Awards we’ve won
We’ve designed and partnered on some of Melbourne’s best-loved spaces, including Southbank Boulevard, Lincoln Square Playspace, Library at the Dock, Nature Play at Royal Park and Council House 2.
Recent wins
Transforming Southbank Boulevard won the 2024 Australian Urban Design Award for ‘Built projects – Local and Neighbourhood Scale’. We partnered with TCL and artist Mike Hewson to design and deliver this innovative project. It has received widespread acclaim and interest from leading design publications, including DezeenOpens in new tab, Landscape AustraliaOpens in new tab, BloombergOpens in new tab and The ConversationOpens in new tab.
The jury appreciated that this project seized an opportunity to prioritise space for pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport. Designers working with multiple state authorities and more than 50 stakeholder institutions worked to imagine how 22,000 m² of space liberated from vehicles could offer more to its community.
According to the jury:
“As Australian cities are asked to accommodate increasing densities, the transformation of Southbank Boulevard demonstrates that streets become the setting for vibrant and sustainable community life when they are appropriately valued and well designed.”
Full list of awards
- Australian Urban Design Awards
- Built projects – Local and Neighbourhood Scale
Awarded to Transforming Southbank Boulevard (City of Melbourne with TCL and Mike Hewson)
- Built projects – Local and Neighbourhood Scale
- National Landscape Architecture Awards
- Excellence for Civic Landscape
Awarded to Transforming Southbank Boulevard (City of Melbourne with TCL and Mike Hewson)
- Excellence for Civic Landscape
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (Victorian Awards)
- Excellence for Civic Landscape
Award for Transforming Southbank Boulevard (City of Melbourne with TCL and Mike Hewson) - Landscape Planning Award
Awarded to Lincoln Square Playspace
- Excellence for Civic Landscape
- Banksia Foundation National Awards
- Future Places Award
Awarded to Grey to Green program
- Future Places Award
- Australian Urban Design Awards
- Leadership, advocacy and research – local and neighbourhood scale
Commendation for: Yarra River – Birrarung StrategyOpens in new tab - Built projects – local and neighbourhood scale
Awarded to University Square Stage 1Opens in new tab - Leadership, advocacy and research – local and neighbourhood scale
Awarded to Transforming Southbank Boulevard – Concept PlanOpens in new tab
- Leadership, advocacy and research – local and neighbourhood scale
- Planning Institute of Australia Awards for Planning Excellence - VIC
- The Great Place
Awarded to Nature Play at Royal Park - Best Planning Ideas – Small Project
Commendation for Maribyrnong Waterfront: A way forwardOpens in new tab - Healthy Active by Design
Commendation for Grey to Green Strategy
- The Great Place
- Australian Institute of Architects
- National President's Prize
Awarded to Rob Adams
- National President's Prize
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (Victorian Awards)
- Award of Excellence - Research, Policy and Communications
Awarded to Urban Choreography, Central Melbourne 1985-, (City of Melbourne, Jones & Whitehead and University of Melbourne)
- Award of Excellence - Research, Policy and Communications
- Australian Urban Design Awards
- Commendation of Leadership, Advocacy and Research – City and Regional Scale
Awarded to Urban Choreography, Central Melbourne 1985-, (City of Melbourne, Jones & Whitehead and University of Melbourne)
- Commendation of Leadership, Advocacy and Research – City and Regional Scale
- Good Design Australia
- Good Design Award
Awarded to Solar Tree
- Good Design Award
- Royal Historical Society
- Commendation
Awarded to Urban Choreography, Central Melbourne 1985-, (City of Melbourne, Jones & Whitehead and University of Melbourne)
- Commendation
- WE-EF After Dark National Competition
- Special Mention
Awarded to Solar Tree
- Special Mention
- World Parks Congress
- Legacy Award
In recognition of the contribution to the recreation and parks sector
- Legacy Award
- Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) Victorian Awards
- Urban Design Award
Awarded to Fitzroy Gardens Redevelopment - Sustainability Award
Awarded to Fitzroy Gardens Redevelopment
- Urban Design Award
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Victorian Awards
- Landscape Planning Award
Awarded to University Square Master Plan
- Landscape Planning Award
- Banksia Sustainability Awards
- Sustainable Cities Award
Awarded to Fitzroy Gardens Redevelopment
- Sustainable Cities Award
- National Landscape Architecture Awards (AILA)
- Landscape Planning Award
Awarded to University Square Master Plan
- Landscape Planning Award
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
- Australia’s Best Playground
Awarded to Return to Royal Park
- Australia’s Best Playground
- Australian International Design Awards
- Good Design Award
Awarded to Table Tennis Table - Good Design Award
Awarded for Basketball Backing Board
- Good Design Award
- National Landscape Architecture Awards
- Award of Excellence for Research, Policy and Communication
Awarded to Urban Forest Strategy and Precinct Plans - Award for Parks and Open Space
Awarded to Return to Royal Park
- Award of Excellence for Research, Policy and Communication
- Planning Institute of Australia
- Award for Public Engagement & Community Planning
Awarded to Creating a City Within a Forest
- Award for Public Engagement & Community Planning
- Property Council of Australia (PCA) National Awards
- People's Choice Award
Awarded to Library at The Dock - Award for Innovation (finalist)
Awarded to Library at The Dock - Award for Best Sustainable Development New Buildings (finalist)
Awarded to Library at The Dock
- People's Choice Award
- Property Council of Australia (PCA) Victorian Awards
- Project of the year
Awarded to Library at The Dock
- Project of the year
- Audio Visual Industry Awards
- Best Application of AV in a Commercial or Government
Awarded to Library at The Dock
- Best Application of AV in a Commercial or Government
- Australian Institute of Architects National Awards
- National Architecture Award for Sustainable Architecture
Awarded to Library at The Dock
- National Architecture Award for Sustainable Architecture
- Australian Institute of Architects - Victoria
- Sustainable Architecture: Allan and Beth Coldicutt Award
Awarded to Library at The Dock - Public Architecture: Commendation
Awarded to Library at The Dock - Urban Design - Architecture Award
Awarded to Swanston Street Redevelopment
- Sustainable Architecture: Allan and Beth Coldicutt Award
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects - Victoria
- Design Award
Awarded to Return to Royal Park - Urban Design Award
Awarded to Linking Docklands
- Design Award
- Australian Water Association Victorian Branch
- Program Innovation Award
Awarded to Urban Water
- Program Innovation Award
- Intergrain Timber Vision Awards
- Commercial Interior Category Award
Awarded to Library at The Dock
- Commercial Interior Category Award
- Parks & Leisure Australia
- National Awards of Excellence - Parks and Open Space: Development Award
Awarded to Return to Royal Park - VIC/TAS Awards of Excellence - Parks and Open Space: Development Award
Awarded to Return to Royal Park
- National Awards of Excellence - Parks and Open Space: Development Award
- Planning Institute of Australia
- Public Engagement & Community Planning: Creating a City within a Forest
Awarded to Urban Forest Strategy: Creating a City within a Forest - Planning Excellence Awards: President's Award
Awarded to Leanne Hodyl
- Public Engagement & Community Planning: Creating a City within a Forest
- Stormwater Victoria Excellence Awards
- Excellence in Strategic and Master Planning
Awarded to Elizabeth Street Catchment Integrated Water Cycle Management Plan 2015
- Excellence in Strategic and Master Planning
- Sustainability Victoria
- Premier's Sustainability Awards
Awarded to Growing Green Guide for Melbourne
- Premier's Sustainability Awards
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
- The Victoria Medal for Landscape Architecture
Awarded to Urban Forest Strategy and Precinct Plans - Research and Communication Award
Awarded to the Inner Melbourne Action Plan and the University of Melbourne
- The Victoria Medal for Landscape Architecture
- Australian Timber Design Awards
- Excellence in Timber Design for a Public or Commercial Building
Awarded to Library at The Dock - Excellence in Timber Design for Sustainability
Awarded to Library at The Dock
- Excellence in Timber Design for a Public or Commercial Building
- C40 City Climate Leadership Awards
- Leadership in Adaptation and Resilience Award
Awarded to Urban Landscapes Climate Adaptation Program
- Leadership in Adaptation and Resilience Award
- International Association for Public Participation Australasia
- Finalist Environment Category
Awarded to Urban Forest Citizen Participation Program
- Finalist Environment Category
- Parks Forum
- Green Flag Award
Awarded to Royal Park
- Green Flag Award
- Stormwater Victoria Excellence Awards
- Excellence in Research and Innovation
Awarded to Drought and Dendrochronology: making the business case for investment in stormwater harvesting
- Excellence in Research and Innovation
- Australian International Design Awards
- Good Design Award
Awarded to Swanston Street Lighting and Furniture
- Good Design Award
- Banksia Environmental Awards
- Climate Adaptation Award
Awarded to Urban Landscapes Climate Adaptation Program
- Climate Adaptation Award
- Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and NZ
- National Award of Excellence
Awarded to Swanston Street Lantern
- National Award of Excellence
- National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility
- Runner-up, Climate Adaptation Champion Award, Local Government
Awarded to Urban Landscapes Climate Adaptation Program
- Runner-up, Climate Adaptation Champion Award, Local Government
- Parks Forum
- Green Flag Award
Awarded to Fitzroy Gardens
- Green Flag Award
- United Nations Association Australia - World Environment Day Awards
- Best Specific Environmental Initiative in Australia
Awarded to Urban Landscapes Climate Adaptation Program
- Best Specific Environmental Initiative in Australia
- Australian Institute of Architects
- Australian Achievement in Architecture Awards - Leadership in Sustainability
Awarded to Professor Rob Adams
- Australian Achievement in Architecture Awards - Leadership in Sustainability
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
- Victorian Award for Planning in Landscape Architecture
Awarded to Open Space Strategy
- Victorian Award for Planning in Landscape Architecture
- Dulux Colour Awards
- Sustainable Interior Award
Awarded to The Venny
- Sustainable Interior Award
- Green Roofs Australasia
- Australian Green Capital Award
Awarded to City of Melbourne
- Australian Green Capital Award
- Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and NZ
- Award of Excellence (Victorian Chapter)
Awarded to Swanston Street Lantern
- Award of Excellence (Victorian Chapter)
- Public Relations Institute of Australia
- Victorian State Award for Excellence
Awarded to Urban Forest Strategy Communications and Community Engagement
- Victorian State Award for Excellence
- Stormwater Victoria
- Excellence Award
Awarded to Darling Street Stormwater Harvesting
- Excellence Award
- Australian Property Institute
- Excellence in Property Awards - Holding Redlich Property Industry Award
Awarded to Transforming Australian Cities
- Excellence in Property Awards - Holding Redlich Property Industry Award
- Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter
- Architecture Award - Heritage
Awarded to Signal
- Architecture Award - Heritage
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
- Victorian Award for Design in Landscape Architecture
Awarded to Fawkner Park Toddler Play - Victorian Award for Sustainable Settlements, Green Infrastructure and Landscape Principles
Awarded to Royal Park
- Victorian Award for Design in Landscape Architecture
- Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and NZ
- Lighting Design Award of Commendation
Awarded to Manningham Street Bridge
- Lighting Design Award of Commendation
- Australia Award - PIA, AIA, Green Building Council, Urban Design Forum, PCA and Association of Consulting Engineers
- Award for Urban Design
Awarded to Transforming Australian Cities
- Award for Urban Design
- Australian Institute of Architects
- Asia Pacific Architecture Award - in association with DesignInc
Council House 2
- Asia Pacific Architecture Award - in association with DesignInc
- Planning Institute of Australia Victorian Chapter
- Awards for Planning Excellence - President's Award - SGS Economics and Planning, in association with Design Urban
Awarded to Residential Intensification in Tramway Corridors - Awards for Planning Excellence - Urban Planning Achievement Award - SGS Economics and Planning, in association with Design Urban
Awarded to Residential Intensification in Tramway Corridors
- Awards for Planning Excellence - President's Award - SGS Economics and Planning, in association with Design Urban
- Urban Development Institute of Australia
- Judges Award Winner
Awarded to Transforming Australian Cities
- Judges Award Winner
- Banksia Environmental Awards
- Prime Minister's Environmentalist of the Year
Awarded to Professor Rob Adams - Local Government Award
Awarded to Drought Management of Parks
- Prime Minister's Environmentalist of the Year
- Swinburne University of Technology
- Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame
Awarded to Professor Rob Adams
- Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame
- Australian Engineering Excellence Awards
- Sir William Hudson Award
Awarded to Council House 2
- Sir William Hudson Award
- Australian Institute of Architects
- National Architecture Award - Sustainable Architecture Award, in association with DesignInc
Awarded to Council House 2
- National Architecture Award - Sustainable Architecture Award, in association with DesignInc
- Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter
- Melbourne Prize, in association with Nadim Karam and Marcus O'Reilly
Awarded to Sandridge Bridge Precinct Redevelopment - Sustainable Architecture Award in association with Design Inc
Awarded to Council House 2 - Urban Design Award - in association with Nadim Karam and Marcus O'Reilly
Awarded to Sandridge Bridge Precinct Redevelopment
- Melbourne Prize, in association with Nadim Karam and Marcus O'Reilly
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
- President's Local Government Award
Awarded to Piazza Italia at Argyle Square
- President's Local Government Award
- Australian Property Institute, Vic Chapter
- President's Award - Excellence in Property Awards
Awarded to Council House 2
- President's Award - Excellence in Property Awards
- Cement and Concrete Association of Australia
- Public Domain Awards, Commendation Award for Public Artworks, in association with Public Art Squad
Awarded to Bourke Street Mall Tramway Zone
- Public Domain Awards, Commendation Award for Public Artworks, in association with Public Art Squad
- CoreNet Global Innovator's Award
- Finalist - Sustainable Design
Awarded to Council House 2
- Finalist - Sustainable Design
- IDEA - Inside Design Excellence Awards
- Institutional Award
Awarded to East Melbourne Library - Sustainability Award - in association with Design Inc
Awarded to Council House 2
- Institutional Award
- LG Pro
- Awards for Excellence - Special Projects Initiative Award
Awarded to Places for People 2004
- Awards for Excellence - Special Projects Initiative Award
- Life Saving Victoria
- Pool Safety Audit Awards
Awarded to Water Safety Week for: Melbourne City Baths, Carlton Baths, North Melbourne Pool and Kensington Community Centre
- Pool Safety Audit Awards
- Parks and Leisure Australia
- Award for Water Conservation and Management
Awarded to Royal Park Water for an Active Future in a Dry City
- Award for Water Conservation and Management
- Planning Institute of Australia
- Award for Planning Excellence - President's Award
Awarded to Council House 2
- Award for Planning Excellence - President's Award
- Planning Institute of Australia Victorian Chapter
- Merit Award for Urban Design Plans and Ideas
Awarded to Places for People 2004
- Merit Award for Urban Design Plans and Ideas
- UK Chartered Institution of Services Engineers
- Sustainable Building Award (projects under £25,000)
Awarded to Council House 2
- Sustainable Building Award (projects under £25,000)
- Victorian Engineering Excellence Awards
- Engineering Excellence Award for Environment and Sustainability, in association with Lincolne Scott and Bonacci Group
Awarded to Council House 2
- Engineering Excellence Award for Environment and Sustainability, in association with Lincolne Scott and Bonacci Group
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
- National Merit Award for Research and Communication in Landscape Architecture
Awarded to Places for People 2004
- National Merit Award for Research and Communication in Landscape Architecture
- Australian Institute of Project Management Victoria
- Achievement Award for Community Services and/or Development
Awarded to The Travellers' Public Art Project
- Achievement Award for Community Services and/or Development
- Australian Property Institute
- DB Reef Heritage Property Award
Awarded to Sandridge Bridge Refurbishment
- DB Reef Heritage Property Award
- Eco-Buy Awards
- Greenhouse Expenditure Award
Awarded to Council House 2 - The 'Hey Big Spender' Award
Awarded to Council House 2 - Recycled Expenditure Award
Awarded to Council House 2
- Greenhouse Expenditure Award
- Environmental Design Research Association, USA
- Research Award - in association with Gehl Architects
Awarded to Places for People 2004
- Research Award - in association with Gehl Architects
- Master Builder's Association
- Excellence in Construction Award (Specialist Subcontractor)
Awarded to Piazza Italia at Argyle Square
- Excellence in Construction Award (Specialist Subcontractor)
- Planning Institute of Australia
- Australian Award for Urban Design - Public Domain
Awarded to Sandridge Bridge Precinct Redevelopment - Award for Planning Excellence - President's Award
Awarded to Places for People 2004
Award for Planning Excellence - Environmental Planning or Conservation Award
Awarded to Council House 2 - Planning Institute of Australia - Local Government Award
Awarded to Places for People 2004
- Australian Award for Urban Design - Public Domain
- State of Design Awards
- Premier's Leadership Award
Awarded to Professor Rob Adams
- Premier's Leadership Award
- Sun Smart Shade Awards - Best Practice Shade Initiatives in Victorian Communities
- Highly Commended
Awarded to 2006 Shade Strategy - Metropolitan Shade Award
Awarded to Artplay - Major Award - best overall shade initiative
Awarded to City of Melbourne
- Highly Commended
- Australia Award - PIA, AIA, AILA
- Australia Award for Urban Design in association with Gehl Architects
Awarded to Places for People 2004
- Australia Award for Urban Design in association with Gehl Architects
- Australian Institute of Architects
- Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design- in association with Taylor Cullity Lethlean, Paul Thompson and Swaney Draper
Awarded to Birrarung Marr
- Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design- in association with Taylor Cullity Lethlean, Paul Thompson and Swaney Draper
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
- Victorian Award for Excellence, Research and Communication in Landscape Architecture
Awarded to Places for People 2004
- Victorian Award for Excellence, Research and Communication in Landscape Architecture
- Green Building Council of Australia
- Six Star Green Star Rating
Awarded to Council House 2
- Six Star Green Star Rating
- LG Pro
- Award for Excellence - Special Projects Initiative
Awarded to Council House 2
- Award for Excellence - Special Projects Initiative
- Publication Design Awards
- Invitations Category, Calendar of Events and Information Brochure - in association with Museum Australia
Awarded to City Gallery
- Invitations Category, Calendar of Events and Information Brochure - in association with Museum Australia
- United Nations Association Australia- World Environment Day Awards
- Green Building Award
Awarded to Council House 2
- Green Building Award
- Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter
- Joseph Reed Award for Urban Design, in association with Taylor Cullity Lethlean, Paul Thompson and Swaney Draper
Awarded to Birrarung Marr
- Joseph Reed Award for Urban Design, in association with Taylor Cullity Lethlean, Paul Thompson and Swaney Draper
- CRC Construction
- Imaging of the Future Award - Year of the Built Environment Awards
Awarded to Council House 2
- Imaging of the Future Award - Year of the Built Environment Awards
- John Truscott Awards
- Recognising excellence in design across a broad canvas of visual influence and entertainment for the benefit of the community
Awarded to Professor Rob Adams
- Recognising excellence in design across a broad canvas of visual influence and entertainment for the benefit of the community
- Australia Award
- Commendation Award for Urban Design Excellence in association with Swaney Draper and Lethlean Cullity
Awarded to Birrarung Marr - Melbourne's Newest Riverside Park Project
- Commendation Award for Urban Design Excellence in association with Swaney Draper and Lethlean Cullity
- Australian Institute of Architects
- President's Prize
Awarded to The City Edge Conference Series
- President's Prize
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
- Excellence Award for Design in Landscape Architecture, in association with Taylor Cullity Lethlean, Paul Thompson and Swaney Draper
Awarded to Birrarung Marr - Stage One Implementation - VIC/TAS Chapter Award for Excellence Award for Design in Landscape Architecture, in association with Taylor Cullity Lethlean, Paul Thompson and Swaney Draper
Awarded to Birrarung Marr Concept Plan
- Excellence Award for Design in Landscape Architecture, in association with Taylor Cullity Lethlean, Paul Thompson and Swaney Draper
- Australian Institute of Project Management Victoria
- Project of the Year (Victorian Chapter)
Awarded to Birrarung Marr - Melbourne's Newest Riverside Park Project
- Project of the Year (Victorian Chapter)
- Planning Institute of Australia
- Commendation for Ecologically Sustainable Development - ESD Built Projects
Awarded to Queen Victoria Market Solar Electricity Generation Project
- Commendation for Ecologically Sustainable Development - ESD Built Projects
- AISC
- Victorian Architectural Award
Awarded to Field of Bells and Pedestrian Bridge
- Victorian Architectural Award
- Australian Institute of Architects
- Joseph Reed Award for Urban Design
Awarded to Vending and Amenity Facilities
- Joseph Reed Award for Urban Design
- Australian Property Institute
- Excellence in Property Awards - Victoria Local Government Property Award
Awarded to City of Melbourne
- Excellence in Property Awards - Victoria Local Government Property Award
- Commonwealth Department of Transport & Regional Services
- National Award for Local Government
Awarded to Community Services Relocated Project
- National Award for Local Government
- Australian Council of Building Design Professions
- Urban Design Commendation Award
Awarded to Holland Park Skate Park
- Urban Design Commendation Award
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
- Lighting Design Award of Merit
Awarded to Implementation of Park Lighting Strategy
- Lighting Design Award of Merit
- Australian Institute of Project Management Victoria
- Highly Commended
Awarded to Melbourne Town Hall Organ - Restoration and Enhancement
- Highly Commended
- Cement and Concrete Association of Australia
- Streetsmart Award
Awarded to John Mockridge Fountain
- Streetsmart Award
- Australian Council of Building Design Professions
- Urban Design Commendation Award (in association with Peter Elliott Pty Ltd)
Awarded to RMIT Urban Spaces Project - Stage 1
- Urban Design Commendation Award (in association with Peter Elliott Pty Ltd)
- Australian Institute of Architects
- Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design (in association with Peter Elliott Pty Ltd)
Awarded to RMIT Urban Spaces Project - Stage 1
- Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design (in association with Peter Elliott Pty Ltd)
- Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter
- Joseph Reed Award for Urban Design (in association with Peter Elliott Pty Ltd)
Awarded to RMIT Urban Spaces Project - Stage 1
- Joseph Reed Award for Urban Design (in association with Peter Elliott Pty Ltd)
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
- Merit Award for Open Space Design
Awarded to Royal Park Gateway and Carpark - Commendation Award
Awarded to City of Melbourne Lighting Strategy
- Merit Award for Open Space Design
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
- Merit Award for Creative Lighting
Awarded to St Kilda Road Boulevard Lighting
- Merit Award for Creative Lighting
- Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and NZ
- Lighting Award of Excellence
Awarded to Street Light - Lighting Award of Commendation (in association with Barry Webb and Associates)
Awarded to Tianjin Garden
- Lighting Award of Excellence
- Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter
- Award for Urban Design
Awarded to CBD Laneways - National Urban Design Commendation - Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design
Awarded to CBD Laneways
- Award for Urban Design
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
- National Award
Awarded to Civilising the City: A History of Melbourne's Public Gardens - National Merit Award
Awarded to Fitzroy Gardens Conservatory - Commendation for Policy Development
Awarded to Urban Design Guidelines - Swanston Street, Carlton
- National Award
- Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and New Zealand
- Lighting Award of Commendation
Awarded to Chinatown Arches Lighting Design - Lighting Award of Excellence (in association with Barry Webb and Associates)
Awarded to Chinatown Lantern - Lighting Award of Commendation (in association with Barry Webb and Associates)
Awarded to Century Building Façade - Lighting Award of Commendation (in association with Barry Webb and Associates)
Awarded to Park Light
- Lighting Award of Commendation
- Royal Australian Planning Institute Victorian Chapter
- National Planning Achievement Award
Awarded to Federation Square Design Brief
- National Planning Achievement Award
- Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter
- Joseph Reed Award for Urban Design
Awarded to Yarra Turning Basin - Urban Design Commendation
Awarded to Little Latrobe Street
- Joseph Reed Award for Urban Design
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
- Award of Commendation
Awarded to Weary Dunlop Memorial - Award of Merit - Education and Research (joint submission with Georgina Whitehead)
Awarded to Civilising the City: A History of Melbourne's Public Gardens - Commendation of Civic Design of Urban Spaces
Awarded to Yarra Turning Basin
- Award of Commendation
- Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and New Zealand
- Lighting Awards
Awarded to Melbourne Town Hall
- Lighting Awards
- Royal Australian Planning Institute Victorian Chapter
- Urban Planning Achievement Awards
Awarded to Federation Square Design Brief
- Urban Planning Achievement Awards
- Australia Award
- Australian Award for Urban Design
Awarded to Melbourne's CBD Revitalisation Project
- Australian Award for Urban Design
- Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter
- Commendation Award for Restoration
Awarded to River God Fountain
- Commendation Award for Restoration
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
- Project Award of Merit
Awarded to Town Hall Plaza - Project Award of Merit
Awarded to Technical Notes - National Project Award
Awarded to Fitzroy and Treasury Gardens Masterplan
- Project Award of Merit
- City Marketing Business Awards
- Outstanding Contribution to the Aesthetic Environment of the City
Awarded to City of Melbourne
- Outstanding Contribution to the Aesthetic Environment of the City
- Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter
- Commendation for Outstanding Architecture
Awarded to Postcode 3000 Program - Commendation for Outstanding Architecture (Conservation)
Awarded to Hochgurtel Fountain (Exhibition Fountain)
- Commendation for Outstanding Architecture
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
- Award of Merit in Civic Design
Awarded to Swanston Street Walk - Award of Merit in Planning Studies
Awarded to Carlton Gardens Masterplan
- Award of Merit in Civic Design
- Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter
- Award for Outstanding Urban Design
Awarded to Swanston Street Walk
- Award for Outstanding Urban Design
- Royal Australian Planning Institute Victorian Chapter
- Award for Planning Excellence
Awarded to Postcode 3000 Program
- Award for Planning Excellence
- Australian Institute of Architects
- Merit Award for Outstanding Architecture - Excellence in the field of Urban Design
Awarded to City of Melbourne
- Merit Award for Outstanding Architecture - Excellence in the field of Urban Design
- Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter
- Walter Burley Griffin Award for Civic Design
Awarded to Urban Design Strategy for City of Melbourne
- Walter Burley Griffin Award for Civic Design
- Australian Property News
- Property Achievement Award
Awarded to City of Melbourne
- Property Achievement Award
- Children's Services Industry Awards
- Provision of Quality Children's Services in Victoria
Awarded to City of Melbourne
- Provision of Quality Children's Services in Victoria
- Royal Australian Planning Institute Victorian Chapter
- Award for Planning Excellence
Awarded to Ausnest House
- Award for Planning Excellence
- Australian Institute of Architects
- The John George Knight Award, Award for Outstanding Architecture
Awarded to City of Melbourne
- The John George Knight Award, Award for Outstanding Architecture
- Australian Institute of Architects
- Lachlan Macquarie Award
Awarded to Melbourne City Baths
- Lachlan Macquarie Award
Melbourne Awards
In 2019, we launched an Urban Design category of the Melbourne Awards to recognise design excellence in architecture, landscape architecture and urban design. The award celebrates recently built projects that have made an extraordinary contribution to Melbourne.
Past winners
2023 Victorian Family Violence Memorial, MUIR+OPENWORK
2022 Urban Design Award: Queen & Collins, Kerstin Thompson Architects in collaboration with BVN
2019 Urban Design Award: Carlton Learning and Community Hub. Law Architects
Find out more about the Melbourne Awards.
Awards we sponsor
We support design excellence through the sponsorship of the Victorian Maggie Edmond Enduring Architecture Award and Victorian Landscape Architecture Future Leaders Award. We have previously sponsored the Victorian Landscape Architecture Urban Design Award.
Industry awards
The quality of privately developed buildings and open spaces influences the identity, character and liveability of the city. That’s why we keep an eye on the many private developments across the municipality that have been recognised by industry for their design excellence.
- The Sir Osborn Mcutcheon Award for Commercial Architecture (AIA Victorian Architecture Award)
- Awarded to Collins Arch
Woods Bagot and Shop Architects
- Awarded to Collins Arch
- Award for Interior Architecture (AIA Victorian Architecture Award)
- Awarded to Acmi Renewal
Bkk Architects and Razorfish
- Awarded to Acmi Renewal
- Award for Residential Architecture - Multiple Housing (AIA Victorian Architecture Award)
- The Lothian
Kennedy Nolan
- The Lothian
- Award for Educational Architecture (AIA Victorian Architecture Award)
- Awarded to Ian Potter Southbank Centre, University Of Melbourne
John Wardle Architects
- Awarded to Ian Potter Southbank Centre, University Of Melbourne
- Award for Heritage Architecture - Creative Adaptation (AIA Victorian Architecture Award)
- Awarded to Regent Theatre, Melbourne
Lovell Chen
- Awarded to Regent Theatre, Melbourne
- Award for Small Project Architecture (AIA Victorian Architecture Award)
- Awarded to Protagonist
Cumulus Studio
- Awarded to Protagonist
- Enduring Architecture Award (AIA Victorian Architecture Award)
- Awarded to MCG Great Southern Stand
Daryl Jackson in Association with Tompkins Shaw and Evan
- Awarded to MCG Great Southern Stand
- The Joseph Reed Award for Urban Design (AIA Victorian Architecture Award)
- Awarded to Carlton Learning Precinct
Law Architects
- Awarded to Carlton Learning Precinct
- Melbourne Prize (AIA Victorian Architecture Award)
- Awarded to State Library Victoria Redevelopment
Architectus + Schmidt Hammer Lassen
- Awarded to State Library Victoria Redevelopment
- The Kevin Borland Award for Small Project Architecture (AIA Victorian Architecture Award)
- Awarded to In Absence
Edition Office and Yhonnie Scarce
- Awarded to In Absence
- Small Projects - Award of Excellence (AILA VIC Landscape Architecture Award)
- RMIT Building 100 Pedestrian Improvement
Openwork
- RMIT Building 100 Pedestrian Improvement
