The NSW chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects celebrated the recipients of the 2025 President’s Prize and the Christopher Procter Prize at an event held on 4 December at the chapter office in the Tusculum Heritage Building in Potts Point.
The first of two prizes presented by chapter president Elizabeth Carpenter, the 2025 Christopher Procter Prize, which recognises an emerging architect who has demonstrated a commitment and passion for the design of cities, was received by Anastasia Uricher for their submission “Country centred Memorialisation: Translating Community led Remembrance into Design Practices.”
The project was awarded “for its commitment to reconciliation, its translation of community-led remembrance into design practice, and its enduring impact on Australian city-making.”
Named in honour of the late architect and urban designer Christopher Procter, the prize offers a $10,000 grant for research-based travel or study to enrich their professional development.
“Anastasia Uricher proposes a visionary project that places Country at the centre of the Australian Institute of Architects’ memorialisation and reconciliation,” the jury’s citation reads. “The research will explore how modest, landscape-led interventions can weave together narrative, ecology and civic life. It seeks to translate these lessons into practical tools for Australian architects and urban designers, ensuring remembrance and reciprocity are embedded in everyday environments.”
Also presented by Carpenter, the 2025 President’s Prize was awarded to Julie Power, senior journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald.
“For many years, Julie has been a strong advocate for architecture, seeking out stories that highlight how the profession can benefit the public,” Carpenter said. “As a long-standing senior journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald, her articles address key issues and challenges to our built environment while remaining accessible to a general public not always inclined to engage with ‘archi-speak’ – a true diligence that masterfully allows architecture to be better understood and appreciated.”
“A prolific journalist, Julie’s writings on architecture and the urban environment are always coloured with her unique and fresh take on the world, with a human-centred focus to ground each story … Her contribution to the public discourse is especially important now, given the dual need for innovative housing solutions and mitigating the impact of a changing climate on the built environment – a space where we all need to find common ground,” Carpenter said.
Last month, the NSW chapter recognised this year’s fellows, who include:
2025 Fellowships
Linda Babic
David Boyle (honoured in memoriam)
Nicholas Brown
Andrew Burges
Andrew Burns
Scott Carpenter
Lisa-Maree Carrigan
Jacqueline Connor
Tamara Donnellan
Susan Harper
Sarah Hill
Carolyn McFarland
Russell McFarland
Sophie Pickett-Heaps
Mark Raggatt
Craig Teasdell
Nicholas Turner
Darlene van der Breggen
Philip Vivian
David Welsh
Elizabeth Westgarth
Kati Westlake
Jade Young (honoured in memoriam)
2025 Honorary Fellowships
Professor the hon. Bob Carr
Brett Boardman
Dr Noni Boyd
Tina Perinotto
2025 Life Fellowships
Bill Tsakalos
Eva-Marie Prineas
Penny Morris (honoured in memoriam)
Peter Lonergan
Source: Architecture - architectureau
