The Australia Award for Urban Design is a national annual urban design award in Australia. Established in 2001, it is the successor of the Prime Minister's Urban Design Task Force Award that started in 1996.The Award is hosted by the Planning Institute of Australia with support from the Australian Institute of Architects, Engineers Australia, Green Building Council of Australia, Consult Australia, The Australian Urban Design Forum, ASBEC and the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects.
| Year | Category | Project | Location | Designers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Winner | Gosnells town centre revitalisation | Gosnells, WA | City of Gosnells |
| 2002 | Winner | Steampacket Place, Geelong Waterfront | Geelong, Vic | City of Greater Geelong |
| 2003 | Winner | Cairns Esplanade | Cairns, Qld | City of Cairns |
| 2004 | Winner | Melbourne Docklands | Melbourne, Vic | VicUrban |
| 2004 | Public Domain Award | Victoria Park Urban Renewal project | Sydney, NSW | Hassell, NSW Government Architects |
| 2004 | Heritage Waterfront Award | Walsh Bay Redevelopment | Sydney, NSW | Walsh Bay Partnership, HPA & PTW |
| 2005 | Winner | Places for People and Melbourne CBD and Pedestrian Traffic Study | Melbourne, Vic | City of Melbourne, Gehl Architects |
| 2005 | Strategic Urban Design Award | NSW Coastal Urban Design Initiative | NSW | Urban Design Advisory Service et al. |
| 2005 | Public Domain Award | Point Fraser Stage 1 | Perth, WA | Syrinx Environmental, City of Perth |
| 2005 | Research and Publication Award | Fluid City: Transforming Melbourne's Urban Waterfront | Melbourne, Vic | Kim Dovey |
| 2006 | Winner | Balaclava Walk and Community Housing | Melbourne, Vic | City of Port Phillip, MGS Architects |
| 2006 | Winner | North Terrace Redevelopment | Adelaide, SA | City of Adelaide, Taylor Cullity Lethlean |
| 2006 | Education Award | My Neighbourhood | NSW | Landcom et al. |
| 2006 | Public Domain Award | Sandridge Bridge Precinct Redevelopment | Melbourne, Vic | Department of Sustainability and Environment, City of Melbourne |
| 2007 | Winner | Coastal Towns Design Framework | Vic | Department of Sustainability and Environment et al. |
| 2008 | Winner | Bendigo City Centre: a journey of transformation and commitment to quality | Bendigo, Vic | City of Greater Bendigo, Don Goldsworthy and Associates |
| 2009 | Winner | Paddington Reservoir Gardens | Sydney, NSW | City of Sydney |
| 2009 | Winner | Transforming Australian Cities | Vic | Victorian Government and City of Melbourne |
| 2010 | Winner | Inner Northern Busway | Brisbane, Qld | Queensland Department of Transport, BVN Architecture |
| 2010 | Winner | Geelong Youth Activities Precinct | Geelong, Vic | City of Greater Geelong |
| 2010 | Winner | Beyond the Pavement: RTA urban design policy | NSW | Roads & Traffic Authority |
| 2011 | Winner | SW1 South Bank Urban Village | Brisbane, Qld | South Bank Corporation, Cox Rayner Architects |
| 2012 | Winner: Delivered Large Scale | Darling Quarter | Sydney, NSW | Lendlease |
| 2012 | Winner: Delivered Small Scale | River Quay | Brisbane, Qld | Arkhefield Architects and Cardno |
| 2012 | Winner: Policies, Programs & Concepts Large Scale | Parramatta River Urban Design Strategy | Sydney, NSW | McGregor Coxall |
| 2012 | Winner: Policies, Programs & Concepts Small Scale | Penrith of the Future | Sydney, NSW | Campement Urbain |
| 2013 | Winner: Delivered Large Scale | Northern Busway | Brisbane, Qld | Tract Consultants et al. |
| 2013 | Winner: Delivered Small Scale | Sydney Laneway Upgrades | Sydney, NSW | Aspect Studios, City of Sydney |
| 2013 | Winner: Policies, Programs & Concepts Large Scale | Linking Canberra City to the Lake | Canberra, ACT | ACT Office of the Coordinator General, Hill Thalis, et al. |
| 2014 | Winner: Delivered Large Scale | NewAction Precinct | Canberra | Molonglo Group, Fender Katsalidis Architects, Oculus |
| 2014 | Winner: Delivered Large Scale | Prince Alfred Park & Pool | Sydney, NSW | Neeson Murcutt Architects, Sue Barnsley Design, City of Sydney |
| 2014 | Winner: Delivered Small Scale | Fremantle Esplanade Youth Plaza | Fremantle, WA | Convic, City of Fremantle |
| 2014 | Winner: Policies, Programs & Concepts Small Scale | The Goods Line | Sydney, NSW | Aspect Studios with Chrofi for the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority |
| 2014 | Winner: Sustained Contribution to Urban Design | Urban Voices – celebrating urban design in Australia | Bruce Echberg, Bill Chandler, John Byrne | |
| 2015 | Winner: Delivered Large Scale | Brookfield Place | Perth, WA | Hassell, Fitzpatrick + Partners & Brookfield |
| 2015 | Winner: Delivered Small Scale | Port Adelaide Renewal: Hart’s Mill Surrounds | Port Adelaide, SA | Aspect Studios, Mulloway Studio & Renewal SA |
| 2015 | Winner: Policies, Programs & Concepts Large Scale | Home:LIFE Making Livable Affordable & Sustainable Housing Choices | Vic | SJB Urban & RMIT University |
| 2015 | Winner: Policies, Programs & Concepts Large Scale | Sunshine Coast Light Rail: Shaping Our Future | Sunshine Coast, Qld | Sunshine Coast Council & Hassell |
| 2015 | Winner: Policies, Programs & Concepts Small Scale | Victoria Quay Enabling Precinct Plans | Fremantle, WA | CODA, Fremantle Ports, Allerding & Associates & Creating Communities |
| 2016 | Winner: Delivered Large Scale | Sydney Park Water Re-Use Project | Sydney, NSW | Turf Design Studio and Environmental Partnership |
| 2016 | Winner: Delivered Small Scale | Bowen Place Crossing | ACT | Lahznimmo Architects and Spackman Mossop Michaels |
| 2016 | Winner: Delivered Small Scale | The Goods Line | Sydney, NSW | Aspect Studios, Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, CHROFI and Gartner Rose |
| 2016 | Winner: Policies, Programs & Concepts Large Scale | Turramurra Community Hub Masterplan | Sydney, NSW | Chofri in association with Ku-ring-gai Council |
| 2016 | Winner: Policies, Programs & Concepts Large Scale | Green Square Town Centre | Sydney, NSW | City of Sydney |
| 2016 | Winner: Policies, Programs & Concepts Small Scale | WGV at White Gum Valley | White Gum Valley, WA | CODA Studio, Urbis, LandCorp and Josh Byrne and Associates |
| 2017 | Winner: Delivered Large Scale | Tonsley Innovation District | Adelaide, SA | Oxigen, Woods Bagot, Tridente Architects, KBR, WSP and Renewal SA |
| 2017 | Winner: Delivered Small Scale | Orange Regional Museum | Orange, NSW | Crone |
| 2017 | Winner: Policies, Programs & Concepts Large Scale | Better Placed – An integrated design policy for the built environment of NSW | NSW | New South Wales Government Architect |
References
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects: "2011 Australian Award for Urban Design Announced", retrieved 17 October 2013
- PIA Awards Accessed 11 September 2015