Frederick Romberg Award

Frederick Romberg Award for Residential Architecture, Multiple Housing
Awarded forMultiple Housing (apartments, flats, townhouses, social, student)
CountryAustralia
Presented byAustralian Institute of Architects
First award2007 (2007)
Currently held bySix Degrees Architects, 2024

The Frederick Romberg Award for Residential Architecture, Multiple Housing is an annual national award presented by the Australian Institute of Architects. It recognises outstanding achievements in multi-residential design with an emphasis on design, innovation, sustainability, and community impact. Winners have included private apartment buildings, townhouses, resorts, student and social housing. The award was first presented in 2007 reflecting a change in focus of residential building typology in architecture and better definition of award categories, occurring as cities and towns became more dense and housing preferences evolved. The change also redefined the Robin Boyd Award as being only for new houses.

Background

Definition of the award

As per the Australian Institute of Architects Policy No.13 on awards, prizes and honours, Category 5: Residential Housing Multiple Housing Projects category submission must be residential in nature, and comprise or include two or more self-contained dwellings (whether or not the structure includes uses for other purposes). The Named Award is the Frederick Romberg Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing. Secondary awards and recognition are awarded with an Architecture Award: National Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing and commendations receive a National Commendation for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing.

Naming of the award

The award is named after architect Frederick Romberg, born 21 June 1913 in Qingdao and died 12 November 1992 in Melbourne, Australia. A Swiss trained architect—who migrated to Australia in 1938—is best known for the architectural partnership Grounds, Romberg and Boyd (1953–1962), and for mid–century apartment buildings constructed in Melbourne.

Multiple housing awards before 2007

Prior to establishing the award in 2007, multiple housing projects were infrequently awarded across a range of different awards and categories including the Robin Boyd Award, Urban Design Award or occasionally as a special jury award.

The earliest state based award for multiple dwelling architecture was to Grounds, Romberg and Boyd for the Boyd House and Four Apartments (Roy Grounds House) which won an Victorian Architecture Medal in 1954.

State awards

All state chapters of the Australian Institute of Architects now present annual awards in the multiple housing category.

  • New South Wales: Aaron Bolot Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
  • Queensland: Job & Froud Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
  • Victoria: Best Overend Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
  • Australian Capital Territory: Sydney Ancher Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
  • South Australia: Newell Platten Award for Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
  • Western Australia: Harold Krantz Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
  • Tasmania: Ray Heffernan Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
  • Northern Territory: Ken Frey Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing category

These state—based awards usually serve as a pathway to the national Frederick Romberg Award presented at the annual awards in October or November of each year.

Recipients

Frederick Romberg Award for Residential Architecture — Multiple Housing by year
Year Architect Project Location State Type Other AIA awards
2024 Six Degrees Architects Ferrars and York[1] 201—209 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne Victoria Inner City
  • Best Overend Award for Residential Architecture, Multiple Housing, 2024 (Vic)
2023 Architecture Architecture, Austin Maynard Architects, Breathe, Clare Cousins Architects, Hayball and Kennedy Nolan Nightingale Village[2] Duckett Street, Brunswick Victoria Inner City
2022 Studio Bright Quay Quarter Lanes[3] 6 Loftus Street, Circular Quay, Sydney New South Wales CBD
  • Walter Burley Griffin Award, 2022
  • Aaron Bolot Award for Residential Architecture, Multiple Housing, 2022 (NSW)
  • Urban Design Award, 2022 (NSW)
  • Lord Mayor's Prize (NSW), 2022 (NSW)
2021 Kennedy Nolan The Lothian[4] Lothian & Arden Street, North Melbourne Victoria Inner City
  • Architecture Award, Multiple Housing, 2021 (Vic)
2020 Hill Thalis The Wedge Studio Apartments[5] 12 Dudley Street, Marrickville New South Wales Inner City
  • Architecture Award, Multiple Housing, 2020 (NSW)
2019 Partners Hill with Hogg and Lamb Mermaid Multihouse[6] Mermaid Beach Queensland Coastal
  • Architecture Award, New Housing, 2019 (Queensland)
2018 Bates Smart 35 Spring Street[7] 35 Spring Street, Melbourne Victora CBD
  • Architecture Award, Multiple Housing, 2018 (Vic)
2017 Troppo Tropology for Defence Housing Australia (DHA)[8] Darwin Northern Territory Inner City
  • Architecture Award, Multiple Housing, 2017 (NT)
2016 Spaceagency Architects Knutsford Stage 1[9] Fremantle Western Australia Inner City
  • Harold Krantz Award for Residential Architecture, Multiple Housing, 2016 (WA)
2015 Jackson Clements Burrows Architects Upper House[10] 516 Swanston Street, Carlton Victoria Inner City
  • Architecture Award, Multiple Housing, 2018 (NT)
2014 Breathe The Commons[11] Florence Street, Brunswick Victoria Inner City
  • Best Overend Award for Residential Architecture, Multiple Housing, 2014 (Vic)
2013 MGS Architects McIntyre Drive Social Housing[12] 2 McIntyre Drive, Altona Victoria Social
  • Best Overend Award for Residential Architecture, Multiple Housing, 2013 (Vic)
2012 BVN Architecture Monash University Student Housing (now Jackomos Hall and Briggs Hall)[13] 44 College Walk, Monash University, Clayton Victoria Student Housing
  • Best Overend Award for Residential Architecture, Multiple Housing, 2012 (Vic)
  • RIBA International Award, 2012[14]
2011 Candelapas Waterloo Street[15] Waterloo Street, Surry Hills New South Wales Inner City
  • Aaron Bolot Award for Residential Architecture, Multiple Housing, 2011 (NSW)
2010 Donovan Hill Seaspray Resort and Spa[16][17] 28 Cocoanut Point Drive, Zilzie Queensland Coastal
  • Job & Froud Award for Residential Architecture, Multiple Housing, 2010 (Queensland)
2009 Wood Marsh Architecture in association with Sunland Design Balencea Apartments[18] 454 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Victoria Inner City
  • Architecture Award, Multiple Housing (Vic), 2009[19]
2008 Stanisic Associates EDO (Environment, Diversity, Operability)[20][21] 88 Crown Street, Woolloomooloo, Sydney New South Wales Inner City
  • Aaron Bolot Award Award, Multiple Housing (NSW), 2008
2007 Donovan Hill Cornwall Apartments[22][23] 35 Terrace Street, Newmarket, Brisbane Queensland Inner City Note: Another Donovan Hill project W4 Apartments won the multiple housing award in Queensland in 2007.[24]

See also

References

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  2. ^ National Architecture Awards Jury (31 October 2023). "2023 Frederick Romberg Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  3. ^ National Architecture Awards Jury (3 November 2025). "2022 Frederick Romberg Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing". Australian Institute of Architecture. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  4. ^ "The Lothian, The Frederick Romberg Award for Residential Architecture. Multiple Housing. 2021 National Architecture Awards". Australian Institute of Architects. November 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  5. ^ National Architecture Awards Jury 2020 (5 November 2020). "2020 National Architecture Awards: The Frederick Romberg Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 7 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ National Awards Jury (7 November 2019). "2019 National Architecture Awards: The Frederick Romberg Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  7. ^ 2018 National Architecture Awards Jury (1 November 2018). "2018 National Architecture Awards: The Frederick Romberg Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 7 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ 2017 National Architecture Awards Jury (2 November 2017). "2017 National Architecture Awards: Frederick Romberg Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 7 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ 2016 National Architecture Awards Jury (3 November 2016). "2016 National Architecture Awards: Frederick Romberg Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 7 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ 2015 National Architecture Awards Jury (5 November 2015). "2015 National Architecture Awards: Frederick Romberg Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 7 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ 2014 National Architecture Awards Jury (6 November 2014). "2014 National Architecture Awards: Frederick Romberg Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 7 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ 2013 National Architecture Awards Jury (7 November 2013). "2013 National Architecture Awards: Frederick Romberg Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 7 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  16. ^ National Architecture Awards Jury 2010 (30 June 2011). "Award Citation: Seaspray Resort and Spa". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 7 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "2010 Residential Architecture Award for Multiple Housing". Architecture Au. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Architecture award winners: The winners of the 2009 Australian Institute of Architects state and territory architecture awards". Sydney Morning Herald. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  19. ^ "All the awards: Victoria Architecture Awards 2009". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 July 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  20. ^ Jesse (21 July 2008). "NSW RAIA Winners 2008". Indesign Live. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  21. ^ "EDO by Stanisic Associates". Arch Daily. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  22. ^ "Cornwall Apartments". Cornwall Apartments. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  23. ^ "Frederick romberg award for residential architecture — multiple housing (2007)". Australian Institute of Architects. 1 November 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  24. ^ "W4 Apartments". Partners Hill. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
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