HORBURY HUNT AWARD

1. What is the Horbury Hunt Award category and where does it originate from?

This award was initiated by the Horbury Hunt Club and by request from architects and designers. Its purpose is to reward innovation and craftsmanship in brickwork and recognises the contribution of architects, builders, bricklayers and manufacturers in that process.

The award is named after John Horbury Hunt, a renowned architect who came to Australia from America in 1863. Hunt was known for introducing his distinctive and radical architecture to Sydney and rural New South Wales, including St Peter’s Cathedral and Booloominbah in Armidale, and Convent of the Sacred Heart and Tivoli in Rose Bay.

2. What categories are available in the Horbury Hunt Award?

The Horbury Hunt Award categories include commercial, residential, restoration and landscape built projects that exemplify outstanding craftsmanship and innovation through the use of clay face brick and clay pavers.

3. What are the entry criteria for the Horbury Hunt Award?

Project must meet the following:

General Criteria

Must be located in Australia
Building completed since January 2009
Not previously entered in the same category of the previous Horbury Hunt Awards
Must be constructed predominately in clay face brickwork, or use clay pavers or bricks for the Urban Design/Outdoor Spaces category.
Must exemplify architectural innovation, collaboration between project team, and show a high- level of skill and craftsmanship
Entry must be submitted by the closing date of June 7th, 2011 at 5pm EDT
Only entries that are submitted in full will be accepted
Only entries that are submitted online will be accepted
A project may be entered in multiple categories, providing that project meets the criteria of that category as outlined below. Each project may only be entered once in the same category

Specific Criteria

Residential Category
Projects in this category must be individual and residential in nature and includes dwellings with alterations and additions, as well as detached or semi-detached Commercial category
Commercial Category
Projects in this category must be built primarily for commercial purposes and include government, public, health, education and multi-residential projects.
Urban Design / Outdoor Spaces Category
The Landscape category includes non-building projects that have enhanced the quality of the built environment or public domain that incorporate clay bricks/pavers.
Restoration / Re-use Category
Projects entered can include residential or commercial projects where the majority of the project has been restored or adapted for re-use.
- Project Summary - including information on what bricks were used, the team involved (including architect, masonry contractor, brick manufacturer and builder). Please limit project summary to 200 words and submit as a word document.
- Four (4) images of the project that best represent the brick work.