Meet the winners of the Gold Coast Urban Design Awards 2020

Celebrating excellence in urban design throughout the city, the Gold Coast Urban Design Awards, now in its 23rd year, has announced the winners for 2020.

The jury, a selection panel comprised of industry experts from the fields of architecture, planning, landscape architecture and construction, sifted through a field of exceptional talent in order to designate this year's winners:

Excellence in Urban Design Award: Kurrawa Terrace Event Space, submitted by 8LA Landscape Architects

Award for Urban Design Leadership: Amy Degenhart

Urban Design Award – Private Project: ENVI Micro Urban Village, submitted by Bubble Up and degenhartSHEDD

Urban Design Award – Public Project: Kurrawa Terrace Event Space, submitted by 8LA Landscape Architects

Urban Design Award – Adaptive Reuse Project: The Residences, submitted by CoSpaces and Space Cubed

Urban Design Award – Unbuilt Project: The Spit Master Plan, submitted by Deicke Richards

Urban Design Commendations – Public Project: HOTA Green Bridge, submitted by ARM, Archipelago, Cusp, Topotek1

Urban Design Commendations – Private Project: North Residences, submitted by bureau^proberts

Urban Design Commendations – Private Project: Somerset College, submitted by DBI

Urban Design Commendations – Adaptive Reuse Project: Gold Coast Water Walls 2019, submitted by Art-Work Agency

Urban Design Commendations – Unbuilt Project: Coolangatta and Kirra Business Centre Place Based Master Plan, submitted by City Place Making, City of Gold Coast

The Gold Coast Urban Design Awards is funded by the City of Gold Coast and delivered with in kind support from Australian Institute of Architects, Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, Planning Institute Australia, Urban Design Alliance, ABC and Landscape Australia.