RETURNING IN 2021.

Engaging architects to design specifically for contemporary tapestry, the Tapestry Design Prize for Architects is a unique international award that encourages innovation and visionary thinking. Since 2015 the prize has fostered exciting new creative dialogues between architects and tapestry weavers. From architectural students to globally recognized firms, the prize has received over 300 tapestry design entries. The initiative of architect and former ATW Board Chair, Peter Williams AM, the prize celebrates the rich historical connection between architectural space and tapestry design.

Previous Tapestry Design Prize for Architects sites include; the Pharos Wing, Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart (MONA) (2018); National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (2016) and the Australian Pavilion in the Giardini, Venice (2015). First prize winners include Pop Architecture + Hotham Street Ladies (2018), Justin Hill (2016), John Wardle Architects (2015) and Kristin Green Architects + Michelle Hamer (2015). Two Tapestry Design Prize for Architects winners have been woven by the Australian Tapestry Workshop. ‘Perspectives on a Flat Surface’ designed by John Wardle Architects was commissioned by Judith Neilson AM in 2016. Justin Hill’s design ‘22 Temenggong Road, Twilight’ was woven in 2018.

The TDPA 2021 is generously supported by Metal Manufactures Limited, Architecture Media, Creative Victoria and the City of Port Phillip.

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