Since 1982 the Property Council of Australia (originally under our former name of BOMA) has been recognising excellence in the built environment through our awards programs.

Throughout this time our awards program have been proudly supported by Rider Levett Bucknall (formally Rider Hunt).

In 1991 the Property Council’s then state-based award programs were augmented by the launch of a national award to recognise national excellence in the efficient use of capital in a new or refurbished development.

In 2006 our awards program was relaunched as the Innovation and Excellence Awards to more effectively promote and celebrate innovation and leading practice within the property development and investment industries.

This expanded on our pre-existing awards to recognise excellence across 12 categories:

•      Office Developments
•      Shopping Centre Developments
•      Emerging Assets
•      Tourism and Leisure Developments
•      Business or Industrial Parks
•      Residential Developments
•      Government Leadership
•      Heritage & Adaptive Reuse
•      Master Planned Communities
•      Mixed Use Developments
•      Public Buildings
•      Sustainable Developments.

An overall winner – the Australian Development of the Year – is also awarded.

To reflect trends in the industry: in 2010 the Retirement Living and Office Fit Out categories were introduced; in 2011 the Sustainable Development category was expanded into two categories which included New Buildings and Existing Buildings; and the Emerging Assets category was discontinued. In 2012 the Award for Innovation is introduced to the program.

Since the inception of the Property Council of Australia’s national award program in 1991, this prestigious award has been won by some of the nation’s iconic buildings:

1991      Advance Bank Centre, ACT
1992      1 O’Connell Street, Sydney
1993      Carindale Shopping Centre, Brisbane and 120 Collins Street, Melbourne
1994      Pacific Fair Shopping Centre, Gold Coast
1995      Governor Phillip Tower, Sydney
1996      Whitford City Shopping Centre, Perth
1997      St Patrick’s Estate, Manly
1998      Network 10 Headquarters, Sydney
1999      Admiralty Quays, Brisbane
2000      Riverside Corporate Park, North Ryde
2001      No. 1 Martin Place, Sydney
2002      Aurora Place, Sydney
2003      120 Edward Street, Brisbane
2004      University Square, Melbourne University
2005      30 The Bond, Sydney
2006      Lyell McEwin Hospital Redevelopment, Adelaide
2007      Deutsche Bank Place, Sydney
2008      Riparian Plaza, Brisbane
2009      Rouse Hill Town Centre, NSW
2010      One Shelley Street, Sydney
2011      ANZ Centre, Melbourne
2012      Fairfax Media House
2013      Darling Quarter and Commonwealth Bank Place