Stephen Collier’s work has been recognised across five of the 13 categories in the Australian Institute of Architects’ Architecture Awards. The Institute is Australia’s peak professional body for architects and its awards recognise achievement across a broad range of architectural disciplines.
His international experience began in Spain, where the first project he worked on in the office of architect Manuel de Solà-Morales—the La Sang urban renewal and social housing project in Alcoy—received the Premio FAD, one of Spain’s most prestigious architecture awards. The project formed part of an early professional experience that brought together urban renewal, housing and the relationship between architecture and the public realm.
Stephen’s subsequent recognition includes awards for residential architecture, educational architecture and heritage adaptation, as well as national and international awards. His work on a low-cost pop-up school in remote Papua New Guinea, developed for Sustain Educate Art Melanesia, received the Australian Award for International Architecture. The project reflects the practice’s capacity to respond to demanding conditions with a clear architectural idea and economical use of resources.
2026 – NSW Architecture Awards, Residential Architecture – Houses (New).
2022 – NSW Architecture Awards, Educational Architecture.
2018 – Australian Award for International Architecture.
International Chapter – Small Project Architecture Award.
2013 – NSW Architecture Awards, Heritage – Creative Adaptation.
2013 – NSW Architecture Awards, Residential Architecture – Alterations and Additions
2026 Houses Awards Commendation, New Residential under 200sqm.
2013 – Winner – Sydney Design Award – Residential
Stephen has received several prestigious scholarships recognising architectural research, postgraduate achievement and international study:
2006 – Winner, Lysaght Research Scholarship.
2002 – Winner, Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship for Registered Architects, NSW Board of Architects.
1997 – Winner, Post-Graduate International Student Scholarship, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
1995 – Winner, Byera Hadley Post-Graduate Travelling Scholarship, NSW Board of Architects.
These awards and scholarships reflect a sustained engagement with architectural practice, research and international exchange. They recognise work across different building types and scales, alongside a commitment to extending architectural knowledge through postgraduate study, travel and design research.