Acknowledgement of Country
Jackson Architecture acknowledge the Country we work on as Wurundjeri Country. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country wherever we practice throughout Australia. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.
Profile
Established in Melbourne in 1964 by Daryl Jackson, Jackson Architecture (JA) is a national practice with studios in Melbourne and Canberra and affiliated offices in Hong Kong and Fiji. We are an interdisciplinary design practice of professional architects, master planners, urban designers and interior designers. The practice seeks creative solutions to opportunities and problems in the built environment.
We are motivated by the desire to provide sensitive, stimulating spaces that facilitate all aspects of human endeavour. We believe good design should be creative, cost effective, sustainable, imaginative and innovative.
Today, the Jackson Architecture team is led by Sara Jackson, who brings a fresh new approach to the studio environment. Sara has an informed knowledge of government projects, policies and processes as a former Senior Policy Adviser in Department of Premier and Cabinet. She has been practicing architecture for over 30 years and has an unparalleled and empathetic comprehension of space making through the lenses of design, construction and management.
Public and peer recognition of Jackson Architecture’s work has resulted in numerous awards, including the prestigious Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) National Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture, on three occasions, and the AIA Gold Medal, the Institute’s highest honour, awarded to architects who have demonstrated distinguished service to the profession.
Jackson Architecture has gained an international reputation for providing high quality architectural and related services based on an ability to synthesise the conflicting demands of creativity, community planning, cost effectiveness and quality design.
The diversity of work we undertake has translational benefits across these sectors, as ideas and design solutions for one project type can often inform another.
We approach each project, regardless of its size or budget, as a new opportunity that demands an exceptional response. The multi-disciplinary aspects of our practice help to keep ideas fresh, minds open and options continually explored. Each project has something to offer the next.
Our Services
Architecture
Master Planning
Interior Design
Feasibility Studies
Urban Design
Brief Development
Timeline
Project
Awards
2020
Project
MCG Great Southern Stand
In association with Tompkins Shaw and Evans
Awards
AIA (Victorian Chapter) Enduring Architecture Award
2018
Project
Te Toki a Rata Building, Victoria University of Wellington
In association with WAM
Awards
NZIA Wellington Architecture Awards Winner (Education category)
2017
Project
The Forum
In association with Glowing Structure
Awards
Lighting Design Award of Excellence IESANZ (Vic/Tas Chapter)
2014
Project
Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre
Awards
Master Builders (Victoria) Excellence in Commercial Construction (over $80M) Award
Healthcare Envrionment Award, Centre for Healthcare Design USA