Sir John Sulman Medal

{{Short description|Annual award for public buildings in New South Wales}}

{{Infobox award

| name = Sir John Sulman Medal

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| caption = 1959 Sulman Medal
Australian Academy of Science

| holder = Grimshaw and Andrew Burges Architects with McGregor Coxall''

| awarded_for = Public Architecture in New South Wales

| presenter = Australian Institute of Architects (NSW Chapter)

| country = Australia

| year = {{Start date and age|1932}}

| year2 = 2024

| website = {{URL|http://www.architecture.com.au/awards|architecture.com.au}}

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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.[http://www.architecture.com.au/docs/default-source/nsw-notable-buildings/80th-anniversary-of-the-sulman-medal.pdf?sfvrsn=0 80th anniversary of the Sulman Medal] 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.

The medal is presented in memory of the Australian architect Sir John Sulman (29 August 1849 – 18 August 1934). 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

Sulman 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".{{Cite web |title=NSW Awards History |url=https://wp.architecture.com.au/nswawards/history/ |access-date=7 August 2023 |website=Architecture.com.au}} 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."{{Cite book |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3106915042/view?sectionId=nla.obj-3110486443&partId=nla.obj-3106934584#page/n108/mode/1up |title=Year book of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects. |publisher=RAIA |year=1950 |location=Australia |pages=1098 |language=en}}

List of Sulman Medal Winners

Year	Architect	Project	Image	Location	Other awards and notes
class="wikitable sortable"
1932	Peddle Thorp & Walker	Science House	100px	157–169 Gloucester Street and Essex Street, {{NSWcity\|The Rocks}}	{{cite NSW SHR\|5053194\|Science House (including original interiors)\|hr=01578\|fn=H03/00266\|accessdate=14 October 2018}}
1933	Budden & Mackey	Primary Producers' Bank		105 Pitt Street, Sydney	{{small\|(demolished 1964)}}
1934	Professor Leslie Wilkinson	Wiston Gardens	100px	4–6 Wiston Gardens, Double Bay	{{cite NSW SHR\|5045516\|Houses\|hr=00209\|fn=S90/05979 & HC 32321\|accessdate=1 June 2018}}
1935	Fowell & McConnel	St. Anne's Shrine	100px	60 Blair Street, {{NSWcity\|Bondi}}	{{cite NSW SHR\|5055014\|St. Anne's Church\|hr=01706\|fn=H97/01007\|accessdate=2 June 2018}}
1936	Budden & Mackey	Transport House also known as Railway House	100px	19—31 York Street, Sydney	RIBA Medal, 1939{{cite NSW SHR\|5044984\|Transport House\|hr=01271\|fn=S91/02291/11\|accessdate=13 October 2018}}{{cite NSW HD\|2423858\|Former Railway House (Part of Transport House) Including Interiors\|accessdate=20 December 2018}}
1937	J.D. Moore & V. L. Dowling	West Wing, Frensham School	100px	Mittagong
1938	F.A. Scorer	City Incinerator		{{NSWcity\|Newcastle}}	{{small\|(demolished 1989)}}
1939	Eric W. Andrew	Surf Pavilion		South Steyne, {{NSWcity\|Manly}}	{{small\|(demolished 1980)}}{{cite web\|title=Manly Life Saving Pavilion, Manly Sydney Australia\|url=http://docomomoaustralia.com.au/pdf/Fiche_2003/Minifiche_Manly.pdf\|publisher=International working party for documentation and conservation of buildings, sites and neighbourhoods of the modern movement\|accessdate=14 September 2012}}
1940	G.H.B. McDonell	House		67 Elgin Street, {{NSWcity\|Gordon}}
1941	Stephenson & Turner	King George V Memorial Hospital for Mothers and Babies	100px	Missenden Road, {{NSWcity\|Camperdown}}
1942	Professor Leslie Wilkinson	St. Michael's Church Complex Additions		Corner Gilliver Avenue & Vaucluse Road, {{NSWcity\|Vaucluse}}
1943	Fowell, McConnel & Mansfield in association with Brian O'Rorke	Orient Line Building	100px	2–6 Spring Street, Sydney	{{small\|(altered)}}
style="background: white;" \| 1944	colspan=5 align=center \|NO AWARD
1945	Sydney Ancher	House		3 Maytone Avenue, Killara
1946	Stephenson & Turner	Concord Repatriation General Hospital	100px	Hospital Road, {{NSWcity\|Concord}}
1947	Stafford, Moor & Farrington	Wormald Bros		208 Young Street, {{NSWcity\|Waterloo}}	{{small\|(demolished)}}
1948	A.H.A. Hanson	House		55 Illeroy Avenue, Killara
style="background: white;" \| 1949	colspan=5 align=center\|NO AWARD
1950	Spencer, Spencer & Bloomfield	Top Dog Men's		Pittwater Road, Dee Why	{{small\|(substantially altered)}}
1951	Harry Seidler	Rose Seidler House	100px	71 Clissold Road, Wahroonga, historically referred as North Turramurra
1952	Peddle Thorp & Walker	Royal Swedish Legation	100px	5 Turrana Street, Yarralumla, Canberra
1953	Professor Brian Lewis	University House	100px	Australian National University, Canberra
1954	Stafford Moor & Farrington	Boots Pure Drug Company		376 Eastern Valley Way, {{NSWcity\|Roseville}}	{{small\|(demolished)}}
1955	Canberra Branch Commonwealth Department of Works (Architect Ian Slater)	Canberra Olympic Pool		36 Constitution Avenue, Canberra
1956	Baldwinson, Booth & Peters	Hotel Belmont		{{NSWcity\|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	{{small\|(demolished 1995)}}
1959	Grounds, Romberg & Boyd	Australian Academy of Science (The Shine Dome)	100px	15 Gordon Street, Acton, Canberra	* Meritorious Architecture Award, ACT, 1959 Sir Roy Grounds Award for Enduring Architecture, 2001
1960	Ancher Mortlock Murray & Woolley	Badham House		89 Dolans Road South, Caringbah
1961	Bunning & Madden	Liner House	100px	13–15 Bridge Street, Sydney	{{cite NSW SHR\|5045700\|Liner House\|hr=00589\|fn=S90/03326 & HC 33163\|accessdate=13 October 2018}}
1962	NSW Government Architect (Ted Farmer, Tom O’Mahony, Ken Woolley)	Fisher Library	100px	University of Sydney
1963	Ian McKay & Philip Cox	St Andrews Presbyterian Agricultural College Boys Home{{Cite web \|date=2 December 2021 \|title=St Andrews Presbyterian Agricultural College Boys Home: Award-winning architecture now lost \|url=https://camdenhistorynotes.com/2021/12/02/st-andrews-presbyterian-agriculture-college-boys-home-leppington/ \|access-date=1 August 2023 \|website=Camden History Notes}}		Leppington	{{small\|(closed 1980s, demolished 2015)}}
rowspan=2\| 1964	NSW Government Architect (Ted Farmer and Peter Hall)	Goldstein Hall{{Cite web \|title=Goldstein College \|url=https://docomomoaustralia.com.au/pdf/Fiche_2007/Goldstein_College.pdf \|access-date=5 September 2023 \|website=DOCOMOMO Australia}}		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, {{NSWcity\|Glebe}}
1965	Ian McKay & Philip Cox	C.B. Alexander Presbyterian Agricultural College (Tocal College)	100px	{{NSWcity\|Tocal}}, {{NSWcity\|Paterson}}	{{cite news \|author=Bleby, Michael \|url=http://www.afr.com/leadership/entrepreneur/profiles/architect-philip-cox-delivers-upfront-on-architectures-deficiencies-20160810-gqpgrv \|title=Architect Philip Cox delivers upfront on architecture's deficiencies \|work=Financial Review \|location=Australia \|date=20 August 2016 \|access-date=20 August 2016}}
1966	Edwards, Madigan, Torzillo & Partners	Warringah Shire Library (now Dee Why Library){{Cite web \|date=1966 \|title=Warringah Shire Library, Dee Why, photograph \|url=https://northernbeaches.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/3750?keywords= \|access-date=7 September 2023 \|website=Northern Beaches Recollect}}		725 Pittwater Road, Dee Why
1967	Harry Seidler & Associates	Australia Square	100px	George Street, Sydney
style="background: white;" \| 1968	colspan=5 align=center\|NO AWARD
1969	NSW Government Architect (Ted Farmer)	Marsden Retarded Children's Centre		Mons Road, {{NSWcity\|Westmead}}, historically referred as Parramatta	{{small\|(partially demolished)}}
1970	Edwards, Madigan, Torzillo & Briggs in conjunction with NSW Government Architect (Ted Farmer)	Student Residence 'A'		Mitchell College of Advanced Education, {{NSWcity\|Bathurst}}
style="background: white;" \| 1971	rowspan=4 colspan=5 align=center\|NO AWARD
style="background: white;" \| 1972
style="background: white;" \| 1973
style="background: white;" \| 1974
1975	NSW Government Architect (Charles Weatherburn)	Art Gallery of New South Wales additions		Art Gallery Road, Sydney	* New South Wales Enduring Architecture Award, 2007
style="background: white;" \| 1976	rowspan=2 colspan=5 align=center\|NO AWARD
style="background: white;" \| 1977
1978	NSW Government Architect (Ian Thomson)	Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education		Eaton Road, {{NSWcity\|Lindfield}}	* New South Wales Enduring Architecture Award, 2005
style="background: white;" \| 1979	colspan=5 align=center\|NO AWARD
rowspan=2\|1981	NSW Government Architect (Ian Thomson & Chris Johnson)	Hampden Park Primary School		Hampden Road, {{NSWcity\|Lakemba}}
Harry Seidler & Associates	Glen Street Offices		2 Glen Street, Milsons Point
style="background: white;" \| 1982	colspan=5 align=center\|NO AWARD
rowspan=2\| 1983	Harry Seidler & Associates	MLC Centre	100px	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
rowspan=2\| 1985	NSW Government Architect (Ian Thomson) in association with Vivian Fraser	Wharf Theatre		Pier 4/5, Millers Point	*National Award for Enduring Architecture, 2008 New South Wales Enduring Architecture Award, 2008
Glenn Murcutt	Zachary's Restaurant{{Cite web \|title=OBJECT: The Royal Australian Institute of Architects' Sir John Sulman Medal awarded to Glenn Murcutt \|url=https://collection.powerhouse.com.au/object/166813 \|access-date=5 September 2023 \|website=Powerhouse Collection}}		Mona Vale Road, Terrey Hills
1986	NSW Government Architect (Ian Thompson & Colin Still)	City Council Library & Regional Gallery		{{NSWcity\|Orange}}
1987	Rice Daubney in association with Stephenson & Turner	Queen Victoria Building restoration	100px	George Street, Sydney
1988	NSW Government Architect (Lionel Glendenning)	Powerhouse Museum	100px	500 Harris Street, {{NSWcity\|Ultimo}}
rowspan=2\| 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	{{small\|(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	100px	Sydney	{{small\|(Commemorative Award)}}
style="background: white;" \| 1993	colspan=5 align=center \|NO AWARD
1994	Denton Corker Marshall	Governor Phillip Tower	100px	1 Farrer Place, Sydney
style="background: white;" \| 1995	rowspan=2 colspan=5 align=center\|NO AWARD
style="background: white;" \| 1996
1997	Grose Bradley Architects	Architecture Studios		University of Newcastle
1998	Hassell	Olympic Park Station	100px	Sydney Olympic Park	* Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture, 1998 Access Citation Award, 1998 New South Wales Enduring Architecture Award, 2023
1999	Glenn Murcutt, Wendy Lewin, Reg Lark	Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Education Centre		170 Riversdale Road, Illaroo NSW	*Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture, 1999
rowspan=2\| 2000	MGT Architects	The Scientia	100px	University of New South Wales	*Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture, 2000
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	National Institute of Dramatic Art	100px	Anzac Parade, {{NSWcity\|Kensington}}
2003	Bligh Voller Nield and Woods Bagot	University of Technology Sydney, City Campus, Building 10	100px	{{NSWcity\|Broadway}}, Sydney
2004	Renzo Piano Building Workshop in association with Lend Lease Design	Aurora Place	100px	88 Phillip Street, Sydney
2005	Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp	The Mint, Historic Houses Trust of NSW	100px	Macquarie Street, Sydney
2006	Bligh Voller Nield	36/37 Squadron Headquarters, Royal Australian Air Force		RAAF Base Richmond
style="background: white;" \| 2007	colspan=5 align=center\|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, {{NSWcity\|Belmore}}
2010	Hassell	Epping to Chatswood Rail Link, Intermediate Stations	100px	Macquarie Park North Ryde	*Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture, 2010
2011	Bligh Voller Nield	Brain and Mind Research Institute, Youth Mental Health Building		94 Mallett Street, {{NSWcity\|Camperdown}}	* World Architecture Festival, World Health Building, 2010 International Health Design Award, High Commendation, 2011 RIBA International Award for Architectural Excellence, 2011 National Award for Public Architecture, 2011 Chicago Antheneum International Architecture Award, 2012
2012	BVN Architecture	Mabel Fidler Building, Ravenswood School for Girls{{Cite web \|title=Ravenswood School for Girls \|url=https://www.bvn.com.au/project/ravenswood-school-for-girls \|access-date=10 November 2024 \|website=BVN.com.au}}	100px	{{NSWcity\|Gordon}}	* National Award for Public Architecture, 2012 Chicago Antheneum International Architecture Award, 2013
2013	Collins and Turner Architects	Waterloo Youth, Family and Community Centre (now Weave Youth & Community Services)		1B Elizabeth Street, {{NSWcity\|Waterloo}}	* National Award for Public Architecture, 2013
2014	Neeson Murcutt Architects in association with City of Sydney	Prince Alfred Park + Pool Upgrade		Prince Alfred Park, Surry Hills	*Lloyd Rees Award for Urban Design, 2014{{Cite web \|date=27 June 2014 \|title=2014 NSW Architecture Awards \|url=https://architectureau.com/articles/2014-nsw-architecture-awards/# \|access-date=31 January 2014 \|website=ArchitectureAU.com}} City of Sydney Lord Mayor’s Prize, 2014{{Cite web \|date=27 June 2014 \|title=2014 NSW Architecture Awards \|url=https://architectureau.com/articles/2014-nsw-architecture-awards/# \|access-date=31 January 2014 \|website=ArchitectureAU.com}} National Award for Public Architecture, 2014
2015	BVN	Westmead Millennium Institute		{{NSWcity\|Westmead}}
2016	Neeson Murcutt Architects	Kempsey Crescent Head Surf Life Saving Club		{{NSWcity\|Crescent Head}}
2017	Crone Architects	Orange Regional Museum{{Cite web \|date=1 July 2017 \|title=2017 NSW Architecture Awards \|url=https://architectureau.com/articles/2017-nsw-architecture-awards/ \|access-date=31 January 2024 \|website=ArchitectureAU.com}}{{Cite web \|title=Orange Regional Museum \|url=https://crone.com.au/project/orange-museum/ \|access-date=31 January 2024 \|website=Crone Architects}}		151 Byng Street, {{NSWcity\|Orange}}	* NSW Premier's Prize, 2017{{Cite web \|date=1 July 2017 \|title=2017 NSW Architecture Awards \|url=https://architectureau.com/articles/2017-nsw-architecture-awards/ \|access-date=31 January 2024 \|website=ArchitectureAU.com}}
2018	Candalepas Associates	Punchbowl Mosque{{Cite web \|date=6 July 2018 \|title=2018 NSW Architecture Awards \|url=https://architectureau.com/articles/2018-nsw-architecture-awards/ \|access-date=31 January 2024 \|website=ArchitectureAU.com}}{{Cite web \|last=Raggatt \|first=Mark \|date=24 July 2019 \|title=A 'modern architectural masterpiece': Punchbowl Mosque \|url=https://architectureau.com/articles/punchbowl-mosque/ \|access-date=31 January 2024 \|website=ArchitectureAU.com}}		25–27 Matthews Street, {{NSWcity\|Punchbowl}}	*National Award for Public Architecture, 2018{{Cite web \|date=1 November 2018 \|title=Winners revealed: 2018 National Architecture Awards \|url=https://architectureau.com/articles/2018-national-architecture-awards/ \|access-date=31 January 2024 \|website=ArchitectureAU.com}}
2019	CHROFI	Maitland Riverlink		{{NSWcity\|Maitland}}	* National Award for Public Architecture, 2019 NSW Architecture Medallion, 2019
2020	Johnson Pilton Walker with NSW Government Architect	Anzac Memorial Centenary Extension{{Cite web \|title=ANZAC Memorial Centenary Extension, NSW Architecture Awards 2020 Showcase \|url=https://www.architecture.com.au/archives/33172 \|access-date=14 November 2023 \|website=Architecture.coma.au\|date=11 September 2020 }}{{Cite web \|date=5 November 2020 \|title=2020 National Architecture Awards: The Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture \|url=https://architectureau.com/articles/2020-national-architecture-awards-the-sir-zelman-cowen-award-for-public-architecture/ \|access-date=14 November 2023 \|website=ArchitectureAU.com}}	100px	Hyde Park, Sydney	* Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture, 2020
2021	Hassell Studio	Sydney Theatre Company{{Cite web \|date=2021 \|title=2021 NSW Architecture Awards winners \|url=https://www.architecture.com.au/awards/2021-awards/2021-nsw-architecture-awards-winners-2 \|access-date=1 August 2023 \|website=Architecture.com.au}}		Pier 4/5, Walsh Bay located at 15 Hickson Road, Dawes Point, Sydney
2022	Kerstin Thompson Architects	Bundanon Art Museum and Bridge{{Cite web \|date=2022 \|title=2022 NSW Architecture Awards winners \|url=https://www.architecture.com.au/awards/2022-awards/2022-nsw-architecture-awards-winners \|access-date=1 August 2023 \|website=Architecture.com.au}}{{Cite web \|date=5 July 2023 \|title=Bundanon is awarded its second Sulman medal for public architecture \|url=https://www.bundanon.com.au/bundanon-is-awarded-its-second-sulman-medal-for-public-architecture/ \|access-date=11 September 2023 \|website=Bundanon}}		Bundanon, 533 Bundanon Road, Illaroo, NSW	* Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture, 2022 National Award for Sustainable Architecture, 2022 Architecture Award for Sustainable Architecture, 2022 (NSW)
2023	SANAA with Architectus (Executive Architects)	North Building (Sydney Modern), Art Gallery of New South Wales{{Cite web \|title=2023 National Architecture Awards Program—Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney Modern Building, Lead Consultant SANAA; Executive Architect: Architectus \|url=https://www.architecture.com.au/archives/awards/art-gallery-of-nsw-sydney-modern-building-lead-consultant-sanaa-executive-architect-architectus \|access-date=1 August 2023 \|website=Archtiecture.com.au}}		Art Gallery Road, Sydney	* National Award for Public Architecture, 2023
2024	Grimshaw and Andrew Burges Architects with McGregor Coxall	Parramatta Aquatic Centre{{Cite web \|date=28 June 2024 \|title=2024 NSW Architecture Awards \|url=https://architectureau.com/articles/2024-nsw-architecture-awards/ \|access-date=29 June 2024 \|website=Architecture AU}}		7A Park Parade, Parramatta	*National Award for Public Architecture, 2024

References

=Further reading=

{{Dictionary of Australian Biography|First=John|Last=Sulman|shortlink=0-dict-biogSt-Sy.html#sulman1}}
Metcalf, Andrew (1977). Architecture in Transition: The Sulman Award 1932-1997. Sydney: Historic Houses Trust of NSW.

Category:Architecture awards

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Category:1932 establishments in Australia

Category:Awards established in 1932

Category:Australian awards

Sir John Sulman Medal

History of the Award

List of Sulman Medal Winners

See also

References

=Further reading=