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SYDNEY DESIGN WEEK 2025 AWARD WINNERS CHAMPION SUSTAINABILITY
The winners of two major Powerhouse design initiatives — the Holdmark Innovation Award and the Carl Nielsen Design Accelerator — were announced on Friday, 19 September, at the launch of Sydney Design Week 2025.
The $10,000 Holdmark Innovation Award was awarded to architecture firm Hassell for First Building. Industrial designer Olson Hamilton-Smith was named the recipient of the Carl Nielsen Design Accelerator program for his project FOLDEE.
Presented by Powerhouse and supported by Sydney Design Week Principal Partner the annual Holdmark Innovation Award recognises excellence and innovation in the built environment. This year’s selection committee included Youssofzay Hart Co-Director , Powerhouse Senior Exhibition Curator , Holdmark Property Group Chief Operating Officer , Government Architect NSW Director of Design Excellence and Western Sydney University’s Lang Walker Endowed Chair in Urban Transformation Professor .