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2024 NSW Architecture Awards celebrate excellence in design, placemaking, and sustainability.
The state’s best new residential, commercial, and public buildings have been named in the Australian Institute of Architects 2024 NSW Architecture Awards. This year’s winners can be seen as a window into the changing built environment of contemporary Australia and a look into the way the state will live, work, and play, now and into the future. In particular, the 2024 winning cohort showed a pathway forward for sustainable and heritage buildings, including insightful adaptive reuses and considered renovations and additions. They have also shone a spotlight on design that has a deep connection to context and an intrinsic consideration of culture and Country.
The 82 winners and commendations listed below (full details and jury citations of winners and commendations further below) were chosen by a jury of industry experts from shortlist of more than 126 of New South Wales’s leading architectural projects. Some of the winning projects in 2024 contain common themes that unite them. Chair of Chairs, Tim Horton, Architect and Commissioner, Land and Environment Court explains “We see the public interest advanced in the continued rise of projects that seek to reduce the total greenhouse gas emissions of our buildings; requiring less energy to produce, fewer resources to extract, employing both timeless proven passive or active environmental systems.”
“Design makes our lives better. Architects design to make our lives better. This year’s NSW Architecture Awards represent the very best, and excitedly focus on community, culture, reuse, and adaptation,” says Adam Haddow, Chapter President and National President Elect of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects.
“We have the very best architects in the world in NSW, and they are delivering remarkable projects that make New South Wales a better place to be. Great architecture can both elevate the soul and deliver a more resilient future. Sustainability and housing are the two biggest challenges of our age. Architects are best placed to help society find common ground, so that the environment is protected, and the lives of our communities are celebrated. This year’s awarded projects help show how great the future is.”
The various juries this year undertook one of the biggest regional tours they have ever conducted, with 20% of the shortlisted projects entered in, receiving a site visit in the regional areas.
“In all of the awarded projects we see a profound contribution to the public good and the public interest; mediating between private interests and the public domain – not only in the carefully porous physical relationship between public and private land, but in how projects have sought to recognise the place, memory and experience of aboriginal people on those sites,” said Horton.
The 2024 NSW Architecture Awards program attracted 247 entrants. A comprehensive judging process determined the shortlisted entries and eventual winners. The 10 Juries spent two days in February hearing about 247 projects at the Jury Presentations, held at the University of NSW, which then led to a two-week shortlist jury tour right across NSW.
A media gallery with images of the winning projects is available through this link.
Jury Information
Each year, the NSW Architecture Awards juries includes a venerated panel of industry experts. This year the jury comprised of:
Commercial and Urban Jury:
Mark Raggatt, Jury Chair, ARM Architecture
Rebecca Donoghue, Juror, SJB
Duncan Corrigall, Juror, AJC Architects
Residential Architecture Houses – (Alterations & Additions)/ Small Project Jury:
David Welsh. Jury Chair, Welsh + Major Architects
Mitchell Thompson, Juror, Retallack Thompson
Dana Tomic Hughes, Juror, Yellowtrace
Kate Goodwin, Juror, Independent
Sustainable Jury:
Lindsay Johnston, Jury Chair, Architecture Foundation Australia
Jamileh Jahangiri, Juror, Studio Orsi
David Haseler, Juror, fjcstudio
Heritage Jury:
Daniel Bourke, Jury Chair, fjcstudio
Jason Elsley, Juror, Derive Architecture & Design
Linda Babic, Juror, Heritas Heritage & Conservation
Public and Education Jury:
Thierry Lacoste, Jury Chair, Lacoste+Stevenson
Martina Novakova, Juror, Government Architect
Hannah Bolitho, Juror, UNSW Cities Institute
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing Jury:
Jason Fraser, Jury Chair, Woods Bagot
Joseph Loh, Juror, BVN
Connie Argyrou, Juror, Architectus
Interior Jury:
Belinda Pajkovic, Jury Chair, atoma design
Tomek Archer, Juror, Archer Office
Giulia Conti, Juror, Architectus
Residential Architecture – Houses (New) Jury:
Jonathan Jacka, Jury Chair, Jon Jacka Architects
Rory Brooks, Juror, Rory Brooks Architects
Julie Power, Juror, Sydney Morning Herald
Caroline Kite, Juror, Studio KaaKi
Enduring Architecture Award Jury:
Caroline Piddock, Jury Chair, Pidcock – Architecture + Sustainability
Leone Lorrimer, Juror, GHD Design
Paulo Macchia, Juror, Government Architect NSW
EmAGN Project Award Jury:
Adam Haddow, Jury Chair, SJB
Ben Peake, Juror, Carter Williamson Architects
Sally Hsu, Juror, Bates Smart
Sean Wong, Juror, Wardle
Emerging Architect Prize Jury:
Adam Haddow, Jury Chair, SJB
Tim Horton, Juror, Architect and Commissioner, Land and Environment Court
Ben Peake, Juror, Carter Williamson Architects
Sally Hsu, Juror, Bates Smart
Sean Wong, Juror, Wardle
The Australian Institute of Architects’ 2024 NSW Architecture Awards were revealed on Friday, 28 June the City Recital Hall.
Category | Project Name | Practice Name for publication | Type of Award | Award Name | Traditional Owners |
Colorbond® Award for Steel in Architecture | Scale Architecture | Award | Colorbond® Award for Steel in Architecture | Yuin Country | |
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Category | Project Name | Practice Name for publication | Type of Award | Award Name | Traditional Owners |
Commercial Architecture | Tonkin Zulaikha Greer | Named Award | The Sir Arthur G Stephenson Award | Gadigal and Birrabirragal Country of the Eora Nation. | |
Commercial Architecture | Candalepas Associates | Award | Award | The Gadigal People of the Eora Nation | |
Commercial Architecture | Populous | Award | Award | The Gadigal & Bidjigal people | |
Commercial Architecture | Those Architects | Commendation | Commendation | Sits on the traditional and rightful lands of the Gadigal peoples of the Eora Nation | |
Commercial Architecture | Woods Bagot | Commendation | Commendation | Cammeraygal | |
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Category | Project Name | Practice Name for publication | Type of Award | Award Name | Traditional Owners |
Educational Architecture | BVN | Named Award | The William E Kemp Award | The Wangal clan of the Darug people. | |
Educational Architecture | fjcstudio | Award | Award | Gadi People of the Eora Nation | |
Educational Architecture | Architectus | Commendation | Commendation | Dharug Country | |
Educational Architecture | ARM Architecture with Architectus and CO.OP Studio | Commendation | Commendation | Darug | |
Educational Architecture | Hayball | Commendation | Commendation | Burrowmunditory clan of Wiradjuri Nation | |
Educational Architecture | SHAC | Commendation | Commendation | The Wonnarua people are the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land where the project is located. | |
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Category | Project Name | Practice Name for publication | Type of Award | Award Name | Traditional Owners |
Enduring Architecture Award | Glass House | Ruth and Bill Lucas | Enduring Architecture Award | Enduring Architecture Award | Cammeraygal People |
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Category | Project Name | Practice Name for publication | Type of Award | Award Name | Traditional Owners |
Heritage | Candalepas Associates | Named Award | The Greenway Award | The Gadigal People of the Eora Nation | |
Heritage | Cracknell & Lonergan Architects | Award | Conservation Award | Cammeraygal People | |
Heritage | DesignInc | Award | Creative Adaptation Award | Gadigal people of the Eora Nation | |
Heritage | Aileen Sage, Djinjama, Jean Rice, Dr Noni Boyd and the City of Sydney | Commendation | Creative Adaptation Commendation | Gadi people | |
Heritage | DesignInc Sydney, Lacoste+Stevenson, Manuelle Gautrand Architecture and TKD Architects | Commendation | Conservation Commendation | Dharug people of the Dharug nation | |
Heritage | Populous | Commendation | Creative Adaptation Commendation | The Gadigal & Bidjigal people | |
Heritage | TKD Architects | Commendation | Creative Adaptation Commendation | Burramattagal people, a clan of the Dharug | |
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Category | Project Name | Practice Name for publication | Type of Award | Award Name | Traditional Owners |
Interior Architecture | Wardle | Named Award | The John Verge Award | Gadigal people of the Eora Nation | |
Interior Architecture | ARM Architecture with CO.OP Studio | Award | Award | Darug | |
Interior Architecture | Candalepas Associates | Award | Award | The Gadigal people of the Eora Nation | |
Interior Architecture | Bates Smart | Commendation | Commendation | Gadigal people of Eora Nation | |
Interior Architecture | Hassell | Commendation | Commendation | Wallumattagal Clan of the Dharug Nation | |
Interior Architecture | Tonkin Zulaikha Greer | Commendation | Commendation | Gadigal and Birrabirragal people of the Eora Nation | |
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Category | Project Name | Practice Name for publication | Type of Award | Award Name | Traditional Owners |
NSW Medallion | CHROFI and Bangawarra with National Parks and Wildlife Service | Medallion | NSW Medallion | The Gai-mariagal People | |
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Category | Project Name | Practice Name for publication | Type of Award | Award Name | Traditional Owners |
Public Architecture | Grimshaw and Andrew Burges Architects with McGregor Coxall | Named Award | The Sulman Medal | The Dharug People | |
Public Architecture | lahznimmo architects | Award | Award | Bidjigal People of Darug Nation | |
Public Architecture | Sibling Architecture | Award | Award | Yuin-Monaro Nations | |
Public Architecture | Adriano Pupilli Architects | Award | Award | Gayamaygal people | |
Public Architecture | Aileen Sage, Djinjama, Jean Rice, Dr Noni Boyd and the City of Sydney | Award | Award | The Gadigal People of the Eora Nation | |
Public Architecture | CHROFI and NBRS | Commendation | Commendation | Gweagal clan of the Dharawal people | |
Public Architecture | Cox Architecture | Commendation | Commendation | The Gadigal People of the Eora Nation | |
Public Architecture | DesignInc | Commendation | Commendation | Gadigal people of the Eora Nation | |
Category | Project Name | Practice Name for publication | Type of Award | Award Name | Traditional Owners |
Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions) | Curious Practice | Named Award | The Hugh and Eva Buhrich Award | Pambalong Clan of the Awabakal people | |
Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions) | ALCAMI ARCHITECTURE | Award | Award | Gadigal people of the Eora nation | |
Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions) | Anthony Gill Architects | Award | Award | Gundungarra and Dharug People | |
Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions) | Candalepas Associates | Award | Award | Gadigal people of the Eora Nation | |
Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions) | Plus Minus Design | Award | Award | Gadigal people of the Eora nation | |
Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions) | Woodward Architects | Award | Award | The Garigal / Caregal people of the Eora nation | |
Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions) | Architect George | Commendation | Commendation | Gadigal people of the Eora nation | |
Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions) | Charmaine Pang Architect | Commendation | Commendation | Wangal people of the Eora Nation | |
Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions) | Madeleine Blanchfield Architects | Commendation | Commendation | Traditionally the land of the Cadigal people (area was known as Carrageen or Kurragheen). | |
Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions) | Tribe Studio Architects | Commendation | Commendation | The Gadigal People of the Eora Nation | |
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Category | Project Name | Practice Name for publication | Type of Award | Award Name | Traditional Owners |
Residential Architecture – Houses (New) | Studio Bright | Named Award | Wilkinson Award | Kuringgai / Darkinjung | |
Residential Architecture – Houses (New) | Anthony Gill Architects | Award | Award | gadigal, bidiagal and birrabirragal people | |
Residential Architecture – Houses (New) | Blok Modular with Vokes and Peters | Award | Award | Arakwal people of the Bunjalung nation | |
Residential Architecture – Houses (New) | Breakspear Architects | Award | Award | Wangal, Bedigal and Kameygal people of the Eora Nation | |
Residential Architecture – Houses (New) | Plus Minus Design | Award | Award | Gadigal people of the Eora nation | |
Residential Architecture – Houses (New) | Chenchow Little | Commendation | Commendation | Gadigal and Birrabirragal people of the Eora Nation | |
Residential Architecture – Houses (New) | David Langston-Jones | Commendation | Commendation | The Gadigal people of the Eora nation | |
Residential Architecture – Houses (New) | Incidental Architecture | Commendation | Commendation | Gundungurra People of the Wiradjuri Nation | |
Residential Architecture – Houses (New) | Incidental Architecture | Commendation | Commendation | Cammeraygal Peopla | |
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Category | Project Name | Practice Name for publication | Type of Award | Award Name | Traditional Owners |
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing | Bates Smart | Named Award | The Aaron Bolot Award | Gadigal people of the Eora Nation | |
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing | CKDS Architecture and Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects | Award | Award | Awabakal and Worimi People | |
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing | Curious Practice | Award | Award | Pambalong Clan of the Awabakal People | |
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing | SJB | Award | Award | Awabakal and Worimi | |
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing | Candalepas Associates | Commendation | Commendation | The Gadigal people of the Eora Nation | |
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing | Candalepas Associates | Commendation | Commendation | The Gadigal people of the Eora Nation | |
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing | Harley Graham Architects | Commendation | Commendation | bundjalung country | |
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing | SJB | Commendation | Commendation | Cadigal | |
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Category | Project Name | Practice Name for publication | Type of Award | Award Name | Traditional Owners |
Small Project Architecture | CHROFI and Bangawarra with National Parks and Wildlife Service | Named Award | The Robert Woodward Award | The Gai-mariagal People | |
Small Project Architecture | Sam Crawford Architects | Award | Award | Wan | |
Small Project Architecture | Aileen Sage | Commendation | Commendation | Garigal Country | |
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Category | Project Name | Practice Name for publication | Type of Award | Award Name | Traditional Owners |
Sustainable | Architectus | Named Award | The Milo Dunphy Award | Dharug Country | |
Sustainable | Anderson Architecture | Award | Award | Gadigal | |
Sustainable | Bastian Architecture | Award | Award | Worimi | |
Sustainable | Tonkin Zulaikha Greer | Award | Award | Gadigal and Birrabirragal Country of the Eora Nation. | |
Sustainable | Adriano Pupilli Architects | Commendation | Commendation | Gayamaygal people | |
Sustainable | ASA | Commendation | Commendation | Gadigal people of the Eora Nation | |
Sustainable | CHROFI and NBRS | Commendation | Commendation | Gweagal clan of the Dharawal people | |
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Category | Project Name | Practice Name for publication | Type of Award | Award Name | Traditional Owners |
Urban Design | Cox Architecture with ASPECT Studios | Named Award | The Lloyd Rees Award | The Gadigal People of the Eora Nation | |
Urban Design | Grimshaw and Andrew Burges Architects with McGregor Coxall | Award | Award | Dharug People | |
Urban Design | lahznimmo architects with SMM | Award | Award | Burramatagal People of the Darug nation | |
Urban Design | DesignInc | Commendation | Commendation | Gadigal people of the Eora Nation | |
Urban Design | Transport for NSW Urban Design (Public Transport & Precincts) | Commendation | Commendation | Gadigal People of the Eora Nation | |
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Category | Project Name | Practice Name for publication | Type of Award | Award Name | Traditional Owners |
EmAGN Project Award | ALCAMI ARCHITECTURE | Award | Emagn Project Award | Gadigal people of the Eora nation | |
EmAGN Project Award | Pasqual Architects | Award | Emagn Project Award | Wangal | |
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Category | Project Name | Practice Name for publication | Type of Award | Award Name | Traditional Owners |
Emerging Architect Prize | Jennifer McMaster | TRIAS | Prize | Emerging Architect Prize |
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Lord Mayor’s Prize | DesignInc | Prize | Lord Mayor’s Prize | Gadigal people of the Eora Nation | |
Premier’s Prize | SJB | Prize | Premier’s Prize | Cadigal | |
Blacket Prize | Sibling Architecture | Prize | Blacket Prize | Yuin-Monaro Nations |
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