Winners of 2015 NSW Architecture Awards announced in Sydney

The Australian Institute of Architects announced the winners of the 2015 NSW Architecture Awards today at Sydney Town Hall. Starting with more than 170 submissions, 79 projects were shortlisted this past May, and winners were revealed in 12 categories. The annual awards program recognizes and promotes architectural design excellence in the New South Wales region of Australia.

But the competition isn't over just yet! Award and Named Award recipients will now move on to compete in the 2015 National Architecture Awards, which will be announced in November.

Take a gander at some photos of the winning projects, as well as the full list of winners below.

Public Architecture

• Sulman Medal – Westmead Millennium Institute by BVN
• Award  – St Barnabas Church by Francis - Jones Morehen Thorp
• Commendation  – Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre by Francis - Jone Morehen Thorp
• Commendation  – Shoalhaven Cancer Care Centre by HASSELL

Residential Architecture – Houses (New)

• Wilkinson Award – Light House by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
• Award  – Balmoral House by Clinton Murray + Polly Harbison
• Award  – Nikki Maloneys by Drew Heath Architects
• Commendation  – Alexandria Courtyard House by Matthew Pullinger Architect
• Commendation  – Garden House by Tzannes Associates

Sustainable Architecture

• Milo Dunphy Award  – Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC)  – University of  Wollongong by COX Richardson
• Award – Cameraygal (formerly Dunbar building) by NSW Government Architect’s Office
• Award  – Polychrome by David Boyle Architect
• Award  – Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre by Francis - Jones Morehen Thorp
• Award  – Nikki Maloneys by Drew Heath Architects
• Commendation  – 50 Martin Place by JPW

Commercial Architecture

• Sir Arthur G Stephenson Award  – 50 Martin Place by JPW
• Award – TransGrid Headquarters by Bates Smart
• Award  – The GPT Group’s Wollongong Central by HDR Rice Daubney

Educational Architecture

• William E Kemp Award – UTS Science Faculty, Building 7 by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects & BVN
• Award  – Camperdown Childcare  by CO - AP (Architects)
• Award  – Charles Perkins Centre by Francis - Jones Morehen Thorp + Building Studio (architects in association)
• Award  – Cameraygal (formerly Dunbar building) by NSW Government Architect’s Office
• Commendation  – Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC)  – University of  Wollongong by COX Richardson

Enduring Architecture

• Award  – Buhrich House II by Hugh Buhrich

Heritage

• Greenway Award  – The Abbey, Johnston Street, Annandale by Design 5 - Architects
• Award (Creative Adaptation) – Irving Street Brewery by Tzannes Associates Commendation (Creative Adaptation)  – Cameraygal (formerly Dunbar building) by NSW  Government Architect’s Office
• Commendation (Creative Adaptation)  – Legion House by Francis - Jones Morehen Thorp
• Commendation (Creative Adaptation)  – House McBeath by Tribe Studio Architects
• Award (Conservation) – Bronte House, Restoration & Management by Clive Lucas Stapleton & Partners
• Commendation ( Conservation ) – Melrose House by Tropman & Tropman Architects

Interior Architecture

• John Verge Award  – Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre by Francis - Jones Morehen Thorp
• Award  – St Barnabas Church by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
• Commendation – Charles Perkins Centre by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp + Building Studio (architects in association)

Residential Architecture  – Houses (Alterations and Additions)

• Hugh and Eva Buhrich Award  – Orama by Smart Design Studio
• Award  – Walter Street Terrace by David Boyle Architect
• Award  – Courtyard House St Peters by Reg Lark Architect
• Commendation  – Howe Allan House by Ian Moore Architects

Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing

• Aaron Bolot Award – Studios 54 by Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects
• Award  – CASBA by Billard Leece Partnership + SJB Architects in association with BKH Interiors
• Award  – Polychrome by David Boyle Architect
• Commendation  – DHA Lindfield  – Tubbs View + Hamilton Corner by Bates Smart
• Commendation  – Finlayson Street by Candalepas Associates
• Commendation  – Pelican Street by Candalepas Associates
• Commendation  – The Kensington by Fox Johnston

Small Project Architecture

• Robert Woodward Award  – Copper House by Takt | Studio for Architecture
• Award – Sydney Opera House Recording Studio by Scott Carver
• Commendation  – Bresic Whitney, Hunters Hill by Chenchow Little
• Commendation  – Tempe House by Eoghan Lewis Architects
• Commendation  – AGL Lakeside Pavilion by Kennedy Associates Architects

Urban Design

• Lloyd Rees Award  – Wollongong City Centre and Crown Street Mall Renewal by NSW Government Architect’s Office
• Award  – The GPT Group’s Wollongong Central by HDR Rice Daubney
• Award  – Tamarama Kiosk and Beach Amenities by Lahz Nimmo Architects
• Commendation  – Chatswood Transport Interchange by COX Richardson and DesignInc Joint Venture

COLORBOND ® Award for Steel Architecture

• Award  – 50 Martin Place by JPW
• Commendation  – The GPT Group’s Wollongong Central by HDR Rice Daubney

Additional Prizes

• IALD Lighting Prize  – The GPT Group’s Wollongong Central by HDR
• Rice Daubney Blacket Prize  – NSW Aboriginal Child and Family Centre Gunnedah by NSW Government  Architect’s Office
• NSW Premier’s Prize  – Shoalhaven Cancer Care Centre by HASSELL
• City of Sydney Lord Mayor’s Prize  – UTS Science Faculty, Building 7 by Durbach Block Jaggers & BVN
• NSW President’s Prize  – Helen Lochhead, Deputy Government Architect
• Emerging Architect Prize  – Brendan Murray, JPW
• Marion Mahony Griffin Prize  – Justine Clark, Architectural editor, writer and critic
• Adrian Ashton Prize for Writing and Criticism  – Parlour
• David Lindner Prize  – Andrew Daly and Kevin Liu, TYP - TOP Architecture Office