4 finalists have been revealed as contenders for the Metropolis of Melbourne’s 2025 Metropolis Design Award, as a part of the council’s annual Melbourne Awards program. The Metropolis Design class recognises design excellence in structure, panorama structure and concrete design.
This yr’s finalists embody:
Melbourne Place Resort by Kennedy Nolan
Naarm Ngarrgu Library and Household Companies – Wurru Wurra Out of doors Terrace by Emergent Studios
Shiel Avenue North Melbourne, Neighborhood Housing Challenge by Clare Cousins Architects
Wurundjeri Biik Baan by Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Company
Final yr’s prize was gained by the Koorie Heritage Belief Stage II, designed by Lyons, Greenaway Architects and Structure Associates – a challenge that concerned the enlargement and rejuvenation of a First Nations arts and cultural centre within the Birrarung Constructing in Federation Sq.. It was praised by the jury for “honouring and amplifying Indigenous artwork and tradition in a recent execution.”
The opposite Melbourne Awards classes are Arts and Occasions, Information and Innovation, Neighborhood, Aboriginal Melbourne – Ganbu Guljin, Sustainability, LGBTIQA+, and Entry and Inclusion. Finalists in these classes embody Yarra Trams – Welcome to Wurundjeri Nation by Little Rocket, a challenge throughout the size of Collins Avenue’s tram shelters that showcases the work of 5 First Nations artists; EnAccess Maps, an app based by Sabrina Leung that helps map accessible venues; and OM Signage Movie by Different Matter, a substitute for PVC vinyl meant for non permanent use throughout exhibitions, retail and occasions developed from algae-derived polymers and made in Melbourne.
The winner of the 2025 Metropolis Design Award, together with the opposite class winners of the Melbourne Awards, can be introduced at a ceremony on 15 November.
ArchitectureAu is the presenting accomplice of the Melbourne Awards 2025 – Metropolis Design Award.













