2024 Queensland State Jury

Presenting the 2024 Queensland State Jury, Belinda Allwood, Sandy Cavill, Jonathan Goh and Allison Stout. Belinda and Sandy have been appointed as Co-Chairs of Queensland Juries to oversee Queensland’s 20-plus Juries. Belinda and Sandy are joined by two other State Jurors, Jonathan and Allison, as they deliver on the Queensland Architecture Awards’ vision which has a long history and places great pride in ensuring that every project entered each year must be visited. Being on the State Jury is a great and remarkable adventure that gives the State Jurors the opportunity to travel our great State showcasing Queensland’s fantastic architects, visiting remarkable projects that promote good design and sustainable architecture; and meeting others in the profession, discussing opportunities and challenges for Queensland’s built environment.

BELINDA ALLWOOD FRAIA
QUEENSLAND CO-CHAIR OF JURIES

Belinda is an architect, landscape architect, maker, and researcher. She is a director of the Cairns-based multi-disciplinary practice, POD (People Oriented Design) and adjunct fellow at Griffith University. Belinda is enthusiastic about the way architecture and landscape can integrate to create places that respond sustainably to place, culture, and connect people with nature. She has published and presented widely on the topics of sustainable design, regional practice, intercultural design and placemaking.

Belinda is a Queensland chapter councillor for the Australian Institute of Architects, and sits on both the Queensland Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee and Queensland Practice Committee. She is passionate about sustainability, reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion, and actively collaborates, champions, and leads policy development to change practice in these areas.

SANDY CAVILL RAIA
QUEENSLAND CO-CHAIR OF JURIES

Sandy is a Director of Cavill Architects in Brisbane. Led in conjunction with co-director Andrew D’Occhio, the Cavill Architects office practises in a diverse cross-section of project types, including civic, retail, multi-residential and commercial commissions. Having delivered design excellence across various building scales, through multiple procurement types and across a range of uses, Sandy offers valuable insight into best practice from the current emerging generation of Australian architects. Cavill Architects has become a reference point for industry and local authorities in design thinking and public realm enhancement.

allison stout RAIA
QUEENSLAND State Juror

With a design career spanning back to 2001, Allison has cultivated a rich and diverse portfolio across various project typologies, including high-end residential, commercial, hospitality, education, and remote health and social housing initiatives. Over the years, she has had the privilege of collaborating directly with Indigenous communities in locations such as the Northern Territory, Southwest Victoria, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, India, and Western Australia.

For the past 13 years, Allison has effectively served as a Project and Design Architect, steering projects from their conceptualization through to the conclusion of defects and liability periods. Her extensive experience traverses the domains of Indigenous housing, social housing, tourism, remote health, remote education, community development, commercial interiors, and feasibility studies.

Jonathan goh RAIA
QUEENSLAND STATE Juror

Jonathan, a partner at m3architecture, has over 20 years of experience in architectural practice.

He has completed many award-winning education and public projects, including projects for the Women’s College within the University of Sydney and Brisbane Girls Grammar School. He is equally interested in working on smaller social projects that enhance the fabric of streets and neighbourhoods, such as the Ryan Street Library.

He enjoys sharing his knowledge as a guest lecturer and at events like Pecha Kucha, Brisbane Open House, and the Asia Pacific Architecture Festival.