2024 Australian Honours List: Congratulations to the Seven Architects Recognised

The Australian Institute of Architects is pleased to see six architects recognised in this year’s Honours List. We thank them for their immense service to the profession.

Appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

Emeritus Professor Helen Lochhead AO LFRAIA

For distinguished service to architecture and urban design, to building regulation reform, to tertiary education, and to professional organisations.

Appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

Ms Maggie Edmond AM LFRAIA

For significant service to architecture, to tertiary education, and to professional organisations.

Dr John Taylor AM FRAIA

For significant service to architecture, to heritage conservation, and to professional organisations.

Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)

DR MARGARET WARD OAM PSM HON. FRAIA

For service to the building industry.

Mr Paul Hede OAM FRAIA

For service to architecture, and to the community.

Mr Peter Hodge OAM

For service to architecture, and to the community.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (PSM)

Mr Dillon KOMBUMERRI PSM

For outstanding public service to the field of architecture and design and relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and cultural practices.

Collage of six architects who have been awarded in the 2024 Australian Honours.
Clockwise: Helen Lochhead, Maggie Edmond, John Taylor, Paul Hede, Peter Hodge and Margaret Ward

This form is now closed.