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:
Yarrila Place - BVN
Eva and Marc Besen Centre - Kerstin Thompson Architects
Truganina Community Centre - Jasmax (Canvas Projects)
Allan Border Oval Pavilion - Archer Office
Paula Fox Melanoma and Cancer Centre - Lyons
James Cook University Engineering and Innovation Place - Kirk with I4 Architecture and Charles Wright Architects
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Rosebery - Neeson Murcutt Neille
The Shed, University of Tasmania - Wardle
Pascoe Vale Primary School - Kosloff Architecture
Northern Memorial Park Depot - Searle x Waldron Architecture
Everlane Cremorne - Fieldwork
39 Martin Place - Tzannes (lead architect) and Lendlease Integrated Solutions (executive architect)
Melbourne Place - Kennedy Nolan
The St Lukes Building - Terroir
Babylon House - Casey Brown Architecture
Melbourne Place - Kennedy Nolan
New Castle - Anthony St John Parsons
Boot Factory and Mill Hill Centre Precinct - Archer Office
Hedge and Arbour House - Studio Bright
Lagoon House - Peter Stutchbury Architecture
Mapleton House - Atelier Chen Hung
New Castle - Anthony St John Parsons
Henville Street House - Philip Stejskal Architecture
Niwa House - John Ellway
Gunn Ridge House - Kennedy Nolan
The Stopover - Taylor Buchtmann Architecture
Carlton Cottage - Lovell Burton Architecture
Cloaked House - Trias
Shadow House - Grotto Studio
Blok Three Sisters - Blok Modular in collaboration with Vokes and Peters
Indi Sydney - Bates Smart
Shiel Street North Melbourne, Community Housing Project - Clare Cousins Architects
Sirius Redevelopment - BVN
First Building - Bradfield City Centre - Hassell
Metronet Morley-Ellenbrook Line Project - Woods Bagot with TRCB, TCL and UDLA
Canberra Hospital Expansion - BVN
Flinders Chase Visitors Centre - Troppo Architects
Parliament of NSW Restoration - Tonkin Zulaikha Greer and Purcell Architecture
The Australian War Memorial New Entrance and Parade Ground - Studio SC
Sydney Metro City Stations - Sydney Metro
Reuben College - FJC Studio
Denman Village Park Amenities - Carter Williamson Architects
Geelong Laneways: Malop Arcade - NMBW Architecture Studio with Aspect Studios
Sofia Bistro - Sans-Arc Studio
Flinders Chase Visitors Centre - Troppo Architects
Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa Cultural Centre - Gregory Burgess
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