2025 Lachlan Macquarie Award for Heritage Architecture

Jury citation

The Parliament of NSW Restoration, led by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer in collaboration with Purcell Architecture, is a landmark achievement in heritage architecture. The project revives the historical grandeur of the parliament while sensitively integrating the needs of a modern working legislature and enhancing the visitor experience.

Project credits

Architects Tonkin Zulaikha Greer, Purcell; Project team Peter Tonkin, Tracey Skovronek, Julie Mackenzie, Regina Meyer, Anita Krivickas, Calum York, Wolfgang Ripberger, Alistair Ravenscroft, Hanna Morgan, Linda Mott, John Taliva’a, Brittany Elliott, Challis Smedley, Jasmin Mattar; Builder A J Bristow and Sons, Gartner Rose; Heritage consultant Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Heritage; Archaeologist AMAC Group; Materials conservation specialist Adriel Consultancy; Conservator International Conservation Services; Wallpaper specialist Sophie Brown Conservation and Framing; Town planner Gyde Consulting; Structural engineer SDA Structures, Mott MacDonald, ACB Engineering; BCA, PCA and access consultant Blackett Maguire and Goldsmith; Access consultant Inclusive Places; Services consultant Evolved Engineering, Steensen Varming; Fire engineer Voss Grace plus Partners; Acoustic consultant Pulse White Noise Acoustics; Acknowledgement of Country artwork team: Alison Page (lead artist), Simon Reece (ceramic artist) and Rowena Welsh-Jarrett (cultural consultant); Quantity surveyor MBM, Wilde and Woollard; Landscape consultant Site Design plus Studios; Timber specialist Timber Inspections; Project manager Department of Parliamentary Services.