Prizes in UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture

The Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture's Best Doctoral Thesis (T0062I)
For the best doctoral thesis.

• e-Certificate

The Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture Dean's List (Undergraduate) (A0010I)
For academic excellence in an Arts, Design and Architecture Undergraduate program

• e-Certificate

The Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture Dean's List (Postgraduate) (A0015I)
For academic excellence in an Arts, Design and Architecture Postgraduate program

• e-Certificate

The Earl Backen Prize (D0010U)
For excellence in Printmaking.

• $500

The Frost Design Prize (AD356E)
Awarded to one design student who has shown excellence in their work. The Prize acknowledges outstanding achievement in both of the following criteria:

Idea – The exhibited work shows originality, experimentation, risk-taking and/or critical enquiry and is relevant to our time or context.

Execution of work – The exhibited work is of a high standard in its realisation relative to the disciplinary focus, and through an iterative process has been fully investigated and well-resolved.

• $3000

The Jenny Birt Prize (D0840A)
For excellence in painting by an undergraduate Art & Design student.

• $4000

The Jenny Birt Highly Commended Prize (AD202E)
For excellence in painting by an undergraduate Art & Design student.

• $500

The Lindsay Prize (T2K601)
For outstanding achievement in Australian Art.

• $3000

The Ross Steele AM Fine Arts Prize (D0745E)
For the best performance in Fine Arts and outstanding artwork in the Annual.

• $3000

The Tim Olsen Drawing Prize (D0986E)
For excellence in Drawing.

• $5000

The TWT Excellence Prize (D0990E)
For the best performance in Digital Media, Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Printmaking, Furniture, and Jewellery Design by a graduating student.

• $3000

The Blakeman Composition Prize (T2K71E)
For the best performance in Music Composition.

• $1000

The Julian and June Russell Prize (T2K57E)
For the best performance in the Bachelor of Music.

• $1000

The Marie Robertson Prize in Media, Culture and Technology (T2K61E)
For the best performance in Media, Culture and Technology.

• $500

The Marie Robertson Prize in Music (T2K62E)
For the best performance in Music.

• $500

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1 Bligh Street Master of Architecture Final Year Prize in Sustainable Highrise Architecture (R2K68E)
For the best performance in a building scheme that demonstrates design excellence in multi-storey design with an emphasis on passive heating and cooling techniques.

• $4000

The Andrew Taylor Memorial Prize (R2K47U)
For an outstanding student in Years 3, 4 and 5 Architecture Design Studio (or equivalent stage design course) whose work demonstrates sensitivity to the project context, site and Australian landscape.

• $2000

The Belinda Brito Prize for Creativity and Passion in Design (R2K602)
For the best performance in Design Studio in Year 1 of the Bachelor of Architectural Studies program.

• $500

The Castle Mountain Prize in the Bachelor of Architectural Studies (R0863A)
For academic merit and excellence in development of construction technology as demonstrated in the final year Architectural Design Studio.

• $2000

The Castle Mountain Prize in the Master of Architecture (R0862A)
For academic merit and excellence in development of construction technology as demonstrated in a design studio or appropriate elective course/s specialising in aspects of structures and construction in architecture.

• $2000

The Colin Rowan Prize for Excellence in Graphic Design (R2K55U)
For the best performance in graphic design in final year graduation studio courses.

• $500

The Eric Daniels Prize in Residential Design (R0095U)
For the best performance in Design for Residential Accommodation in the Bachelor of Architectural Studies program.

• $500

The Frank Fox Memorial Prize (R0096U)
For the best performance in Historical Research in the Bachelor of Architectural Studies program.

• $1000

The Frank W Peplow Prize (R0097U)
For the best performance in Church Architecture or Design in the Bachelor of Architectural Studies program.

• $500

The Hans Westerman Prize (R0351U)
For the best performance in Year 1 of the Bachelor of City Planning (Honours) program.

• $500

The Harry Howard Undergraduate Prize (R2K50U)
For the best undergraduate graduation studio project or thesis in the Landscape Architecture program exploring environmental, social, or aesthetic aspects of Australian landscapes.

• $5000
  
  In the spirit of Harry Howard's life work, the Program and Donor encourage the prize winner to use the prize to its full potential by undertaking travel to explore Australia's designed and natural landscapes. Whilst not obligatory, the Program invites prize recipients back the following year to present their travel expreience to students and industry friends of the Landscape Architecture Program.

The Harry Howard Undergraduate Prize (Highly Commended) (R8K20U)
This prize recognises a highly commended graduation studio project in the Landscape Architecture Program exploring environmental, social, or aesthetic aspects of Australian landscapes.

• $500

The Harry Howard Postgradate Prize (BE567E)
For the best postgraduate capstone studio project in the Landscape Architecture program exploring environmental, social, or aesthetic aspects of Australian landscapes.

• $3000

The Harry Stephens Prize in Interior Architecture (R2K46U)
For work by a student in the Interior Architecture program which makes a significant attempt to address the whole human condition, comprising body, mind and spirit in a manner that promotes human dignity and social responsibility.

• $1000

The Hatch Roberts Day Architectural Prize (R2576E)
For the best performance in Master of Architecture 2nd year - Urban Conditions, High Performance, Social Agency and Housing.

• $500

The J M Freeland Prize (R0386A)
For a significant research achievement by a student or students in the field of History and/or Conservation of the Built Environment in Australia.

• $2000

The John Shaw Memorial Prize (R0353U)
For the best Year 4 thesis in the Bachelor of City Planning (Honours) program

• $1000

The Lindsay Robertson Memorial Prize (R0253U)
For the best performance in LAND2201 Landscape Studio 3 Landform and Planting.

• $500

The Lisa Ettridge Memorial Prize (R2K48U)
For an outstanding project in ARCH1302, ARCH1402 or equivalent stage design course that best addresses Architecture's contribution to socially disadvantaged communities.

• $2500

The Margot and Neville Gruzman Prize for Urban Design in Architecture in Year 1 of the Master of Architecture program (R0366U)
For the best performance in ARCH7111/7112 - 1st Year Design Studio in Master of Architecture that is judged to be the best contribution to Urban Design.

• $2000

The Margot and Neville Gruzman Prize for Urban Design in Architecture in Year 2 of the Master of Architecture program (R0369U)
For the best performance in ARCH7202 - Major Design Studio that is judged to be the best contribution to Urban Design.

• $3500

The Morton Herman Memorial Prize (R0098U)
For the best performance in Studies of Historic Structures in the Bachelor of Architectural Studies program.

• $1000

The Peter L Kollar Memorial Prize (R2K600)
For excellent scholarship making a significant contribution to the promotion of human dignity and social and environmental responsibility with respect for the whole human person in a whole world - the tripartite human nature comprising spirit, mind and body in a world with its corresponding spiritual, subtle and physical dimensions.

• $2000

The Tract Consultants Portfolio Prize (R0431U)
For an outstanding portfolio submission by a Year 3 student in the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture program.

• $1000

The Australia-Japan Society of NSW Prize (T2K92E)
For the best performance in Japanese Studies.

• $500

The Donald Horne Prize (T6K66E)
For the best performance in the Politics, Philosophy and Economics program.

• $1000

The Dorothy Allison-Furhagen Prize (T6K62E)
For the best performance in Gender Studies.

• $1000

The Douglas McCallum Prize (T0438E)
For the best performance in Philosophy.

• $1000

The Greg Ashton Prize (T6K67E)
For the best performance in Environmental Humanities.

• $500

The Maxwell Aubrey Phillips Prize (T0006E)
For the best performance in European Studies.

• $500

The NSW Vietnamese-Australian Community Prize (T0850E)
For the best performance in the Bachelor of International Studies.

• $1000

The Orica Ronnie Harding Prize (AS001E)
For the best performance in the Master of Environmental Management.

• $1000

The Owen Harries Prize (T0440E)
For the best performance in Politics and International Relations.

• $1000

The Sydney Korean Consul-General Prize (T2K44E)
For the best performance in Korean Studies.

• $500

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The Helen Sham-Ho Prize (T2K47E)
For the best performance in the Bachelor of Social Work.

• $1000

The Owen Harries Prize (T0440E)
For the best performance in International Relations.

• $500

The Pamela Ann Yensch Prize (T2K48E)
For the best performance in Social Work by an Indigenous student.

• $1000

The Sol Encel Prize (T2K51E)
For the best performance in Sociology and Anthropology.

• $500