2025
Master Builders WA · Building Excellence Awards
Contract Home $2 million–$4 million
Hip House · Windabout, Esperance. Designed by David Tomic, Principal Architect (Reg. #3357). Building award received by BD Partington Building Contractors.
CBD ARCHITECTS / RECOGNITION
Awards &
publications.
Work recognised.
Ideas shared.
Selected awards, project features and conversations from CBD Architects, Roberto Forgione and David Tomic.
01 / AWARDS
Recognition,
over time.
From individual homes to commercial and public buildings. A practice history reaching back to awards received in 1998.
Winner
2021
Master Builders Association
Best Country Home · $1 million–$1.5 million
Designed by Roberto Forgione, Principal Designer.
Practice archive
2021
Master Builders Association
Best Historic Renovations and Restorations · under $1.5 million
Wauters · David Tomic, Principal Architect (Reg. #3357).
2018
Master Builders–Bankwest Housing Excellence Awards
WA’s Best Country Home
BD Partington Building Contractors · Design credited to Roberto Forgione, Principal Designer.
Master Builders WA media release · 25 February 2018
2017
Master Builders–Bankwest Building Excellence Awards
Best Country Home · Goldfields–Esperance
BD Partington Building Contractors · Design credited to Roberto Forgione, Principal Designer.
Master Builders WA media release · 2 September 2017
2017
Master Builders Association
John Truman Award
Panorama House · designed by Roberto Forgione.
Earlier design & business awards 1998–2017＋
2017
Housing Industry Association
Great Southern Designer Award
Practice archive
2016
Housing Industry Association
Great Southern Designer Award
Practice archive
2014
WA Building Design Association
Design Excellence in Restoration to a Heritage Building
Practice archive
2014
WA Building Design Association
Design Excellence · Best Multiple Dwellings
Practice archive
2014
WA Building Design Association
Semi-detached / Duplex · up to two storeys
Practice archive
2014
WA Building Design Association
Design Excellence · Best Commercial Building
Practice archive
2003
WA Building Design Association
Best Computer Aided Design and Drafting Business
Practice archive
2002
Building Design Association of Australia
Best Public Building
Practice archive
2001
WA Building Design Association
Best Public Building
Practice archive
1998
Telstra Small Business Development Corporation Awards
Best Business · fewer than 10 employees
Practice archive
1998
Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Best Business · 5–15 employees
Practice archive
Builder awards are credited to the recipient builder; finalist places are identified separately. Historical entries draw on the practice’s award archive.
02 / PUBLICATIONS
In print.
In conversation.
Project stories, design profiles and industry conversations featuring the practice, Roberto Forgione and David Tomic.
202517 October
Esperance Weekender / Project coverage
Esperance builders win best build in WA
Reporting on BD Partington’s state award for the Tranquil Drive residence in Windabout.
Read the feature202311 September
MGS Global Group / Industry feature
Top Architecture YouTube Content Creators in Australia
David Tomic’s architectural education and digital design tutorials feature in this industry selection.
Read the feature20214 February
Business of Buildings / Podcast interview
David Tomic on becoming a registered architect
A conversation about the pathway into professional architectural practice.
Listen to the interview2020January
Great Southern Weekender / Advertising supplement
Take up the concept
Rob Forgione discusses heritage buildings, renovations and passive design in Renovate & Update.
Read the feature2019Spring
Great Southern Weekender / Advertising supplement
Redefined designs
A heritage home feature on Roberto Forgione, in Spring into Spring.
Read the feature201716 October
The West Australian / Project feature
Modular homes with all new mod cons
Rob Forgione discusses the modular homes developed with Schlager Homes for Boronia Gardens Village.
Read the feature201425 August
Localista / Commercial project feature
Thermomix headquarters
The Australia/New Zealand headquarters, credited to Robert Forgione, Tommaso Trentin and the design team.
Read the featureArchive
Localista / Residential design feature
Green Pod
Robert Forgione’s approach to passive design, material choices and living with the Great Southern landscape.
Read the featureTHE WORK BEHIND THE RECOGNITION