Steensen Varming wishes everyone a Happy New Year. 2013 was a very exciting year which saw us into the 80th year since our foundation in Copenhagen as well as the 40th year since our establishment in Australia following our work on the design of Sydney Opera House with Jørn Utzon. We were very proud to participate in the anniversary celebrations of the iconic building, including the Danish Design at the House exhibition and sponsoring MADE, the Multidisciplinary Australian Danish Exchange programme which will run over the next ten years. In addition, our many successful projects picked up the following awards –
Art Gallery of NSW Forecourt Upgrade
National Architecture Awards, Small Project
Auckland Art Gallery
World Architecture Festival, World Building of the Year
Brisbane Supreme Court
IES Australia and New Zealand Award of Excellence
Australian Institute of Architects Public Architecture, National Award
The Eucalyptus woodland free-air CO2 enrichment (EucFACE) facility
Engineers Australia Sydney Division, Excellence Award, Environment & Heritage
Australian Engineering Excellence Awards, Finalist
Kings Avenue Overpass
Illumni Silver Infinity Award
IES North America Lighting Design Award of Excellence
IES The Paul Waterbury Award for Outdoor Lighting Design, Award of Excellence
IES North America Illumination Awards, International Section
‘Magic Mushroom’ LED Landscape Luminaire (Art Gallery of New South Wales cafe courtyard)
IES NSW Award of Commendation
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Museums Australia Magna National Winner
City of Hobart Heritage Award
Great Hall, University of Technology Sydney
IES North America Illumination Awards, Award of Merit
IES North America Illumination Awards, International Section
Waterloo Youth Family Community Centre
NSW Architecture Awards, Sulman Medal for Public Architecture
IAMFA Diplomat Award
Presented to Steensen Varming for exceptional contributions to the state of design, construction, operation and maintenance of cultural facilities around the globe.
We look forward to seeing you in 2014 and what this year will bring.
