2025 award recipients

Project: Underwood Social Housing - Department of Housing and Public Works and Archipelago

Judges’ citation: The Underwood Social Housing project at Cristaldi Avenue exemplifies excellence in responsive, inclusive and sustainable urban design. On a highly constrained sloping site, Archipelago have delivered 9 much-needed dwellings that balance community connection and privacy. The design organises homes around a central garden spine, encouraging neighbourly interaction while allowing for personal retreat. With a sensitive suburban scale, robust low-maintenance materials, and productive landscaping, the project once again sets a new benchmark for not just social housing but also the missing middle housing typology in the City of Logan.

Project: The United Cultures Centre and Z Block Learning Centre - Mabel Park State High School and ThomsonAdsett

Judges’ citation: This project exemplifies the transformative potential of people-focused design. Led by ThomsonAdsett through a collaborative co-design process, the school community shaped spaces that respond to evolving student needs and foster a deep sense of belonging. The inclusion of a multi-faith prayer room and culturally safe spaces celebrates diversity, supports wellbeing, and honours cultural identity - demonstrating how thoughtful urban design can truly connect people and place.

Project: Underwood Social Housing - Department of Housing and Public Works and Archipelago

Judges’ citation: Archipelago has transformed a challenging site into a strength through a climate-responsive design tailored for a sub-tropical climate, which embraces the natural slope to shape an urban form that is both sensitive to its suburban context and a fine example of an emerging missing middle housing typology in Logan. By deprioritising the car, the design achieves a human-scale frontage that integrates seamlessly with its surroundings. The durable, low-maintenance structures are further enhanced by lush vegetation and functional screening, promoting sustainable living and long-term resilience.

Project: Distillery Road Market Precinct - Kenton Campbell, Founder and CEO Tonken Property Group

Judges’ citation: Distillery Road Market stands out as a bold and distinctive destination that reimagines the traditional market experience. Through adaptive reuse and a layered design approach, the project celebrates the site’s heritage while creating a vibrant, contemporary space for community and culture. Its unique identity is expressed through immersive and flexible public spaces, and a strong sense of place that reflects Logan’s evolving character.

Project: Borrol Lookout and Billubera Parks - Yarrabilba - Stockland and RPS

Judges’ citation: These two parks reconnect residents with nature, open space, and cultural heritage, thoughtfully balancing nature play, cultural connection, and quiet reflection. RPS has created spaces that invite visitors to engage with the natural landscape and learn about the site's rich heritage. By retaining existing vegetation, protecting rock faces, and at Borrol Lookout - celebrating expansive mountain views, the parks fully embrace and elevate the natural environment.