Issue 31
02. The 2020 Awards
Oh, What A Night! The Awards The Awards started at 7PM, with a 30-minute video on Vimeo that kicked off with the presentation of a new, 15-second motion graphics treatment of the DMN podium logo Watch it here: Vimeo This was followed by a three-minute video which graphically represented a distilled, 25-year history of the Awards. Then it was time for the main event: the announcement of the winners of the 2020 Awards. Television presenter Catriona Rowntree announced each category and their winner, starting with the winners of the Emerging Designers – Student Awards, followed by Materials Excellence, Non-residential, Residential, Special Awards and then the big one: Building Design of the Year. Congratulations, Sven Maxa! Awards After Party With the Awards announcements completed, at 7:45PM it was time for the Awards After Party on Zoom. Our CEO, Peta Anderson, gave a short speech, and then our President, Dominique Hunter, took the floor and interviewed some of the Awards winners. At 8PM, guests were invited to ‘mingle’ among their colleagues in the Main Lobby or in one of the Breakout Rooms which were called: The Espy Front Bar; Young & Jackson’s; Garden State; Madame Brussels; and The Shady Lady. The After Party carried on until the wee hours and by all reports, the 916 wine and snacks went down a treat!
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The 2020 Design Matters National Building Design Awards held online on Thursday 15 October brought together 170 members of our community, Australia wide, (plus their partners and family members) to celebrate the best in building design and oh, what a night it was!
Social Media Since the announcements of the winners, the Design Matters National social media platforms have run hot, with posts appearing across Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Our Private Member Facebook Group has also seen a flurry of activity, with shout-outs and messages of congratulations to the winners and entrants. People’s Choice Awards Speaking of socials, the 2020 People’s Choice Awards kicked off straight after the Awards, on the Design Matters National Facebook page, and the votes for all entrants (not just the winners) are already flooding in. Voting opened on Thursday, 15 October 7:30PM AEDT and will close on Monday, 2 November at 12PM AEDT. To Vote, visit the post Hit the Like button on your favourite/s. (Too many to choose just one? Don’t worry. You can vote more than once!) And remember to share the post among your friends and encourage them to vote before the 2/11/2020 deadline. The Building Designer whose design attracts the most Likes (on the official Facebook post, not elsewhere) will win the 2020 People’s Choice Award. All entrants’ images will feature in the People’s Choice Awards, not just the winners. AWARDED Magazine Our annual showcase of Award winners and entrants, AWARDED, is on its way and will really do justice to the incredible talent on display in 2020. A digital version will be sent to all Members soon, followed by a copy of the printed magazine. To see images of the winners, head to the Design Matters National social media channels now, and next week, check out our website as we will be uploading all entrants’ images to our home-page carousel, as well as the Awards page on the website.
