The Sir John Sulman Medal for Public Architecture is an architectural award presented by the New South Wales chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects since 1932.[1] The medal is sometimes referred to as the Sulman Award and now recognises excellence in public buildings in either New South Wales or in the Australian Capital Territory. Before the advent of the Wilkinson Award in 1961, it was on occasion presented to residential housing projects.
| Sir John Sulman Medal | |
|---|---|
| Current: Grimshaw Architects | |
 1959 Sulman Medal Australian Academy of Science | |
| Awarded for | Public Architecture in New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Australian Institute of Architects (NSW Chapter) |
| First awarded | 1932 |
| Last awarded | 2024 |
| Website | architecture.com.au |
The medal is presented in memory of the Australian architect Sir John Sulman (29 August 1849 – 18 August 1934).[1] Sulman was born in Greenwich, England, and emigrated to Sydney in 1885. From 1921 to 1924 he was chairman of the Federal Capital Advisory Committee and influenced the development of Canberra. The medal was designed by George Rayner Hoff (1894—1937), sculptor and teacher, famed for his sculptures in Sydney's Anzac Memorial.
History of the Award
editSulman was an enthusiastic about town planning, and it was intended that the Medal was for "a building of exceptional merit that contributed to the streetscape".[2] This interest in the greater urban environment and the relationship of the building to the public domain parallels the earlier Royal Institute of British Architects Street Architecture Medal instigated in 1923, and the RVIA Street Architecture Medal in Melbourne that began in 1929, later to be known as the Victorian Architecture Medal.
In the 1950 Year Book of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, the Sir John Sulman Medal and Diploma was defined as being "awarded annually for a building of exceptional merit in one of the following classes: (1) Public and Monumental, (2) Educational and Ecclesiastical, (3) Commercial and Industrial, (4) Recreational, (5) Domestic and Residential. The building must have been erected in New South Wales within the previous five years and must be readily accessible and visible. The Jury comprises four Architects, one Painter, one Art Critic, and the Director of the National Art Gallery."[3]
List of Sulman Medal Winners
edit| Year | Architect | Project | Image | Location | Other awards and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Peddle Thorp & Walker | Science House | .jpg) |
157–169 Gloucester Street and Essex Street, The Rocks | [4] |
| 1933 | Budden & Mackey | Primary Producers' Bank | 105 Pitt Street, Sydney | (demolished 1964) | |
| 1934 | Professor Leslie Wilkinson | Wiston Gardens | .jpg) |
4–6 Wiston Gardens, Double Bay | [5] |
| 1935 | Fowell & McConnel | St. Anne's Shrine |  |
60 Blair Street, Bondi | [6] |
| 1936 | Budden & Mackey | Transport House also known as NSW Government Railways Offices |
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19 York Street, Sydney | [7][8] |
| 1937 | J.D. Moore & V. L. Dowling | West Wing, Frensham School |  |
Mittagong | |
| 1938 | F.A. Scorer | City Incinerator | Newcastle | (demolished 1989) | |
| 1939 | Eric W. Andrew | Surf Pavilion | South Steyne, Manly | (demolished 1980)[9] | |
| 1940 | G.H.B. McDonell | House | 67 Elgin Street, Gordon | ||
| 1941 | Stephenson & Turner | King George V Memorial Hospital for Mothers and Babies |  |
Missenden Road, Camperdown | |
| 1942 | Professor Leslie Wilkinson | St. Michael's Church Complex Additions | Corner Gilliver Avenue & Vaucluse Road, Vaucluse | ||
| 1943 | Fowell, McConnel & Mansfield in association with Brian O'Rorke |
Orient Line Building |  |
2–6 Spring Street, Sydney | (altered) |
| 1944 | NO AWARD | ||||
| 1945 | Sydney Ancher | House | 3 Maytone Avenue, Killara | ||
| 1946 | Stephenson & Turner | Concord Repatriation General Hospital |  |
Hospital Road, Concord | |
| 1947 | Stafford, Moor & Farrington | Wormald Bros | 208 Young Street, Waterloo | (demolished) | |
| 1948 | A.H.A. Hanson | House | 55 Illeroy Avenue, Killara | ||
| 1949 | NO AWARD | ||||
| 1950 | Spencer, Spencer & Bloomfield | Top Dog Men's | Pittwater Road, Dee Why | (substantially altered) | |
| 1951 | Harry Seidler | Rose Seidler House |  |
71 Clissold Road, Wahroonga, historically referred as North Turramurra | |
| 1952 | Peddle Thorp & Walker | Royal Swedish Legation | .JPG) |
5 Turrana Street, Yarralumla, Canberra | |
| 1953 | Professor Brian Lewis | University House |  |
Australian National University, Canberra | |
| 1954 | Stafford Moor & Farrington | Boots Pure Drug Company | 376 Eastern Valley Way, Roseville | (demolished) | |
| 1955 | Canberra Branch Commonwealth Department of Works (Architect Ian Slater) | Canberra Olympic Pool | 36 Constitution Avenue, Canberra | ||
| 1956 | Baldwinson, Booth & Peters | Hotel Belmont | Belmont | ||
| 1957 | John Allen & Russell Jack | House | 62 Boundary Road, Wahroonga | ||
| 1958 | Architect's Branch Sydney City Council | Florence Bartley Library | Fitzroy Gardens, Potts Point | (demolished 1995) | |
| 1959 | Grounds, Romberg & Boyd | Australian Academy of Science (The Shine Dome) |
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15 Gordon Street, Acton, Canberra |
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| 1960 | Ancher Mortlock Murray & Woolley | Badham House | 89 Dolans Road South, Caringbah | ||
| 1961 | Bunning & Madden | Liner House |  |
13–15 Bridge Street, Sydney | [10] |
| 1962 | NSW Government Architect (Ted Farmer, Tom O’Mahony, Ken Woolley) |
Fisher Library |  |
University of Sydney | |
| 1963 | Ian McKay & Philip Cox | St Andrews Presbyterian Agricultural College Boys Home[11] | Leppington | (closed 1980s, demolished 2015) | |
| 1964 | NSW Government Architect (Ted Farmer and Peter Hall) |
Goldstein Hall[12] | Fig Tree Lane, Kensington Campus, University of New South Wales | ||
| Hely, Bell & Horne | 75 St Johns Road & Glebe Point Road (now Anglicare St Johns Village) | 75 St Johns Road, Glebe | |||
| 1965 | Ian McKay & Philip Cox | C.B. Alexander Presbyterian Agricultural College (Tocal College) | .jpg) |
Tocal, Paterson | [13] |
| 1966 | Edwards, Madigan, Torzillo & Partners | Warringah Shire Library (now Dee Why Library)[14] |
725 Pittwater Road, Dee Why | ||
| 1967 | Harry Seidler & Associates | Australia Square |  |
George Street, Sydney | |
| 1968 | NO AWARD | ||||
| 1969 | NSW Government Architect (Ted Farmer) |
Marsden Retarded Children's Centre | Mons Road, Westmead, historically referred as Parramatta | (partially demolished) | |
| 1970 | Edwards, Madigan, Torzillo & Briggs in conjunction with NSW Government Architect (Ted Farmer) |
Student Residence 'A' | Mitchell College of Advanced Education, Bathurst | ||
| 1971 | NO AWARD | ||||
| 1972 | |||||
| 1973 | |||||
| 1974 | |||||
| 1975 | NSW Government Architect (Charles Weatherburn) |
Art Gallery of New South Wales additions | Art Gallery Road, Sydney | ||
| 1976 | NO AWARD | ||||
| 1977 | |||||
| 1978 | NSW Government Architect (Ian Thomson) |
Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education | Eaton Road, Lindfield | ||
| 1979 | NO AWARD | ||||
| 1981 | NSW Government Architect (Ian Thomson & Chris Johnson) |
Hampden Park Primary School | Hampden Road, Lakemba | ||
| Harry Seidler & Associates | Glen Street Offices | 2 Glen Street, Milsons Point | |||
| 1982 | NO AWARD | ||||
| 1983 | Harry Seidler & Associates | MLC Centre |  |
Martin Place, Sydney | |
| John Andrews | American Express Tower (King George Tower) (now 388 George) |
388 George Street, Sydney | |||
| 1984 | NSW Government Architect (Ian Thomson) |
Parklea Prison | Sunnyholt Road, Parklea | ||
| 1985 | NSW Government Architect (Ian Thomson) in association with Vivian Fraser |
Wharf Theatre | Pier 4/5, Millers Point | ||
| Glenn Murcutt | Zachary's Restaurant[15] | Mona Vale Road, Terrey Hills | |||
| 1986 | NSW Government Architect (Ian Thompson & Colin Still) |
City Council Library & Regional Gallery | Orange | ||
| 1987 | Rice Daubney in association with Stephenson & Turner | Queen Victoria Building restoration |  |
George Street, Sydney | |
| 1988 | NSW Government Architect (Lionel Glendenning) | Powerhouse Museum |  |
500 Harris Street, Ultimo | |
| 1989 | NSW Government Architect (Lindsay Kelly) | Art Gallery of New South Wales extensions & alterations | Art Gallery Road, Sydney | ||
| Cox Richardson Taylor Partners | Sydney Exhibition Centre | Darling Harbour, Sydney | (demolished 2014) | ||
| 1990 | Bligh Robinson Architects | Lake Crackenback Village | Alpine Way, Thredbo | ||
| 1991 | Harry Seidler & Associates | Grosvenor Place | 225 George Street, Sydney | ||
| 1992 | Jørn Utzon | Sydney Opera House | .jpg) |
Sydney | (Commemorative Award) |
| 1993 | NO AWARD | ||||
| 1994 | Denton Corker Marshall | Governor Phillip Tower |  |
1 Farrer Place, Sydney | |
| 1995 | NO AWARD | ||||
| 1996 | |||||
| 1997 | Grose Bradley Architects | Architecture Studios | University of Newcastle | ||
| 1998 | Hassell | Olympic Park Station |  |
Sydney Olympic Park |
|
| 1999 | Glenn Murcutt, Wendy Lewin, Reg Lark | Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Education Centre | 170 Riversdale Road, Illaroo NSW | ||
| 2000 | MGT Architects | The Scientia |  |
University of New South Wales | |
| Bligh Voller Nield | Tennis Centre | Sydney Olympic Park | |||
| 2001 | Suters Architects with Stutchbury & Pape | Life Sciences Building | University of Newcastle | ||
| 2002 | Hassell in association with Peter Armstrong Architecture | National Institute of Dramatic Art |  |
Anzac Parade, Kensington | |
| 2003 | Bligh Voller Nield and Woods Bagot | University of Technology Sydney, City Campus, Building 10 |  |
Broadway, Sydney | |
| 2004 | Renzo Piano Building Workshop in association with Lend Lease Design | Aurora Place |  |
88 Phillip Street, Sydney | |
| 2005 | Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp | The Mint, Historic Houses Trust of NSW |  |
Macquarie Street, Sydney | |
| 2006 | Bligh Voller Nield | 36/37 Squadron Headquarters, Royal Australian Air Force | RAAF Base Richmond | ||
| 2007 | NO AWARD | ||||
| 2008 | Kennedy Associates | Bowden Centre, Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan | Mount Annan | ||
| 2009 | Candalepas Associates | All Saints Grammar School | 13–17 Cecilia Street, Belmore | ||
| 2010 | Hassell | Epping to Chatswood Rail Link, Intermediate Stations |  |
Macquarie Park North Ryde |
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| 2011 | Bligh Voller Nield | Brain and Mind Research Institute, Youth Mental Health Building | 94 Mallett Street, Camperdown |
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| 2012 | BVN Architecture | Mabel Fidler Building, Ravenswood School for Girls[16] |  |
Gordon |
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| 2013 | Collins and Turner Architects | Waterloo Youth, Family and Community Centre (now Weave Youth & Community Services) | 1B Elizabeth Street, Waterloo | ||
| 2014 | Neeson Murcutt Architects in association with City of Sydney |
Prince Alfred Park Pool Upgrade | Prince Alfred Park, Surry Hills |
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| 2015 | BVN | Westmead Millennium Institute | Westmead | ||
| 2016 | Neeson Murcutt Architects | Kempsey Crescent Head Surf Life Saving Club | Crescent Head | ||
| 2017 | Crone Architects | Orange Regional Museum[19][20] | 151 Byng Street, Orange |
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| 2018 | Candalepas Associates | Punchbowl Mosque[22][23] | 25–27 Matthews Street, Punchbowl | ||
| 2019 | CHROFI | Maitland Riverlink | Maitland |
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| 2020 | Johnson Pilton Walker with NSW Government Architect | Anzac Memorial Centenary Extension[25][26] |  |
Hyde Park, Sydney | |
| 2021 | Hassell Studio | Sydney Theatre Company[27] | Pier 4/5, Walsh Bay located at 15 Hickson Road, Dawes Point, Sydney | ||
| 2022 | Kerstin Thompson Architects | Bundanon Art Museum and Bridge[28][29] | Bundanon, 533 Bundanon Road, Illaroo, NSW |
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| 2023 | SANAA with Architectus (Executive Architects) |
North Building (Sydney Modern), Art Gallery of New South Wales[30] | Art Gallery Road, Sydney | ||
| 2024 | Grimshaw and Andrew Burges Architects with McGregor Coxall | Parramatta Aquatic Centre[31] | 7A Park Parade, Parramatta | ||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b 80th anniversary of the Sulman Medal
- ^ "NSW Awards History". Architecture.com.au. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ Year book of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects. Australia: RAIA. 1950. p. 1098.
- ^ "Science House (including original interiors)". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01578. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Houses". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00209. Retrieved 1 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "St. Anne's Church". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01706. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Transport House". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01271. Retrieved 13 October 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Former Railway House (Part of Transport House) Including Interiors". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Manly Life Saving Pavilion, Manly Sydney Australia" (PDF). International working party for documentation and conservation of buildings, sites and neighbourhoods of the modern movement. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Liner House". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00589. Retrieved 13 October 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "St Andrews Presbyterian Agricultural College Boys Home: Award-winning architecture now lost". Camden History Notes. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Goldstein College" (PDF). DOCOMOMO Australia. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ Bleby, Michael (20 August 2016). "Architect Philip Cox delivers upfront on architecture's deficiencies". Financial Review. Australia. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Warringah Shire Library, Dee Why, photograph". Northern Beaches Recollect. 1966. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "OBJECT: The Royal Australian Institute of Architects' Sir John Sulman Medal awarded to Glenn Murcutt". Powerhouse Collection. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Ravenswood School for Girls". BVN.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "2014 NSW Architecture Awards". ArchitectureAU.com. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "2014 NSW Architecture Awards". ArchitectureAU.com. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "2017 NSW Architecture Awards". ArchitectureAU.com. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Orange Regional Museum". Crone Architects. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "2017 NSW Architecture Awards". ArchitectureAU.com. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "2018 NSW Architecture Awards". ArchitectureAU.com. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ Raggatt, Mark (24 July 2019). "A 'modern architectural masterpiece': Punchbowl Mosque". ArchitectureAU.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Winners revealed: 2018 National Architecture Awards". ArchitectureAU.com. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "ANZAC Memorial Centenary Extension, NSW Architecture Awards 2020 Showcase". Architecture.coma.au. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "2020 National Architecture Awards: The Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture". ArchitectureAU.com. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "2021 NSW Architecture Awards winners". Architecture.com.au. 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "2022 NSW Architecture Awards winners". Architecture.com.au. 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Bundanon is awarded its second Sulman medal for public architecture". Bundanon. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "2023 National Architecture Awards Program—Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney Modern Building, Lead Consultant SANAA; Executive Architect: Architectus". Archtiecture.com.au. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "2024 NSW Architecture Awards". Architecture AU. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
Further reading
edit- Serle, Percival (1949). "Sulman, John". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
- Metcalf, Andrew (1977). Architecture in Transition: The Sulman Award 1932-1997. Sydney: Historic Houses Trust of NSW.