The shortlist for the 2016 Australian Urban Design Awards has been announced ahead of the awards presentation in Melbourne on Thursday 13 October. Thirty-seven entries from across Australia’s cities, towns and communities have been shortlisted by the 2016 jury for the nation’s premier awards for excellence and innovation in urban design.
The patrons of the Australian Urban Design Awards are Malcolm Turnbull MP, Prime Minister of Australia and Lucy Turnbull AO, former Lord Mayor of Sydney and Chief Commissioner of the Greater Sydney Commission. Mr Turnbull said: “Australia’s cities support our most important resource – our people. Great cities attract, develop and retain talent, supporting them to innovate, create new jobs and growth. High-quality urban design is essential in building more sustainable cities that are great places to live, work and visit.”
The shortlisted projects are:
Australia Award for Urban Design, Delivered Outcome – Large Scale
Brisbane Showgrounds - Public Realm Overlay (Brisbane, Queensland) – Lat27 in collaboration with RNA and Lendlease
City West Police Complex (Melbourne, Victoria) – Tract Consultants, Woods Bagot, Fabio Ongarato, WSP
Erko (Erskineville, New South Wales) – SJB in association with Tribe Studio Architects and Architect Prineas
Esperance Waterfront (Esperance, Western Australia) – Hassell
Grey to Green (Melbourne, Victoria) – City of Melbourne (and others) with City of Melbourne undertaking the design and delivery of the program
Monash University Clayton Campus Masterplan (Clayton, Victoria) – MGS Architects and Masterplanners, Monash University and Monash University Design Consultancy
Sydney Park Water Re-Use Project (Sydney, New South Wales) – Turf Design Studio and Environmental Partnership with Alluvium, Turpin and Crawford Studio and Dragonfly Environmental
Tonsley Public Realm – Oxigen with Renewal SA
Australia Award for Urban Design, Delivered Outcome – Small Scale
Arbory Bar and Eatery (Melbourne, Victoria) – Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
Bakery Lane (Fortitude Valley, Queensland) – Hayes Anderson Lynch Architects
Beenleigh Town Square (Beenleigh, Queensland) – AECOM, Logan City Council, Wilsons Architects and MR Cagney
Bowen Place Crossing (Bowen Place, ACT) – Lahznimmo Architects and Spackman Mossop Michaels Landscape Architects
Brisbane Ferry Terminals Floods Renewal (Brisbane, Queensland) – Cox Architecture and Aurecon and Lat27
City Beach Surf Club and Commercial Development (Perth, Western Australia) – Christou Design Group
Kensington Street (Sydney, New South Wales) – Turf Design Studio in collaboration with Jeppe Aagaard Andersen
Kensington Street Precinct (Sydney, New South Wales) – Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
Oxford Street Reserve (Leederville, Western Australia) – Blackwell and Associates
The Goods Line (Sydney, New South Wales) – Aspect Studios, Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, CHROFI, Gartner Rose
UTS Alumni Green (Sydney, New South Wales) – Aspect Studios, University of Technology Sydney
ZigZag (Sydney, New South Wales) – JOC Consulting and Archrival for Transport for NSW (Light Rail Activation Program)
Australia Award for Urban Design, Policies, Programs and Concepts – Large Scale
Byron Bay Masterplan (Byron Bay, New South Wales) – McGregor Coxall
Capital Metro - Canberra Light Rail (Canberra, ACT) – Hassell/Arup/Transport Canberra
Kingsford Smith Drive Upgrade - Reference Urban Design Framework (Brisbane, Queensland) – Fred St
New Territory from Old Ground: Macquarie Point Strategic Framework and Masterplan (Hobart, Tasmania) – John Wardle Architects
Newcastle City Centre Urban Renewal Strategy (Newcastle, New South Wales) – Hassell
St Kilda Triangle Masterplan (St Kilda, Victoria) – City of Port Phillip
The Gold Coast Landscape Character Study (Gold Coast, Queensland) – Cardno and the City of Gold Coast
Turramurra Community Hub Masterplan (Sydney, New South Wales) – CHROFI in association with Ku-ring-gai Council
Australia Award for Urban Design, Policies, Programs and Concepts - Small Scale
Albert Street Vision (Brisbane, Queensland)– Hassell and Urban Renewal Brisbane, Brisbane City Council
Cockburn Coast Public Realm Design Guidelines (Fremantle, Western Australia) – Urbis
Green Square Town Centre (Sydney, New South Wales) – City of Sydney
Kingston Public Toilet Strategy (Kingston, Victoria) – Planisphere
Rhodes Peninsula Open Space Maser Plan and Plan of Management (Sydney, New South Wales) – Corkery Consulting
Shiralee Masterplan and DCP, Orange NSW (Orange, New South Wales) – Oculus
Triabunna Tomorrow Township Revitalisation Project (Triabunna, Tasmania) – Gilby and Brewin Architecture and Urban Design
Velobahns and the Super Campus (Sydney, New South Wales) – Peter Willett Associates
WGV at White Gum Valley (White Gum Valley, Western Australia) – Coda Studio, Urbis, Landcorp, Josh Byrne and Associates
The jury for the 2016 Australian Urban Design Awards included representatives from the nine peak bodies from across the built environment that support the program:
- William Chandler, Director, Chandler Consulting Services
- Ken Maher, National President, Australian Institute of Architects
- Kate Cullity, Director, Taylor Cullity Lethlean
- Jill Garner, Victorian Government Architect
- Neil Savery, General Manager, Australian Building Codes Board
- Courtenay Wheeler, Senior Consultant, Advisian
- Anne Kovachevich, Qld ESD Leader and Australasian Foresight + Innovation Leader, Arup
- Peter Steele, Sustainability Director and Development Manager, HIP V. HYPE
The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Melbourne on the evening of Thursday 13 October. Tickets to the event can be purchased here.
The Australian Urban Design Awards is convened by the Planning Institute of Australia and organized by Architecture Media.
The awards program is supported by nine peak bodies from across the built environment – the Planning Institute of Australia, the Australian Institute of Architects, the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, Green Building Council of Australia, Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council, Consult Australia, Engineers Australia, Urban Design Forum and Government Architects Network Australia.
In 2016 the principal partner is Cement Concrete and Aggregates Australia with supporting partners Holcim, iGuzzini, PTA Landscapes, Queensland Government and Concrete Masonry Association of Australia.