Dulux Colour Awards 2025
Australian Student Winner
This category celebrates excellence in paint specification by architecture or interior design students who are currently undertaking or have recently completed (within the past 12 months) a course by a recognised university or college.
Australian Student Winner
This category celebrates excellence in paint specification by architecture or interior design students who are currently undertaking or have recently completed (within the past 12 months) a course by a recognised university or college.
Australian Student Winner
Angela Xu and Georgia Reader
University of Sydney
Landscape of Co-existence
What the judges said
"The ambition inherent in this proposal is indicative of the
design freedom student work enables. In some instances,
the potential is squandered but here it has real vision, the aim
being to adapt an existing site for affordable housing that
prioritises community, sustainability and resilience, while
honouring stories of Country. It unfolds across three scales,
with green corridors and wetland networks uniting the
masterplan, open space and hubs for collective activities, and
dwellings within existing structures and low-rise new builds.
Colour-wise, the entire scheme is democratic, welcoming
and grounded in the contextual palette. Subtle pastels are
pervasive amongst reused materials and green spaces, while
tricolour awnings break up the mass. This is a project with a
big heart and an optimistic intent."Kerstin Thompson, KTA, judge
The winning palette
A palette to create personalisation and foster belonging through colour.
Dulux Colour Awards 2025 category winners
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Image credits
Lillie Thompson Sarah & Sebastian Armadale | Samuel Hartnett Lava Flow | Sean Fennessey Elonera House | Pier Carthew Dunstan | Peter Bennetts Northern Memorial Park Depot | Anson Smart Melbourne Place | Hamish McIntosh Carol Jerrems: Portraits | Angela Xu and Georgia Reader Landscape of Co-existence | Will Chomchoei Pātaka Kōrero / Fale o Tala, A Storehouse of Narratives in Samoa.
