We are thrilled to officially announce the appointed Jury for this year’s NSW Architecture Awards.
Our jurors contribute unique and varied expertise to the system of peer review, ensuring that innovation and quality remain at the heart of our industry. We thank all jurors for their commitment to the profession and all those who have entered for one of our biggest years yet. Celebrating the very best in Australian Architecture, these awards honour the complexities of Australian design within the challenges of today.
Winners will be celebrated on Thursday 2 July 2026 in Sydney.
2026 Jurors
Chair of Juries
- Bill Tsakalos, Blacktown City Council
Commercial Architecture
- Daniel Bourke (Jury Chair), fjcstudio
- Amy Dowse, Tzannes
- Basil Richardson, Architectus
Enduring Architecture
- Brian Zulailkha (Jury Chair), Tonkin Zulaikha Greer
- Liam Fitzgerald, Architectus
- Jansen Che, Lippmann Partnership
- Barbara Flynn, Barbara Flynn Pty Ltd
Educational Architecture & Small Project Architecture
- Darlene van der Breggen (Jury Chair), van der Breggen Architecture and Urban Design
- Nick Gonsalves, Neeson Murcutt Neille
- Patrick Love, lahznimmo architects
- Martina Novakova Lam, Government Architect NSW
Heritage
- Kim Crestani (Jury Chair), Order Architects
- Melanie Schonfeld, Tanner Kibble Denton Architects
- Ryan Wazir, John McAslan and Partners
Interior Architecture
- Leone Lorrimer (Jury Chair)
- Tracey Wiles, Woods Bagot
- Tomek Archer, Archer Office
Public Architecture & Urban Design
- Matthew Pullinger (Jury Chair), Matthew Pullinger Architect
- Helen Lochhead, Helen Lochhead Urban Projects
- Matteo Salval, JPW
Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations & Additions)
- Stephen Varady (Jury Chair), Stephen Varady Architecture
- Lyndsey Fitz-Gerald, Potter & Wilson
- Lisa Gervay, Studio Prineas
- Penny Craswell
Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
- Jason Fraser (Jury Chair), Woods Bagot
- Chi Melhem, EM BE CE
- Nazia Kachwalla, Tonkin Zulaikha Greer
- Julie Power, The Sydney Morning Herald
Residential Architecture – Houses (New)
- Kristin Utz (Jury Chair), Utz Sanby
- Kati Westlake, Sydney Metro (Transport for NSW)
- Chris Mullaney, Muci
Sustainable
- Isabelle Toland (Jury Chair), Aileen Sage
- Anna Harris, Tanner Kibble Denton Architects
- Jack Gillmer, SJB
- Lucy Rimmer, Government Architect NSW
Colorbond
- Thomas Rivard (Jury Chair), Lean Productions
- Annie Tennant, Placemaking NSW
- Gabrielle Suhr, SJB
EmAGN Project Award
- Bill Tsakalos (Jury Chair), Blacktown City Council
- Elizabeth Carpenter, fjcstudio
- Allen Huang, EmAGN Co-Chair, Sam Crawford Architects
- Milly Meares, EmAGN Co-Chair, Together Design Studio