Ms Jensen, 28, is one of the stars of the rapidly developing homegrown architecture world.

The prize shines a light on the work of an architect who has been registered for 15 years or less - and despite only being registered for 18 months, Ms Jensen scooped the award this year.

She has been with Tasmanian architecture company Cumulus Studios, which has offices in Launceston, Hobart, and Melbourne, for about four years.

She said one benefit to working in Tasmania rather than in Melbourne or Sydney was the opportunity to work on all sorts of different projects, rather than limiting herself to a specific area.

"I lot of peers that I graduated with from uni went to the mainland," she said.

"But something really great about being a practitioner here is that you become capable on quite a diverse range of projects."

She has cut her teeth working on residential developments, restoring heritage buildings, and designing commercial tourism facilities, such as the plans for the Verge Hotel - a six-storey, 86-room accommodation provider in Cimitiere Street.

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But she believes as much as the quality of her work, she was recognised because of her advocacy for women in architecture, as an organiser of the Findlay Project.

The Findlay Project meets regularly and also hosts larger events to spotlight successful women and share advice, support, and networks. It was founded in 2017 by Sophie Bence and Bek Verrier, and Ms Jensen has helped bring their work to Launceston.

"There's definitely statistics on [under-representation] of women in architecture, and particularly drop-out rates at higher level roles," she said.

"It's generally viewed as a job that can be quite difficult to allow for family life - so part of the work we do is saying that it really comes down to individual businesses and the way they choose to approach family policies.

"Cumulus are very family-oriented, and flexible with working hours for different staff members, but generally it's a fairly male-dominated industry."

Ms Jensen studied and lives in Launceston but was born in Bridport.

There must be something in the water up there, because she's not the only one in her primary school friendship group to decide early on architecture as a likely career.

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"I can remember a friend in primary school saying that he wanted to be an architect, and I was like, 'What's that?' He explained to me what it was and I was like, 'That's what I want to be too.'

"Funnily enough, another friend is an architect as well - we were all best friends in primary school."

She said there was "no second option" as she picked her subjects at school and university, and entered the workforce.

"[Architecture] is creative, but it's also mathematical and practical," she said.

"I also enjoy working closely with clients - balancing practicality and aesthetics and environmental considerations, intertwining heritage and history ... every project is different, and interesting in its own way."

Ms Jensen also teaches through the University of Tasmania and at Foundry Creative School, and is one of the founders of the northern Tasmanian branch of the Australian Institute of Architects Tasmanian Chapter Council.