Thank you to everyone who took the time to participate in the NATSPEC Architecture Student Prize 2024.
After careful deliberation, the 2024 Jury has awarded the following prizes:
Winner:
‘Shellshocked'
Melissa Ivelja - The University of Melbourne
Commendation:
'Circular Reuse of Disposable Vapes'
Adele Mancini, Matthew Sabransky, Dominic Randall, Luke McKee – Deakin University
2024 Judging Panel
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Anthony Burke |
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Kathlyn Loseby |
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Rebecca Moore |
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Tony Kemeny |
Judges’ Comments on the 2024 Winning Entry
“The judges were unanimous in awarding this year’s prize to “Shellshocked” for their comprehensive investigation and exploration of an unexpected recovered material, oyster shells.
Recognizing the sustainable benefits of reusing this fishing industry by product, the team impressed with their thorough technical investigation of the properties of oyster shells across a broad range of material applications, most of which were demonstrated in actual material prototypes as part of the submission.
The team combined their technical rigor with their highly creative range of applications for oyster shells, from the mundane such as gravel and concrete aggregate, to the elaborate and decorative such as Oyster Shell downpipes and colour graded oyster terrazzo that featured in their demonstration project, the Point Lonsdale Oyster Pavillion.
The jury felt this combination of imagination in application, and technical examination was exceptionally researched and well communicated."