KoningEizenberg founders, Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg, have been awarded the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal for 2019. We've rounded up seven of their key projects.
Australian architects Koning and Eizenberg were recognised for their various civic, educational and affordable housing projects including the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh and the Pico Branch Library in Santa Monica.
"Throughout their careers and long before it was mainstream, Hank and Julie worked relentlessly to improve social and community outcomes through effective design," said Clare Cousins, former Australian Institute of Architects president.
"They took on complex and difficult challenges and now have a legacy of meaningful projects that have transformed individuals? lives and the communities around them." The architects both studied at the University of Melbourne, before relocating to the USA where they established KoningEizenberg in Santa Monica in 1981.
"We didn't really plan to leave Australia ? why would you" And we miss it," explained Eizenberg. "Being honoured by our peers with the Gold Medal feels all the more meaningful. And we will be back! We still need to complete our first building in Australia ? the Student Pavilion at the University of Melbourne."
Read on for seven of KoningEizenberg's key buildings:

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