2013
2013 Winners
Best Planning Ideas - Small Project
Winners: Leigh Woolley, Architect and Urban Design Consultant, for the Urban Design Principles for Emerging University of Tasmania Sites.
Beca, in partnership with Kingborough Council and MGS Architects, for the (former) Kingston High School Development Plan Project.
Best Planning Ideas - Large Project
Commendation: The Tasmanian Government Bushfire Recovery Unit Building Back Better Guide.
Cutting Edge Research and Teaching
Winner: Julie Davidson and Anna Lyth from the University of Tasmania for Education for Climate Change Adaptation Planning.
Awarding of Honorary Fellowships and Fellowships
Honorary Fellows: Dr. John Hunter and Chris Sharples
Fellows: Professor John Webster
Life Fellows: Dr. Roger Howlett and Robin (Rob) Nolan
View the full 2013 Fellowship Citations here.
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The Awards for Planning Excellence are a national program of the º£½ÇÉçÇø, implemented at both a State/Territory and National level. Awards are structured in three sections:
- General Categories - offered at a Division level, with winners being elevated to the National Awards for Planning Excellence;
- Division Categories - only offered at the Division level - winners do not progress to the National level;
- National Categories - offered at the National level only - nominations for these categories are called later in the year.
To encourage participation by Tasmanian members, no entry fees are payable.
In addition to satisfying the specific criteria indicated for each category, the judging panel takes the following issues into consideration when judging nominations.
Does the nomination demonstrate:
- Principles that could be applied nationally;
- Community benefit, particularly a positive impact in as wide a section of the community as possible
- Originality or uniqueness;
- Resourcefulness, innovation and creativity;
- A high level of professionalism;
- A high level of technical competence / accuracy;
- A high level of relevant / appropriate research;
- Detailed methodology;
- Good-quality documentation and attractive presentation;
- User friendliness i.e. is it able to be easily read and understood;
- A realistic implementation program - possibly including a budget and staging details;
- Sustainability and the achievement of improved environmental quality;
- ‘Best practice’.