WMK has been shortlisted in the nation’s most prestigious architecture awards.

After winning the 2016 Milo Dunphy Award for sustainable architecture at the NSW Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) Awards for the Northern Beaches Christian School (NBCS) project, WMK has now been shortlisted in the national awards.

“It is a great honour to be in the running – it is the top architectural award for sustainability in the country,” said WMK Managing Director, Greg Barnett.

NBCS is a school unlike any other – students learn in flexible indoor/outdoor environments beneath a spectacular living canopy which generates energy, harvests rainwater, and uses misting technology to cool the spaces below. The facility's windows and louvres are automated to provide ventilation in direct response to climate conditions using a sophisticated building management system.

“The project is a unique learning environment with sustainability at its core,” added Director and Design Architect, John Andreas.

The winners will be announced in Sydney at the award ceremony in early November.