Four finalists have been named for the City of Melbourne’s 2026 City Design Award, which recognises design excellence in architecture, landscape architecture and urban design.
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The finalists have been revealed for the City of Melbourne’s 2026 City Design Award – an award that recognises design excellence in architecture, landscape architecture and urban design within Melbourne as part of the council’s annual Melbourne Awards program. This year, four projects have been named as finalists.
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This year’s jury comprises professor Martyn Hook (associate deputy vice-chancellor, engagement, and associate deputy vice-chancellor, precincts and partnerships, at RMIT University) as chair, alongside Tim Leslie (architect and principal adviser, Victorian design review, at the Office of the Victorian Government Architect), Amy Muir (architect and director, Muir Architecture), Simone Bliss (landscape architect and creative director, SBLA Studio), and Lucia Amies (architect and editor, ArchitectureAu ).
Last year , the City Design Award was won by Melbourne Place Hotel by Kennedy Nolan, which was praised by the jury as a “catalyst to renewal” of its surrounding city fabric.
The project emerged from deep collaboration between the hotel brand and the broader project team, involving a “complete design” of the built exterior and interior in order to create a desintation for locals and tourists alike.
The winner of the 2026 City Design Award, along with the other category winners of the Melbourne Awards, will be announced at a ceremony on 14 November.
The other finalists can be viewed on the City of Melbourne’s website .
ArchitectureAu is the presenting partner of the Melbourne Awards 2026 – City Design Award.
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