Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal

The Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal is the highest individual award of the Australian Institute of Architects, awarded annually since 1960. The award was created to recognise distinguished service by Australian architects who have:

• designed or executed buildings of high merit;
• produced work of great distinction resulting in the advancement of architecture; or
• endowed the profession of architecture in a distinguished manner.

Recipients

• 1960 Leslie Wilkinson OBE
• 1961 Louis Laybourne-Smith CMG
• 1962 Joseph Fowell
• 1963 Arthur Stephenson
• 1964 Cobden Parkes
• 1965 Osborn McCutcheon
• 1966 William Laurie
• 1967 William Godfrey
• 1968 Roy Grounds
• 1969 Robin Boyd CBE ^[1]
• 1970 Jack McConnell
• 1971 Frederick Lucas
• 1972 Ted Farmer
• 1973 Jørn Utzon AC
• 1974 Raymond Berg
• 1975 Sydney Ancher
• 1976 Harry Seidler AC OBE
• 1977 Ronald Gilling
• 1978 Mervyn Parry
• 1979 Bryce Mortlock AM
• 1980 John Andrews AO
• 1981 Colin Madigan AO
• 1982 John Overall
• 1983 Gilbert Nicol & Ross Chisholm
• 1984 Philip Cox AO
• 1985 Peter Johnson AC
• 1986 Richard Butterworth ^[2]
• 1987 Daryl Jackson AO
• 1988 Romaldo Giurgola AO
• 1989 Robin Gibson AO
• 1990 Peter McIntyre AO
• 1991 Donald Bailey
• 1992 Glenn Murcutt AO
• 1993 Ken Woolley AO
• 1994 Neville Quarry AM
• 1995 NO AWARD
• 1996 John Denton, William Corker & Barry Marshall
• 1997 Roy Simpson ^[3]
• 1998 Gabriel Poole
• 1999 Richard Leplastrier AO
• 2000 John Morphett AM OBE
• 2001 Keith Cottier AM
• 2002 Brit Andresen ^[4]
• 2003 Peter Corrigan AM & Maggie Edmond AM (added in 2023) ^[5]
• 2004 Gregory Burgess
• 2005 James Birrell
• 2006 Kerry Hill AO
• 2007 Enrico Taglietti AO
• 2008 Richard Johnson AO MBE
• 2009 Ken Maher AO
• 2010 Kerry Clare and Lindsay Clare
• 2011 Graeme Gunn AM
• 2012 Lawrence Nield ^[6]
• 2013 Peter Wilson ^[7]
• 2014 Phil Harris and Adrian Welke
• 2015 Peter Stutchbury
• 2016 ARM Architecture ^[8]
• 2017 Peter Elliott AM ^[9]
• 2018 Alexander Tzannes AM
• 2019 Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg
• 2020 John Wardle ^[10]
• 2021 Donald Robert (Don) Watson ^[11]
• 2022 Sean Godsell ^{[12] [13]}
• 2023 Kerstin Thompson ^[14]
• 2023 Maggie Edmond AM (see 2003) ^[15]
• 2024 Philip Thalis ^{[16] [17]}
• 2025 Timothy Hill ^[18]

References

1. "Medal, The Royal Australian Institute of Architects, The Royal Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal Award, 1969". Victorian Collections. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
2. "Richard Butterworth Awarded High Honour" (PDF). The Arbitor. August 1986. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
3. "AS Hook Address (presented posthumously)". Australian Institute of Architects. 1 November 1997. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
4. Andresen, Brit (1 January 2003). "AS Hook Address, RAIA 2002 Gold Medallist". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
5. "Winners revealed". ArchitectureAU.com. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
6. "2012 Gold Medal – Jury Citation for Lawrence Nield". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
7. "Peter Wilson awarded 2013 Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal". Architecture Media Pty Ltd. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
8. "ARM Architecture scoops Gold Medal at Architecture Awards" in The Fifth Estate, 2 May 2016
9. "2017 National Prizes: Gold Medal". Architecture Media Pty Ltd. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
10. "'Architect's architect' John Wardle wins 2020 Gold Medal".
11. "2021 National Prizes: Gold Medal". ArchitectureAU.com. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
12. "'Master craftsman' awarded Gold Medal in 2022 National Prizes". Architecture AU. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
13. "2022 Gold Medal A.S. Hook Address NGV, Sean Godsell FRAIA,". YouTube. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
14. "2023 National Prizes: Gold Medal". ArchitectureAU.com. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
15. Goad, Philip (31 October 2023). "Gold Medal tribute: Maggie Edmond". ArchitectureAU.com. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
16. Power, Julie (10 May 2024). "Architect Philip Thalis paid the price for being outspoken. Now he's won the profession's gold medal". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
17. "2024 National Prizes Gold Medal". ArchitectureAU.com. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
18. "2025 National Prizes: Gold Medal". ArchitectureAU.com. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.

External links

• Gold Medal at Australian Institute of Architects website