2016 Awards Database: the year’s best architecture, interior design, international projects and more Written by Nicholas Rider As 2016 comes to a close, we reflect on an excellent year of building design. Once again, we’ve witnessed a record amount of entries in many of the architecture, interior design and sustainability awards programs hosted across the country, as well as the successes of Australian projects on the world stage. Below is a categorised list of the awards programs announced in 2016 covered by Architecture & Design: ARCHITECTURE Indigo Slam by Smart Design Studio. Photography by Sharrin Rees 2016 National Architecture Awards 2016 New South Wales Architecture Awards 2016 Tasmanian Architecture Awards 2016 Victorian Architecture Awards 2016 Queensland Architecture Awards 2016 Northern Territory Architecture Awards 2016 South Australian Architecture Awards 2016 Western Australian Architecture Awards 2016 ACT Architecture Awards 2016 NSW Country Division Awards 2016 Sydney Design Awards 2016 House of the Year 2016 RIBA National Awards 2016 Australian Development of the Year 2016 Learning Environments Awards 2016 Brisbane Regional Architecture Awards 2016 NSW Graduate and Student Architecture Awards 2016 Far North Queensland Regional Architecture Awards 2016 North Queensland Regional Architecture Awards 2016 Sunshine Coast Regional Architecture Awards 2016 Gold Coast/Northern Rivers Regional Architecture Awards 2016 ArchiTeam Awards 2016 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards LANDSCAPE The Gap and Natural Bridge by Department of Parks and Wildlife. Image: Department of Parks and Wildlife 2016 Victorian Landscape Architecture Awards 2016 Tasmanian Landscape Architecture Awards 2016 NSW Landscape Architecture Awards 2016 South Australian Landscape Architecture Awards 2016 Western Australian Landscape Architecture Awards 2016 Queensland Landscape Architecture Awards 2016 ACT Landscape Architecture Awards BUILDING DESIGN The Grange by James Collins. Photography by Matthew van Dijk 2016 BDA National Building Design Awards 2016 NABD National Building Design Awards 2016 Victorian Building Design of the Year 2016 National Excellence in Building and Construction Awards SUSTAINABILITY 88 Angel Street by Steele Associates Architects. Photography by Anna Zhu 2016 Sustainability Awards 2016 Green Gown and ACTS Awards INTERIOR Pink Moon Saloon by Sans-Arc Studio. Photography by David Sievers 2016 Eat Drink Design Awards 2016 Australian Interior Design Awards INTERNATIONAL National Museum in Szczecin - Dialogue Centre Przelomy by Robert Konieczny + KWK Promes 2015 Emporis Skyscraper Awards 2016 International Highrise Award 2016 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards International 2016 Exhibition of School Planning & Architectural Awards 2016 Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Awards 2016 CTBUH Tall Building Awards 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's 2016 Governor General's Medals in Architecture 2016 RIBA London Awards 2016 Housing Awards 2016 RIBA International Prize 2016 New Zealand Architecture Awards 2016 World Building and World Interior of the Year 2016 RIBA House of the Year OTHER Bold Park Aquatic by Donovan Payne Architects. Photography by Emma Van Dordrecht 2016 Australian Timber Design Awards 2016 Australian Urban Design Awards 2016 ATW Tapestry Design Prize 2016 Intergrain Timber Awards 2016 Development Excellence Awards 2016 UDIA NSW Awards for Excellence 2016 Think Brick Awards 2016 Terra Awards 2016 ARBS Industry Awards Australia’s Best Playground 2016 Dulux Colour Awards 2016 UDIA National Awards for Excellence 2016 Good Design Awards