Award of Merit:

Cox Architecture and Neeson Murcutt + Neille for Australian Museum Project Discover

Respecting the old and the new, refined details and existing elements are addressed respectfully. An elegant solution across complex spaces that creates better use of the building program while simplifying spatial navigation.

Using light to curate a circulation experience highlighted how a potentially problematic project managed to deliver a cohesive cultural space that can be used in many ways.

Category: Place

Designers: Rachel Neeson, Joe Agius, Mark Davey, Stephen Neille, Joseph Grech, Nick Gonsalves, Leanne Mitchell, Chris Tran