2024 NSW Prizes and Honours

The NSW chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects has celebrated the recipients of the state's suite of prizes, honours and fellowships at their 2024 NSW Prizes and Honours event, held on 22 November at the Intercontinental in Sydney.

The annual end-of-year celebration recognises individuals and practices who have contributed significantly to the field of architecture and wider built environment through academia, literature, practice, reconciliation and advocacy.

The NSW chapter president Elizabeth Carpenter congratulated everyone who received recognition. "While our society is going through a deeply complex and challenging time of upheaval, our built environment and its architecture can offer support, shelter and safety. Architecture is the very thing that binds together community, making the impact of well designed spaces paramount," Carpenter said.

This year, the highest honour - the President's Prize - was awarded to two individuals.

Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon, the NSW state librarian and a published author in architecture and urban history, was awarded the President's Prize in recognition of her 20 years of leadership experience in public institutions, including Sydney Living Museums (the Historic Houses Trust) and the Art Gallery of NSW.

Carpenter said Butler-Bowdon's career has been dedicated to connecting citizens and visitors to special places, culture and heritage through a broad range of statewide public engagement programs. She added, "Through Caroline's wealth of experience in placemaking and public spaces, she continues to champion the importance of libraries as civic spaces."

The Australian Institute of Architects NSW Chapter Prizes and Honours were granted to over 40 practitioners and organisations.

The overall winners list is as follows:

Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon of the State Library of NSW

Chris Thomas, formerly of the City of Sydney

Bangawarra

Professor Brenda L Croft - Naabámi (thou will/shall see): Barangaroo (army of me)

Aiden Morris of Chrofi

Annabel Lahz of Lahznimmo Architects

Penny Craswell - The New Sustainable House

David Meagher - No Space Like Home

Karen McCartney - Architecture: 50 Years of Shaping How We Live

Fitzpatrick and Partners

Studio Prineas

Chirstine Vadasz

Jean Rice

Margaret Pertykowski

Tasman Storey

William Morrison

Prof. Anthony Burke

Prof. Philip Oldfield

Andrew Scott of Panov Scott

Anita Panov of Panov Scott

Ashley Dunn of Dunn Hillam

Carol Marra of Marra and Yeh

Chris Major of Welsh Major

Craig Burns of BVN

David Kaunitz of Kaunitz Yeung

Emili Fox of Architectus

Emily Wombwell of SJB Architects

Felicity Stewart of Stewart Architecture

Hannah Tribe of Tribe Studio

Jennifer McMaster of Trias

Jo Bastian of Bastian Architecture

Ka Wai Yeung of Kaunitz Yeung

Ksenia Totoeva of Tonkin Zulaikha Greer

Lee Hillam of Dunn Hillam

Prof. Michael Chapman of Western Sydney University

Ninotschka Titchokosvsky

Phoebe Glanville of Alleanza Architecture

Qianyi Lim of Sibling Architecture

Adam Haddow of SJB Architects

Tiffany Liew of Andrew Burns Architects

Tina Tziallas of Tziallas Architects

Susan O'Neill of Land and Environment Court of NSW