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