Meticulously crafted models, strong architectural intuition, and powerfully emotive narratives were key among the winners of this year’s NSW Student Architecture Awards.
“Friday night was a fantastic celebration of the achievements of this year’s architecture students,” Elizabeth Carpenter, NSW Chapter President, said of the 2025 Student Awards.
“Yet again we have quite an amazing perspective from the next generation of architects – there is a strong focus on social sustainability, understanding place and grounding designs within context. The students have taken the opportunity to tackle big issues and really push boundaries with some quite innovative and engaging responses to their projects. I would encourage everyone to take a look at what is important to this generation.”
The awards recognise the outstanding talent and passion of Graduates, Undergraduates, and students of architecture across the state. The night would not be possible without our event partners Woods Bagot and Bates Smart.
2025 WINNERS
Award – Jordan Tam Le
Commendation – Haochen Su
Commendation – Eleanor Tozer
Award – Linsijin Jiang
Commendation – Angus Gregg
Commendation – Jack Olive
NSW Architectural Technologies Award
Award – Cheera Montriwat and Neha Kayastha
Commendation – Henrick Michael
NSW Architectural Communication Award
Award – Haochen Su
Commendation – Leo Shbla
Special Commendation for Social Impact
Commendation – Syahmina Zulkepli
Commendation – Tyler Smith and Miles Agius
Commendation – Sophia di Giandomenico
The Brian Patrick Keirnan Prize
Award – Lauren Li, Paris Perry and Isabella Camilleri
Commendation – Sophia di Giadomenico
Commendation – Harry Culican and Chris Stelzer
Commendation – Madeleine Gallagher and Alexandra Courtney
University Awards:
University of New South Wales
History & Theory Prize – Rachel Ditton
Construction & Practice Prize – Giulia Marzulli
Graduate of the Year (Master’s Program) – Jenny Lin
Graduate of the Year (Bachelor’s Program) – Dan Godwin
University of Newcastle
History & Theory Prize – Lexi Owen
Construction & Practice Prize – Lachlan Kain
Graduate of the Year (Master’s Program) – Caitlyn Sherwood
Graduate of the Year (Bachelor’s Program) – Chloe Heuchan
University of Sydney
History & Theory Prize – Angela Tao
Construction & Practice Prize – Jiale Qian
Graduate of the Year (Master’s Program) – Hannah Hill-Wade
Graduate of the Year (Bachelor’s Program) – Yahan Gao
University of Technology Sydney
History & Theory Prize – James Bell
Construction & Practice Prize – Claudia Koks
Graduate of the Year (Master’s Program) – Ricky Gagliardi
Graduate of the Year (Bachelor’s Program) – Claudia Koks
Western Sydney University
History & Theory Prize – Emma Moore
Construction & Practice Prize – Anisha Haque
Graduate of the Year (Master’s Program) – Thomas Fiorenza
Graduate of the Year (Bachelor’s Program) – Cassandra Grass
