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BRUCE MACKENZIE LANDSCAPE AWARD 2016 DESIGN BRIEF FROM PAVERS TO PERFECTION Project pictured: Bruce Mackenzie Landscape Award 2014 Winner Devonport Surf Life Saving Club Precinct, Hansen Partnership.
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BRUCE MACKENZIE LANDSCAPE AWARD 2016 DESIGN BRIEF
FROM PAVERS TO PERFECTION
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 and Think Brick Australia 5
Industry overview 7 WhoisConcreteMasonryAssociationofAustralia? 7
WhoisThinkBrickAustralia? 7
Award Introduction 8 Competitionoverview 8
Bruce Mackenzie Landscape Entry Criteria 9 General 9 LandscapeCategory 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
Bruce Mackenzie Landscape Award 2016 Checklist 13
BRUCE MACKENZIE LANDSCAPE
AWARD WINNER 2015
Langtree Mall Mildura
Hansen Partnership
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Bruce Mackenzie Landscape Award 2016
Design Competition Brief
Message from the CEO of Concrete Masonry Association of Australia and Think Brick Australia
Since2005theThinkBrickAwardshaveencouragedarchitectstorethinkbrickanddeliverprojectsthatrecognisethecontributionofarchitects,builders,bricklayersandmanufacturersinthisprocess.
In2008ThinkBrickincludedUrbanDesignintheHorburyHuntcategorycelebratingclaybrickinlandscapeandurbandesign.In2013thisexpandedtoincludeaseparatecategoryforclayandconcretemasonryinurbandesignwhichsawanarrayofcontemporaryentries.In2014thisawardwasrenamedinhonourofrenownedlandscapeartistBruceMackenzie.
EntrantsintheBruceMackenzieLandscapeAwardwillcompeteforthe$10,000cashprizeaswellasthechancetowintheGrandPrixAward.ThisprizewillrewardtheoverallwinneracrossallsixcategorieswithtwoBusinessClassticketstoVeniceBiennale2018.
In2015,wereceivedover300nominationsacrossallawardcategories.Everyyearfinalistsofthiscategorycontinuetohighlighttheunlimitedpossibilitiesofthehumblepaver.
Welookforwardtoseeinghowyourprojectshavetranscendedtheirpaverbeginningstoembodylandscapingperfection.
Elizabeth McIntyreCEOConcrete Masonry Association of Australia Think Brick Australia
BRUCE MACKENZIE LANDSCAPE
AWARD FINALIST 2015
West End Cottage
Vokes and Peters
(with Owen and Vokes and Peters)
Christopher Frederick Jones
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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.
Who is Think Brick Australia?
ThinkBrickAustraliarepresentsAustralia’sclaybrickandpavermanufacturers.Ourpurposeistoensureclaybrickisrecognisedasapre-eminentbuildingmaterialbyleadingarchitects,developers,buildersandpropertyowners.Wearecommittedtopromotingexemplarybuildingandlandscapedesignusingclaybrickandpavers.
Wecreatenationalcampaignstoinspiredesigners,buildersandconsumerstouseclaybrickasacontemporary,versatileandinspiringbuildingmaterial.
Weprovidetechnicalsupporttoarchitects,engineers,builders,developersandpropertyowners.
Weundertakeresearchtoimproveandpromotetheusabilityandenvironmentalcredentialsofourproductsandworkwithgovernmentandregulatorsclosely.Wealsosetandmonitorstandardsforourmembersandusersofourproducts.
Weprovideresourcesfortheindustryandassistwiththedevelopmentoftraininginitiativesforassociatedtrades.
BRUCE MACKENZIE LANDSCAPE
AWARD FINALIST 2015
Dandenong Civic Centre
Rush\wright
Associates
Michael Wright
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Award Introduction
Competition overview
ThisawardwaspreviouslypartoftheHorburyHuntAward.In2013,thisawardevolvedtoincludeconcretemasonry.Wenamedtheawardin2014afterrenownedAustralianlandscapeartistBruceMackenzie.
BruceMackenziewasresponsibleforsomeofAustralia’sgreatestlandscapingprojectswhichincludeKu-ring-gaiandGlebeBicentennialParksandthelandscapeconstructionofSydney(Kingsford-Smith)InternationalAirport.
Spanningoverfivedecades,MackenziehasbeencommissionedtodesignnumerousrecognisedAustralianlandmarksandhaswonvariousdesignawards,whichhighlightshisgreatcontributiontothelandscapedesigncommunity.
Bruce Mackenzie Landscape Award Entry Criteria
General
Nominatedprojectmustmeetthefollowingcriteria:
• CompletedsinceJanuary2014andlocatedinAustralia.
• Thiscategoryincludesclaybrick,concretepaversandmasonryusedinlandscapeoroutdoorurbandesign.
• Recycledandreusedbrickscanbeusedinthiscategory.
• NotenteredintopreviousThinkBrickawards.
• Mustexemplifyarchitecturalinnovation,collaborationbetweenprojectteam,andshowahighlevelofskillandcraftsmanship.
• Entrymustbesubmittedbythe closing date of 5th May 2016.
• Onlyentriesthataresubmittedinfullandonline through our websitewillbeaccepted.
• Aprojectmaybeenteredinmultiplecategories,providingthatprojectmeetsthecriteriaofthespecificcategoryasoutlinedbelow.EachprojectmayonlybeenteredonceinthesameLandscapecategory.
Landscape Category
TheLandscapecategoryincludesnon-buildingprojectsthathaveenhancedthequalityofthebuiltenvironmentorpublicdomainincorporatingclaybrick/paversandconcretepavers.
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
ThefinalistsandwinnersoftheBruceMackenzieLandscapeAward2016willbeannouncedandpresentedattheAwardsGalaDinner,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.
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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.
Bruce Mackenzie Landscape Award 2016 Checklist
Doesyoursubmissionincludethefollowing?
• ProjectStatement(min50tomax200words) o
• Hi-resimagesx4injpeg,tifforpdfformat o
• PDFoftheprojectfloorplan o
Forfurtherenquiriesregardingtheabovechecklist,pleasecontactThinkBrickAustraliaortheConcreteMasonryAssociationofAustraliaonPhone:0284485500orviaemail:[email protected];[email protected]
Notes
Onceuploaded,pleaserecordyourAwardsProjectNumberhereforpersonalreference:
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