Australian Civic Trust
The Australian Civic Trust (ACT), formerly known as the Civic Trust of South Australia, is or was an Australian organisation promoting excellence in urban design. It was responsible for organising the Civic Trust Awards, last awarded in 2019.[a]
History
Background
A 1967 symposium of the South Australian branch of the
Civic Trust history
The Civic Trust of South Australia Inc. was established in 1969, and became
In 2014, the Civic Trust called for the establishment of a social history museum on the site of the former Royal Adelaide Hospital site[4] (now Lot Fourteen).
Description
The Australian Civic Trust (ACT) supports civic issues relating to
People
Gordon Young was chairman of the Civic Trust of South Australia during the 1970s or 1980s.[7] Michael Lennon, later chair of the State Planning Commission, spent two stints as chair.[8]
Darian Hiles, who was chair in 2014,[4] was chair of the association and convenor of the awards in 2019.[9]
Awards
The Australian Civic Trust organises Civic Trust Awards to recognise projects that demonstrate "innovation and public value", as well as "
In the 1990s, the awards were known as Civic Trust Awards. At some point before 2015, after the name change to Australian Civic Trust, they changed to various named awards.[10]
Special awards given in the late 2010s include:[11]
- Colonel William Light Award for Excellence in Urban Design (after William Light, who planned the city of Adelaide)
- Stuart Hart Award for City and Regional Planning
- Australian Civic Trust Award for Raising the Profile of the Arts and Tourism
- Hugh Stretton Award for Innovation in Residential Development (after historian Hugh Stretton)
- Australian Civic Trust Award for Political Reform
- Ian Macdonald Award for Best in the Urban Category
- Bob Such Award for Design for Social Benefit (after SA politician Bob Such)
In 2019, there was also a Heritage Award, and the
As of 2024[update], the last "Awards & Brickbats" were presented on 13 November 2019.[11]
Some award-winners
1993
- Swanbury Penglase Architects: Civic Trust Award, for the Kintore Avenue, Adelaide[10]
- Swanbury Penglase Architects: Civic Trust Award, for ANZ Bank building in Gawler[10]
1994
- Shannon Architects: Award of Merit – Recycling, for Noarlunga Community Arts Centre[12]
1996
- Shannon Architects: Award of Merit – Buildings in their settings, for Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden[12]
2015
- Swanbury Penglase Architects: Australian Civic Trust Colonel William Light Award for Excellence in Design, for Conservation of Elder Park Rotunda[10]
2018
- Swanbury Penglase Architects: Australian Civic Trust Colonel William Light Award for Excellence in Design, for work on the Queen Adelaide Room at Adelaide Town Hall[10]
2019
- Smyth Chapel at West Terrace Cemetery: Bob Such Award for Design for Social Benefit[13]
Footnotes
- ^ Not to be confused with the British Civic Trust Awards.
References
- ISSN 0729-3682.
- ^ "Civic Trust of South Australia", Trove, 2008, retrieved 25 April 2024
- ^ ArchitectureAU. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ a b Tauriello, Giuseppe (23 November 2014). "Should we put a museum on the old RAH site?". adelaidenow. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Hiles, Darian. "Submission to: Economic Regulation of the South Australian Water Industry: Statement of Issues". Essential Services Commission of SA.
- ^ "Home". Australian Civic Trust. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Young, Gordon Research Collection". Architecture Museum, University of South Australia. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Lennon, Michael (2019). "A new framework for preserving our historic legacy and valued character" (PDF). Promotion. Department for Infrastructure and Transport.
- ^ a b "Civic Review 2019: Awards & Brickbats" (PDF). Australian Civic Trust. 13 November 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Awards". Swanbury Penglase. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Awards & Brickbats". Australian Civic Trust. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Awards". Shannon Architects. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ McNamara, Lindy (26 February 2020). "Smyth Chapel project wins award". The Southern Cross. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
Further reading
- SLSA catalogue entry to archived items held by the library
- "Sustaining our heritage : the story of Civic Trust awards and brickbats, 1971 to 1984 / by James Warburton. (1986)" (catalogue entry). State Library of NSW.
External links
- Facebook page (most recent post, 19 August 2022)
- Archived website (8 March 2020)