GENERAL

1. What are the Think Brick Awards 2011?

The Think Brick Awards incorporates three premiere architectural and design competitions:

1. The About Face design Award
2. The About Face Student design Award
3. The Open Face design Award
4. The Horbury Hunt Award for built projects

In 2011, Think Brick Awards encourages innovative Australian architects and designers to push the boundaries of traditional brick design and present original ways of using brick in a contemporary environment.

2. How long have the Think Brick Awards been running for?

In 2005 Think Brick decided to embark on a small project to engage seven architects to deliver their visions of what a brick home of the future might look like. The designs and ideas that followed exceeded our expectations on every level, so the About Face design competition was born. Since that time Think Brick Australia has expanded the scope and breadth of About Face, one of the competitions that form part of the Think Brick Awards 2011. In 2008 Think Brick included the prestigious Horbury Hunt Award as part of the Think Brick Awards, The Horbury Hunt Awards rewards innovation and craftsmanship in brickwork and recognises the contribution of architects, builders, bricklayers and manufacturers in this process.

3. What are the Terms and Conditions of the Think Brick Awards 2011?

• Photographs, drawings and other illustrative material submitted as part of this nomination may be exhibited, published and used in marketing activities in the promotion of the Horbury Hunt Award and as a case study on the Think Brick Australia website.
• The winning project and any receiving commendations will also be published in Think Brick Australia’s publication
• Late material will not be accepted
• Submission of an entry implies consent of all members of the project team to the entry into this competition
• Think Brick Australia respects your privacy and will not share your contact information with any third party
• The jury’s decision if final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding that decision.

4. Who is the Jury for 2011 Think Brick Awards?

A jury of 5 has been appointed by Think Brick Australia to judge the submissions and announce a winner. The 2011 Jury includes:

Jury Chair:
Camilla Block – Durbach Block Jaggers Architects

Jury:
Neil Durbach (Durbach Block Jaggers Architects)
Justine Clark (Architectural critic, writer, editor, researcher and curator)
Nick Clark (Chairman, Think Brick Australia)
Elizabeth McIntyre (CEO, Think Brick Australia)

Each juror will be required to acknowledge personal or professional connections with any of the participants or their employees. In the case of such conflicts, the Competition Advisor will oversee a transparent process whereby these conflicts are alleviated. At the discretion of the Competition Advisor, jurors will be asked to take no part in the assessment of affected entries.

Independent Advisors to Jury:
Think Brick Australia has appointed the following advisors to the jury:

Rachel Neeson (Neeson Murcutt Architects)
Cathy Inglis (Technical Chair, Think Brick Australia)

5. What is the assessment criteria adopted from the jury of the Open Face Award?

The jury has been deliberately selected to represent a range of interests and areas of focus.
All jurors are leaders in their fields and bring a high level of expertise to the judging process.
This group of experts will assess the schemes in the context of the challenges set by the brief.

6. What are the Think Brick Awards 2011 competition key dates?

7. Where and when will the Think Brick Awards 2011 Event take place?

The awards will be presented at the Think Brick Awards Gala Dinner to be held in Melbourne on Thursday, 11th August 2011.

8. How much does it cost to submit an entry?

Entry is free, although participants are highly encouraged to take notice of the submission deadline, 7th June 2011.

9. Who are the winners of Think Brick Awards 2010?

Think Brick Awards 2010 winners and highly commended prizes for each category comprised:

• About Face 2010
• Winner: Durbach Block Architects – Infinity House
• Highly commended: NMBW Architecture Studio’s Core House and Terroir’s Prototype
• Horbury Hunt Award 2010
• Residential winner: Durbach Block Architects - Garden House
• Highly commended: Design King’s Elizabeth Bay House
• Commercial Architecture joint winners: Fitzroy High School and AM60
• Urban Design/Outdoor Spaces Winner: Balfour Pocket Park- Jane Irwin Landscape Architecture