The Australian Institute of Architects 2025 National Architecture Awards shortlist has been revealed, recognising design excellence across the country.
Across 13 categories, the jury has selected 62 projects to visit during their national tour. The largest proportion of these are located in NSW (23), followed by Victoria (17). In addition, two international projects have been shortlisted.
Jury chair Jane Cassidy explained that the shortlisted projects “are the precedents that inform the future of our cities and communities.”
“In an era defined by climate urgency, affordability, digital disruption and social complexity, the national awards provide a compass. They help chart our course toward a built environment that matters—not just now, but for generations to come,” Cassidy said.
Of the entries, one project has been shortlisted in three categories. The Australian War Memorial New Entrance and Parade Ground in Canberra by Studio.SC, which is distinguished by a new oculus inspired by the existing building’s dome, is a contender for Public Architecture, Heritage and Interior Architecture awards.
Several projects have been shortlisted in two categories. In NSW, these include Boot Factory and Mill Hill Centre Precinct by Archer Office, Cloaked House by Trias, and New Castle by Anthony St John Parsons. In Victoria, the Eva and Marc Besen Centre by Kerstin Thompson Architects, as well as Kennedy Nolan’s Gunn Ridge House and Melbourne Place have each been shortlisted twice.
Across the rest of the country, projects shortlisted in two categories include Ochre House by My My My Architecture (ACT); James Cook University Engineering and Innovation Place by Kirk with i4 Architecture and Charles Wright Architects (Qld); Flinders Chase Visitors Centre by Troppo Architects (SA); The Shed, University of Tasmania by Wardle (Tas); and the Metronet Morley-Ellenbrook Line Project by Woods Bagot with Taylor Robinson Chaney Broderick (TRCB), TCL and UDLA (WA).
Accompanying Cassidy (ACT) on the national jury is Ninotschka Titchkosky (NSW), Martyn Hook (Vic), Yang Yang Lee (WA) and Kavita Gonsalves (Qld).
Winners will be announced at the National Architecture Awards on 6 November in Canberra.
On the shortlist are:
Public Architecture
Akeyulerre Healing Centre – Susan Dugdale and Associates
Allan Border Oval Pavilion – Archer Office
Eva and Marc Besen Centre – Kerstin Thompson Architects
Flinders Chase Visitors Centre – Troppo Architects
Paula Fox Melanoma and Cancer Centre – Lyons
The Australian War Memorial New Entrance and Parade Ground – Studio.SC
Truganina Community Centre – Jasmax (Canvas Projects)
Yarrila Place – BVN
Educational Architecture
Daramalan Performing Arts Centre – Stewart Architecture
James Cook University Engineering and Innovation Place – Kirk with i4 Architecture and Charles Wright Architects
Michael Kirby Building – Hassell
Pascoe Vale Primary School – Kosloff Architecture
St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Rosebery – Neeson Murcutt Neille
The Shed, University of Tasmania – Wardle
Residential Architecture – Houses (New)
Hedge and Arbour House – Studio Bright
Henville Street House – Philip Stejskal Architecture
Lagoon House – Peter Stutchbury Architecture
Mapleton House – Atelier Chen Hung
Morning Bay House – Casey Brown Architecture
Nebraska – Lara Maeseele
New Castle – Anthony St John Parsons
Ochre House – My My My Architecture
Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)
Carlton Cottage – Lovell Burton Architecture
Cloaked House – Trias
Gunn Ridge House – Kennedy Nolan
Hotham – Austin Maynard Architects
Niwa House – John Ellway
Shadow House – Grotto Studio
The Stopover – Taylor Buchtmann Architecture
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
Blok Three Sisters – Blok Modular in collaboration with Vokes and Peters
Four Dwellings on 800 Square Metres – Clare Design
Indi Sydney – Bates Smart
Newburgh Light House – Splinter Society Architecture
Shiel Street North Melbourne, Community Housing Project – Clare Cousins Architects
Sirius Redevelopment – BVN
Commercial Architecture
39 Martin Place – Tzannes (lead architect) and Lendlease Integrated Solutions (executive architect)
Coopers Brewery – Studio Nine Architects
Everlane Cremorne – Fieldwork
Melbourne Place – Kennedy Nolan
Northern Memorial Park Depot – Searle x Waldron Architecture
The St Lukes Building – Terroir
Tolpuddle Tasting Room – Tanner Architects
Heritage
Gunn Ridge House – Kennedy Nolan
Hale Memorial Hall and Stow Precinct – KHA
Parliament of NSW Restoration – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer and Purcell Architecture
Reddam House North Shore – AJC Architects
The Australian War Memorial New Entrance and Parade Ground – Studio.SC
Interior Architecture
Arup Workplace, Perth/Boorloo – Hames Sharley with Arup and Peter Farmer Designs
Babylon House Interior – Casey Brown Architecture
Boot Factory and Mill Hill Centre Precinct – Archer Office
Coopers Brand Home – Studio Gram
Eva and Marc Besen Centre – Kerstin Thompson Architects
James Cook University Engineering and Innovation Place – Kirk with i4 Architecture and Charles Wright Architects
Melbourne Place – Kennedy Nolan
New Castle – Anthony St John Parsons
The Australian War Memorial New Entrance and Parade Ground – Studio.SC
The Shed, University of Tasmania – Wardle
Urban Design
Kangaroo Point Bridge – architecture and design by Blight Rayner Architecture with Dissing and Weitling; concept and reference design by Brisbane City Council with Arup and Cox Architecture
Sydney Metro City Stations – Sydney Metro
Rosebery St. Joseph’s Precinct – Neeson Murcutt Neille
Small Project Architecture
Denman Village Park Amenities – Carter Williamson Architects
Geelong Laneways: Malop Arcade – NMBW Architecture Studio with Aspect Studios
Love Shack – Second Edition
Sofia Bistro – Sans-Arc Studio
Sustainable Architecture
Boot Factory and Mill Hill Centre Precinct – Archer Office
Canberra Hospital Expansion – BVN
Cloaked House – Trias
First Building – Bradfield City Centre – Hassell
Flinders Chase Visitors Centre – Troppo Architects
Metronet Morley-Ellenbrook Line Project – Woods Bagot with Taylor Robinson Chaney Broderick (TRCB), TCL and UDLA
The Paddock – Crosby Architects
Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture
Flinders Chase Visitors Centre – Troppo Architects
Metronet Morley-Ellenbrook Line Project – Woods Bagot with Taylor Robinson Chaney Broderick (TRCB), TCL and UDLA
Ochre House – My My My Architecture
Enduring Architecture
Moore Park Gardens – AJC Architects
Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa Cultural Centre – Greg Burgess
International Architecture
Oman Across Ages Museum – Cox Architecture
Reuben College – FJC Studio
Source: Architecture - architectureau
