The winners of the Australian Institute of Architects 2025 National Architecture Awards have been revealed at a ceremony held at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.
Forty-six distinguished projects have earned an award or commendation from a pool of 77 shortlisted entries.
Jury chair and immediate past national president of the Institute Jane Cassidy commented that the celebrated projects demonstrate a transition “to sustainable low-operational and embodied carbon; to passive-first, all-electric principles; to local and ethical sourcing; to caring for Country; to regenerative practice and embedded biodiversity, social inclusion and connectedness; to waste minimisation and adaptive reuse and recycling; and away from the excesses of the past.”
“The projects we encountered this year are more than structures: they are systems of care, of connection, of transformation,” she said. “This year we have seen a body of work that is unafraid to ask difficult questions – about equity, climate and care.”
“In an era defined by climate urgency, digital disruption and social fragmentation, the national awards provide more than recognition – they offer a compass. They help us navigate toward a built environment that is generous, grounded and just. They remind us that architecture is not just about what we build, but how we build, and for whom,” Cassidy added.
Alongside Cassidy, the 2025 jury comprised Ninotschka Titchkosky FRAIA, architectural innovator; Yang Yang Lee RAIA, architect at Lee Yang Yang Architect; Martyn Hook RAIA, professor at RMIT University and founding director at Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects; and Kavita Gonsalves, associate principal and sustainability design lead Asia-Pacific at Populous. You can read the jury chair’s overview here.
The winners are:
Public Architecture
The Sir Zelman Cowen Award
Yarrila Place – BVN
National Awards
Eva and Marc Besen Centre – Kerstin Thompson Architects
Truganina Community Centre – Jasmax (Canvas Projects)
National Commendations
Allan Border Oval Pavilion – Archer Office
Paula Fox Melanoma and Cancer Centre – Lyons
Educational Architecture
The Daryl Jackson Award
James Cook University Engineering and Innovation Place – Kirk with I4 Architecture and Charles Wright Architects
National Awards
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Rosebery – Neeson Murcutt Neille
The Shed, University of Tasmania – Wardle
National Commendation
Pascoe Vale Primary School – Kosloff Architecture
Commercial Architecture
The Harry Seidler Award
Northern Memorial Park Depot – Searle x Waldron Architecture
National Award
Everlane Cremorne – Fieldwork
National Commendations
39 Martin Place – Tzannes (lead architect) and Lendlease Integrated Solutions (executive architect)
Melbourne Place – Kennedy Nolan
The St Lukes Building – Terroir
Interior Architecture
The Emil Sodersten Award
Babylon House – Casey Brown Architecture
National Awards
Melbourne Place – Kennedy Nolan
New Castle – Anthony St John Parsons
National Commendation
Boot Factory and Mill Hill Centre Precinct – Archer Office
Residential Architecture – Houses (New)
The Robin Boyd Award
Hedge and Arbour House – Studio Bright
National Awards
Lagoon House – Peter Stutchbury Architecture
Mapleton House – Atelier Chen Hung
New Castle – Anthony St John Parsons
National Commendation
Henville Street House – Philip Stejskal Architecture
Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)
The Eleanor Cullis-Hill Award
Niwa House – John Ellway
National Awards
Gunn Ridge House – Kennedy Nolan
The Stopover – Taylor Buchtmann Architecture
National Commendations
Carlton Cottage – Lovell Burton Architecture
Cloaked House – Trias
Shadow House – Grotto Studio
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
The Frederick Romberg Award
Blok Three Sisters – Blok Modular in collaboration with Vokes and Peters
National Awards
Indi Sydney – Bates Smart
Shiel Street North Melbourne, Community Housing Project – Clare Cousins Architects
National Commendation
Sirius Redevelopment – BVN
Sustainable Architecture
The David Oppenheim Award
First Building – Bradfield City Centre – Hassell
National Award
Metronet Morley-Ellenbrook Line Project – Woods Bagot with TRCB, TCL and UDLA
National Commendations
Canberra Hospital Expansion – BVN
Flinders Chase Visitors Centre – Troppo Architects
Heritage Architecture
The Lachlan Macquarie Award
Parliament of NSW Restoration – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer and Purcell Architecture
National Award
The Australian War Memorial New Entrance and Parade Ground – Studio SC
Urban Design
The Walter Burley Griffin Award
Sydney Metro City Stations – Sydney Metro
International Architecture
Australian Award
Reuben College – FJC Studio
Small Project Architecture
National Awards
Denman Village Park Amenities – Carter Williamson Architects
Geelong Laneways: Malop Arcade – NMBW Architecture Studio with Aspect Studios
National Commendation
Sofia Bistro – Sans-Arc Studio
Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture
Flinders Chase Visitors Centre – Troppo Architects
Enduring Architecture
Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa Cultural Centre – Gregory Burgess
National Emerging Architect Prize
Kali Marnane
Source: Architecture - architectureau
