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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.

Nominations close Wednesday 27 March 2024 at 5:00pm (AEDT)

Best Affordable Housing Development

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

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.

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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Government Leadership

This award recognises significant innovation and excellence of a local, state or federal government department or authority in its dealings with the property investment and development industries.

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.

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

Hames Sharley 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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Best Office Development

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

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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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.

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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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.

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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6:00pm Wednesday 11 September 2024, ICC Sydney

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