The Sir John Sulman Medal is an

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prize presented by the New South Wales chapter of the

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since 1932.80th anniversary of the Sulman Medal
/ref> The medal is sometimes referred to as the Sulman Award and now recognises excellence in public and commercial buildings in either New South Wales or in the Australian Capital Territory. Before the advent of the Wilkinson Award it was on occasions presented to domestic projects. The medal is presented in memory of the Australian architect Sir John Sulman (29 August 1849 – 18 August 1934). Sulman was born in Greenwich, England, and emigrated to

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in 1885. From 1921 to 1924 he was chairman of the Federal Capital Advisory Committee and influenced the development of

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