SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED: POWERHOUSE ULTIMO DESIGN COMPETITION

Five leading Australian design teams have been shortlisted to participate in the Design Competition to renew Powerhouse Ultimo. Minister for the Arts Ben Franklin said this was an important milestone in the renewal of the site with the jury of design and cultural leaders now tasked with selecting the winning design.

“The renewal of Powerhouse Ultimo is a truly momentous project for NSW that will deliver new and expanded spaces to present exhibitions showcasing the extraordinary Powerhouse collection, international exhibitions programs that support the creative industries, and dedicated fashion and design galleries,” Mr Franklin said.

Trust President, Peter Collins AM QC said the shortlisted design teams would develop their vision and concept designs before presenting them to the jury.

“The opportunity to reimagine Powerhouse Ultimo for future generations has generated interest from some of the finest architectural and design teams in the country, as is befitting of such an internationally significant cultural infrastructure project. It is with great optimism and excitement that we invite these five shortlisted teams to proceed to the next stage of the Design Competition,” Mr Collins said.

Powerhouse Chief Executive Lisa Havilah said the Powerhouse is looking forward to moving into the next exciting stage of the Design Competition.

“We are thrilled that these five extraordinarily talented and innovative Australian design teams have been selected to develop a concept for the renewal of the Powerhouse. We look forward to seeing bold and ambitious ideas that will place the museum at the very forefront of contemporary museum practice for the benefit of our communities,” Ms Havilah said.

SHORTLISTED TEAMS

Architectus, Durbach Block Jaggers Architects, Tyrrell Studio, Youssofzay + Hart, Akira Isogawa and Yerrabingin submitting under the working title SPARK

BVN and Oculus with OCP Architects, TTW, Eckersley O’Callaghan, Transsolar Klima Engineering

Cox Architecture, Neeson Murcutt Neille, Other Architects, Hector Abrahams Architects, Sue Barnsley Design and Arup

John Wardle Architects, Billy Maynard, ASPECT Studios, Bangawarra, Eckersley O’Callaghan, Atelier Ten and Urbis

Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects, JMD Design, TCL, Sibling Architecture, Freeman Ryan Design, Atelier Ten.