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Sir Roy Grounds Award for Enduring Architecture
Sir Roy Grounds Award for Enduring Architecture

Previous awards: 2025
Awarded forSignificant ACT architecture more than 25 years old
CountryAustralia
Presented byAustralian Institute of Architects (ACT Chapter)
Formerly called25 Year Award
First award1995
Currently held byMiles Jalk & Enrico Taglietti

The Sir Roy Grounds Award for Enduring Architecture is an architecture prize presented annually by the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) since 1995.[1] The award recognises significant, long lasting and innovative architecture with usually more than 25 years passed since the completion of construction.[2]

Background

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When first established the award was known as the 25 Year Award. In 2007 the award name was changed to the '25 Year Award for Enduring Architecture (ACT Chapter)' and later becoming the 'ACT Award for Enduring Architecture' in 2011, in line with the national awards program and other chapter awards.[3] In 2018 the award became a named award after well known Melbourne based architect Roy Grounds (1905—1981), a Canberra Medallion winner[4] and a two time winner of the ACT Chapter 25 Year Award in 1998 and 2001.

The inaugural 25 Year Award was given in 1995 to the Dickson Library designed by Enrico Taglietti. This was the first instance of an award for enduring architecture to be presented in Australia by any chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects. The inaugural National, New South Wales, Queensland and Victorian awards for enduring architecture were presented eight years later in 2003. The 25 Year Award followed in the tradition of the American Institute of Architects 25 Year Award first presented in 1969.

The average age of the 36 projects winning the award, after completion of construction, is 37.2 years (1995—2025).

National Award Winners

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Recipients of this local 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.

Two winning projects located in the ACT have won the National Award for Enduring Architecture. In 2007 the High Court of Australia Building[5][6] by Edwards Madigan Torzillo Briggs won the local and national award 27 years after the building was completed in 1980. In 2013 the new Australian Parliament House by Mitchell Giurgola and Thorp also won both awards, 25 years after opening in 1988.[7][8][9]

Jury Citations

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2021 Award

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The Jury for the 2021 Sir Roy Grounds Award was Philip Leeson FRAIA (Jury Chair) from Philip Leeson Architects, Ken Charlton AM LFRAIA an architectural historian and Rachel Jackson, principal at GML Heritage.

The 2021 jury citation described the winning Concrete bus shelters in Canberra as "... architectural integrity and enduring quality of the design is evident through its simplicity, functionality, and materiality. The form of the bus shelter is unique, yet it serves the utilitarian function well, and better still, the shelters were designed to be relocated when required."[10]

2022 Award

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The Enduring Architecture Award Jury for 2022 was composed of jury chair Eric Martin (Eric Martin & Associates), Nicholas Goodwin (SQC Group) and Anna Leeson (GML Heritage).[11] The award was given to Robin Boyd's 1956 Manning Clark House[12] the same year as another Robin Boyd project was awarded the Jack Cheesman Award for Enduring Architecture for the Walkley House in North Adelaide, South Australia.[13]

The 2022 jury citation described the Manning Clark House that it "...remains remarkably intact and embodies many design features which were innovative for its time, but are now accepted as sound design and sustainable features for modern houses".[14]

2023 Award

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The Jury for the 2023 Award consisted of Jury Chair Can Ercan RAIA (Filardo Ercan Architects), Yuri Leong Maish FRAIA (May + Russell Architects) and Murray Brown, ACT Chapter Heritage Committee Member.[15]

The jury citation summary states that "The Chancery was opened by then Prime Minister Paul Keating in August 1995 and has since undergone various technological and servicing updates, all integrated seamlessly and considerate of the original design intent. It is a well-maintained building that enhances the integrity of Government House and the significant landscaped grounds on Lake Burley Griffin and is a worthy recipient of the 2023 Sir Roy Grounds Award for Enduring Architecture Award."[16]

2024 Award

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The awarded project was the suburban shopping centre located in the Canberra suburb of Torrens by architect Dirk Bolt and completed in 1968. The jury citation noted that the roof form is a strong gesture that has created 'a generous sheltered area that invites shoppers to stop and chat.'[17] The jury for the 2024 ACT Awards was composed of John Guida, Craig Tan, Vassiliki Gracik, Sally Farrah and Jessica de Rome (Chair).[18]

Award recipients

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Sir Roy Grounds Award for Enduring Architecture (reverse order)
Year Architect Project Location Year Built Years Since Other AIA Awards
2025 Miles Jakl and Enrico Taglietti and ACME Former Carousel Restaurant
60 Red Hill Drive[19]
Red Hill Lookout, Red Hill 1963, 1981 (restored 2024) 61 years
2024 Dirk Bolt Torrens Neighbourhood Centre[20] Torrens Place, Torrens 1967 56 years
2023 Pegrum/Ciolek Architects The Chancery[21] Yarralumla, Government House, Canberra 1995 28 years
2022 Robin Boyd Manning Clark House[22][23][24] 11 Tasmania Circle, Forrest 1953 69 years
2021 Clem Cummings Canberra's Concrete Bus Shelters[25] Canberra wide 1975—1995 46 years
2020 Ian Slater Greenwood House[26] Canberra 1975 45 years
2019 Michael Dysart Wybalena Grove (Cook Aranda Housing Cooperative)[27] Wybalena Grove, Cook, Canberra 1974 45 years
2018 Mitchell\Giurgola & Thorp St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church[28] 19 Lhotsky Street, Charnwood 1989 29 years
2017 Harry Seidler Lakeview Townhouses[29][30] 127 Hopetoun Circuit, Yarralumla 1984 34 years
2016 Laurie Virr Rivendell House[31][32] 17 Meredith Circuit, Kambah 1975 41 years
2015 Dirk Bolt and Associates Burgmann College[33][34][35] Australian National University, 52 Daley Road, Acton 1971 44 years
2014 Enrico Taglietti Apostolic Nunciature[36][37] 2 Vancouver Street, Red Hill 1977 37 years
2013 Mitchell\Giurgola & Thorp Australian Parliament House[38][39][40] Canberra 1988 25 years
2012 Daryl Jackson National Sports Centre Swimming Halls[41] Australian Institute of Sport, Leverrier Crescent, Bruce 1984 28 years
2011 Department of Works Red Hill Primary School[42] Astrolabe Street, Red Hill 1960 51 years
2010 Robin Gibson and Partners Belconnen Library[43][44] 12 Chandler Street, Belconnen 1981 29 years
2009 Ancher Mortlock Murray and Woolley CSIRO FC Pye Laboratory (Building 19)[45] Dickson Way, Acton 1966 43 years (Demolition proposed 2022)[46]
2008 No Award
2007 Edwards Madigan Torzillo Briggs High Court of Australia Building[47][48] Parkes Place, Parkes 1980 27 years
2006 John FD Scarborough and Partners in association with Collard Clarke and Jackson RG Menzies Building (University Library)[49] Australian National University, Building 2, McDonald Road, Acton 1963 44 years
2006 Enrico Taglietti Paterson House[50][51] 7 Juad Place, Aranda 1970 36 years
2005 Roger Pegrum Wilson House[52][53] 38 Mirning Crescent, Aranda 1972 33 years
  • CS Daley Award, 1974
2004 No Award
2003 No Award
2002 Bryce Mortlock, Ancher Mortlock Murray & Woolley RAIA Headquarters[54] 2a Mugga Way, Red Hill 1970 32 years
Michael Dysart Urambi Village Housing Cooperative[55][56] Urambi Village, 81 Crozier Circuit, Kambah 1977 25 years
  • CS Daley Medal for Housing, 1977
National Capital Development Commission Woden residential areas of Hughes, Curtin and Lyons[57] Hughes, Curtin, Lyons suburbs, Canberra 1960—1962 40 years
2001 Grounds, Romberg & Boyd Australian Academy of Science[58]
(The Shine Dome)
15 Gordon Street, Acton, Canberra 1959 42 years
2000 Dirk Bolt Bahr House[59] 1 Astley Place, Garran 1967 33 years
1999 Harry Seidler Edmund Barton Building[60] 47 Kings Way, Barton, Australia 1970 29 years
Ian McKay and Partners Swinger Hill Housing Precinct Stage 1 Barnet Close, Phillip 1971 28 years
  • CS Daley Medal, 1977[61]
1998 Sydney Ancher (Ancher, Mortlock and Murray) Northbourne Housing Group[62][63] Northbourne, Avenue Lyneham & Dickson 1959 39 years
Fowell, Mansfield Jarvis & Maclurcan Anzac Memorial Chapel of St Paul[64] Corner of Robert Campbell Road & Miles Road, Royal Military College, Duntroon 1966 32 years
Grounds Romberg & Boyd Vasey Crescent houses[65][66] 42, 44 & 46 Vasey Crescent, Campbell 1960 38 years
1997 Ken Woolley National Seventh Day Adventist Church[67] MacLeay Street & Gould Street, Turner 1971 26 years
Rosman Hastings and Sorel
(Peter Sorel)
Norwood Park Crematorium 65 Sandford Street, Mitchell 1968 29 years
1996 Stuart McIntosh ANZ Bank Building (former ES&A Bank)[68] 17 London Circuit, Canberra 1963 33 years
1995 Enrico Taglietti Dickson Library[69] Anthill Street, Dickson 1969 26 years
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