The Design Institute of Australia (DIA) has revealed the winners of its flagship program for talented, budding designers, the Graduate of the Year Awards 2023 (GOTYA).
The program received 163 nominations, of which 73 were shortlisted and nine reaped the prestigious Australian prize.
The 2023 guest jurors included Alena Smith, Csilla Csabai, David Smith, Evan Reeves, Harriet Sutherland, Jack Flanagan, Jan-Marie Jaillei, Jayden Lim, Kate Bednarz, Nicole Gemlitski, Paloma Hodgins, Peter Lambert, Sally Evans, Sara Horstmann, Spiroula Stathakis, and Timothy Wilkinson.
DIA CEO Jo-Ann Kellock said GOTYA is a critical program for up-and-coming designers, who presented a mix of concepts, technical drawings and prototypes.
“It connects Australia’s emerging designers and unites them with our most respected educators and designers from leading design practices,” Kellock said.
“This year, we introduced three new cross-disciplinary design categories: Place, Use and Interact. The graduates presented projects with an expansive scope and ambition, spanning diverse mediums. They proposed human-centred design solutions focusing on behaviours, technology, our environment and our impact on emotional, mental, and physical well-being.
“Comprehensive portfolios highlighted the dedication to leveraging design to improve people’s lives and positively impact society.”
Australian Graduates of the Year Awards 2023 major category winners
Place – category winners
Sandra Srun, University of New South Wales
Kate Masters, Sydney Design School
Use – category winners
Joanne Odisho, RMIT University
Isobel Baker, University of Technology Sydney
Interact – category winners
Gabrielle Versace, Swinburne University of Technology
Zoey Portilla, North Metropolitan TAFE
State Graduates of the Year Awards 2023 winners
Western Australia Graduate of the Year
Elena-Dea Burger, Curtin University
South Australia Graduate of the Year
Jamieson Davis, University of South Australia
Victoria Graduate of the Year
Joanne Odisho, RMIT University
Queensland Graduate of the Year
Liam Georgeson, Queensland University of Technology
New South Wales Graduate of the Year
Sandra Srun, University of New South Wales
The national graduate of the year, recipient of the Madeleine Lester Award, will be announced on Thursday, 2 November, in Sydney to coincide with the Designers Australia Awards 2023 major category winners and the recipient of the President’s Prize announcement.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
