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TERROIR (architecture firm)

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TERROIR is an Australian Architecture firm.

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TERROIR was founded simultaneously in Hobart and Sydney in 1998 by Professor Richard Blythe (Hobart / Melbourne), Gerard Reinmuth (Sydney) and Scott Balmforth (Hobart). Director Richard Blythe is a Professor in Architecture and Head of School of Architecture and Design at RMIT.

Notable works

TERROIR’s most notable works include:

  • Peppermint Bay, Tasmania, Australia (2002) a tourism venture on the D'Entrecasteaux Channel
  • Redevelopment of 86-88 George St, The Rocks, Sydney, Australia which was the first State heritage building to be awarded a 5 star Green Star rating
  • Commonwealth Place, Canberra Kiosks, Canberra, featured on the cover of the Architectural Review Australia no. 105.;
  • Burnie Makers' Workshop in Burnie, Tasmania, featured on the cover of Architectural Review Australia no.114 and in the online journal Australian Design Review.

    • Media

    In August 2007 DAB Documents, University of Technology Sydney (UTS) published Terroir: Cosmopolitan Ground, edited by Balmforth and Reinmuth.

    TERROIR was included in the 2008 and 2012 Venice Biennale.

    TERROIR is selected to be creative directors of the 2009 Australian Institute of Architects annual conference, entitled Parallax, to be held in Melbourne.

    References

    TERROIR (architecture firm) Wikipedia
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