Australia’s 2026 National Architecture award winners – in pictures
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•Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:00:48 GMT
📰 What Happened
The 2026 National Architecture Awards have been announced. Apartments, community centres and a pink outdoor toilet are among the winners. An Aboriginal-led cultural centre in Port Adelaide took out three top prizes.
The new Sydney Fish Market won the commercial award. Its glass facade lets the public watch traders at work. A toilet block at Wybalenna in Tasmania won a small project award and the special jury prize.
Other winners include a campus for Edith Cowan University in Perth. A new hospital in Footscray and a hempcrete building in Hobart also won awards.
🔍 The Backstory
The awards cover homes, schools, hospitals and public buildings. One prize went to Clubbe Hall in New South Wales. It is still in use more than 60 years after it was built.
Heritage was a theme this year. Sydney's last intact coal-fired power station was brought back into public use. The design changed as little as possible.
Housing was another focus. A 250-home block in Northcote mixes social and private homes. Planted paths link the homes to shared spaces.
🎯 Why It Matters
Buildings shape how we live, heal and meet. Awards like these show what towns and cities could build. That includes hospitals full of natural light.
The 2026 National Architecture Awards have been announced. Apartments, community centres and a pink outdoor toilet are among the winners. An Aboriginal-led cultural centre in Port Adelaide took out three top prizes.
The new Sydney Fish Market won the commercial award. Its glass facade lets the public watch traders at work. A toilet block at Wybalenna in Tasmania won a small project award and the special jury prize.
Other winners include a campus for Edith Cowan University in Perth. A new hospital in Footscray and a hempcrete building in Hobart also won awards.
The awards cover homes, schools, hospitals and public buildings. One prize went to Clubbe Hall in New South Wales. It is still in use more than 60 years after it was built.
Heritage was a theme this year. Sydney's last intact coal-fired power station was brought back into public use. The design changed as little as possible.
Housing was another focus. A 250-home block in Northcote mixes social and private homes. Planted paths link the homes to shared spaces.
Buildings shape how we live, heal and meet. Awards like these show what towns and cities could build. That includes hospitals full of natural light.