Emerging Architect Prize

The Emerging Architect Prize recognises an emerging architect’s contribution to architectural practice, education, design excellence and community involvement.

Emerging Architect Prize Claire Scorpo RAIA | Agius Scorpo Architects

Claire Scorpo is a highly accomplished architect who has developed a portfolio of beautifully detailed projects founded on rigorous theoretical explorations. Her project work has grown over time from thoughtful residential alterations and additions that explore sensitive material selection and passive environmental design strategies, through to the new female-led commercial development “BVIA on Bank”, which seeks to address gender equity in the profession and to promote women in the built environment. This work has earned her multiple accolades including a place on the 2017 Dulux Study Tour. Her design studios have introduced university students to realworld design considerations facing small communities and regional towns across Victoria. After intimately connecting with the historic context of a place, her students have explored a wide range of important social topics such as the implementation of affordable housing, mental health considerations, engaging with indigenous culture and declining populations. Through engagement with regional Victorian communities, Claire has helped to develop relationships between the universities she teaches in and the regional municipalities that can benefit from the value of an architectural process.

Claire has also been a consistent contributor to Australian Institute of Architects committees and initiatives including EmAGN, Small Practice Forum, and Chapter award juries. Claire demonstrates a passion to explore highly relevant social topics and a drive to engage with her community and advocate for the positive impact of architecture through her practice, teaching and voluntary work.

The jury congratulates Claire Scorpo as a leading emerging contributor to the architecture profession in all of her endeavours.

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