Australia’s Premier Property Awards

12 September 2024

Managed by the Property Council of Australia, the Innovation & Excellence Awards is the most prestigious property awards programs in Australia.

Delivered in partnership with Rider Levett Bucknall, the Awards have been promoting excellence in design and innovation in the built environment since 1982.

Through the program the Property Council of Australia aims to showcase superior examples of iconic projects in property development and investment across a range of sectors and design disciplines.

With a rigorous nomination process, overseen by a panel of esteemed judges, the Property Council of Australia/Rider Levett Bucknall Innovation & Excellence Awards program culminates in the annual Gala Dinner, where more than 1,000 property professionals gather to see the industry’s best projects, people and companies crowned.

With 19 prestigious and varied award categories, the program is celebration of great feats and great people across all sectors of the property industry, with all category winners going in the running to take out the overall Rider Levett Bucknall Australian Development of the Year – the industry’s highest honour.

View our 2024 winners

Australian Development of the Year

This accolade celebrates the best development, project or refurbishment in Australia.

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RP Infrastructure Award for Best Affordable Housing Development

This award category seeks to award organisations that are committed to meeting an ever-increasing market demand for affordable housing.

Hames Sharley Award for Best Business or Industrial Park

This award recognises and publicly rewards excellence in the development of, and efficient use of capital, in a high quality new or refurbished Business or Industrial Park development.

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Procore Award for Development Innovation

This award recognises innovation that creates significant advancement and improvement within a development.

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Grosvenor Place Award for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

This award recognises and promotes the positive contribution made by organisations that demonstrate a holistic and long-term commitment to diversity within the property industry in the past 12 months as at 31 December 2023.

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The APP Group Award for Future Leader of the Year

The purpose of this award is to acknowledge, encourage and, most importantly, promote the positive contribution made to the industry by young property professionals.

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Holmes Award for Best Heritage Development

This award recognises innovation excellence in heritage related development or adaptive reuse projects. The award recognises outstanding conservation projects, adaptive reuse of existing buildings/sites or high-quality infill development within a historic context.

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Colorbond Steel Award for Best Master Planned Community

This award recognises and publicly rewards excellence in the development of, and efficient use of capital, in a high-quality master planned community

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Investa Award for Best Mixed Use Development

This award recognises and publicly rewards excellence in the development of, and efficient use of capital, in a high quality new or refurbished mixed use building.

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Colliers Award for Best Office Development

This award recognises and publicly rewards the efficient use of capital in a new or refurbished office development.

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nbn Award for Product, Program or Service Innovation

This Award recognises innovation that creates significant advancement and improvement within the property industry.

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Rider Levett Bucknall Award for Best Public Art Project

This award recognises the use of Public Art within projects/developments to create brilliant spaces and in turn enriching and enlivening our cities and suburbs.

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Woods Bagot Award for Best Public Building

This award recognises excellence in a new or refurbished public building.

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Aqualand Award for Best Residential Development

This award recognises and publicly rewards excellence in the development of, and efficient use of capital, in a high quality new or refurbished residential building.

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Property Council Academy Award for Best Shopping Centre Development

This award recognises and publicly rewards excellence in the development of, and the efficient use of capital, in a high quality new or refurbished shopping centre asset.

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GHD Design Award for Best Sustainable Development

This award recognises and rewards innovation and encourages the demonstrated application of sustainability practices that reduce a project or existing building’s eco footprint.

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Wilson Parking Award for Best Tourism & Leisure Development

This award recognises and publicly rewards excellence in the development of, and the efficient use of capital, in a high quality new or refurbished Tourism and/or Leisure asset.

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Yardi Award for Best Workplace Project

This Award recognises and publicly rewards excellence for a new or refreshed workplace project with a minimum net lettable area of 2,000 square metres.

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