43 The Sulman Medal 1941 King George V Memorial 1932 Hospital for Mothers and Babies 157 Gloucester Street, Missenden Road, Camperdown Architects: Architects: Peddle Thorp & Walker Stephenson & Turner Status: Extant Status: Extant 1933 1942 Primary Producers’ Bank St. Michael’s Church 105 , Sydney Complex (Additions) 1932 1933 1934 Architects: Vaucluse Road & Henry E. Budden & Mackey St. Michael’s Place, Status: Demolished Vaucluse 1934 Architect: Residence Professor Leslie Wilkinson 6 Wiston Garden, Status: Altered Double Bay 1943 Architects: Orient Line Building Professor Leslie Wilkinson 2-6 Spring Street, Sydney Status: Extant Architects: 1935 Fowell, McConnel & St. Anne’s Shrine Mansfi eld in association 1935 1936 Blair & Mitchell Streets, with Brian O’Rorke of North Bondi London Architects: Status: Altered Fowell, McConnel & 1944 Mansfi eld No Award Made Status: Altered 1945 1936 House NSW Government 3 Maytone Avenue, Railways Offi ces Architect: 19 York Street, Sydney Sydney Ancher Architects: Status: Extant Budden & Mackey 1946 1937 1938 1939 Status: Altered 113th Australian General 1937 Hospital West Wing, Frensham (Concord Hospital) School, Hospital Road, Concord Architects: Architects: John D Moore & Stephenson & Turner Vincent L. Dowling Status: Altered Status: Extant 1947 1938 Wormald Bros. Pty Ltd City Incinerator 208 Young Street, Waterloo Newcastle Architects: Architect: Staff ord, Moor & Farrington 1940 1941 1942 Frederick A. Scorer Status: Demolished Status: Demolished 1948 1939 Hanson House Surf Pavilion 55 Illeroy Avenue, Killara South Steyne, Manly Architect: Architect: A.H.A. Hanson Eric W Andrew Status: Extant Status: Demolished 1949 1940 No Award Made McDonell House 67 Elgin Street, Gordon Architect: 1943 1945 1946 G.H.B. McDonell Status: Extant

1947 1948 44 Sulman Medal 1932–2012 1950 1958 Top Dog Menswear Florence Bartley Library Pittwater & Harbord Roads, & Public Amenities Fitzroy Gardens, Architects: Macleay Street, Potts Point Spencer, Spencer & Architects: Bloomfi eld Architect’s Branch, Status: Altered Sydney City Council 1951 Status: Demolished 1959 71 Clissold Road, 28 Australian Academy 1950 1951 Architect: of Science, ACT Status: Extant Architects: 1952 Grounds, Romberg & Boyd Royal Swedish Legation Status: Extant Canberra ACT 1960 Architects: Badham House Peddle Thorp & Walker Dolan’s Road South, with the Swedish architect Burraneer Bay E. H. G. Lindquist Architects: Status: Altered Ancher Mortlock & Murray 1953 1952 1953 1954 University House Australian Status: Unconfi rmed National University 1961 Canberra ACT Architect: 13-15 Bridge Street, Sydney Professor Brian Lewis Bunning & Madden Status: Altered Status: Extant 1954 1962 Boots Pure Drug Co. Fisher Library, 376 Eastern Valley Way, Roseville Darlington Architects: Architect: Staff ord Moor & Farrington E.H. Farmer, 1955 1956 Status: Demolished NSW Government Architect 1955 with T.E. O’Mahony Canberra Olympic Pool Status: Extant Central Park, Canberra ACT 1963 Canberra Branch St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Architects: Agricultural College Commonwealth Leppington, NSW Department of Works Architects: Status: Altered Ian McKay & 1956 Status: Extant Hotel Belmont Belmont NSW 1957 1958 1959 Architects: Baldwinson, Booth & Peters Status: Altered 1957 Jack House 41 (now re-numbered 62) Boundary Road, Wahroonga Architects: John Allen & Russell Jack (collaboration with Pamela Jack) 1960 1961 1962 Status: Extant

1963 46 1964 1974 Joint Winner No Award Goldstein Hall, 1975 University of NSW Art Gallery of NSW Anzac Parade, Kensington Art Gallery Road, Sydney Architect: Architect: E.H. Farmer, NSW NSW Government Government Architect Architect, C. Weatherburn. Project Architect: Project Architect: Peter Hall Status: Residential wings Status: Extant demolished 2012 1976 1964 1964 1964 No Award Joint Winner St. John’s Village 1977 75 St John’s Rd & No Award Glebe Point Rd, Glebe 1978 Architects: Ku ring-gai College of Hely, Bell & Horne Advanced Education Status: Extant Eaton Road, Lindfi eld 1965 Architect: C.B. Alexander NSW Government Presbyterian College Architect, J.W. Thomson, Project Architect; Agricultural College, 1965 1966 1967 Tocal, Paterson, NSW David Turner Architects: Status: Extant Ian McKay & Philip Cox 1979 Status: Extant No Award 1966 1980 Warringah Shire Library, No Award Pittwater Road, Dee Why 1981 Architects: Joint Winner Edwards, Madigan, Hampden Park Torzillo & Partners Primary School, Status: Extant Hampden Road, Lakemba 1967 Architect: 1969 1970 Square NSW Govt Architect George, Bond & Pitt Streets, (J Thomson); Sydney Project Architect: Architects: Chris Johnson Harry Seidler & Associates Status: Altered Status: Altered 1981 1968 Joint Winner No Award Made Offi ce Building, 1969 2 Glen Street, Milsons Point Marsden Retarded Harry Seidler & Associates Children’s Centre Status: Extant Mons Road, 1982 1975 1978 Architect: No award NSW Government Architect 1983 E.H. Farmer. Joint Winner Project Architect: MLC Centre Leif Kristensen , Sydney Status: Extant Architects: 1970 Harry Seidler & Associates Student Residence ‘A’ Status: Extant Mitchell College of 1983 Advanced Education Joint Winner Bathurst, NSW American Express Tower Architect: Sydney 1981 1981 NSW Government Architect Architects: E. H. Farmer with Edwards, John Andrews Madigan, Torzillo & Briggs International Pty Ltd Status: Altered Status: Altered 1971 No Award 1972 No Award 1973 No Award

1983 1983 47 1984 1989 Prison Joint Winner Sunnyholt Road, Parklea Art Gallery of NSW Architects: extensions and alterations NSW Government Architect to existing building J W Thomson (with Architect: Noel Bell Ridley Smith & NSW Government Architect Partners) L.D. Kelly, Status: Extant Project Architect: 1985 Andrew Andersons Joint Winner Status: Extant Wharf Theatre, 1989 1984 1985 Pier 4, Millers Point Joint Winner Architects: Sydney Exhibition Centre J W Thomson NSW Government Architects: in association with Philip Cox Richardson Vivian Fraser Taylor & Partners Status: Extant (Philip Cox) 1985 Status: Under threat of Joint Winner demolition Zachary’s Restaurant 1990 Mona Vale Road, Terry Hills Lake Crackenback Village Architect: Alpine Way, Thredbo 1985 1986 Architects: Status: Altered Bligh Robinson Architects 1986 Status: Extant Orange City Council 1991 Library & Regional Gallery , Orange 225 George Street Architect: Architects: NSW Government Architect Harry Seidler & Associates J.W. Thompson Status: Extant Project Architect: 1992 Colin Still Status: Altered (Commemorative Sulman) 1987 1988 1987 Sydney Restoration of Queen Architect: Building Jorn Utzon George Street, Sydney Status: Extant Sydney CBD 1993 Architects: No Award Given Rice Daubney with Stephenson & Turner 1994 Status: Altered 1 Farrer Place, Sydney 1988 Architect: 500 Harris Street, Ultimo Status: Extant 1989 1989 1990 Architect: NSW Government 1995 Architect, J W Thompson No Award Given Project Architect: 1996 Lionel Glendenning No Award Given Status: Extant 1997 Architecture Studios University of Newcastle Newcastle Architects: Grose Bradley Architects Status: Extant 1991 1992 1994 1998 Olympic Park Railway Station Architects: Hassell Pty Ltd Status: Extant

1997 1998 48 1999 2006 ‘Riversdale’ 36/37 Squadron The Arthur and Yvonne Headquarters Boyd Education Centre, RAAF, Richmond Illaroo Architects: Architects: Bligh Voller Nield Glenn Murcutt, Status: Extant Wendy Lewin, 2007 Reg Lark No Award Status: Extant 2008 2000 Bowden Centre Joint Winner Mt Annan Botanical 1999 2000 The Scientia, Gardens University of Architects: Kennedy Associates Kensington Architects Architects: Status: Extant MGT Architects Status: Extant 2009 All Saints Primary School 2000 Belmore Joint Winner Architects: Tennis Centre of NSW Candalepas Associates Architects: Status: Extant Bligh Voller Nield 2000 2001 2002 Status: Extant 2010 Epping to Chatswood 2001 Rail Link, Intermediate Life Sciences Building Stations University of Newcastle Architects: Architects: Hassell Suters Architects with Status: Extant Stutchbury & Pape Status: Extant 2011 Architecture: Brain and 2002 Mind Research Institute NIDA – National Institute (BMRI) – Youth Mental of Dramatic Art Health Building Anzac Parade, Kensington Camperdown 2003 2004 Architects: Architects: Hassell in association Bligh Voller Nield with Peter Armstrong Architecture Status: Extant Status: Extant 2012 2003 Ravenswood Building 10 School for Girls UTS, City Campus, Gordon Architects: Architects: Bligh Voller Nield BVN Architecture Interior: Status: Extant Woods Bagot (NSW) 2005 2006 Status: Extant 2004 88 Phillip Street Architects: Renzo Piano Building Workshop in association with Lend Lease Design and Group GSA Status: Extant 2005 New Head Offi ce of 2008 2009 Historic Houses Trust of NSW – The Mint Macquarie Street Architects: Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) with Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners and the Historic Houses Trust Status: Extant

2010 2011 2012 49 The Sir Medal and Diploma 1932–2012: The Sulman Medal 80 years of architectural excellence will be awarded with The and Diploma are the most a view to encouraging prestigious architectural honours in New South Wales and excellence of the oldest in Australia. They are named for the English- “...design in street born architect, Sir John Sulman (1849-1934), who spent his architecture, adult life engaged in architectural practice, education and Sir John Sulman town planning. In his last years he positioned himself as a presented to the public commentator on architecture, art and the emerging discipline of planning through journalism, committee Institute of Architects membership and lobbying. He donated the money for the of New South Wales Medal in 1931, three years before his death. a fund to provide a The Sulman Medal is awarded annually by the New South medal... to be awarded Wales Chapter of Institute of Architects for for the best design of an architectural work of outstanding merit. Alterations and a building of additions are eligible - the Art Gallery of NSW, Powerhouse exceptional merit.” Museum, Wharf Theatre, and The Sydney Morning Herald Mint have all been honoured - but in most cases the Medal 4 January 1933 has been awarded to new work. The architect receives a medal and a diploma; a bronze plaque may also be attached to the winning building. The Sulman Medal has often been a key factor in establishing the careers of young architects. Sydney Ancher received a Sulman in 1945 for his house in Killara; Harry Seidler for Rose Seidler House in 1951; Russell Jack in 1957 for his own house in Wahroonga; Philip Cox and Ian McKay for their St Andrews Agricultural College in Leppington in 1963; and Ken Woolley as the project architect for Fisher Library at the University of Sydney in 1962. The list of jury members judging Medal entries is a ‘who’s who’ of the alumni of Sydney art and architecture over the past 80 years. From its inception in 1932 until 1958 the Medal was available for fi ve classes of buildings in turn: public and monumental; educational and ecclesiastical; commercial and industrial; recreational; domestic and residential. From 1961 all classes of buildings except residential became eligible for consideration. In that year the Wilkinson Award was created to recognise achievement in residential architecture. Further awards have been added in the years since – Sir John Sulman, the Blacket Award for country architecture and the Civic 1849–1934. Design Award in 1964, the Greenway Award for heritage Oil on canvas portrait by work in 1979, and later awards for interior architecture, John Longstaff , 1931. sustainable architecture, commercial architecture, small Courtesy: projects, steel architecture and the 25 year award. Art Gallery of New Multiple housing was split from the Wilkinson Award to South Wales. create the Aaron Bolot Award, while the names of other Sulman Medal winner images courtesy: awards have changed over the years. The Sulman Medal has Australian Institute of survived all these changes at the apex of the awards process; Architects Collection, it retains its aura as the most prestigious accolade for Historic Houses architecture in the state. Trust of New South Wales, Michael Bogle, In the 80 years since 1932, 71 Medals have been presented. National Archives of The majority of the winning buildings, most of which are in Australia, Newcastle City Council, State Sydney, have survived. Six have been demolished, 24 have Library of New South undergone extensive alterations. 54 (76 per cent) have been Wales. Images of listed on the Chapter’s Register of 20th Century Buildings the Sulman Medal of Signifi cance; 27 are on local environmental plans (LEPs); winners - 1989 to present – courtesy of nine on the State Heritage Register and one (the Sydney the respective winning Opera House) on the World Heritage List. practices. 50