Southern Cross Station, Melbourne : Architecture

Southern Cross Station Melbourne 2007 Grimshaw Jackson Joint Venture Client: Leighton Contractors and Civic Nexus RIBA International Award 2007 Southern Cross Station Expansion, Melbourne, Australia Grimshaw with Daryl Jackson Architects GRIMSHAW WINS THE LUBETKIN PRIZE We are delighted to announce that Grimshaw’s Southern Cross Station in Melbourne has been awarded the prestigious Lubetkin Prize by the Royal Institute of British Architects. The Lubetkin Prize is given annually to the most outstanding building outside the European Union. Sir Nicholas Grimshaw said of the station’s success: “I am thrilled that Southern Cross Station has been awarded both an RIBA Award and the Lubetkin Prize. Our team, in association with Jackson Architecture, has created a ground breaking and landmark station, wholly unique in Australia. It is excellent that the station is now being recognised worldwide.” This latest success for the station complements three awards from the Australian Steel Institute’s 2006 Vic/Tas Steel Awards, the Australian Construction Achievement Award 2007 and the Victorian Industry Capability Network’s Industry Achievement Award. Southern Cross Station in Melbourne : PR from Grimshaw Architects 290607