green build mag clinches global award

20 May 2010

The Alternative Technology Association Australia is basking in the reflected glory of its proprietary magazine Sanctuary, after the publication took out a leading award from global sustainability website Treehugger.com

Sanctuary, a quarterly magazine which profiles Australia's leading environmental homes, won Best Shelter Magazine in Treehugger's Best of Green 2010 awards.

"These awards, from the world's leading environmental website, recognise Australia's position at the cutting edge of sustainable design," said Sanctuary co-editor Verity Campbell.

"It is due recognition for all the great architects and designers whose work we have profiled in Sanctuary magazine."

Treehugger described Sanctuary as "a mag with a mission ... with the mandate to make sustainability sexy, and it succeeds - modern design never looked so good and worked so well."

"Most magazines about sustainable design are not beautiful. Most design magazines cover sustainable design to a degree (at least Dwell and Azure do) but do not focus on green designs exclusively.

"Australia's Sanctuary is different. Its motto is "Sustainable Living with Style" and that is all that it shows. Editors Verity Campbell and Michael Day show so much beautiful stuff -- stunningly photographed and presented -- that I just want to pack up and move to Australia."

The Alternative Technology Association, Australia's largest member-based not-for-profit organisation promoting sustainable building design, water conservation and energy efficiency in the home, will exhibit at The Master Builders' Building & Home Improvement Expo from 9-11 July 2010 at Melbourne Exhibition Centre.

www.sanctuarymagazine.org.au
www.ata.org.au

Image: Sparks Architects project as featured in Sanctuary