Architecture that speaks of land, of people, of possibility
The Australian Institute of Architects has announced the winners of the 2025 Tasmanian Architecture Awards, celebrating projects that exemplify the power of design to shape culture, community, and country.
Held annually, the awards recognise excellence across commercial, public, educational, residential, interior and heritage architecture, with this year’s winners reflecting Tasmania’s distinctive landscape and deepening engagement with social equity, environmental sustainability, and cultural identity.
Jury Chair for the 2025 Tasmanian Architecture Awards, Sarah Lindsay, RAIA comments:
“The projects for this year’s awards sparked rich and thought-provoking conversations, touching on themes such as sustainable forestry practices, trauma-informed design, education pedagogies, and the urgent housing crisis. These discussions reminded us of the profound role architecture plays in shaping not just our built environment, but our collective future.”
“Tasmanian architects have demonstrated how our built environment intersects with climate resilience, social inclusion, and cultural continuity,” the jury continued. “Across all scales and typologies, we witnessed a consistent dedication to enhancing the human experience and enriching the fabric of our communities.”
From the elegant Tolpuddle Tasting Room by Tanner Architects, which balances architectural sophistication with agricultural authenticity, to The Shed, University of Tasmania by Wardle, which reimagines educational space as an immersive urban experience, the winning projects this year showcase both technical mastery and deep social awareness.
2025 Winners
COLORBOND Award for Steel Architecture
Commendation
Award for Commercial Architecture
Award for Educational Architecture
Award for Public Architecture
Award for Heritage
Award for Interior Architecture
- The Shed, University of Tasmania – Wardle
- Glenorchy Child and Family Learning Centre – Morrison & Breytenbach Architects
Commendation
- State Library and Archives for Tasmania Foyer Revitalisation – LIMINAL Spaces
- Dill Pickle Club – Workshop Architecture
- Isabel and Elsie: Homes Designed to Nurture Women and Children’s Wellbeing and Recovery from Homelessness – Christopher Clinton Architect with Core Collective Architects
Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)
Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (New)
Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
Commendation
Award for Small Project Architecture
Commendation
Award for Sustainable Architecture
Commendation
- Tolpuddle Tasting Room – TANNER ARCHITECTS
- The St Lukes Building – TERRIOR
- The Shed, University of Tasmania – Wardle
- Phillip Smith Centre – Lovell Chen
Award for Enduring Architecture
- Henty House – Peter Partridge (Department of Housing and Construction)
The EmAGN Project Award
Emerging Architect Prize
- Elizabeth Walsh RAIA & Alex Nielsen RAIA – So. Architecture
SWT Blythe Student Prize
- Asyndeton – Pei Kai Tan
The John Lee Archer Triennial Prize
President’s Prize
- John Ancher FRAIA
With thanks to our venerated juries this year
Tasmanian Architecture Awards Jury
- Sarah Lindsay RAIA, jury chair, LXN Architecture
- Samuel Gardiner, RAIA, NH Architecture
- John Padas, RAIA, Xsquared Architects
- Hannah Webber, RAIA, Bence Mulcahy
- Kirsha Kaechele, MONA
The John Lee Archer Triennial Prize Jury
- Mark Stranan, RAIA, Austin Maynard Architects
- Nicky Adams, RAIA, MANA
- Dik Jarman, FRAIA
EmAGN Project Award Jury
- Daniel Lane RAIA, Preston Lane
- Sarah Lindsay RAIA, jury chair, LXN Architecture
- Georgina Kemp, RAIA, Plus Architecture
Emerging Architect Prize Jury
- Daniel Lane RAIA, Preston Lane
- Keith Westbrook, RAIA, Cumulus Studio
- Kate Shepherd RAIA, Homes Tasmania
SWT Blythe Student Prize Jury
- Kate Symons, RAIA, Studio Ilk
- Sam McQueeney, RAIA, Circa Morris-Nunn Chua Architects
- Harriet Kossmann, RAIA, Xsquared Architects
