Publications & Awards

• 2017 Sustainability Awards has shortlisted Rockdale Library as one of the finalists in Education category.
• 2017 bob Magazine of South Korea published an article about the concept and idea behind the design of Rockdale Library, Sydney in their 158th edition of library & bookstore.
• 2017 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) has shortlisted Rockdale Library under Institutional Category.
• 2017 4th International Green interior Awards winner for “Best Educational Interior Design” for Rockdale Library.
• 2017 Australia Library Design Awards (ALIA), Melbourne has awarded Rockdale Library as “HIGHLY COMMENDED” in public libraries category.
• 2017 TRENDS (commercial design) magazine displays a sophisticated write-up about Rockdale Library for it’s larger than life design by CK Design.
• 2014 Green Interior Awards winner for “Best overall interior” and “Best Educational Interior winner” for Katoomba Library. Katoomba library Also listed on the best Australian Libraries for 2014 and International list 1000 must see libraries.
• 2014 –BPN Sustainability Awards Finalist in the Public Building and Urban Design category with 3 projects Melville Civic Square Library (WA), Gordon Library (NSW) and Katoomba Library.
• 2012 – Randwick Public Library and Watsons Bay Library were featured in 2012 People Spaces – A Guide for Public Library Buildings in New South Wales , as examples of good use of space, signage, shelving and local history artwork.
• 2010 IDEA Awards-Randwick Library short listed for “Best Institutional Interior” and “Best Sustainable Interior”.
• 2010 DULUX Colour Awards Brother Liguori Resources Centre shorted listed for “Best Commercial Interior”.
• 2010  Design Space Magazine from Interface – Inspired Profiles “Leading the Way”. Front cover and internal pages, featuring Cecilia Kugler and Randwick Public Library
• Dec 2009 Public Library News Randwick Public Library featured in Front cover and internal pages( volume 15 No3 /State Library of New South Wales)   
• 2008 IDEA Awards – NSW Bar Association Library was short listed for the “Best Institutional Interior”.
• 2007 IFLA Library Building Guidelines: Developments & Reflections. Author of “Interior Design Consideration & Developing the Brief” chapter 10 for the IFLA Building Guidelines Publication.
• 2007 IDEA Awards – West Ryde Library was short listed under two categories: “Best Institutional Interior” and “Best Sustainable Interior”.
• 2007 issue “Design Space” magazine featured West Ryde Library.
• 2006 issue “Design Space” magazine featured Victor Couch Library – North Sydney campus – Australian Catholic University.

2017 Sustainability Awards has shortlisted Rockdale Library as one of the finalists in Education category.

2017 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) has shortlisted Rockdale Library under Institutional Category.

2017 4th International Green interior Awards winner for “Best Educational Interior Design” for Rockdale Library.

2017 Australia Library Design Awards (ALIA), Melbourne has awarded Rockdale Library as “HIGHLY COMMENDED” in public libraries category.

2014 Green Interior Awards winner for “Best overall interior” and “Best Educational Interior winner” for Katoomba Library. Katoomba library Also listed on the best Australian Libraries for 2014 and International list 1000 must see libraries.

2014 –BPN Sustainability Awards Finalist in the Public Building and Urban Design category with 3 projects Melville Civic Square Library (WA), Gordon Library (NSW) and Katoomba Library.

Recent recognition includes Randwick Library was short listed under two categories; “Best Institutional Interior” and “Best Sustainable Interior” at the 2010 IDEA Design Excellence Awards.

In Feb 2010 we were short listed for the Dulux Colour Design Awards for St Josephs College Brother Liguori Resources centre.

NSW Bar Association Library was short-listed for the 2008 IDEA Awards under the “Best Institutional Interior” In July 2008.

In 2007 West Ryde Library was also short listed under two categories; “Best Institutional Interior” and “Best Sustainable Interior” at the 2008 IDEA Awards.  I attach copies of the nominations as published in 2007 and 2008 issues of “Inside Magazine”.