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2025 National Architecture Awards Event
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2025 National Architecture Awards Event

Date: Thursday 6 November 2025
Venue: National Gallery of Australia, Parkes Pl E, Parkes ACT 2600
Time: 5:45pm arrival for a 6:20pm AEDT start
Dress: Cocktail
Catering: Light canapés & beverages to start, main course to follow

Join us to celebrate the culmination of the 2025 National Architecture Awards.

The celebrations will begin at 5:45pm at the National Gallery of Australia.

All projects receiving Commendations, Architecture Awards and Named Awards in each category will have the opportunity for a formal photograph and collection of their certificate. 

Want to extend your trip? Join us for a week of activities in Canberra - more information below. 

Price

15% Earlybird Offer (13 Aug - 29 Aug)
Member: $170
Non Member: $200
Table of 10: $1700
Bundle Ticket (Awards & ArchitectureAu Asks): $395 members, $425 non-members (If you are purchasing three or more bundle tickets, contact [email protected] for a group price)

Please note there are limited tickets available in the Earlybird Offer

Regular Pricing (29 Aug onwards)
Member: $195
Non Member: $225
Table of 10: $1950
Bundle Ticket (Awards & ArchitectureAu Asks): $460 members, $490 non-members (If you are purchasing three or more bundle tickets, contact [email protected] for a group price)

Accommodation
Discounted accommodation rates are available at the following hotels: 

Hotel Realm
Burbury Hotel
Little National Hotel
Brassey Hotel

Use code NGA-REST25 to receive a 20% discount

  • A valid credit card is required to secure your reservation
  • No rooms are being held aside; all reservations are subject to availability 
  • The discount is only available in the lead in room types (best flexible direct rate), not available for apartments and penthouses 
  • The discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotional/discounted rates or packages

All promotional/discounted rates are subject to availability and may be closed at any time. If the discount is no longer available, rates will be quoted at the best available rate. 

 

Canberra Program

Design Speaks: ArchitectureAU Asks

Shine Dome, 15 Gordon Street Acton ACT 2601
Friday 7 November 2025, 9:30am - 2:45pm 

Read more below

The 2025 Griffin Lecture | Gregory Burgess, moderated by Dr Shaneen Fantin
Sponsored by Bondor Metecno

Shine Dome, 15 Gordon Street Acton ACT 2601
Friday 7 November 2025, 3pm 
Register here

The Griffin Lecture is named in honour of Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin and encourages discussion on the way our cities are designed and operate.

 Since its first delivery in Canberra in 1961, the Griffin Lecture has addressed big topics in architecture and design with speakers including former Prime Ministers Gough Whitlam, John Gorton and Macolm Turnbull, architects Romaldo Giurgola and Sir Roy Grounds, historian Manning Clark, Lord Mayors of Sydney Clover Moore and Lucy Turnbull, commentator Phillip Adams, art scholar Edmund Capon,  radio and TV host Tim Ross, and Kevin McCloud - presenter of the television program Grand Designs UK.

 In 2025 we invite globally renowned architect Gregory Burgess. Gold Medal Winner 2004, nominated for Enduring Architecture in this year's National Architecture Awards for his work on the Uluru Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre at Uluru to take forward the discussion. Gregory is an architect with a long history of engaging community in the built form, and will speak on the role architecture and design play in the improving the built fabric of our homes, town and cities. 

The event is free to attend, however registration is essential

Taglietti: Life in Design

Canberra Museum + Gallery, Cnr London Circuit and City Square, Canberra City
7 June 2025 - 22 February 2026, 12pm - 4pm

Discover the world of The Global Architect, Enrico Taglietti (1926–2019), a visionary whose design principles shaped modern Australian architecture and left an indelible imprint on Canberra, the city he and his wife Franca chose to call home. Celebrating the centenary of Taglietti’s birth, Taglietti: Life in Design explores the life, philosophy, and legacy of one of Australia’s most original architects.

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PANEL TALK: Innovation, Adaptive Re-Use and Conservation of Mid-Century Architecture
Hosted by Canberra Museum & Gallery

Join us for a special discussion and celebration, showcasing acclaimed architectural projects and exploring the pressing challenges facing mid-century buildings.

Australia’s mid-century architectural heritage is increasingly under threat—but with creativity and sensitivity, there is enormous potential for adaptive reuse that respects and revitalises these iconic designs.

Read More & Register

Design Speaks: ArchitectureAu Asks

Date: Friday 7 November, 2025
Time: 9.30 am – 2.45 pm
Venue: Shine Dome, 15 Gordon Street Acton ACT 2601
Formal CPD: 3.5 points

The competition system is under scrutiny – how could it be better?

For this year’s ArchitectureAu Asks event, Sydney architect Camilla Block invites us to consider the current state of design competitions – and the urgent need for reform.
 
When done well, competitions can be powerful vehicles for thinking, experimentation and the creation of exceptional architecture. But today, many architects find themselves grappling with opaque processes, disingenuous briefs, limited budgets, onerous deliverables, and little protection against intellectual theft – all for projects that may never be realised. Why do we accept these conditions? What needs to change to ensure fairness, transparency and value in the competition process? And what might an ideal future for architectural competitions look like?

This series from ArchitectureAu and Design Speaks poses questions that explore current and critical issues for experts and industry leaders to answer.

Find out more about the program here.

Heading to both events? Secure your bundle ticket below to attend the Awards and ArchitectureAu Asks. If you are purchasing three or more bundle tickets, contact [email protected] for a group price!

By purchasing an ArchitectureAu Asks ticket through our website, you acknowledge and consent to the sharing of your contact details with Architecture Media for the purpose of providing event updates.

  

National Partners

Thank you to our National Partners.

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

Terms & Conditions

Please refer to our terms & conditions for information about refunds and cancellations. By registering for this event you are agreeing to these terms.
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