Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects

Profile of Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects

Business Name

Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects

Location

Australia

Services

Architecture

Website

http://www.tzg.com.au

Principal(s)

Peter Tonkin (1953)

• Bachelor of Architecture (First Class Honours) Sydney University 1977.
• Bachelor of Science (Architecture) (First Class Honours) Sydney University 1975.

Brian Zulaikha (1944)

• Bachelor of Architecture, Sydney University 1967

Tim Greer (1963)

• Bachelor of Architecture, Auckland University 1988

Philosophy

Extract from "Tonkin Zulaikha Greer", ed. Patrick Bingham-Hall, Pesaro Publishing, Sydney, 2005.

"Tonkin Zulaikha Greer signify architectural practise in early 21st Century Australia. There is immense respect for and knowledge of Sydney, their city of operation, and a desire and expectation to create a great urban model. They have a reflective, self-critical attitude to their own work and its place in the city; an understanding of the value of working with existing built fabric and the cultural values it embodies; a constant desire to be contemporary in their formal solutions and the issues they embrace; a willingness to be experimental and to take each project on its own merits; and a profound respect for the discipline of architecture." Geoffrey London.

Background

• Founded: 1987
• Offices: 1
• Design team: 22

Key projects

• Carriageworks at Eveleigh, Contemporary Performing Arts Centre, Sydney, Australia, 2007
• Australian War Memorial, War Memorial, London, UK, 2003
• Craigieburn Bypass, Sound Walls and Road Furniture, Melbourne, Australia, 2005
• Zulaikha Laurence Residence, Single Family House, Sydney, Australia, 2006
• Hastings Cultural Centre, Cultural Centre, Port Macquarie, Australia, 2008
• Newtown Silos, Apartment Building, Sydney, Australia, 2005
• 'Portico' The Scots Church Redevelopment, Apartment Building, Sydney, Australia, 2005
• Lilyfield House, Single Family House, Sydney, Australia, 2000

Key publications

• Arquitectura & Urbanismo Brasil, Scots Church Redevelopment, March, 2008
• Architecture and Culture Korea, Zulaikha Laurence Residence, March, 2008
• Architectural Record USA, 'Portico' The Scots Church Redevelopment, May, 2007
• Domus, Craigieburn Bypass, October, 2005
• Architecture Australia, 'Portico' The Scots Church Redevelopment, July/August, 2006
• Architecture Australia, Carriageworks at Eveleigh, July/August, 2007
• Architectural Review: Residential 07, Zulaikha Laurence Residence, 2007

Key awards

• Corporate/Government Adaptive Reuse Award, Energy Australia National Trust, Australia, 2008 (Carriageworks at Eveleigh).
• National Residential Architecture Award (Houses), Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Australia, 2007 (Zulaikha Laurence Residence).
• NSW Multiple Housing Award, Royal Australian Institute of Architects NSW, NSW, 2007 ('Portico' The Scots Church Redevelopment).
• Best International Project, Australian Stone Architectural Award, 2006 (Australian War Memorial London).
• Joseph Reed Award for Urban Design, Royal Australian Institute of Architects Victoria, Victoria, 2006 (Craigieburn Bypass)
• Adaptive Reuse Award, National Trust of Australia (NSW), NSW, 2006 (Newtown Silos)
• Award for Environmental Conservation, RICS, UK, 2000 (Olympic Plaza Lighting Towers at Homebush Bay)