AT FIRST SITE
Aug 22, 2021
4 minutes
Portrait BRETT BOARDMAN
Edited by
KAREN McCARTNEY
THE T RAJECTO RY of any successful architect’s career can be marked by pivotal moments: first major renovation, the approved design for a standalone house, a project published by a respected magazine and a first significant award.
One such award that carries great prestige and the combined weight of its rollcall of previous winners – from Harry Seidler and Glenn Murcutt to Peter Stutchbury and Durbach Block Jaggers – is the Australian Institute of Architects’ Wilkinson Award (NSW Chapter). Established in 1961, it is presented annually for a residential project – and, as there are surprisingly few women in the award’s 60-year history, this year’s winner, Polly Harbison, breaks new ground
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