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2024 Victorian Honours

The Victorian chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects has celebrated the recipients of the state’s suite of prizes, honours and fellowships in their 2024 Victorian Honours, held on 25 November at the State Library of Victoria. The annual event celebrates the important contributions of the Institute’s members across the built environment while advancing the policy and advocacy work of the Institute.

This year, the highest honour – the Victorian President’s Prize – was awarded to Tony Isaacson. Chair of the Board of Directors of the Robin Boyd Foundation and convenor of the Portable Buildings World Heritage Nomination Task Force, Isaacson has also had involvement in the management of the Greg Burgess archive and was formerly a construction company director.

The honour recognises Isaacson’s outstanding contribution to the profession over a long period of time and provides a platform for furthering his advocacy and promotion of architecture in the public realm.

Five new prizes and one scholarship were added to the state’s existing suite of prizes, recognising the important contributions of the chapter’s members across a spectrum of disciplines and advocacy areas within the built environment.

The winners are:

President’s Prize

Tony Isaacson

Robert Caulfield Graduate Research Scholarship

Winner

Tahj Rosmarin and Jimi Connor

Commendation

Hannah Zhu

Sinclair-Nelson Drawing Scholarship

Winner

Mada Aldeeb

Commendation

Sam Wilson

Victorian Student Ideas Prize Winner

Winner

Keane Sheng Khoo

Commendations

Andrew Gallo and Shazia Haidari (team)

Billy Swain and Ishika Thakur (team)

Xin Ze Seah (Sean)

Graduate Prize

Winner

Kim Huang

Commendations

Holly Shannon

Santiago Borda

Enabling Architecture Prize

Angela Roennfeldt

Gender Equity and Diversity Prize

Simona Castricum

Regional Practice Prize

Kim Irons

Social and Affordable Housing Prize

Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation

Sustainability Leadership Prize

Finding Infinity

This year’s recognised fellows include:

2024 Fellowships

Maria Danos

Karen McWilliam

Jane Williams

Stephanie Bullock

Rosa Coy

Monique Woodward

Sarah Bryant

Mark Austin

Shane Williams

Tony Lee

Peter Woolard

Garry Thompson

Michael Moloney

Paul Katz

Robert Bienvenu

Alan Morton

Koos de Keijzer

Michael Leeton

Davin Smith

Richard Bryant

Virginia Ross

2024 Honorary Fellowships

Dr Fleur Watson

Justine Clark

Ross Harding

2024 Life Fellowships

Karen Alcock

Stuart Harrison

Ann Lau

Kim Irons

Sarah Buckeridge

William ‘Bill’ Henning

Peter Quigley

Bruce Trethowan


Source: Architecture - architectureau

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