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2026 NSW ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
2026 QLD REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE AWARDS Events
QLD 2026 regional winners
Greater Brisbane
Awards:
People’s Choice Award
- Stuartholme Maison Barat | BSPN Architecture
House of the Year
- Inala Infill Apartments | Baber Studio
John Dalton Award for Building of the Year – proudly sponsored by Lysaght
- Plant Futures Facility | m3architecture
Lord Mayor’s Brisbane Buildings That Breathe Architecture Prize – proudly sponsored by Brisbane City Council
- 443 Queen Street | WOHA with Architectus & Kris Kowalski Architects
- 205 North Quay | Hassell REX Richards and Spence
Commendations:
Commendation for the Lord Mayor’s Brisbane Buildings That Breathe Architecture Prize
- Inala Infill Apartments | Baber Studio
- St Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace Primary Precinct | Macksey Rush Architects
Commendation for Commercial Architecture
- Lower Edward Street | J.AR Office
- 205 North Quay | Hassell REX Richards and Spence
- Queen’s Wharf Integrated Resort Development | Cottee Parker Architects
- Little Lane | Twohill and James
Commendation for Educational Architecture
- Plant Futures Facility | m3architecture
- McCormack Building, Mary MacKillop College | Deicke Richards Architects
- Oakleigh State School | KO&Co Architecture
- St Margaret’s Canopy Café | Blight Rayner Architecture
- St Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace Primary Precinct | Macksey Rush Architects
Commendation for Interior Architecture
- Sherwood River House | Bligh Graham Architects and Sonda Banney Design
- Indooroopilly Studio | Kieron Gait Architects
- Plant Futures Facility | m3architecture
- Government Headquarters | COX Architecture
- QUT X Block Refurbishment | Wilson Architects
- Landing Bakery | Five Mile Radius and Ma-jr
- Architectus Brisbane Studio | Architectus
- Golden Avenue | J.AR Office
- Country Road Brisbane | Moloney Architects & Folar Architecture + Interiors
Commendation for Heritage Architecture
- Chapel for St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly | m3architecture
Commendation for Public Architecture – proudly sponsored by Hutchinson Builders
- Brisbane Metro | Arup
- Quandamooka Arts and Cultural Centre (QUAMPI) | COX Architecture
- Exhibition Station – Cross River Rail | Hassell
Commendation for Urban Architecture
- Brisbane Metro | Arup
Commendation for Small Project Architecture
- Brewhouse | Atelier Luke
Commendation for Residential Architecture – Houses (New) – proudly sponsored by AWS
- Emoji House | Reddog Architects
- Birdwood | Peter Besley
Commendation for Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)
- Stuartholme House | Nielsen Jenkins with Michael Lumby
- Salisbury Seam House | REFRESH* Studio for Architecture
- Hakea House Bligh | Graham Architects
- Goldilocks Haus | Maytree Studios
- A Verdant Vow | Phillips Smith Conwell Architects Pty Ltd
- Tighty Whitey House | Maytree Studios
Commendation for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
- Inala Infill Apartments | Baber Studio
- The Curwen | KO&Co Architecture
- Redcliffe Social Housing (Solstice) | Arkhefield
- 443 Queen St | WOHA with Architectus & Kris Kowalski Architects
ENTRY FEES
| Chapter | Standard entry fee (ex gst) | A+ Membership Fee (10% discount) ex gst |
|---|---|---|
| QLD | $700 | $630 |
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
To enter the Australian Institute of Architects Architecture Awards Program, an entrant must be a registered architect and Institute member. To be eligible to enter, entrants must meet the following three requirements:
1. Member Status
- be an architect registered in the State or Territory of the project or deemed to be registered in the State or Territory under the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 (Cmwlth), and
- be an Institute Member at the time of entry, and
- be a principal of the practice who owns, or is a formal licensee, of the copyright in the work being entered.
2. Practical Completion
- The project must have reached practical completion by 31 December in the year proceeding the year of judging. (e.g. To be eligible for the 2024 National Architecture Awards, your project must have reached practical completion by 31 December 2023)
Projects must receive a PASS result in at least 2 out of the 6 sections (General, Projection of Land and Ecological Systems, Siting and Urban Design, Energy Efficiency and Consumption, Selection of Building Materials and Process & Social Issues) on the Sustainable Architecture checklist located at the beginning of the online entry form*. This does not guarantee consideration in the Sustainable Architecture category, you must opt in to do so via the online entry
form.*Entrants in the Small Project Architecture and Heritage categories are still required to complete the checklist to the best of their ability but are NOT required to meet the minimum 2 out of 6 result and are exempt from this requirement.
Watch this video to understand the changes made regarding the sustainability checklist.
ENTRY HANDBOOK
AWARDS AND PRIZES POLICY
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Terms and conditions
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Consent forms
It is the entrant’s responsibility to ensure that the following Copyright Consent Forms are completed and signed. Entrants are required to submit these forms to the Institute as part of the online entry system.
2026 KEY DATES
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Entries open | 17 November, 2025 |
| Entries close | 6 February, 2026 |
| Jury Project Visits/ Tour |
2 March - 20 March Greater Brisbane Regional Categories 23 March - 27 March North Qld + Darling Downs and West Moreton 30 March - 3 April Central Qld + Gold Coast and Northern Rivers 6 April - 10 April Far North Qld + Sunshine Coast 4 May - 15 May Qld Awards Jury (Visits to Commended Brisbane Projects) |
| Regional Awards Night |
1 May Greater Brisbane 15 May North Qld + Darling Downs and West Moreton 22 May Central Qld + Gold Coast and Northern Rivers 29 May Far North Qld + Sunshine Coast |
| QLD Awards Night | June 26 2026 |
QLD ARCHITECTURE PRIZES and awards
Image: Sun Stadium | Amrita Hepi with Jazz Money, Dialogue Office, Five Mile Radius and Sibling Architecture | Photographer: Yaseera Moosa
Art and Architecture Prize
Image: Kangaroo Point Bridge | Architecture and Design: Blight Rayner Architecture with Dissing + Weitling Concept and Reference Design: Brisbane City Council with Arup and COX Architecture | Photographer: Christopher Frederick Jones
The Queensland Architecture Medallion
Image: Caboolture Hospital Clinical Services Building | Jacobs | Photographer: Ashley Bullas
Social Impact Prize
Regional Project of the Year Prize
Image: Cathedral School Sports Precinct | Stephen de Jersey Architect | Photographer: Andrew Rankin
Image: St Marcellin Centre | Phorm architecture + design | Photographer: Christopher Frederick Jones
People’s Choice Prize
Image: Matso’s Sunshine Coast Brewery | Five Mile Radius and Knight Wilson Architects | Photographer: Yassera Moosa
EmAGN Project Award
Image: Dunbar House | Photography Adrian Boddy
The Dunbar Fellowship
Image: Ame on Riviera | Studio Workshop Architects & Associates | Photographer: Andy MacPherson Studio
Philip Y Bisset Scholarship
2026 JURY
We are thrilled to officially announce the appointed Jury for the 2026 QLD Architecture Awards.
Our jurors contribute unique and varied expertise to the system of peer review, ensuring that innovation and quality remain at the heart of our industry. We thank all jurors for their commitment to the profession and all those who have entered for one of our biggest years yet. Celebrating the very best in Australian Architecture, these awards honour the complexities of Australian design within the challenges of today.
VIEW JURY LIST
Queensland (State) Awards:
- Michael Keniger, Chair of Juries
- Paul Hotston, Deputy Chair of Juries
- Melody Chen
- Ellen Buttrose
Central Queensland:
- Emma Scragg, Co-Captain
- Dirk Yates, Co-Captain
- Tomas O’Malley
North Queensland:
- Jeffrey Kerr, Jury Captain
- Tess Grace
- Peter Muller
Far North Queensland:
- Patricio Llordella, Jury Captain
- Margarita Zorilla
- Chris Amerio
- Andrew Jehne
Sunshine Coast:
- Kelly Martin, Jury Co-Captain
- Brian Steendyk, Jury Co-Captain
- Garth Hollindale
- Kirsty Volz
Darling Downs/West Moreton:
- Luke Pendergast, Jury Chair
- Tammy Neumann
- Michael Fleming
- Harm Hollander
Gold Coast/Northern Rivers:
- Philip Nielsen, Jury Captain
- Zoe Gillard
- Morgan Jenkins
- Andrew Winter
Greater Brisbane
Heritage Architecture:
- Jarred Gunn, Jury Captain
- Mark Tendys
- Yolande Vorster
Commercial Architecture:
- Alex Ward, Jury Captain
- Nathan Lane
- Kavita Gonsalves
- Genevieve Vu
Public Architecture and Urban Design:
- Fiona Gardiner, Jury Captain
- Shaneen Fantin
- Michael Miscamble
- Andrew Kimmins
Small Projects:
- Hayley Lewis
- Andrea Picanza
- Kieron Gait
- Leah Gallagher, Jury Captain
Interior Architecture:
- Erin Dawson, Jury Captain
- Belinda Carberry
- Samuel Weiler
Residential Architecture – Houses (New):
- Lynn Wang, Jury Captain
- Steve Hunt
- Sarah Binns
Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations & Additions):
- John Ellway, Jury Captain
- Naomi Denes
- Alice Langholt
- Daniel Brown
Residential Architecture – Houses (Multiple Housing):
- Eloise Atkinson, Jury Captain
- Monique Pousson
- Y E Ng
- Rocco Dascoli
Educational Architecture:
- Paul Sekava, Jury Captain
- Dana Stephens
- Colin Strydom
- Bud Brannigan
Expressions of interest to join the 2026 QLD Architecture Awards Jury are open now!
Online Juror Applications close strictly at 11:59pm Thursday, 23 October 2025.
Architects on all juries must be Institute members (Member Level 1, Fellows, or Life Fellows). Non architects, including lay-jurors or expert advisors, are not required to be Institute members.
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