The Charles Darwin University Chancellery Building was awarded
the two top honours at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 
NT Architecture Awards on Friday 11 June 2010.

The project – which is the result of a three year collaboration between HASSELL and Charles Darwin University – was awarded both the prestigious 2010 Tracy Memorial Award and the Reverend John Flynn Award for Public Architecture.

In presenting the awards, 2010 NT Awards Chairman John Mainwaring said: “The Charles Darwin University (CDU) Chancellery Building is a very modern approach to a tropical building, which has been designed with working space wings either side of a central glazed atrium which acts like an internal court or street offering a generous and inviting space to campus users.”

Mr Mainwaring added: “The controversial decision to choose modernist typology over the contemporary Darwin vernacular for this key building on the CDU campus has paid off. The impressive scale of the exterior and internal public spaces combine successfully with a permeability and democracy of access and movement that establish it as a true public facility, and serve to reflect the vision and values of Charles Darwin University.”

The chancellery establishes a new civic presence for the university – one that welcomes students, staff and visitors, and showcases CDU’s commitment to excellence in art, culture and education.