Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 10 : Record of press coverage, March 1982 - May 1984

,. ' • wins design award <it.Ul.llnsland-AI\ ~_as won thi~ year's national Institute of Architects award for a new building. The gallery, designed by Queenslander Mr Robin Gibson, was opened in J!Ule this year as part o Brisbane's cultural centre. The award for b,est restoration project went to the 19th Century Lands Qf. flee in the northern NSW town pf Moree. Government architect Mr David Wilson reconstructed the huilding after it suffered severe damage in a fire in 1980. . The Governor-General, Sir Ninian Stephen, an– nounced the annual awa~s of the Royal Australian In– stitute of Architects at luncheon al Sydney Univer– sity yesterday. No housing 11w~rd was given 11s the jury, whO&e members are drawn from winners of State awards, could not reach agreement. The queensland Art Gallery, winner of the Sir Zelman Comen Award for a non-residential building, was chosen by the jury for iu clever use of space arid water to off-set the art it housee. "The design succeBBfully resolves the conflict inherent in art gallery end museum design - the battle between the art of the architecture and the art of the exhibiu," the ·jury said. "The loternal spaces are open, light and relaxed, in• viting contemplation. "Ori,:anised around a wnter mnll. two rows of gnlleries or varying height nnd size provide appropriate spaces for art works oj dif– ferent kinds end size,'" I