The LSAA was founded at the University of NSW in 1981. Recent Conferences have been hosted at several Universities in Melbourne (Monash and Swinburne) and UTS in Sydney.

Swinburne University of Technology, The University of Melbourne, and RMIT University are combining forces to present the 2025 Student Design Award.

Note: Registrations closed COB April 22, 2025

This award is open to small teams of students currently enrolled in a tertiary institution to develop and present a conceptual design that embodies the principles of lightweight structures, emphasizes sustainability, and the need to address social and climate change issues. This year's event raises awareness of the “epidemic of boringness” to quote Thomas Heatherwick. How might we create more liveable cities and create buildings that we are inspired to look after?

We are honoured to be supported by our Student Award sponsors: Tensys Engineers and MakMax

Nine Teams submitted conceptual designs for the 2025 LSAA Student Design Competition to meet the brief.

The submission requirement was for two A1 sized posters (Portrait orientation) to present their concept. Some teams "joined" the two A1 posters to make a single A0 landscape. All entries have the A1 posters shown below in tables of two columns. The details below are in random order. Some team members are missing.

High Commendation University of Melbourne - The Louverline Tower

Team Louvreline - The University of Melbourne, Melbourne School of Design

Members: Harshini Prabha, Kathavarayan Ravi, Samkit Manoj Shah and Zhentao Chen
Tutors: A/Prof Alberto Pugnale and Michael Minghi Park

Details of this entry are shown in the following images. Scroll through the thumbnails or click on an image for the larger size, then scroll.

Third Place - University of Melbourne - Bloomline

Team Bloomline - The University of Melbourne, Melbourne School of Design

Members: Yuheng Zhang and Szu-Yen Lee
Tutors: A/Prof Alberto Pugnale and Michael Mingi Park

Details of this entry are shown in the following images. Scroll through the thumbnails or click on an image for the larger size, then scroll.

Equal Second Place - University of Melbourne - Team RX

Team RX - The University of Melbourne, Melbourne School of Design

Members: Roma Luo and Peizhi (Xavier) Yang
Tutors: A/Prof Alberto Pugnale and Michael Minghi Park

Details of this entry are shown in the following images. Scroll through the thumbnails or click on an image for the larger size, then scroll.

Equal Second Place Swinburne University - Team Biscotti

Team Swinburne Biscotti, Swinburne University

Members: Amy Moussa, Nida Tisa Kim and Elenor Qasenivalu
Tutor: Dr Daniel Prohasky

Details of this entry are shown in the following images. Scroll through the thumbnails or click on an image for the larger size, then scroll.

First Prize - RMIT University - Architecture FormX Lab Team

Team RMITFormX Lab Team, RMIT University

Members: Kang Liu, Jinbang Liang, Chih-i Lin and Kun Dai
Tutor: Dr Nic Dingwen Bao

Details of this (Winning) entry can be found in the following images. Scroll through the thumbnails or click on an image for the larger size, then scroll.