Phil Harris and Adrian Welke

Phil Harris and Adrian Welke

Photography: Peter Bennetts

2014 Gold Medallists

Troppo Architects

Since its inception in Darwin in 1981, Troppo Architects has pushed boundaries and agitated for change. So it’s no surprise to learn that this year’s Australian Institute of Architects’ Gold Medallists – founders Phil Harris and Adrian Welke – are concerned about regulations that actively hinder their common-sense approach.

With one house commission to their name, they launched Troppo Architects in February 1981. Eschewing the Institute’s eponymous naming protocol, they instead chose a term that conjured up images of people gone mad as a result of the oppressive heat and humidity of the build-up, which is relieved only by the drenching rains of the monsoon.

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