Originating from the Prime Minister’s Urban Design Task Force in 1996, the Australia Award for Urban Design is awarded to Australian urban design initiatives and projects that demonstrate excellence and innovation, and contribute to a wider appreciation of urban design. Below is a list of the recipients of the Award since 2001:
| Bendigo Hospital Project (Winner, Built Projects – city and regional scale) | Silver Thomas Hanley with Bates Smart and Oculus |
| Darling Harbour Transformation (Commendation, Built Projects – city and regional scale) | Hassell / Hassell and Populous |
| Barangaroo South (Commendation, Built Projects – city and regional scale) | Aspect Oculus, Lendlease, Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners |
| Main Street Barcaldine (Winner, Built Projects – local and neighbourhood scale) | M3 Architecture and Brian Hooper Architect (architects in association) |
| Former South Sydney Hospital Site – Stage 1 (Winner, Built Projects – local and neighbourhood scale) | City of Sydney with Peter Stutchbury Architecture, Design5, JMD, Sprout, CAB, Fox Johnston, Jane Irwin Landscape Architecture and CHROFI |
| Railway Square (Commendation, Delivered Outcome – Small scale) | Place Laboratory |
| Central Melbourne Design Guide (Winner, Leadership, advocacy and research – city and regional scale) | City of Melbourne |
| Level Crossing Removal Authority Urban Design Framework (Winner, Leadership, advocacy and research – city and regional scale) | Level Crossing Removal Authority |
| Urban Choreography: Central Melbourne 1985 (Commendation, Leadership, advocacy and research – city and regional scale) | Kim Dovey, Rob Adams and Ronald Jones |
| West Melbourne Structure Plan (Commendation, Leadership, advocacy and research – local and neighbourhood scale) | City of Melbourne |
| The Living Knowledge Stream Design Guidance for Curtin University (Commendation, Leadership, advocacy and research – local and neighbourhood scale) | Syrinx Environmental, sync7 and Noel Nannup |
| Tonsley Innovation District (Winner, Delivered Outcome—Large Scale) | Oxigen, Woods Bagot, Tridente Architects, KBR, WSP and Renewal SA |
| Junction Place, Wodonga (Commendation, Delivered Outcome—Large Scale) | Aspect Studios, Development Victoria and City of Wodonga |
| Elizabeth Quay (Commendation, Delivered Outcome—Large Scale) | Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority with ARM Architecture and Taylor Cullity Lethlean |
| Maitland Levee (Commendation, Delivered Outcome—Large Scale) | McGregor Coxall |
| Orange Regional Museum (Winner: Delivered Outcome – Small Scale) | Crone |
| Sixth Street Revitalization Project (Commendation, Delivered Outcome – Small scale) | Jensen Plus and the Rural City of Murray Bridge |
| Tanderrum Bridge (Commendation, Delivered Outcome – Small scale) | John Wardle Architects and NADAAA in collaboration |
| Better Placed – An integrated design policy for the built environment of New South Wales (Winner, Urban Design, Policies, Programs & Concepts – Large Scale) | Government Architect New South Wales |
| Smart Seeds (Commendation, Urban Design, Policies, Programs & Concepts – Large Scale) | GHD with more than 30 industry partners |
| Transport for New South Wales Urban Design Guidelines (Commendation, Urban Design, Policies, Programs & Concepts – Large Scale) | Transport for New South Wales Precincts and Urban Design Team |
| Parramatta Civic Link (Commendation, Urban Design, Policies, Programs & Concepts – Small Scale) | Aspect Studios and SJB |
| Fremantle 2029 Transformational Moves (Commendation, Urban Design, Policies, Programs & Concepts – Small Scale) | Cox Architecture and City of Fremantle |
| Sydney Park Water Re-Use Project (Winner, Delivered Outcome—Large Scale) | Turf Design Studio, Environmental Partnership, Alluvium, Turpin and Crawford Studio, Dragonfly Environmental |
| Esperance Waterfront (Commendation, Delivered Outcome—Large Scale) | Hassell |
| Monash University Clayton Campus Masterplan (Commendation, Delivered Outcome—Large Scale) | MGS Architects, Masterplanners, Monash University, Monash University Design Consultancy |
| The Goods Line (Winner: Delivered Outcome – Small Scale) | Aspect Studios, Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, CHROFI, Gartner Rose |
| Bowen Place Crossing (Winner: Delivered Outcome – Small Scale) | Lahznimmo Architects, Spackman Mossop Michaels Landscape Architects |
| Brisbane Ferry Terminals Floods Renewal (Commendation, Delivered Outcome – Small scale) | Cox Architecture, Aurecon, Lat27 |
| City Beach Surf Club and Commercial Development (Commendation, Delivered Outcome – Small scale) | Christou Design Group |
| Green Square Town Centre (Winner, Urban Design, Policies, Programs & Concepts – Large Scale) | City of Sydney |
| Turramurra Community Hub Masterplan (Winner, Urban Design, Policies, Programs & Concepts – Large Scale) | CHROFI, Ku-ring-gai Council |
| Capital Metro – Canberra Light Rail (Commendation, Urban Design, Policies, Programs & Concepts – Large Scale) | Hassell, Arup, Transport Canberra |
| Kingsford Smith Drive Upgrade – Reference Urban Design Framework (Commendation, Urban Design, Policies, Programs & Concepts – Large Scale) | Fred St |
| WGV at White Gum Valley (Winner, Urban Design, Policies, Programs & Concepts – Small Scale) | Coda Studio, Urbris, Landcorp, Josh Byrne and Associates |
| Brookfield Place (Winner, Delivered Outcome—Large Scale) | HASSELL, Fitzpatrick + Partners & Brookfield |
| Sydney Light Rail Inner West Extension (Commendation, Delivered Outcome—Large Scale) | HBO+EMTB Urban Landscape Design, John Holland, Transport for NSW, & Aurecon |
| Dandenong Civic Centre (Commendation, Delivered Outcome—Large Scale) | rush\wright associates; Lyons Architecture & Material Thinking |
| Port Adelaide Renewal: Hart’s Mill Surrounds (Winner: Delivered Outcome – Small Scale) | Aspect Studios, Mulloway Studio & Renewal SA |
| RMIT University A’Beckett Urban Square (Commendation, Delivered Outcome – Small scale) | Peter Elliott Architecture + Urban Design, Arup, Taylor Cullity Lethlean & DCWC |
| The Jewell of Brunswick (Commendation, Delivered Outcome – Small scale) | Moreland City Council, Victoria Police, Department of Justice & Melbourne Water |
| Sydney Water Mural Program (Commendation, Delivered Outcome – Small scale) | Sydney Water |
| Home:LIFE Making Livable Affordable & Sustainable Housing Choices (Winner, Policies, Programs & Concepts – Large Scale) | SJB Urban & RMIT University |
| Sunshine Coast Light Rail: Shaping Our Future (Winner, Policies, Programs & Concepts – Large Scale) | Sunshine Coast Council & HASSELL |
| Better Apartments Policy (Commendation, Policies, Programs & Concepts – Large Scale) | NSW Department of Planning and Environment |
| Victoria Quay Enabling Precinct Plans (Winner, Policies, Programs & Concepts – Small Scale) | CODA, Fremantle Ports, Allerding & Associates & Creating Communities |
| A Performative Landscape (Commendation, Policies, Programs & Concepts – Small Scale) | Schored Projects |
| New Acton Precinct (Winner, Delivered Outcome—Large Scale) | Molongo Group/ Fender Katsalidis/ Oculus (ACT) |
| Prince Alfred Park and Pool (Winner, Delivered Outcome—Large Scale) | Neeson Murcutt Architects, Sue Barnsley Design, City of Sydney (NSW) |
| Fremantle Esplanade Youth Plaza (Winner: Delivered Outcome—Small Scale) | Convic, City of Fremantle (WA) |
| Pilbara Vernacular Handbook (Commendation: Policies, Programs and Concepts—Large Scale) | CODA Studio, Landcorp (WA) |
| Darwin City Centre Master Plan (Commendation: Policies, Programs and Concepts—Large Scale) | City of Darwin, Northern Territory Government, Design Urban Pty Ltd (NT) |
| The Goods Line (Winner: Policies, Programs and Concepts—Small Scale) | ASPECT Studios with CHROFI for the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority (NSW) |
| Thinking outside ‘the box’: Key design elements for apartments in Ku-ring-gai (Commendation: Policies, Programs and Concepts—Small Scale) | Ku-ring-gai Council Strategy and Environment Department (NSW) |
| King’s Square Urban Design Strategy (Commendation: Policies, Programs and Concepts—Small Scale) | CODA Studio, City of Fremantle, Creating Communities Australia (WA) |
| Urban Voices—celebrating urban design in Australia (Winner: Sustained Contribution to Urban Design—New Award) | Bruce Echberg, Bill Chandler, John Byrne |
| Northern Busway (Windsor to Kedron) (Winner: Delivered OutcomeLarge Scale) | Tract Consultants, PBAJV, Thiess John Holland, Transport and Main Roads, Cottee Parker Architects, Bligh Tanner, Hydroplan, Dotdash, Holistic Trees |
| Revitalising Central Dandenong: Lonsdale St Redevelopment (Commendation: Delivered OutcomeLarge Scale) | TCL, BKK |
| Sydney Laneway Upgrades (Winner: Delivered OutcomeSmall Scale) | Aspect Studios with the City of Sydney Council |
| Linking Canberra City to the Lake (Winner: Policies, Programs & ConceptsLarge Scale) | ACT Office of the Coordinator General, Hill Thalis, SMEC Australia, MacroPlan Dimasi, JILA, Tania Parkes Consulting |
| Darling Quarter, NSW (Winner: Delivered Outcome—Large Scale) | Lend Lease |
| Taronga Zoo, NSW (Commendation: Delivered Outcome—Large Scale) | BVN Architecture |
| River Quay, Queensland (Winner: Delivered Outcome—Small Scale) | Arkhefield Architects and Interior Design and Cardno S.P.L.A.T Landscape Architects |
| Parramatta River Urban Design Strategy, NSW (Winner: Policies, Programs & Concepts—Large Scale) | McGregor Coxall |
| The Future of Penrith, Penrith of the Future, NSW (Winner: Policies, Programs & Concepts—Small Scale) | Campement Urbain |
| The Next Generation Planning Handbook, Queensland (Commendation: Policies, Programs & Concepts—Small Scale) | Diecke Richards |
| SW1 South Bank Urban Village, Queensland (Winner) | South Bank Corporation, Cox Rayner Architects |
| Urban Renewal Brisbane—20 years, Queensland (Special Commendation) | Brisbane City Council |
| Renewing Rhodes, NSW (Special Commendation) | City of Canada Bay Council |
| Submission to Barangaroo Concept Plan (Mod 4), NSW (Special Commendation) | City of Sydney |
| Inner Northern Busway, Queensland (Winner) | Queensland Department of Transport, BVN Architecture |
| The Geelong Youth Activities Precinct, Victoria (Winner) | City of Greater Geelong |
| Beyond the Pavement: RTA urban design policy, procedures and design principles, NSW (Winner) | NSW Road Traffic Authority Urban Design Section |
| Paddington Reservoir Gardens, NSW (Winner) | City of Sydney |
| Transforming Australian Cities, Victoria (Winner) | Victorian Government and City of Melbourne |
| Sustainable Sydney 2030—The Vision, NSW (Commendation) | City of Sydney |
| Bendigo City Centre: a journey of transformation and commitment to quality, Victoria (Winner) | City of Greater Bendigo, Don Goldsworthy and Associates |
| Glenelg Tramline Extension, South Australia (Commendation) | GHD, Department Energy, Transport and Infrastructure |
| The Landcom Guidelines, NSW (Commendation) | Landcom, Arup, Australia Street Company, CLOUSTON Associates, Cox Richardson Architects + Planners, dKO Architecture NSW, Earthscape Horticultural Services, Ecological Engineering, EDAW, Elton Consulting, GM Urban Design and Architecture, Guppy & Associates, Heather Nesbitt Planning, Integrated Design Group, JMD Design, Tangent Leisure Consultants, The Treadstone Company, v2i |
| Coastal Towns Design Framework, Victoria (Winner) | Department of Sustainability and Environment, East Gippsland and Wellington Shire Councils, Gippsland Coastal Board. Meinhardt Infrastructure & Environment, Urban Initiatives, Urban Futures Consulting, Saturn Corporate Resources and Ecology Australia |
| Balaclava Walk and Community Housing, Victoria (Winner) | City of Port Philip, MGS Architects |
| North Terrace Redevelopment, South Australia (Winner) | City of Adelaide, Taylor Cullity Lethlean |
| My Neighbourhood, NSW (Education Award) | Landcom, Nectarine, Annand Alcock Urban Design, Gabrielle Morrish Urban Design |
| Sandridge Bridge Precinct Redevelopment, Victoria (Public Domain Award) | Victorian Government, Department of Sustainability and Environment, City of Melbourne |
| Places for People and Melbourne CBD and Pedestrian Traffic Study, Victoria (Winner) | City of Melbourne, Gehl Architects |
| Melbourne CBD and Pedestrian Traffic Study, Victoria (Winner) | Coomes Consulting Group, John Piper (commissioned by the City of Melbourne) |
NSW Coastal Urban Design Initiative 20022005 and beyond, incorporating the:
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| Point Fraser Stage 1, Western Australia (Public Domain Award) | Syrinx Environmental, City of Perth |
| Fluid City: Transforming Melbourne’s Urban Waterfront, Victoria (Research and Publication Award) | Kim Dovey from the University of Melbourne |
| Melbourne Docklands project—an Innovative Strategy for Designed Development, Victoria (Winner) | VicUrban |
| Leadership in Australian Urban Design (Leadership Merit Award) | Landcom |
| A Distinct Advantage, South Australia (Metropolitan Strategy Merit Award) | Planning SA |
| Bondi Junction Town Square Precinct Urban Design Master Plan, NSW (Urban Guidelines Merit Award) | Jahn Associates |
| QV project in Melbourne’s CBD, Victoria (Urban Development Merit Award) | NH Architecture |
| Victoria Park Urban Renewal project, NSW (Public Domain Award) | Hassell, NSW Government Architects Office |
| Walsh Bay Redevelopment, Phase A, Sydney Harbour, NSW (Heritage Waterfront Award) | Walsh Bay Partnership, HPA & PTW (architects in association) |
| Cairns Esplanade, Queensland (Winner) | City of Cairns, Tract Consultants, Cox Raynor |
| Commonwealth Place, ACT(Honourable Mention) | Durbach Block Architects, Sue Barnsley Design—Landscape Architects |
| Kogarah’s Town Centre Project, NSW (Honourable Mention) | Kogarah Council, Allan Jack and Cottier Architects |
| Birrarung Marr Park, Victoria (Commendation) | City of Melbourne’s City Projects, Arts and Culture Division with Taylor Cullity Lethlean and Swaney Draper |
| Steampacket Place, Geelong Waterfront, Victoria (Winner) | City of Greater Geelong, Taylor Cullity Lethlean, |
| Brighton New Town Neighbourhood One, Wester Australia (Merit for Urban Design Excellence) | Peter Chappell, Ian Everett for the Brighton Joint Venture |
| Newbury Estate, NSW(Merit for Urban Design Excellence) | HPA, Landcom/Mirvac Partnership |
| The Conservatorium of Music, NSW (Merit for Urban Design Excellence) | NSW Government Architect, Daryl Jackson, Robin Dyke, Robert Tanner for the Department of Education and Training |
| Design Quality Program, NSW (Merit for Urban Design Excellence) | Urban Design Advisory Service for Planning NSW |
| Gosnells town centre revitalisation, Western Australia (Winner) | City of Gosnells |