30 Best Architecture and Design Firms in Australia

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What goes on Down Under? With such a large body of water separating this Oceanic country from the rest of the Western world, it is easy to forget Australia’s similarities to its North American counterparts. When it comes to the built environment, Australia’s architectural landscape is filled with trends and advancements quite similar to those explored in the West. Nevertheless, the country maintains a distinct architectural lexicon rooted in its particular climate, landscape, Indigenous heritage and colonial past.

The country’s Western influence can be attributed to the British colonial period, which is apparent today in the Victorian-style homes and Gothic churches found all over Australia. The nation also maintains a keen interest in heritage, with structures such as the famed Sydney Opera House, Australian Convict Sites and Royal Exhibition Building receiving UNESCO Heritage status. Beyond its British ties lies an incredible landscape well-suited for architectural exploration and indoor-outdoor living as well as a commitment to ecologically responsible design.

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. Fortunately, Architizer is able to provide guidance on the top design firms in Australia based on more than a decade of data and industry knowledge.

How are these architecture firms ranked?

The following ranking has been created according to key statistics that demonstrate each firm’s level of architectural excellence. The following metrics have been accumulated to establish each architecture firm’s ranking, in order of priority:

• The number of A+Awards won (2013 to 2026)
• The number of A+Awards finalists (2013 to 2026)
• The number of projects selected as “Project of the Day” (2009 to 2026)
• The number of projects selected as “Featured Project” (2009 to 2026)
• The number of projects uploaded to Architizer (2009 to 2026)

Each of these metrics is explained in more detail at the foot of this article. This ranking list will be updated annually, taking into account new achievements of Australian architecture firms throughout the year.

Without further ado, here are the 30 best architecture firms in Australia:

30. Candalepas Associates

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Candalepas Associates is a rare company that has produced a unique array of projects with diversity in scale and typology. Projects from religious buildings to public parks, individual houses to large multi-residential developments have been produced by the firm.

In twenty years’ practice, the firm has been the recipient of over 30 awards in architecture. Almost every project the firm has completed has been published or awarded State or National Architecture Prizes, including the Sulman Medal (twice), the Frederick Romberg and Seidler National Awards in Architecture, the Aaron Bolot Award numerous times and the Premier’s Award.

The success of the firm is closely related to the direct engagement undertaken by Director Angelo Candalepas in every stage of the procurement of the work.

Some of Candalepas Associates’ most prominent projects include:

• Punchbowl Mosque, Punchbowl, Australia
• 29-35 Prince Street, Cronulla, Australia
• Finlayson Street, Lane Cove, Australia
• All Saints Gymnasium, Sydney, Australia
• Francis Street, Bondi, Australia

The following statistics helped Candalepas Associates achieve 30th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

29. Jackson Clements Burrows

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JCB is an award-winning architecture, interior design and urban design practice established in 1998 by Tim Jackson, Jon Clements and Graham Burrows. Our team of over 70 design professionals is united by a shared commitment to the delivery of innovative design solutions.

JCB is driven by core design principles that allow us to explore each new project afresh and an approach that is site sensitive, engaged with local climatic conditions and adaptive to contextual opportunities. Our methodology is iterative and develops through our engagement processes, which embrace close collaboration with the client, stakeholders and the community, along with a deep understanding of the site and history.

We collaborate across sectors and disciplines, understanding that learning lessons can come from everywhere.

Some of Jackson Clements Burrows’ most prominent projects include:

• Upper House, Carlton, Australia
• South Melbourne Life Saving Club, Albert Park, Australia
• Moonlight Cabin, Victoria, Australia
• Henley Street, Barwon Heads, Barwon Heads, Australia
• Harold Street Residence, Middle Park, Australia

The following statistics helped Jackson Clements Burrows achieve 29th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

28. Silvester Fuller

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Silvester Fuller is an award-winning architecture and interior design studio based in Sydney, Australia. Behind our design process is a commitment to discover the hidden potential within each project. We approach each project as a unique challenge, yet all are focused on creating environmentally, socially and economically sustainable spaces for living.

Our work spans a broad range of project types, including public, residential, commercial, hospitality and education. Our projects share a rationality of thought, often with surprising outcomes. To identify unique project concepts, our team of talented architects and designers draws on expertise and perspective from a diverse range of disciplines and cultural influences.

Some of Silvester Fuller’s most prominent projects include:

• Froebel Carlton, Melbourne, Australia
• 18 Loftus Street, Sydney, Australia
• Table Cape Resort, Tasmania, Australia
• Froebel Play Pods, Sydney, Australia
• Aquarius Compact Living, Sydney, Australia

The following statistics helped Silvester Fuller achieve 28th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

27. Kosloff Architecture

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We believe that in order to build a highly engaged practice culture, we need to be willing to challenge existing ideas regarding ownership, succession planning, career trajectories and modes of working. Exploration of alternative models for structuring an architectural practice requires a willingness to engage with complexity and deserves as much focus as the buildings and places we design.

We see this as fundamental to the production of good architecture, forming the basis for innovation, risk-taking and the continual pursuit of excellence. Ideas around legacy and impact are equally relevant to the environment we create for everyone within the practice, as well as everyone we collaborate with.

Some of Kosloff Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

• Warrnambool Library and Learning Centre, Warrnambool, Australia
• Templeton Primary School, Wantirna, Australia
• Mount Alexander College, Melbourne, Australia
• Templeton Primary School, Wantirna, Australia
• 18 Innovation Walk Revitalisation Project, Clayton, Australia

The following statistics helped Kosloff Architecture achieve 27th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

26. WALA

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WALA is an emerging architectural studio based in Melbourne. We provide architectural, interior and design services across a diverse range of projects. The studio is composed of passionate designers and individuals who all share a keen focus on intuitive and sustainable design.

Our residential projects form the true backbone of the studio. We take pride in working intimately and collaboratively with homeowners, with particular emphasis placed on ensuring that each new home complements their lifestyle and sense of individuality.

We believe that thoughtful and purposeful design solutions can often create the most elegant results.

Some of WALA’s most prominent projects include:

• Downside Up House, Albert Park, Australia
• Open Shut House, Kooyong, Australia
• Henry House, Melbourne, Australia
• The Little Man Cafe, Seddon, Australia
• Coburg Freeboard House, Coburg, Australia

The following statistics helped WALA achieve 26th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

25. Carter Williamson Peake Architects

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Architecture is the construction of ideas represented as sequences of space illuminated by natural light. These ideas form the spaces we live in, move through, and feel better for having been in. Good architecture should allow us to feel safe and secure, confident and expressive, quiet and reflective. Good architecture should make our lives better. This is what we do at Carter Williamson and is what you can see in the images on our website. We are often asked what our area of specialization is. We specialize in design. We specialize in thinking about your needs and your building. We specialize in making good architecture.

Some of Carter Williamson Peake Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• Dining Hall, The Rocks
• Balmain House, Australia
• Green House, Rozelle, Australia
• Upside-Down-Back-To-Front-House, Rozelle, Australia
• Spiegel Haus, Alexandria, Australia

The following statistics helped Carter Williamson Peake Architects achieve 25th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

24. John Wardle Architects

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Our practice has evolved from a smaller studio into a larger collaborative environment where every project has a range of creative, technical and strategic contributions from a diversity of architects and interior designers within JWA. Beyond the office, our engagement with others is similarly inclusive, always curious to understand another’s point of view.

Many projects by JWA have been highly awarded. This includes twice being recognised with the prestigious Sir Zelman Cowen Award for best public building in Australia in 2002 and 2006 by the Australian Institute of Architects. JWA has also won the Harold Desbrowe-Annear Award for best residential project on three occasions and has twice been the recipient of the Victorian Architecture Medal.

Some of John Wardle Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
• Learning and Teaching Building, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
• Boneo Country House, Victoria, Australia
• Fairhaven Beach House, Fairhaven, Australia
• Jeffrey Smart Building, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia

The following statistics helped John Wardle Architects achieve 24th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

23. Christopher Polly Architect

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Christopher Polly Architect is an award-winning full-service architecture practice based in Sydney, Australia. It engages with clients who share in the reward of accomplishing bold visions to enrich their daily lives, who prioritise quality over quantity, and who place value in achieving inventive and well-crafted spaces that are meticulously detailed and finished.

The practice distils a holistic detail design approach in the delivery of highly creative and pragmatic architectural solutions on site another’snate with conceptual rigour and a command of materials and systems.

Some of Christopher Polly Architect’s most prominent projects include:

• Cosgriff House, Sydney, Australia
• Unfurled House, Sydney, Australia
• Darling Point Penthouse, Darling Point, Australia
• Elliott Ripper House, Sydney, Australia
• Haines House, Sydney, Australia

The following statistics helped Christopher Polly Architect achieve 23rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

22. buckandsimple

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Established in 2013, we envisioned a firm with a commitment to craftsmanship, attention to detail and quality of life.

We are proud to list a portfolio that covers an extensive range of works from bespoke interiors and custom furniture to residential, commercial and hospitality projects. Our process focuses on the craft; harnessing opportunities of site, brief and the client by delivering uniquely tailored, environmentally sustainable solutions of a timeless nature.

We strive to utilise materials that improve with age, that show a history, employing details and mechanisms that react to inhabitant input and allow the built envelope to respond & transform to the environment.

With a strong understanding of the construction process and a tried and tested ability to be flexible in timing and deliverables, buck&simple are capable of adjusting the necessary workflows and details in order to be acutely responsive to the project-specific requirements.

Some of buckandsimple’s most prominent projects include:

• casa crisp, Mona Vale, Australia
• ainslie cottage, Canberra, Australia
• permanent weekender, Wagstaffe, Australia
• the whyte house, Manly, Australia
• little birch, Little Bay, Australia

The following statistics helped buckandsimple achieve 22nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

21. B.E Architecture

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B.E Architecture was founded in 1997 by Jonathon Boucher and Broderick Ely. The firm reflects their personal notions of team collaboration and design, which considers the environment. The result is a practice that provides full architectural design, master planning, interior design and one-off furniture pieces, the end result for clients being a complete, all-encompassing package. The B.E Architecture team is young, dynamic, and multicultural, with a range of personal interests and specialties.

Some of B.E Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

• Ross Street, Melbourne, Australia
• 23 Fawkner Street, South Yarra, Australia
• Blake Street, Shoreham, Australia
• 57 Tivoli Road, South Yarra, Australia
• Walsh Street, South Yarra, Australia

The following statistics helped B.E Architecture achieve 21st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

20. Albert Mo Architects

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AMoA focuses on designing residential houses. We are renowned for creating exceptional residential homes, always centered around the user experience. An avid believer that a home is a haven that caters to the individual and their wellbeing, we strive to reflect this in our practice.

We wanted to translate the idea of a home into our designs and create spaces that are not just functional but nurturing and supportive of the activities within them.

Some of Albert Mo Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• Stockroom Cottage, Fitzroy, Australia
• Fitzroy Loft, Fitzroy, Australia
• Moving House, Kew, Australia
• Elm & Willow House, South Yarra, Australia
• E589

The following statistics helped Albert Mo Architects achieve 20th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

19. Tzannes

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Tzannes is an Australian studio for architecture, urban and integrated design based in Sydney. The practice’s creative thinking and innovative, sustainable and enduring architecture has established our reputation as a leader in the field.

Our design is about specific responses to every client and every project, not about preconceived ideas, style or approach. We consider each brief an opportunity to apply architectural skill, creativity and innovation to solve our client’s design problems, but also to delight and to inspire.

Tzannes’ distinction is our ability to work across all scales and project types. The breadth of our skills and experience, the profile of our talent and technology enable us to service significant projects with the efficiency and confidence of a large practice.

Some of Tzannes’ most prominent projects include:

• Opera Residences, Sydney, Australia
• Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas, Sydney, Australia
• Darling Square North, Haymarket, Australia
• Dangrove, Sydney, Australia
• The Republic Hotel and Rooftop Bar, Sydney, Australia

The following statistics helped Tzannes achieve 19th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

18. BKK Architects

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The studio merges large-scale practice capabilities and experience with the adaptability and client focus of a smaller practice.

Some of BKK Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• Cirqua Apartments, Melbourne, Australia
• Geelong Ring Road Rest Areas, Victoria, Australia
• Beached House, Victoria, Australia
• Doll’s House, Northcote, Australia
• Holiday House, Victoria, Australia

The following statistics helped BKK Architects achieve 18th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

17. Kerstin Thompson Architects

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Kerstin Thompson Architects (KTA) was established in 1994. The work of the practice encompasses architecture, interiors, landscape and urban design. The practice focus is on architecture as a civic endeavor; buildings that forge connections with their surroundings and the people who inhabit them.

Some of Kerstin Thompson Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• Bundanon Art Museum + Bridge, Illaroo, Australia
• Eva and Marc Besen Centre, Healesville, Australia
• Queen & Collins, Melbourne, Australia
• Sacred Heart Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford, Australia
• Seaberg, Melbourne, Australia

The following statistics helped Kerstin Thompson Architects achieve 17th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

16. Carr

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Carr is an Australian architecture and interior design studio with a timeless approach that fosters connection.

With five decades of design practice, our award-winning expertise in residential, commercial, workplace and hospitality is guided by an innate understanding of space, form, light and materiality.

An integrated perspective ensures every detail is thoughtfully considered, coalescing inDoll’sthat forges new ground while remaining true to our enduring philosophy and vision.

Some of Carr’s most prominent projects include:

• Courtyard House Melbourne
• Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club, South Yarra, Australia
• South Yarra Residence
• Willow Creek Vineyard’s Cellar Door and Bistro, Victoria, Australia
• Cube House, Melbourne, Australia

The following statistics helped Carr achieve 16th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

15. Shaun Lockyer Architects

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Shaun Lockyer Architects (SLa) was formed in 2010 to focus on modernist architecture that connects people and place. Inherent within each project is a desire to craft memorable, sustainable and efficient design solutions that add value to the inhabitants’ lives. SLa engages in varying types of projects, including residential, institutional, commercial and interior design. Working with private and public clients who value a collaborative and transparent design process, each SLa commission employs a versatility and passion that transcends scale and budget. The firm is led by Shaun Lockyer, AIA, who presents over 15 years of international design experience, including nine years as Director and Partner at Arkhefield in Brisbane.

Some of the most prominent projects include:

• Browne Street House, Australia
• Mooloomba Road, Brisbane, Australia
• Mountford Road
• Adsett Street House, Taringa, Australia
• Lockyer House, Bardon, Australia

The following statistics helped Shaun Lockyer Architects achieve 15th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in AuCarr’sa:

14. Steffen Welsch Architects

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Our experience shows that sustainable design solutions only work when they provide comfort and are sensible. We are proud that our buildings achieve high energy ratings and have been showcased as positive examples of sustainable projects. In our work, we find a balance between cost-efficient, environmentally sustainable designs and implementing innovative systems and products.

Some of Steffen Welsch Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• Life Cycle, Coburg, Australia
• This House Never Ends, Melbourne, Australia
• Beach Slice, Shoreham, Australia
• Parkville, Melbourne, Australia
• Cloud Street, Northcote, Australia

The following statistics helped Steffen Welsch Architects achieve 14th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

13. CHROFI

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CHROFI was founded in 2000 as Choi Ropiha following the win in the international competition for the redesign of the TKTS booth in Times Square, New York.

The project is widely acclaimed for the way in which the design provided public and private benefits while simultaneously strengthening the essential character of Times Square, and it has been this ability to find solutions that work at multiple levels that now characterizes the way in which the practice of CHROFI approaches its projects.

The practice sees design as a tool to extract both commercial and qualitative value; public and private benefits, function and form; experience and meaning. We are highly bespoke in our approach and expand from the specific requirements of each project and the client’s desires.

Some of CHROFI’s most prominent projects include:

• Lune de Sang Sheds, Byron Bay, Australia
• Ian Potter National Conservatory
• Lune de Sang Pavilion, Byron Bay, Australia
• Courtyard House, Mungo Brush, Australia
• Maitland Riverlink, Maitland, Australia

The following statistics helped CHROFI achieve 13th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

12. Hassell

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Hassell is a leading international design practice with studios in Asia, Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Our purpose is to design the world’s best places – places people love. We do this by combining strategic insight with creative design to unlock the social, cultural and economic value of places. We collaborate with the best minds in research, industry and design worldwide, and we’re committed to making a positive impact on communities and our environment.

Some of Hassell’s most prominent projects include:

• Ice cubes, Xinxiang, China
• Re-Emerge Pavilion, London, United Kingdom
• Shanghai WLA Artificial Intelligence Lab Gardens, Shanghai, China
• New Museum for Western Australia, Perth, Australia
• PTTEP Headquarters, Bangkok, Thailand

The following statistics helped Hassell achieve 12th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

11. BOURNE + BLUE ARCHITECTURE

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Bourne Blue Architecture was established full-time in Newcastle in July 1996. The practice is design-based and small, so that all projects have substantial director involvement and a project architect who takes the project from beginning to end. The Practice has completed work from Canberra to Port Macquarie, including Sydney, Newcastle, Pokolbin, Wollombi and Pacific Palms. Our work has been published locally, nationally and internationally. The office is 100% solar powered with a rooftop 12kW photovoltaic array. Excess power is generated daily and is sold back to the grid. Both office cars are electric. 6,000 liters of water storage tanks collect rainwater for toilet flushing and garden use.

Some of BOURNE + BLUE ARCHITECTURE’s most prominent projects include:

• Redhead Alterations, Newcastle, Australia
• Diamond Beach Residence, Diamond Beach, Australia
• Cameron Centre – HVGS, Ashtonfield, Australia
• Cooks Hill Residence, Newcastle, Australia
• Blueys Beach House 4, Blueys Beach, Australia

The following statistics helped BOURNE + BLUE ARCHITECTURE achieve 11th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

10. Splinter Society Architecture

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Led by Asha Nicholas and Chris Stanley, Splinter Society is a Melbourne-based architecture and interior design studio committed to crafting custom human environments distinguished by diverse experiences. With an emphasis on design process, we work to create distinctly tactile projects, drawing on layered influences. Every project is grounded in solid principles of functionality and environmental sustainability. As an office, we enjoy exploring new ideas as a collaborative process with clients, consultants and craftspeople.

We work closely with our clients to extract key elements for personal enjoyment in residential projects and fundamental brand ideas, adding value to spaces for commercial businesses. Our projects include residential, multi -residential, hospitality, workplace design, health and education.

Some of Splinter Society Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

• Hawthorn Gable House, Melbourne, Australia
• Hotel House, Melbourne, Australia
• House in a Warehouse, Hawthorn East, Australia
• Three Stories North, Melbourne, Australia
• Cornerstone House, Melbourne, Australia

The following statistics helped Splinter Society Architecture achieve 10th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

9. Wood Marsh

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Roger Wood and Randal Marsh have been in private practice since 1983, and their early philosophical and aesthetic ideals have been sustained to inform their architecture throughout the ensuing decades. Contextual issues of locality and region underpin their diverse body of work, which spans residential, commercial and urban architecture.

The practice is renowned for its clarity of vision and its versatility, with art galleries, wineries and private homes as deftly executed as the extensive urban infrastructure the firm has created in and around Melbourne, where it is based.

In each project, Wood Marsh’s founding principles are evident: the sculptural quality of the external forms, the play of solidity and transparency, and the materiality of the limited palettes.

Some of Wood Marsh’s most prominent projects include:

• Piccolo House, Melbourne, Australia
• RACV Cape Schanck, Cape Schanck, Australia
• Alumuna Residences, Melbourne, Australia
• Peninsula House, Mornington, Australia
• Towers Road House, Melbourne, Australia

The following statistics helped Wood Marsh achieve 9th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

8. McBride Charles Ryan

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At MCR, we have one passion — providing exceptional design for our clients. Our commitment to provide our clients with innovative solutions, technical excellence and personal and professional integrity has generated a steady growth in the reputation of our company over the last 16 years. MCR has successfully managed projects with budgets of up to $20M, combining complex architectural form with the finest construction technique and the most demanding programs. We have experience in many areas, having undertaken and realised work in all sectors, and this has been recognised by a variety of awards. In 2005, we were awarded the highest Victorian award, the Victorian Architecture Medal.

Some of McBride Charles Ryan’s most prominent projects include:

• PEGS Gymnasium, Keilor East, Australia
• The Yardmaster’s Building
• Dallas Brooks Community Primary School, Dallas, Australia
• The Infinity Centre, Keilor East, Australia
• North Melbourne Public Housing Renewal Program, Melbourne, Australia

The following statistics helped McBride Charles Ryan achieve 8th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

7. CplusC Architects + Builders

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CplusC are Architects and Builders. We are a Sydney-based practice that offers a unique architectural proposition and specialised service – we are architects who design and build our clients’ projects.

We believe in great architectural ideas, efficient construction systems, holistic sustainable project development and exceptional value for service. Whether you are seeking a full service from concept to completion, architectural services to get your project through council, contract administration services of another Builder or simply some professional advice on a property you are thinking of buying, you will benefit from the unique expertise of Architects who are also Builders. Our ambitions extend beyond the design of buildings and the ongoing development of architectural theories.

Some of CplusC Architects + Builders’ most prominent projects include:

• Totoro House, Russell Lea, Australia
• Balmy Palmy, Sydney, Australia
• Welcome To The Jungle House, Darlington, Australia
• ZZ Top House, Sydney, Australia
• Tennyson Point Residence, Sydney, Australia

The following statistics helped CplusC Architects + Builders achieve 7th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

6. Koichi Takada Architects

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Koichi Takada Architects is a design group that creates organically inspired places so the world can reconnect with a more natural, intuitive and conscious future. Founded in 2008, Koichi Takada Architects is based in Sydney with offices in Doha and Tokyo. The firm is currently working across residential, hotels, restaurants, commercial, and cultural projects in Australia and across the Middle East, Asia, North America and South America.

Principal Koichi Takada is based in Sydney, after living in cities of high urbanisation, including Tokyo, New York and London. His experience in those metropolises, where he studied at the School of Architecture at City University of New York and the Architectural Association in London, led him to pledge to create a greener future through design.

How should we live today? It is a complicated question, but our answer is simple.

Some of Koichi Takada Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• Arc, Sydney, Australia
• Norfolk, Burleigh Heads, Australia
• Upper House, South Brisbane, Australia
• National Museum of Qatar Gift Shops, Qatar
• Sky Trees, Los Angeles, California

The following statistics helped KOICHI TAKADA ARCHITECTS achieve 6th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

5. Woods Bagot

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Woods Bagot Global Studio continually expands and challenges the expectations of multi-disciplinary architectural practice in a shifting, fast-moving digital era. Its portfolio is worldwide in scope, diverse in scale and discipline. It encompasses some of the highest-profile projects currently underway in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East.

The firm’s work is defined by its clarity of narrative and by the extensive use of state-of-the-art analytics as a platform for design. Its 16 studios, located in major cities around the globe, consistently inspire the firm’s work with a rigorous vocabulary that references urban and regional context, ecological and social sustainability, and innovation.

Some of Woods Bagot’s most prominent projects include:

• Central Station, Sydney, Australia
• SFO Harvey Milk Terminal 1, San Francisco, California
• Short Lane, Sydney, Australia
• Central Park North, Manhattan, New York
• BRC Century Business Plaza Regeneration, Chengdu, China

The following statistics helped Woods Bagot achieve 5th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

4. Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects

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Iredale Pedersen Hook is a progressive architecture practice with studios in Perth and Melbourne and a rapidly expanding diverse body of work throughout Australia. From the wine region of Victoria’s Yarra Valley, to the desert of the North Kimberly region, through suburban Perth and the rural edge of Melbourne to remote Christmas Island, the projects are as individual and eclectic as the landscape they occupy. Each piece of architecture seeks to embody a unique design response of innovation and delight. The works can be gathered in relation to their geographical location, demonstrating an embrace of their context, and closer examination reveals a collection of thematic concerns that evolve and develop.

Some of Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• Pingelly Recreation and Cultural Centre, Pingelly, Australia
• Walumba Elders Centre, Warmun, Australia
• Fitzroy Crossing Renal Hostel, Fitzroy Crossing, Australia
• EPIC- Empowering People in Community, Karratha, Australia
• Highgate Primary School New Teaching Spaces, Perth, Australia

The following statistics helped Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects achieve 4th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

3. Austin Maynard Architects

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Austin Maynard Architects create resilient, highly sustainable, beautiful, robust and long-lasting architecture. Architecture designed to meet the challenges of the climate crisis.

Launched in 2002, now with projects all over Australia, and offices in both Melbourne and Hobart, Austin Maynard Architects has the skill, resources and tenacity to undertake a wide variety of complex projects. Happiness, fun, friends, family, ethics, sustainability and reward for effort are the pillars of Austin Maynard Architects. Widely renowned for their boundless creative energy, Austin Maynard Architects’ designs are at once well-conceived, playful and edgy.

Austin Maynard Architects have gained international recognition (including Best Architecture Studio, Dezeen and Building of the Year, ArchDaily) and are recipients of the prestigious Canberra Medallion.

Some of Austin Maynard Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• St Andrews Beach House, Victoria, Australia
• Nebula Portable Arts Space, Melbourne, Australia
• Clarke, Melbourne, Australia
• Moor Street, Fitzroy, Australia
• Terrace House, Brunswick, Australia

The following statistics helped Austin Maynard Architects achieve 3rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

2. Cumulus Studio

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Established in 2011, we are an Australian architecture and interior design studio with offices in Hobart, Launceston, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney.

With a team of 40+ dedicated architects, designers, and operations team, our studio works as a single entity, using our collective resources to form, critique, and test new ideas, to understand the design’s context, and explore overlooked perspectives that result in the construction of respectful and inclusive spaces.

Our designs are based on collaboration and conversations, both within the practice and outside of it. We believe that good ideas can come from anywhere — our clients, community and any member of our team. By being open to discussions and different perspectives, our team, clients, and stakeholders can express themselves and explore a design’s possibilities from the very start.

Some of Cumulus Studio’s most prominent projects include:

• Cradle Mountain Visitor Centre, Tasmania, Australia
• Featured image (at top): Dove Lake Viewing Shelter, Cradle Mountain, Australia
• DDevil’sCorner, Apslawn, Australia
• Callington Mill Distillery, Oatlands, Australia
• Stoney Rise Cellar Door, Gravelly Beach, Australia

The following statistics helped Cumulus Studio achieve 2nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

1. ASPECT Studios

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ASPECT Studios is an international design practice, built from a global team of landscape architects, urban designers, architects, wayfinding specialists, strategists and graphic designers.

We approach each project by examining the social, cultural, economic, historical and ecological context that underpins it.

Our people are dexterous, creative, technically adept and serious about designing places that benefit people and the natural world. This focus has seen us create some of the most memorable public realm and natural spaces in Australia and abroad.

We are defined by an energised and creative approach, tempered by over 25 years’ experience in delivering and curating significant projects. Over that time, we have established studios in Adelaide, Brisbane, Dubai, Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, London, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and Shanghai.

Some of ASPECT Studios’ most prominent projects include:

• The Chamber Church, Qingdao, China
• 1 Elizabeth, Sydney, Australia
• Hongkong Land’s Yorkville – The Ring, Chongqing, China
• Sydney Fish Market, Sydney, Australia
• Huamu Lot 10 – The Summit, Shanghai, China

The following statistics helped ASPECT Studios achieve 1st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Australia:

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A Guide to Project Awards

The blue “+” badge denotes that a project has won a prestigious A+Award as described above. Hovering over the badge reveals details of the award, including award category, year, and whether the project won the jury or popular choice award.

The orange Project of the Day and yellow Featured Project badges are awarded by Architizer’s Editorial team, and are selected based on several factors. The following factors increase a project’s likelihood of being featured or awarded Project of the Day status:

• Project completed within the last 3 years
• A well-written, concise project description of at least 3 paragraphs
• Architectural design with a high level of both functional and aesthetic value
• High-quality, in-focus photographs
• At least 8 photographs of both the interior and exterior of the building
• Inclusion of architectural drawings and renderings
• Inclusion of construction photographs

There are 7 Projects of the Day each week and a further 31 Featured Projects. Each Project of the Day is published on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Stories, while each Featured Project is published on Facebook. Each Project of the Day also features in Architizer’s Weekly Projects Newsletter and is shared with 170,000 subscribers.

We’re constantly looking for the world’s best architects to join our community. If you would like to understand more about this ranking list and learn how your firm can achieve a presence on it, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at editorial@architizer.com.

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