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Victorian Architecture Medal
The Victorian Architecture Medal is the highest honour awarded annually by the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects and has been awarded 38 consecutive times since 1987. The Medal was originally known as the ‘Street Architecture Medal’ introduced by the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects (RVIA) in 1929 as an award for the design of a building of exceptional merit. Buildings were judged on their ''"urban propriety and architectural etiquette; the building had to front a street, road, square or court"'' and with a requirement of being publicly accessible, thereby excluding residential and private commissions. Background The Victorian Architecture Medal is awarded at the Victorian Chapter AIA Awards from the 'named award' winners (from all direct entry categories) and also be drawn from the winners of the Sustainable Architecture Award, Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture, the Melbourne Prize or the Regional Prize. The winner of the Medal is jud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria, Australia
Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in Australia (28 per km2). Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north and South Australia to the west, and is bounded by the Bass Strait to the south (with the exception of a small land border with Tasmania located along Boundary Islet), the Great Australian Bight portion of the Southern Ocean to the southwest, and the Tasman Sea (a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean) to the southeast. The state encompasses a range of climates and geographical features from its temperate coastal and central regions to the Victorian Alps in the northeast and the semi-arid north-west. The majority of the Victorian population is concentrated in the central-south area surrounding Port Phillip Bay, and in particular within the metropolitan area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koning Eizenberg Architecture
Koning Eizenberg Architecture (KEA) is an architecture firm located in Santa Monica, California established in 1981. The firm is recognized for a range of project types including: adaptive reuse of historic buildings, educational facilities, community places, and housing.''Architecture Isn’t Just for Special Occasions: Koning Eizenberg Architecture.'' Julie Eizenberg. Monacelli Press: June 2006 Principals Hank Koning, Julie Eizenberg, Brian Lane, and Nathan Bishop work collaboratively with developers, cities and not-for-profit clients. Their work has been published extensively both in the US and abroad, and has earned over 125 awards for design, sustainability and historic preservation. Koning Eizenberg Architecture’s work has been included in academic and popular publications including ''USA:Modern Architectures in History'' and ''A Guide to Contemporary Architecture in America Vol. 1''. Koning Eizenberg projects have also been published in magazines including ''I.D.'', ''Met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
