Above: The Applecross House by Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects – Adrian Iredale, last year’s Think Brick Horbury Hunt Residential Award. Photo by Peter Bennetts.

The Think Brick Awards has opened for 2017. Now in its 11^th year, the awards celebrate the contemporary and innovative use of clay bricks, concrete masonry and roof tiles in Australian architecture.

This year, the Think Brick Award categories include:

Horbury Hunt Commercial Award: includes built projects that exemplify outstanding craftsmanship and innovation through the use of clay face bricks and pavers, with a cash prize of $10,000.

Horbury Hunt Residential Award: includes residential built projects that exemplify outstanding craftsmanship and innovation through the use of clay face bricks and pavers, with a cash prize of $10,000.

Kevin Borland Masonry Award: recognises projects that highlight the design potential of concrete masonry in commercial and residential built architecture, with a cash prize of $10,000.

Bruce Mackenzie Landscape Award: highlights the unlimited possibilities of the humble paver, with a cash prize of $10,000.

Robin Dods Terracotta Roof Award: showcases the sustainability benefits, versatility and design possibilities of terracotta roof tiles, with a cash prize of $10,000.

“Each year we get an increasing number of entries as more architects push the design boundaries in their use of clay bricks, concrete masonry and roof tiles,” says Think Brick Australia CEO, Elizabeth McIntyre. “The quality of the entries continues to grow and each year the jury is always amazed by the calibre and sophisticated use of masonry in projects.

“We had some amazing entries in 2016 from pizzerias and revitalised alleyways, to inner-city homes and university campuses. Each finalist eloquently demonstrated the transformation from material beginnings to masterpiece.”

“This year we’re expecting some outstanding submissions that will continue to push the envelope in how the world’s most trusted building materials are used in the built environment,” she says.

The deadline for award entries is 28 April 2017 with winners announced at a gala dinner in August 2017. Each entrant will receive two complimentary tickets to the awards dinner.

For more information, visit: thinkbrick.com.au/think-brick-awards

To see the winner’s of last year’s Think Brick Awards, click here.