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The Age
5 days ago
- The Age
On track: The train line winning prizes and transforming Perth
When we think of major architectural prizes what usually pops up are spectacular public buildings — City of Perth Library, Optus Stadium, WA Museum Boola Bardip — or dazzling commercial structures such as the Westin Hotel or pleasingly tasteful restorations, such as Adrian Fini's makeover of the State Buildings. What we would never imagine is our big state architecture prize going to a train line. That's right — a train line. On Friday night the design team behind the Metronet Morley-Ellenbrook line project — Woods Bagot with Taylor Robinson Chaney Broderick, TCL and UDLA — stepped up to collect four gongs at the WA Architecture Awards, including the major prize, the George Temple Poole Award. The 21 kilometres of new railway track and five new stations and precincts at Morley, Noranda, Ballajura, Whiteman Park and Ellenbrook were praised by the judges for 'its outstanding contribution to the social and public infrastructure of a major developing area of Perth and for its setting of new sustainability benchmarks for infrastructure development.' In showering the Morley-Ellenbrook train line with so many prizes the state's design gurus sent a clear message to our sprawling car-dependent metropolis that there's a more sustainable, human-scaled and aesthetically pleasing way of laying out, organising and inhabiting our city. 'This is a generational change for Perth,' said Pippa Hurst, founder and creative director of DesignFreo and Fremantle Design Week, and one of the design community's most persuasive advocates. 'If you look at how cities grow you will see that transport has been a major shaping force. Stations don't just allow for people to get on and off trains. They become urban hubs. Communities evolve around stations because of the cost-saving and the convenience.
Sydney Morning Herald
5 days ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
On track: The train line winning prizes and transforming Perth
When we think of major architectural prizes what usually pops up are spectacular public buildings — City of Perth Library, Optus Stadium, WA Museum Boola Bardip — or dazzling commercial structures such as the Westin Hotel or pleasingly tasteful restorations, such as Adrian Fini's makeover of the State Buildings. What we would never imagine is our big state architecture prize going to a train line. That's right — a train line. On Friday night the design team behind the Metronet Morley-Ellenbrook line project — Woods Bagot with Taylor Robinson Chaney Broderick, TCL and UDLA — stepped up to collect four gongs at the WA Architecture Awards, including the major prize, the George Temple Poole Award. The 21 kilometres of new railway track and five new stations and precincts at Morley, Noranda, Ballajura, Whiteman Park and Ellenbrook were praised by the judges for 'its outstanding contribution to the social and public infrastructure of a major developing area of Perth and for its setting of new sustainability benchmarks for infrastructure development.' In showering the Morley-Ellenbrook train line with so many prizes the state's design gurus sent a clear message to our sprawling car-dependent metropolis that there's a more sustainable, human-scaled and aesthetically pleasing way of laying out, organising and inhabiting our city. 'This is a generational change for Perth,' said Pippa Hurst, founder and creative director of DesignFreo and Fremantle Design Week, and one of the design community's most persuasive advocates. 'If you look at how cities grow you will see that transport has been a major shaping force. Stations don't just allow for people to get on and off trains. They become urban hubs. Communities evolve around stations because of the cost-saving and the convenience.
Sydney Morning Herald
13-06-2025
- General
- Sydney Morning Herald
Morley-Ellenbrook Metronet stations sweep WA's top architecture awards
The Morley-Ellenbrook train line project has bagged four accolades including the state's highest architectural honour at the Australian Institute of Architects' state awards. At Friday night's ceremony at Beaumonde On the Point, the project encompassing the Morley, Noranda, Ballajura, Whiteman Park and Ellenbrook stations bagged the prestigious George Temple Poole Award. It also won the Wallace Greenham Award for Sustainable Architecture, Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture, and the Public Architecture Award. The jury said the stations, designed by Woods Bagot with Taylor Robinson Chaney Broderick, TCL and UDLA, made an outstanding contribution to the social and public infrastructure of a rapidly growing area of Perth. They said it set 'an impressive new sustainability benchmark for government infrastructure in Australia, and for being an exemplar of public transport and community facilities, with the end-user experience at the forefront of the design.' Loading Other significant projects recognised at the awards included the Ruah Centre for Women and Children by Architectus, which won the Jeffrey Howlett Award for Public Architecture and the Brian Kidd Enabling Architecture Prize. The centre is Australia's first state-of-the-art healing and recovery centre dedicated to supporting women and children affected by family and domestic violence. The seven-storey building provides medical, counselling and legal services and accommodation for families.
The Age
13-06-2025
- General
- The Age
Morley-Ellenbrook Metronet stations sweep WA's top architecture awards
The Morley-Ellenbrook train line project has bagged four accolades including the state's highest architectural honour at the Australian Institute of Architects' state awards. At Friday night's ceremony at Beaumonde On the Point, the project encompassing the Morley, Noranda, Ballajura, Whiteman Park and Ellenbrook stations bagged the prestigious George Temple Poole Award. It also won the Wallace Greenham Award for Sustainable Architecture, Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture, and the Public Architecture Award. The jury said the stations, designed by Woods Bagot with Taylor Robinson Chaney Broderick, TCL and UDLA, made an outstanding contribution to the social and public infrastructure of a rapidly growing area of Perth. They said it set 'an impressive new sustainability benchmark for government infrastructure in Australia, and for being an exemplar of public transport and community facilities, with the end-user experience at the forefront of the design.' Loading Other significant projects recognised at the awards included the Ruah Centre for Women and Children by Architectus, which won the Jeffrey Howlett Award for Public Architecture and the Brian Kidd Enabling Architecture Prize. The centre is Australia's first state-of-the-art healing and recovery centre dedicated to supporting women and children affected by family and domestic violence. The seven-storey building provides medical, counselling and legal services and accommodation for families.
