestechnicalmanuals,datasheetsandsoftwarepackages,relatingtoconcreteblockwalling,concretepaving,permeablepavingandconcretemasonryretainingwalls,whicharefreetodownloadfromtheCMAAwebsite.TheAssociationalsoconductsworkshopsandcoursesandprovidesatechnicaladvisoryservicefortheconstructionindustryandotherusesofconcretemasonryproducts.
TheCMAAsupportstheconcretemasonryindustrybyprovidingtechnicalinformationandadvicetoarchitects,engineers,specifiersandeducators.TheCMAApublishestechnicalmanuals,datasheetsandsoftwarepackages,relatingtoconcreteblockwalling,concretepaving,permeablepavingandconcretemasonryretainingwalls,whicharepubliclyavailablefromtheirwebsite.TheAssociationalsoconductsworkshopcoursesandprovidesatechnicaladvisoryserviceformasonrydesignqueries.
The Australian Concrete Masonry Market
Annually,2milliontonnesofconcreteBricks,BlocksandPaversaremanufacturednationally.
Theindustryanditsassociatesemployover20,000peoplethroughoutAustralia.
KEVIN BORLAND MASONRY
AWARD FINALIST 2015
Concrete House
Fringe Architects
Rob Frith Acorn Photo
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Award Introduction
Competition overview
TheKevinBorlandMasonryAwardwillrewardandshowcaseconcretemasonryincommercialandresidentialarchitecturaldesign.
Projectsinthiscategorymustbebuiltprimarilyforcommercialorresidentialpurposes.Commercialprojectscanincludegovernment,public,health,educationandmulti-residentialconstructions.Residentialprojectscanincludesingle-dwellinghouses.Concretemasonrymustbeafeatureofthedesignprocess.Renderedmasonryisnotconsideredadesignfeature.
TheawardisnamedafterKevinBorland,whowasborninWestMelbourneon28October1926.Borland’sdesigns,morethanthoseofanyotherarchitect,haveshapedthetrajectoryofMelbournearchitecture.HisworksincludetheMelbourneswimminganddivingstadiumforthe1956SummerOlympicsaswellastheHaroldHoltMemorialSwimmingCentreinMelbourne’sGlenIrisin1968to1969.Aswellasaninnovativearchitect,Borlandwasagenerouspatronofyoungerarchitectsandaninspiringandmuch-loveddesignstudioteacher.
Kevin Borland Masonry Commercial and Residential Criteria
General
Nominatedprojectmustmeetthefollowingcriteria:
• CommercialprojectscompletedsinceJanuary2014andlocatedinAustralia.
• ResidentialprojectscompletedsinceJanuary2014andlocatedinAustralia.
• NotenteredintopreviousThinkBrickawards.
• Mustexemplifyarchitecturalinnovation,collaborationbetweenprojectteam,andshowahighlevelofskillandcraftsmanship.
• Entrymustbesubmittedbythe closing date of 5th May 2016.
• Onlyentriesthataresubmittedinfullandonline through our websitewillbeaccepted.
• Aprojectmaybeenteredinmultiplecategories,providingthatprojectmeetsthecriteriaofthespecificcategoryasoutlinedbelow.EachprojectmayonlybeenteredonceinthesameCommercialandResidentialMasonryCategory.
Competition Key Dates
Month Day Date Time Event
November2015 Thursday 5th 12:00pmEST EntriesOpen
May2016 Thursday 5th 5:00pmEST EntriesClose
May2016 Tuesday 24th Allday AwardJudging
August2016 Friday 5th From6.30pm AwardsGalaDinner
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Awards
Prize Theprizeisatrophyandcertificateforthewinningproject.Thewinningarchitectwillalsoreceive$10,000fortheprojectandthechancetowintheGrandPrixprize-twoBusinessClassticketstoVeniceBiennale2018.
Presentation of Awards
ThefinalistsandwinnersoftheKevinBorlandMasonryCommercialandResidentialcategory2016willbeannouncedandpresentedattheAwardsGalaDinner,whichwillbeheldinSydneyonFriday, 5th August 2016.Allsubmissionswillreceiveaninvitationfortwoforeachpartyinvolvedinthesubmission.Additionalticketstoattendtheeventareavailableforpurchase.
TheAwardsGalaDinnerincorporatestheHorburyHuntResidential,HorburyHuntCommercial,KevinBorlandMasonry-CommercialandResidential,BruceMackenzieLandscape,RoofTileExcellence,andRobinDodsTerracottaRoofcategories.TheGrandPrixprizewillbeawardedtothebestnominationamongstthesixcategories.
Post Competition Promotion
TheprojectswillbefeaturedontheThinkBrickAustralia,ConcreteMasonryAssociationofAustraliaandRoofingTileAssociationofAustraliawebsites,socialmedia,publications,industrypresentations,roadshowsandTBA/CMAA/RTAAevents.
Media Demands
Participantsshouldbepreparedtomakethemselvesavailableforallmediaandpublicityrequestsontheirsubmittedprojects,includingbutnotlimitedtophone,emailorface-to-faceinterviewsforbroadcast,online,socialmedia,orprintpublication.
Terms and conditions
Photographssubmittedaspartofthisnominationmaybeexhibited,publishedandusedinmarketingactivitiesinthepromotionoftheAwardsandasacasestudyontheThinkBrickAustralia,ConcreteMasonryAssociationofAustraliaandRoofingTileAssociationofAustraliawebsites.
ThewinningprojectandanyreceivingcommendationswillalsobepublishedinThinkBrickAustralia,ConcreteMasonryAssociationofAustraliaandRoofingTileAssociationofAustralia’spublications.
Pleaseincludeanyphotographycreditsinyoursubmission.ThinkBrickAustralia,ConcreteMasonryAssociationofAustraliaandRoofingTileAssociationofAustraliacannotbeheldresponsibleforpublicationofphotoswithnocreditifthisisnotprovided.
Latematerialwillnotbeaccepted.
Submissionofanentryimpliesconsentofallmembersoftheprojectteamtoenterthiscompetition.
TheJury’sdecisionisfinalandnocorrespondencewillbeenteredintoregardingthatdecision.
AllbuildingproductsusedinthesubmittedentriesmustcomplywiththeBuildingCodeofAustraliaandrelevantAustralianstandardsasmandatedbylegislation.Ifnecessary,participantswillbeaskedtodemonstrateproofofcompliance.
ThinkBrickAustralia,ConcreteMasonryAssociationofAustraliaandRoofingTileAssociationofAustraliarespectyourprivacyandwillnotshareyourcontactinformationwithanythirdparty.
Assessment
Jury
AjuryconsistingofeminentarchitectsandindustryprofessionalswillbeappointedbyThinkBrickAustraliatojudgethesubmissionsandannounceawinner.The2016jurywillbeannouncedontheThinkBrickAustraliawebsite.
Eachjurorwillberequiredtoacknowledgepersonalorprofessionalconnectionswithanyoftheparticipantsortheiremployees.Inthecaseofsuchconflicts,theCompetitionAdvisorwilloverseeatransparentprocesswherebytheseconflictsarealleviated.AtthediscretionoftheCompetitionAdvisor,jurorswillbeaskedtotakenopartintheassessmentofaffectedentries.Aphotographerwillalsobepresentduringthejudgingtodocumenttheevent.
Eachjurorwillberequiredtoacknowledgepersonalorprofessionalconnectionswithanyoftheparticipantsortheiremployees.Inthecaseofsuchconflicts,theCompetitionAdvisorwilloverseeatransparentprocesswherebytheseconflictsarealleviated.AtthediscretionoftheCompetitionAdvisor,jurorswillbeaskedtotakenopartintheassessmentofaffectedentries.
Aphotographerwillalsobepresentduringthejudgingtodocumenttheevent.
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Submission
Submission Material and Format:
• ProjectStatement–includinginformationonwhatbricks/paverswereused,theteaminvolved(includingarchitect,masonrycontractor,brickmanufacturerandbuilder).Theprojectstatementmusthaveaminimumof50andamaximumof200words.
• Youmustsubmitfour(4)imagesoftheprojectthatbestrepresentthebrick/paverwork.
• Pleasesupplythesefourimagesashigh-resolutionjpeg,tifforpdffilesataminimumof300dpi,2000x2000pixels.
• Itispreferredthatyousubmitafloorplanoftheproject,but your entry will not be invalid if this is unavailable.
Lodgement
Yoursubmissionisdueby5 pm EST Thursday 5th May 2016,tobeuploadedonline through our website.
Returns policy
Competitorsareadvisedtomakecopiesoftheirsubmissionfortheirrecords.Submissionandanymaterialsincluded,orpartthereof,willbecomethepropertyofConcreteMasonryAssociationofAustraliaandwillnotbereturnedtocompetitors.
Copyright Copyrightownershipforeachsubmissionshallremainvestedwiththeoriginalauthor(s).ThinkBrickAustralia,ConcreteMasonryAssociationofAustraliaandRoofingTileAssociationofAustralia,aswellastheirmembers,shallhavetherighttoexhibit,photograph,archive,electronicallystore,duplicateorrecordallsubmissionswithoutfeeorrestriction.
Moral rights
Competitorsaretoclearlydefinetheirrequirementsforattributionoftheirworkinthecompetitionsubmission.Competitorsareresponsibleforobtainingagreementbyallholdersofmoralrightsinthedesign.
Kevin Borland Masonry Commercial and Residential Award 2016 Checklist
Doesyoursubmissionincludethefollowing?
• ProjectStatement(min50tomax200words) o
• Hi-resimagesx4injpeg,tifforpdfformat o
• PDFoftheprojectfloorplan o
Forfurtherenquiriesregardingtheabovechecklist,pleasecontacttheConcreteMasonryAssociationofAustraliaonPhone:0284485500orviaemail: [email protected]
Notes
Onceuploaded,pleaserecordyourAwardsProjectNumberhereforpersonalreference:
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