City of Adelaide Prize

Jury Award Citation: Modernist Adelaide describes a suite of activities, events and resources which celebrate the architects, clients, design and history of Adelaide’s modernist buildings of the 1940s-70s. Regular city walking tours, exhibitions, presentations, media interviews, a book and social media are engaging and educational, as well as accessible and affordable. Unique to Adelaide, they provide broad reach to a diverse audience, raise public appreciation and debate on the retention and reuse of the city’s heritage fabric, and contribute to the economic growth of the city through heritage tourism.

Jury Award Citation: The conservation and adaptive reuse of the Sheridan Kiosk sensitively restores one of North Terrace’s little gems. Since its construction in 1925, modifications to the building and its surrounds had negatively impacted on its use, significance and physical presence. Through the careful retention of original historic elements, keeping contemporary additions to a minimum, the Sheridan Kiosk has been brought back to life and now acts as an important entry focus for the Lot Fourteen development and successfully reinforces the public realm of North Terrace.

Jury Award Citation: The Vietnamese Boat People Memorial is a beautifully crafted and emotive tribute to those that made the gruelling journey across open seas, and those that perished along the way in search of new beginnings. The artworks represent family, strength and survival across generations. Careful siting draws visitors in to experience the space and offers opportunity to reflect, interpret, engage and learn through respectfully located signage. The memorial is a powerful and ultimately uplifting addition to public art within the City of Adelaide, resonating with communities beyond those that it commemorates.