Canberra Medallion
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Awarded forHighest architectural achievement in Australian Capital Territory
CountryAustralia
Presented byAustralian Institute of Architects (ACT Chapter)
First award1956
| Canberra Medallion | |
|---|---|
 1989 Canberra Medallion awarded to Lawrence Neild & Partners | |
| Awarded for | Highest architectural achievement in Australian Capital Territory |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Australian Institute of Architects (ACT Chapter) |
| First award | 1956 |
| Currently held by | Stewart Architecture for Daramalan College Performing Arts Centre, 2025 |
| Website | Canberra Medallion Winner 2024 |
The Canberra Medallion is an annual architecture award presented by the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects. It is regarded as the highest award at the annual ACT architecture awards.
Early awards and name change
Established in 1956, the Canberra Medallion is one of the oldest architecture awards in Australia. Only the Victorian Architecture Medal/Street Architecture Medal (1929) and the NSW Sir John Sulman Medal (1934) are older state based awards for architecture.[1]
Initially the award was known as the Award for Meritorious Architecture by the Canberra Area Committee of the RAIA. In 1962 when the ACT Chapter was established the award was renamed and a bronze medallion to 'equal the prestige of the Sulman Medal' was added. The medallion is named for Australia's capital city, Canberra, located in the Australian Capital Territory, although most winning projects are located in the city not all winners are located in Canberra.[2]
Bronze medallion design
The medallion was designed by Peter Swalling in 1968 and first presented to the 1968 Canberra Medallion winning project, the Norwood Park Crematorium.[3] The circular style of the medallion has remained the same although materials and finishes have changed over the years.
Canberra Medallion winners since 2000
| Year | Architect | Project | Location | State | Type | Other AIA awards |
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| 2025 | Stewart Architecture | Daramalan College Performing Arts Centre[5] | 121 Cowper Street, Dickson | Australian Capital Territory | Education |
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| 2024 | Joanna Nelson Architect | House on a Path | Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | Residential |
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| 2023 | Bates Smart | Brindabella[7][8] | 6 Brindabella Circuit, Canberra Airport | Australian Capital Territory | Commercial |
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| 2022 | Hassell | Birch Building Refurbishment[9][10] | Australian National University, 35 Science Road, Acton, Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | Education |
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| 2021 | Anthony Knobel | House for Hiroko[14] | Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | Residential |
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| 2020 | Edition Office and Daniel Boyd | For Our Country[15][16][17] | Australian War Memorial, Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | War Memorial |
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| 2019 | Austin Maynard Architects | Empire[19][20] | Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | Residential |
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| 2018 | Hassell | Australian Federal Police Forensics and Data Centre, Majura | 1 Tambreet Street, Majura | Australian Capital Territory | Government |
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| 2017 | National Capital Authority, Jane Irwin, Hill Thalis, SMEC and AECOM | Constitution Avenue Streetscape[23][24] | Constitution Avenue, Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | Urban Design |
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| 2016 | lahznimmo | Bowen Place Crossing[25] | Bowen Place & Kings Avenue, Parkes, Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | Urban Design |
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| 2015 | Fender Katsalidis | New Acton Precinct[27] | Acton, Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | Mixed Use |
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| 2014 | Tonkin Zulaikha Greer and Taylor Cullity Lethlean | National Arboretum[29] | Forest Drive, Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | Cultural |
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| 2013 | Fender Katsalidis | 2 & 4 National Circuit[30] | 2 & 4 National Circuit, Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | Commercial |
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| 2012 | Collins Caddaye | St Gregory's Hall[31] | St. Gregory's Primary School (MacQuoid Street Campus), Molonglo Street, Queanbeyan | Australian Capital Territory | Education |
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| 2011 | Johnson Pilton Walker | Australian War Memorial Eastern Precinct[32][33] | Australian War Memorial, Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | War Memorial |
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| 2010 | Nino Bellantonio, AIL Studio & Joanna Nelson | H House[34][35] | O’Connor | Australian Capital Territory | Residential |
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| 2009 | Johnson Pilton Walker | National Portrait Gallery[36] | King Edward Terrace, Parkes, Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | Cultural |
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| 2008 | Fender Katsalidis | New Acton East[38][39] | Corner of Marcus Clarke Street & Edinburgh Avenue, Acton, Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | Mixed Use/Commercial |
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| 2007 | Cox Humphries Moss | Australian Institute of Sport Aquatic Testing and Training Centre[41] | 26 Leverrier Street, Bruce, Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | Sport |
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| Bligh Voller Nield | ANU Medical School | Canberra Hospital, Garran | Australian Capital Territory | Health | ||
| 2006 | Roger Pegrum | Reid House[42] | 19 Euree Street, Reid, Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | Residential | |
| 2005 | Denton Corker Marshall | ANZAC Hall[43] | Australian War Memorial, Campbell, Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | War Memorial | |
| 2004 | No Award | |||||
| 2003 | No Award | |||||
| 2002 | Cox Humphries Moss (Rodney Moss) | Clynes House[44][45] (Catherine & Robert Clynes) | Yarralumla, Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | Residential | |
| Woods Bagot | Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS House)[46] | 45 Benjamin Way, Belconnen | Australian Capital Territory | Commercial | ||
| 2001 | Mitchell Giurgola & Thorp | Australian War Memorial Gallery Redevelopment | Australian War Memorial, Campbell Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | War Memorial | |
| 2000 | Daryl Jackson Alastair Swayn | CSIRO Discovery Centre[47] | North Science Road, Acton, Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | Commercial | |
| 2000 | Dawson Brown Architecture | Sastrugi Lodge (redevelopment of 1958 lodge by Eric Nicholls)[48][49] | 12 Diggings Terace, Thredbo | New South Wales | Residential | |