Tasmania Award for Enduring Architecture

The Tasmania Award for Enduring Architecture is an architecture prize presented annually by the Tasmania Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) since the inaugural award was presented in 2010. The award recognises significant, long lasting and innovative architecture with usually more than 25 years passed since the completion of construction.

Tasmania Award for Enduring Architecture
Awarded for	Outstanding Tasmanian architecture over time (25 years or more)
Country	Australia
Presented by	Australian Institute of Architects (Tasmania Chapter)
First award	2010; 15 years ago (2010)
Currently held by	Hartley Wilson and Bolt for Long Beach Bathing Pavilion, 2024

Background

The Award for Enduring Architecture 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 Tasmania. Nominations for the award can be made by AIA members, non–members and non–architects, but they must provide adequate material and information supporting the nomination for consideration of the jury.^[1] The award was initially known as the 25 Year Award, but was renamed in line with the national and other state based awards in 2013.

The average age of the 15 projects recognised from 2010 to 2024 is 43.1 years from completion of construction to year of award.

National award winners

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

Only one project located in Tasmania has won the national award. In 2010 the Supreme Court Complex in Salamanca Place, Hobart by the Department of Public Works (Architect Peter Partridge) won both the state and national award 35 years after the building was completed in 1975.^[2]

List of award recipients

Tasmania Enduring Architecture Awards (reverse order)

Year	Architect	Project	Location	Year built	Years since	Other AIA Awards
2024	Hartley Wilson and Bolt Architects	Long Beach Bathing Pavilion[3]	646A Sandy Bay Road, Sandy Bay, Hobart	1962	62 years
2023	Morris–Nunn Associates and Forward Viney Woollan	Strahan Visitor Centre[4]	Esplanade, Strahan	1997	26 years	National Awards Finalist, 1998 Recycling Award, 1998 (Tas) Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture, 1998 (Tas)
2022	Bush Parkes Shugg & Moon	Clarence Council Chambers[5]	38 Bligh Street, Rosny Park, Hobart	1974	48 years	RAIA Triennial Award, 1976 (Tas)
2021	Hartley Wilson Oldmeadow Eastman Walch Architects (Brian Walch)	Wilson Robson Building[6]	191—193 Liverpool Street, Hobart	1973	48 years
2020	Heffernan Nation Rees Viney Architects (Robert Nation & Bevan Rees)	Hobart Animal Hospital[7]	198 Murray Street, Hobart	1977	43 years
2019	Jim Moon	Bornholm residence[8][9]	14a Red Chapel Avenue, Sandy Bay, Hobart	1961?	49 years	Design Award Category 3 (Residential), 1966 (Tas)
2018	Latona Masterman and Associates (Ken Latona)	Friendly Beaches Lodge[10][11]	Friendly Beaches, Coles Bay	1992	26 years	National Commercial Architecture Award, 1993
2017	Esmond Dorney	St Pius X Church[12]	98 Channel Highway, Taroona, Hobart	1957	60 years
2016	Tasmanian Government, Department of Public Works (John Gott and Ben Ryan)	Resource Materials Centre, Hobart College[13]	950 Olinda Grove, Mount Nelson, Hobart	1972	44 years
2015	NO AWARD[14]
2014	Forward Consultants and Alex Kostromin & Associates (Garry Forward)	University of Tasmania Centre for the Arts	Hunter Street, Hobart	1987	27 years	Award for Recycled Buildings, 1987 (Tas) RAIA National President's Award, 1987
2013	Hartley Wilson & Bolt Architects	Scottish Union Building[15]	152 Macquarie Street, Hobart	1962	51 years
2012	Commonwealth Department of Works	Reserve Bank Building[16]	111 Macquarie Street, Hobart	1977	45 years
2011	Hartley Wilson & Bolt Architects (Dirk Bolt)	Christ College (University of Tasmania)[17]	20 College Road, Sandy Bay, Hobart	1971	40 years
2010	Department of Public Works (Peter Partridge)	Supreme Court Complex	Salamanca Place, Hobart	1975	35 years	National Award for Enduring Architecture, 2010

See also

• Australian Institute of Architects
• Australian Institute of Architects Awards and Prizes
• National Award for Enduring Architecture
• Jack Cheesman Award for Enduring Architecture
• Maggie Edmond Enduring Architecture Award
• New South Wales Enduring Architecture Award
• Robin Gibson Award for Enduring Architecture
• Sir Roy Grounds Award for Enduring Architecture