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MARION MAHONY GRIFFIN PRIZE
SPONSORED BY BESPOKE
Professor Desley Luscombe
One of the longest serving Deans of the built
environment, Professor Luscombe has been a
courageous leader, role model and mentor for
staff and students over 36 years of teaching
and scholarship.
Professor Luscombe has led programs of
architecture at UNSW and UTS, undertaken
internationally significant scholarly work on
architectural representation and was founding
editor of Fabrications, the journal of the
Society of Architectural Historians, Australia
and New Zealand. Her creativity and vision for
architecture can be seen in her educational
legacy, her advocacy for design excellence
within the UTS Campus master plan; her
contribution to the Institute as NSW Chapter
Councillor and editor of Architecture Bulletin,
and her ongoing role in Campbell Luscombe
Architects, of which she was a founder.
The jury noted Professor Luscombe’s
significant contribution to the profession
as a mentor, teacher and advocate. She has
shaped two leading universities, and inspired
generations of Australian architects who see
in Professor Luscombe the same strength,
resolve and determination as the awards
namesake.
ABOUT THIS AWARD
Named for the pioneering woman architect, Marion
Mahony Griffin, this eponymous prize (established 1998)
acknowledges a distinctive body of work by a female
architect, be it for their contribution to: architectural
education; journalism; research; theory; professional
practice; or built architectural work.
ABOUT THIS AWARD
The David Lindner Prize (established 2013) is named in
memory of the architect David Lindner who disappeared
whilst travelling in Iran in 1997. Initiated by David Lindner’s
family as a means to honour his memory, this prize aims to
encourage emerging architects to contribute to the growth,
innovation and development of architectural design and
theory.
DAVID LINDNER PRIZE
Anne Colenbrander
Hancock Architects
The David Lindner prize encourages new
research on architecture in the public realm.
Awarded to an emerging architect in honour
of the late David Lindner, it recognizes
submissions that generate ideas for solving
real challenges facing our cities, and
contributes to the profession as well as the
broader community.
The jury is pleased to announce the 2016
prize winner is Anne Colenbrander for her
submission entitled “Home is where the heart
is: addressing the issue of housing stress for
older women.”
Housing affordability, gender inequality
and the ageing population are key issues
facing the public realm in Australia today,
and are inextricably linked. This research will
propose alternatives to current affordable
housing strategies, with particular reference
to the experience of single older women, a
group often passed over in public discourse.
Models of co-housing will be explored as
potential ways of addressing issues not only of
affordability, but also of wellbeing.
Engaging with a relevant and worthwhile
topic, Anne’s proposal combines international
learning with local application, and has real
potential for broader engagement and long-
term impacts.
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