Peter Stutchbury is one of nine non-UK architects to be awarded the 2016 RIBA International Fellowship. The lifetime honour allows its recipients to use the initials Int FRIBA after their name.

Other recipients include Kees Christiannse (Netherlands), Mario Cucinella (Italy), Bjarke Ingels (Denmark), Rick Joy (USA), Brian MacKay-Lyons (Canada), Peter Markli (Switzerland), and (jointly) Jose Antonia Martinez Lapena and Elias Torres (Spain).

Stutchbury was nominated for the award in recognition of his commitment to environmentally sensitive designs based on a deep understanding of his craft. He is a member of a lose group of Australian architects, including Glenn Murcutt and Richard Leplastrier, who have developed a uniquely Australian oeuvre of architecture. 

Stutchbury has also demonstrated a longstanding awareness and dedication to the rights and values of Aboriginal Australians.

Peter works just north of Sydney. The RIBA's citation states 'His home (a modest tent) and office are on the northern beaches.'

Stutchbury has dedicated many years to teaching architecture at Newcastle University. The citation says, 'His drive, sociability and skill have allowed the other more reticent characters to shine through his expansiveness. He brings working architects out into nature and offers them an intense engagement with the natural world and with each other. It is an experience that few forget and an expanding group of designers around the world acknowledge the deep influence of his ideas and charismatic company.'

Significant projects include a sheep shearing station in Wagga Wagga, an Olympic Archery Centre in Sydney, and a Community Centre and Square in Sydney. His house for Issey Miyake in Japan received international praise and recognition. 

The citation says 'He sits at his desk quietly sketching in 3D freehand, every little turn and corner of the buildings.'