GREEN ROOF WINNERS - CONGRATULATIONS 131 QUEEN St and BENT ARCHITECTURE!

131 Queen St and Bent Architecture have been announced as the winning building and designer in the Growing Up green roof competition.

An initiative of the Committee for Melbourne's Future Focus Group, the winner announcement was made on Thursday 7 May at the AILA (Australian Institute of Landscape Architects) National Conference.

The design aspect of the competition called onlandscape architects and architects to design green roofs for one or more of three short listed buildings. The most sustainable and innovative green roof design would then come to life on the winning building. 131 Queen Street, Melbourne, owned by an Owners' Corporation comprising commercial occupancies now have a green roof design that will be built with the help of Growing Up's sponsors including Melbourne Water, Sustainability Victoria, VicUrban, City of Melbourne, and Australia Post. Construction of the winning design will take place this year with the assistance of Brookfield Multiplex.

The judging panel for the competition, chaired by Geoffrey London - the Victorian Government Architect, were delighted with the high standard of entries - although this made the judging a difficult process.

The Growing Up team would like to express their thanks to all participants and congratulate you on the quality of your submissions. We are in negotiation with a few venues where we hope to exhibit a selection of submissions so please continue to visit our website for updates and keep promoting the green roof revolution.

Professional Competition

1st Place - Head for the Hill
Bent Architecture Pty Ltd
$10,000 prize

- 2nd Place $2,000 prize – Urban Orchard - Andrew Maynard Architects
- 3rd place $1,000 prize – Beyond Expectation - Botanical Traditions

Student Competition

1st Place - Exploration – Promoting a sustainable urban lifestyle
The University of Melbourne: Lara Wescott & Mathilde Vasnier
$2000 prize

- 2nd Place $1,000 prize – Water Shadow - The University of Melbourne: Yu MingYu, Jie Hui Chen, Jian Yang, Yanqing Ruan

Follow the links to view the landscape/architect submissions & student submissions