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Jarrod Reedie
The Australian Institute of Architects yesterday announced its 2021 National Prize winners, with the awards recognising the outstanding efforts of both architectural practitioners and advocates nationwide.
The Gold Medal, seen as the Institute’s most prestigious honour, was won by Donald ‘Don’ Watson. Affectionately nicknamed the ‘Renaissance man’, Watson who has traversed scales, typologies, and public and private commissions in a celebrated career spanning more than 50 years was awarded the medal by the esteemed Jury who describe him as a most worthy recipient.
Watson has been a seminal figure in his profession’s understanding of the constructed world, renowned for being Queensland’s foremost architectural historian. Watson initially rose to prominence in 1989 when his ‘Campbell House’ won the Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture. That same year, Watson embraced a radically different portfolio, designing 11 TAFE buildings across South