Entries open: 2025 Houses Awards

Submissions are now being accepted for the 2025 Houses Awards, an annual program celebrating the pinnacle of Australian residential architecture.

This year's program comprises 10 awards categories, including Australian House of the Year, New House under 200 m², New House over 200 m², House Alteration and Addition under 200 m², House Alteration and Addition over 200 m², Apartment or Unit, Sustainability, House in a Heritage Context, Emerging Architecture Practice, and the newly introduced Small Projects category.

This new category recognises achievement in the design of a small-scale residential project. Projects must relate to a larger primary dwelling, but should be able to be considered by the jury as a standalone project. Eligible projects include granny flats; pool houses; decks, pergolas and outdoor rooms; studios and workshops; garages, sheds and boathouses, and stables.

The 2025 jury includes John Ellway of John Ellway Architect, Polly Harbison of Polly Harbison Design, Dimmity Walker of Spaceagency Architects, John Wardle of Wardle and Alexa Kempton, editor of Houses magazine.

The 2024 Houses Awards program saw homes of exquisite resolve being honoured, including the Australian House of the Year award-winner Red Hill House and Studio by Zuzana and Nicholas, Shed House by Breakspear Architects, and Tomich House by Mark Jeavons Architect with Ohlo Studio.

Entries close 14 March 2025. To enter, visit the Houses Awards website.

Houses Awards are organised by Architecture Media, supported by Artedomus, Blum, Brickworks, James Hardie, Roca, Fulgor Milano, Architectural Window Systems, The Heritage Council of Victoria and Latitude.