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| | STUDENT PRIZE Iris Se Young Hwang, Lawson Katiza
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Our joint awardees, Miss Iris Se Young Hwang and Mr
Lawson Katiza, have advanced and promoted architecture
through their academic and scholastic achievements, their
interaction with peers and professionals and, most
importantly, their efforts in bringing an understanding of
how architects and architecture can contribute successfully
to the global perspective to the wider community.
Miss Iris Se Young Hwang has investigated architectural
ideas to develop new and effective housing solutions for
homeless people, through her studies and personal
involvement with Broadway squat projects in Sydney.
She has participated in a conference on homelessness at
the NSW parliament, and promoted architecture and
environmental solutions in relation to the housing of the
homeless on Radio National.
Iris has utilized her particular life experiences to assist
architectural academics’ researching the ancient Korean
Capital city of Geyoung-Joo, and has assisted others,
including the NSW Government Architect, with their
research into Korean architectural forms for academic
conference papers and student lectures. She has promoted
the establishment of a network between the University
of Sydney and the Seoul National University, and has
represented Australia at the 2003 Harvard Project on
Asian and International Relations.
In addition to her global interests, Iris has immersed
herself in student activities at the University of Sydney.
These include: editing the Surryville Times; being a
member, year representative and treasurer of the Sydney
University Architectural Society; and being involved with
the organization of the 2003 Graduation Exhibition.
She has tutored lower year students in design and has
been the student representative on the national visiting
panels for the University of Newcastle and the University
of Canberra.
Mr Lawson Katiza explores the issue of what a true global
architectural education might be. Through his interaction
with fellow New Zealand and Australian university
students, Lawson identified this particular, architectural
quirk of context. He has utilized the global capabilities of
the Internet as a platform for the discussion and the
promotion of architectural genres not usually known for
their architectural identity.
He has researched and developed an award-winning
architectural resource for academia and the profession on
Zimbabwean architecture by publishing the website
Dzimba Dzemabwe-House of Stone. This highlights and
promotes the appreciation of Zimbabwean architecture. It
traces and defines the progress of Zimbabwean architecture
through the promotion of significant buildings that have
shaped the nation and molded the unique dialect of
Southern African architecture.
This contribution has led to an active participation as a
student member of various institutions internationally and
within Australia. Lawson has also been a University of
New South Wales student representative, facilitating
communication between the faculty and the student body.
Lawson’s efforts to promote architecture on a global
level have resulted in a significant contribution to bridging
the gaps that exist, or have been assumed to exist, between
first and third worlds.
STUDENT PRIZE JURY - David Parken (chair), David Epstein, John Schenk, Alisa Ward.
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