The winners of Viridian’s 2010 Vision Awards have been announced.

Now in its second year, the Vision Awards are designed to celebrate and promote the energy efficient and innovative use of glass in Australian architecture.

This year’s categories were also extended to include creative use of glass in interior applications.

"Glass has long been used for visual effect in residential and commercial projects, but now with the growing range of high performance glass products available it has also evolved to become a critical component in helping buildings meet increased energy regulations. This year’s entrants are to be commended for their innovative use of glass in meeting this challenge," says Wade Bosse, Viridian commercial channel manager.

Winners include:

- Energy Efficiency & Glass Innovation, Commercial Design: Watermark Architecture & Interiors for Blackmores Campus project, Warriewood

- Creative Use of Glass in Interior Application, Residential Design: Sam Crawford Architects for Newtown Terrace, Newtown

- Creative Use of Glass in Interior Application, Commercial Design: Ryan Russell for Aesop Chatswood, Chatswood

The winners of all three categories received $5,000 prize money.