by Brianna Crandall — May 18, 2011—The Property Council of Australia has announced its 2011 Property Council of Australia / Rider Levett Bucknall Innovation and Excellence Awards from a field of over 100 finalists from across the country. The awards program provides an opportunity for the Australian property industry to acknowledge and showcase excellence in the built environment.
The high-profile ANZ Centre, located in Melbourne’s Victoria Harbour precinct, won the Australian Development of the Year Award. ANZ’s global headquarters is the largest single tenanted commercial building in Australia, delivering a net area of 83,550sqm. Designed to deliver the best possible environmental outcomes for air, water, energy and waste management, the project includes an underfloor air distribution system, Quiet Revolution wind turbines, a significant reduction in the number of car parking spaces provided, and a blackwater system that significantly reduces water usage.
The 2011 Property Council of Australia/Rider Levett Bucknall Innovation and Excellence Awards category winners are:
- Property Council of Australia/Rider Levett Bucknall Australian Development of the Year Award: ANZ Centre, Docklands (VIC)
- Bluescope Buildings Award for Best Business and Industrial Park Development: Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong (NSW)
- Colliers International Award for Best Office Development: ANZ Centre, Docklands (VIC)
- Laing O’Rourke Award for Best Shopping Centre Development: Chadstone West Mall (VIC)
- Ryan Lawyers Award for Best Tourism and Leisure Development: Sydney Harbour YHA (NSW)
- Judd Farris Award for Future Leader of the Year: Natalie Myatt (NSW)
- GroupGSA Award for Best Master Planned Community: University Hill (VIC)
- State and Property Authority Award for Government Leadership: Housing NSW
- S4B Studio Award for Best Heritage and Adaptive Reuse: Sydney Harbour YHA (NSW)
- Woodhead Award for Best Mixed Use Development: The Village, Balgowlah (NSW)
- Project Control Group Award for Best Office Fit Out: Goods Shed North (VIC)
- John Holland Award for Best Public Building: National Portrait Gallery of Australia (ACT)
- Gadens Lawyers Award for Best Retirement Living Development: Lansdowne Gardens (NSW)
- Thinc Award for Best Sustainable Development—Existing Buildings: 530 Collins Street (VIC)
- Baulderstone Award for Best Sustainable Development—New Buildings: ARK (NSW)
- Bluescope Buildings Award for Best Business and Industrial Park Development: Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong (NSW)
More information is available on the awards Web site.
