Block Buster11 YEARS OF AUSTRALIA’S RICHEST DESIGN AWARDS.

KEVIN BORLAND MASONRY AWARD 2017 DESIGN BRIEF

KEVIN BORLAND MASONRY

AWARD WINNER 2016

Hoddle House

Freadman White

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Table of contents

Message from the CEO of Concrete Masonry Association of Australia 5

Industry overview 7WhoisConcreteMasonryAssociationofAustralia? 7

AustralianConcreteMasonryMarket 7

Award Introduction 8Competitionoverview 8

Kevin Borland Masonry Commercial and Residential Criteria 9

General 9

CompetitionKeyDates 9

Awards 10Prize 10

PresentationofAwards 10

PostCompetitionPromotion 10

MediaDemands 10

Termsandconditions 10

Assessment 11Jury 11

Submission 12SubmissionMaterialandFormat 12

Lodgement 12

ReturnsPolicy 12

Copyright 12

Moralrights 12

Kevin Borland Masonry Commercial and Residential Award 2017 Checklist 13

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KEVIN BORLAND MASONRY

AWARD FINALIST 2016

Trentham House

Adam Kane Architects

Adam Kane

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Kevin Borland Masonry Award 2017 Design Competition Brief

Message from the CEO of CMAA

TheThinkBrickAwardsremaintherichestdesignawardsinAustraliaandhavebecomeafocalpointforinnovativebrickdesign.Fornearlyadecade,ThinkBrickhascelebratedarchitecturalbrickprojects.IncollaborationwiththeConcreteMasonryAssociationofAustralia,theCommercialMasonryAwardforbuiltprojectswasintroducedin2013torecogniseconcretemasonryindesign.

In2014,theinauguralMasonryAwardwasexpandedtoincluderesidentialprojects.Thisprovidesagreaterstageforconcretemasonrytobeshowcased,andrewardsarchitectswhohavediscoveredthedesignpotentialofconcretemasonryineithercommercialorresidentialbuiltprojects.

The winner of this category will receive a $10,000 cash prize.

In2015,thiscategorywaswonbyafamilycentreproject,whichtooktheversatilityandbeautyofconcretemasonrytoaninspiringnewlevelandpurpose.

Welookforwardtoreceivingyourentriesandseeinghowyourprojectshavetranscendedtheirconcretemasonrybeginnings.

Elizabeth McIntyreCEOConcrete Masonry Association of Australia

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KEVIN BORLAND MASONRY

AWARD FINALIST 2016

Hiding House

Jackson Clements Burrows

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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.

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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.

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Kevin Borland Masonry Award Entry Criteria

General

Nominatedprojectmustmeetthefollowingcriteria:

• CommercialprojectscompletedsinceJanuary2015andlocatedinAustralia.

• ResidentialprojectscompletedsinceJanuary2015andlocatedinAustralia.

• NotenteredintopreviousThinkBrickawards.

• Mustexemplifyarchitecturalinnovation,collaborationbetweenprojectteam,andshowahighlevelofskillandcraftsmanship.

• Entrymustbesubmittedbytheclosingdateof28th April, 2017.

• Onlyentriesthataresubmittedinfullandonline through our websitewillbeaccepted.

• Aprojectmaybeenteredinmultiplecategories,providingthatprojectmeetsthecriteriaofthespecificcategoryasoutlinedbelow.EachprojectmayonlybeenteredonceinthesameCommercialandResidentialMasonryCategory.

Residential Category

Projectsinthiscategorymustbeindividualandresidentialinnatureandincludedwellingswithalterationsandadditions.

Competition Key Dates

Month Day Date Time Event

November2016 Tuesday 1st 12:00pmEST EntriesOpen

April2017 Friday 28th 5:00pmEST EntriesClose

May2017 Sat-Sun 6th-7th Allday AwardJudging

August2017 Thursday 10th From6.30pm AwardsGalaDinner

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Awards

Prize Theprizeisatrophyandcertificateforthewinningproject.Thewinningarchitectwillalsoreceive$10,000fortheproject.

Presentation of Awards

ThefinalistsandwinnersoftheKevinBorlandMasonryAwardcategory2017willbeannouncedandpresentedattheAwardsGalaDinner,whichwillbeheldinMelbourneonThursday, 10th August 2017.Allsubmissionswillreceiveaninvitationfortwoforeachpartyinvolvedinthesubmission.Additionalticketstoattendtheeventareavailableforpurchase.

TheAwardsGalaDinnerincorporatestheHorburyHuntResidential,HorburyHuntCommercial,KevinBorlandMasonry-CommercialandResidential,BruceMackenzieLandscape,andRobinDodsRoofTileExcellencecategories.

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,publishedandusedinavarietyofmarketingactivitiesandplatforms,inthepromotionoftheAwardsandotherrelatedinitiatives.Andalso,asacasestudyontheThinkBrickAustralia,ConcreteMasonryAssociationofAustraliaandRoofingTileAssociationofAustraliawebsites,socialmediachannelsandotherthirdpartymedia.

ThewinningprojectandanyreceivingcommendationswillalsobepublishedinThinkBrickAustralia,ConcreteMasonryAssociationofAustraliaandRoofingTileAssociationofAustralia’spublications.

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Pleaseincludeanyphotographycreditsinyoursubmission.ThinkBrickAustralia,ConcreteMasonryAssociationofAustraliaandRoofingTileAssociationofAustraliacannotbeheldresponsibleforpublicationofphotoswithnocreditifthisisnotprovided.Wewillprovidephotographycreditswhereverpossible.

Latematerialwillnotbeaccepted.

Submissionofanentryimpliesconsentofallmembersoftheprojectteamtoenterthiscompetition.

TheJury’sdecisionisfinalandnocorrespondencewillbeenteredintoregardingthatdecision.

AllbuildingproductsusedinthesubmittedentriesmustcomplywiththeBuildingCodeofAustraliaandrelevantAustralianstandardsasmandatedbylegislation.Ifnecessary,participantswillbeaskedtodemonstrateproofofcompliance.

ThinkBrickAustralia,ConcreteMasonryAssociationofAustraliaandRoofingTileAssociationofAustraliarespectyourprivacyandwillnotshareyourcontactinformationwithanythirdparty.

Assessment

Jury

AjuryconsistingofeminentarchitectsandindustryprofessionalswillbeappointedbyThinkBrickAustraliatojudgethesubmissionsandannounceawinner.The2017jurywillbeannouncedontheThinkBrickAustraliawebsite.

Eachjurorwillberequiredtoacknowledgepersonalorprofessionalconnectionswithanyoftheparticipantsortheiremployees.Inthecaseofsuchconflicts,theCompetitionAdvisorwilloverseeatransparentprocesswherebytheseconflictsarealleviated.AtthediscretionoftheCompetitionAdvisor,jurorswillbeaskedtotakenopartintheassessmentofaffectedentries.Aphotographerwillalsobepresentduringthejudgingtodocumenttheevent.

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Submission

Submission Material and Format:

• PROJECT STATEMENT:ThisisasummaryoftheprojectthatwewillincludeinourAwardsBook.Pleaseincluderelevantbackgroundinformationabouttheproject,whatbricks/paverswereused,andtheteaminvolved(includingarchitect,masonrycontractor,brickmanufacturerandbuilder).Minimum of 50 and maximum of 200words.

• IMAGES:Pleaseuploadaminimum of 2 and maximum of three (3) images at highresolution thatbestrepresentyourproject.Werequirethehighresolutionimagestobeaminimum of 3500 pixels (w) at 300 dpi.Pleasesupplyallimagesineitherjpeg or tiffformat.

• FLOOR PLAN:Itispreferredthatyousubmitafloorplanoftheproject,butyourentrywillnotbeinvalidifthisisunavailable.Please supply the floor plan as a jpeg or PNGfile. PDF files will not be accepted.

Lodgement

Yoursubmissionisdueby5 pm EST Friday 28th April, 2017,tobeuploadedviathewebsite.

Returns policy

Competitorsareadvisedtomakecopiesoftheirsubmissionfortheirrecords.Submissionandanymaterialsincluded,orpartthereof,willbecomethepropertyofConcreteMasonryAssociationofAustraliaandwillnotbereturnedtocompetitors.

Copyright

Copyrightownershipforeachsubmissionshallremainvestedwiththeoriginalauthor(s).ThinkBrickAustralia,ConcreteMasonryAssociationofAustraliaandRoofingTileAssociationofAustralia,aswellastheirmembers,shallhavetherighttoexhibit,photograph,archive,electronicallystore,duplicateorrecordallsubmissionswithoutfeeorrestriction.

Moral rights

Competitorsaretoclearlydefinetheirrequirementsforattributionoftheirworkinthecompetitionsubmission.Competitorsareresponsibleforobtainingagreementbyallholdersofmoralrightsinthedesign.

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Kevin Borland Masonry Award 2017 Checklist

Doesyoursubmissionincludethefollowing?

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• ProjectStatement(min50tomax200words)

• Hi-resimages(aminimumof2andmaximumof3)injpeg or tiff format

• JpegorPNGoftheprojectfloorplan o

Forfurtherenquiriesregardingtheabovechecklist,pleasecontactThinkBrickAustraliaonPhone:0284485500orviaemail:awards@thinkbrick.com.au

Notes

Onceuploaded,pleaserecordyourAwardsProjectNumberhereforpersonalreference:

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Telephone+61284485500Fax+61294113801Technical hotline1300667617

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www.thinkbrick.com.au

Competition Key DatesEntries open:

Tuesday1stNovember2016

Entries close: Friday28thApril20175:00pmEST

Award Judging:Saturday6th-Sunday7thMay2017

Awards Gala Dinner:Thursday10thAugust2017,CrownMelbourne