The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has announced its annual awards, recognising projects and individuals that make “extraordinary contributions to the advancement of tall buildings and the urban environment”.
The program, initiated in 2002, celebrates buildings that also achieve sustainability at the highest and broadest level, and demonstrate excellence in every aspect of performance.
Winners were announced at the International Conference, which was held in Chicago from 9 to 12 November. Awards have been given in over twenty categories for Best Tall Building, Urban Habitat, Innovation, Renovation, Interior Design, Construction, and Engineering. This year, overall category winners included five Australian projects across six categories.
The winners are:
Best Tall Building 100-199 meters
Olderfleet, Melbourne – Grimshaw Architects
Best Tall Mixed-Use Building
Collins Arch, Melbourne – Woods Bagot, Shop Architects
Best Tall Building Australia
Collins Arch, Melbourne – Woods Bagot, Shop Architects
Urban Habitat – District/Master Plan Scale
Wesley Place, Melbourne – Cox Architecture
Renovation Award
55 Southbank Boulevard, Melbourne – Bates Smart
Construction Award
Sydney Greenland Centre – BVN, Woods Bagot
Source: Architecture - architectureau