The finalists have been revealed for the Metropolis of Melbourne’s 2026 Metropolis Design Award – an award that recognises design excellence in structure, panorama structure and concrete design inside Melbourne as a part of the council’s annual Melbourne Awards program. This 12 months, 4 tasks have been named as finalists.
They embrace:
This 12 months’s jury contains professor Martyn Hook (affiliate deputy vice-chancellor, engagement, and affiliate deputy vice-chancellor, precincts and partnerships, at RMIT College) as chair, alongside Tim Leslie (architect and principal adviser, Victorian design assessment, on the Workplace of the Victorian Authorities Architect), Amy Muir (architect and director, Muir Structure), Simone Bliss (panorama architect and inventive director, SBLA Studio), and Lucia Amies (architect and editor, ArchitectureAu).
Final 12 months, the Metropolis Design Award was received by Melbourne Place Lodge by Kennedy Nolan, which was praised by the jury as a “catalyst to renewal” of its surrounding metropolis material.
The venture emerged from deep collaboration between the lodge model and the broader venture group, involving a “full design” of the constructed exterior and inside with a purpose to create a desintation for locals and vacationers alike.
The winner of the 2026 Metropolis Design Award, together with the opposite class winners of the Melbourne Awards, might be introduced at a ceremony on 14 November.
The opposite finalists may be considered on the Metropolis of Melbourne’s web site.
ArchitectureAu is the presenting accomplice of the Melbourne Awards 2026 – Metropolis Design Award.
