Brian Hooper Architect

01/11/2023

An incredible honour for the Region....RMoA was bestowed the highest accolade with the Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture at this year's Australian Institute of Architects National Awards. Credit to Lindsay & Kerry Clare and the Conrad Gargett team. I am humbled and have been so fortunate to have been a part of this project and in the words of the National jury;
"One superlative, regional project is the Rockhampton Museum of Art by Conrad Gargett, Clare Design and Brian Hooper Architect. Described by the jury as “a true public building,” this Sir Zelman Cowen Award-winning project was praised for its “immeasurable” contribution of cultural and economic benefits to the city of Rockhampton".

Rockhampton Museum of Art by Conrad Gargett, Clare Design (Lead Design Architects) and Brian Hooper Architect

12/05/2023

Another truly wonderful collaboration with m3architecture continuing our work in western Queensland.

12/05/2023

15/02/2023

A recent article on ArchitectureAU re: The Globe Lookout. Another wonderful collaboration with

A new lookout has been completed in Barcaldine, outback Queensland, connecting existing tourist buildings the Tree of Knowledge memorial (2009) and The Globe Hotel (2016).

02/09/2022

Thanks for the article ABC Capricornia and broader discussion around the built-environment and sustainable design principles.

The Muttaburrasaurus Interpretation Centre was built with local rocks as the main material and requires no power or staff to run, features that won the architect a design award.

29/08/2022

Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought one of my projects would grace the cover of Architecture Australia. Greatly honoured and appreciated The Australian Institute of Architects

Edit: for those that aren't quite sure what those pile of rocks are all about:
https://www.architecture.com.au/awards/2022-awards/2022-qld-awards-winners/2022-qld-named-award-the-fdg-stanley-award-for-public-architecture

27/06/2022

Fantastic to read that the local press have covered our award. Cheers Central Queensland Today

Muttaburra's own Jurassic Park has taken home a prestigious award at the Australian Institute of Architects’ Queensland Architecture Awards, presented [...]

26/06/2022

It is an incredible honour to have our little Muttaburrasaurus interpretation centre receive the named FDG Stanley Award for Public Buildings at the 2022 Australian Institute of Architects Qld State Awards.

https://www.architecture.com.au/awards/2022-awards/2022-qld-awards-winners/2022-qld-named-award-the-fdg-stanley-award-for-public-architecture

Congratulations to Muttaburrasaurus Interpretation Centre by Brian Hooper Architect for winning The FDG Stanley Award for Public Architecture!

Photography by Lisa Alexander

Thank you to our category partner Bosch

09/06/2022

Latest Architecture AU / AA article by Cameron James Bruhn on the Rockhampton Museum of Art (RMoA)

An incredible privilege to have worked alongside Lindsay & Kerry Clare (lead designers) and Conrad Gargett and previous Gallery Director Bianca Acimovic on this culturally significant building for all of CQ.

On Rockhampton’s riverbank, a new art museum designed by local and national practices in partnership connects the city’s architectural heritage with contemporary art and culture.

06/06/2022

Beautiful aerial photograph of our little Muttaburrasaurus Interpretation centre by

So the new drone finally arrived! Its a Mavic Air, a nice upgrade from the Mavic Mini. The Muttaburrasaurus Interpretation Centre was a great candidate for our first flight.

20/07/2021

An expose of recently completed outback Architecture all based around major tourism offerings in western Queensland including our work in association with m3architecture and a lovely final nod to our Muttaburrasaurus Interpretation Centre.

A series of remote town tourist attractions in Queensland has become an unassuming trail of outback architecture and design destinations.