AIA 2025 COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture

Flinders Chase Visitor Centre, Troppo Architects. 2025 COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture

Steel at the Heart of Award-Winning Architecture

BlueScope congratulates Troppo Architects, announced as the national winner of the 2025 COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture, for the Flinders Chase Visitors Centre, South Australia.

Presented by the Australian Institute of Architects and proudly supported by BlueScope, the award celebrates architectural excellence and innovation in the use of steel. This year’s winning project exemplifies the versatility, strength, and creative potential of steel in shaping contemporary Australian architecture.

2025 State Chapter Winners:

BlueScope also extends congratulations to all 2025 State Chapter winners - from finely crafted residences and educational facilities to civic spaces, visitor centres and public transport infrastructure projects.

New South Wales: Eco-House Leura, Marra + Yeh Architects
Northern Territory: Charles Darwin University DANALA Education and Community Precinct, MODE
Queensland: St Aidan’s Anglican Girls School Sports Performance Centre, Blight Rayner Architecture
Victoria: Casuarina Pavilion, Greenaway Architects (GA)
South Australia: Flinders Chase Visitors Centre, Troppo Architects
Australian Capital Territory: Ochre House, MYMYMY Architecture
Western Australia: METRONET Morley-Ellenbrook Line Project, Woods Bagot with TRCB, TCL and UDLA

Eco-House Leura by Marra + Yeh Architects

Charles Darwin University DANALA Education and Community Precinct, Mode

St Aidan’s Anglican Girls School Sports Performance Centre, Blight Rayner Architecture

Casuarina Pavilion, Greenaway Architects (GA)

Flinders Chase Visitors Centre, Troppo Architects

METRONET Morley-Ellenbrook Line Project, Woods Bagot with TRCB, TCL and UDLA

The award highlights the many ways steel can contribute to impactful, enduring and imaginative design. “We warmly congratulate Troppo Architects on being named this year’s national winner for the Flinders Chase Visitors Centre, and we celebrate all state chapter winners and their projects, said Michelle Gissel, Marketing Manager – Commercial, Civil & Industrial at BlueScope.

“Each project demonstrates a confident and creative approach to materiality, and how steel can deliver refined detailing, bold architectural gestures and lasting durability across a wide range of building types. We’re proud to support an award that celebrates and strengthens Australian architecture.”