Recognition
Bligh Tanner’s projects and people have been widely awarded and published both domestically and internationally.
Bligh Tanner’s projects and people have been widely awarded and published both domestically and internationally.
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Commendation | ‘Leadership, Advocacy and Research - City and Regional Scale’ Australian Urban Design Awards, 2020 |
Winner | Award of Excellence in Land Management AILA Queensland Awards, 2021 |
Winner | Excellence in Integrated Stormwater Design Stormwater Queensland Awards, 2019 |
Winner | Awards for Excellence - Excellence in Strategic or Master Planning Stormwater Queensland Awards, 2019 |
Commendation | Excellence in Urban Design Minister’s Award for Urban Design, 2019 |
Finalist | Finalist in Involving Community in Waterway Management River Basin Management Society Awards, 2017 |
Winner | Landscape Architecture Award in Land Management AILA National Award, 2017 |
Winner | Excellence in Strategic or Master Planning AILA Queensland Awards, 2017 |
Finalist | Government Stewardship Healthy Land and Water Awards, 2017 |
Winner | Award of Excellence in Land Management, AILA Queensland Awards, 2017 |
Winner | This project won highest honour in the Darling Downs West Moreton Regional Architecture Awards, The William Hodgen Award QLD Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects, 2021 |
Commendation | Educational Architecture QLD Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects, 2021 |
Commendation | Residential Architecture - Multiple Housing in the 2021 Sunshine Coast Regional Architecture Awards 2021 QLD Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects |
Winner | The highest honour in the Gold Coast and Northern Rivers Awards – The inaugural Philip Follent Award for Building of the Year. QLD Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects |
Commendation | Urban Design 2022 Darling Downs and West Moreton Regional Architecture Awards |
Commendation | Heritage Architecture 2022 Brisbane Architecture Awards |
Winner | Queensland Landscape Architecture Award (Health & Education Landscape) 2022 AILA QLD Awards) |
Winner | Heritage Award AIA NSW Country Division Awards 2019 |
Winner | Educational Architecture 2018 QLD Architecture Awards |
Winner | G. H. M. Addison Award for Interior Architecture 2018 QLD Architecture Awards |
Commendation | Public Architecture 2018 QLD Architecture Awards |
Winner | Buildings, Large Projects 2018 ASI Steel Excellence Awards |
Winner | The highest honour in the Central Queensland Architecture Awards, the J W Wilson Award for Building of the Year QLD Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects, 2021 |
Commendation | Public Architecture category of the 2021 Central Queensland Architecture Awards QLD Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects, 2021 |
Commendation | 2019 Excellence in Concrete Awards - Award for Excellence Concrete Institute of Australia , 2019 |
High Commendation | Buildings, Large Projects QLD ASI Steel Excellent Awards 2018 |
Runner-up | Documentation Category Eleventh Australasian Revit Technology Conference Awards 2015 |
Regional Commendation | Education Category Australian Institute of Architects Brisbane Regional Architecture Awards 2015 |
Winner | Entire New School Category CEFPI Australasia Awards 2015 |
Winner | Regional Commendation Australian Institute of Architects Sunshine Coast Regional Architecture Awards 2015 |
Winner | Award for Excellence in Integrated Stormwater Design Stormwater Queensland Awards 2014 |
Finalist | Landscape Design Category BPN Sustainability Awards 2014 |
Finalist | Sustainable Water Management Award Healthy Waterways Awards 2014 |
Regional Commendation | Heritage Category Australian Institute of Architects Brisbane Regional Architecture Awards 2015 |
Winner | Award for Health & Education Facilities $5 million ‒ $20 million Master Builders Brisbane Housing & Construction Awards 2014 |
Winner | Gold Medal for Heritage & Sustainability National Trust Queensland Heritage Awards 2014 |
Winner | COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture Australian Institute of Architects Tasmania Architecture Awards 2014 |
Winner | Alexander North Award for Interior Architecture Australian Institute of Architects Tasmania Architecture Awards 2014 |
Winner | Alan C Walker Award for Public Architecture Australian Institute of Architects Tasmania Architecture Awards 2014 |
Winner | Sustainable Architecture Award Australian Institute of Architects Tasmania Architecture Awards 2014 |
Winner | Urban Design Award Australian Institute of Architects Tasmania Architecture Awards 2014 |
Winner | Small Buildings Category Australian Steel Institute Queensland Awards 2014 |
Winner | Low Rise Multi-Residential Housing (duplexes) Award Master Builders Burnett Wide Bay Housing & Construction Awards 2014 |
Winner | Urban Renewal Award Healthy Waterways Awards 2014 |
Regional Commendation | Educational Architecture Category Australian Institute of Architects Brisbane Regional Architecture Awards 2015 |
Regional Commendation | Interior Architecture Category Australian Institute of Architects Brisbane Regional Architecture Awards 2015 |
Winner | Urban Design Category BPN Sustainability Awards 2014 |
Winner | Public Building Category BPN Sustainability Awards 2014 |
Winner | Large Projects Category Australian Steel Institute Queensland Awards 2014 |
Runner-up | Large Projects Category Australian Steel Institute National Awards 2014 |
Winner | Innovation of the Year BPN Sustainability Awards 2013 |
Winner | Best of the Best BPN Sustainability Awards 2013 |
Winner | Program Innovation Award Australian Water Association Queensland Water Awards 2014 |
Winner | Program Innovation Award Australian Water Association Queensland Water Awards 2013 |
Finalist | Sustainable Development Award Healthy Waterways Awards 2013 |
Winner | Gold Medal Ron Brown Memorial Heritage Conservation Awards 2013 |
Winner | Heritage Award Ipswich City Council Awards for Excellence 2013 |
Winner | Building Projects Award for Excellence Concrete Institute of Australia Awards for Excellence 2013 |
Winner | Kevin Cavanagh Medal for Excellence in Concrete Concrete Institute of Australia Awards for Excellence 2013 |
Finalist | Display Category Award World Architecture Festival 2013 |
Winner | J.W. Wilson Award for Building of the Year Central Queensland Regional Architecture Awards 2013 |
Winner | State Award for Public Architecture Australian Institute of Architects Queensland Architecture Awards 2013 |
Finalist | Culture Category Award World Architecture Festival 2012 |
Winner | Infrastructure Innovation Award Australian Water Association Queensland Water Awards 2012 |
Winner | BP – Water Sensitive Urban Design Award Healthy Waterways Awards 2012 |
Winner | Improving Planning Processes and Practice Award Planning Institute Australia National Awards 2012 |
Winner | State Award for Sustainable Architecture Australian Institute of Architects Queensland Architecture Awards 2012 |
Winner | Regional Commendation for Sustainable Architecture Australian Institute of Architects Brisbane Architecture Awards 2012 |
Winner | Regional Commendation Australian Institute of Architects Darling Downs Regional Architecture Awards 2012 |
Winner | Business Eco-efficiency Award Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2012 |
Winner | Excellence in Infrastructure Award Stormwater Industry Association (Queensland) Awards 2011 |
Winner | eWater – Water Sensitive Urban Design Award Healthy Waterways Awards 2011 |
Winner | State Award for Public Architecture Australian Institute of Architects Queensland Architecture Awards 2011 |
Winner | House of the Year Australian Institute of Architects Sunshine Coast Architecture Awards 2011 |
Winner | Urban Renewal Award Urban Development Institute of Australia Queensland Awards for Excellence 2011 |
Winner | State Commendation for Urban Design Australian Institute of Architects Queensland Architecture Awards 2011 |
Winner | Regional Commendation Australian Institute of Architects Queensland Architecture Awards 2011 |
Winner | Lachlan Macquarie Award for Heritage Australian Institute of Architects National Architecture Awards 2010 |
Winner | National Commendation for Public Architecture Australian Institute of Architects National Architecture Awards 2010 |
Winner | Australian Timber Design Overall Award Australian Timber Design Awards 2009 |
Winner | Best Northern Region (NT & QLD) Category Australian Timber Design Awards 2009 |
Winner | Best Environmental Development International Real Estate Federation Prix d'Excellence Awards 2008 |
Winner | Excellence in Residential Developments Property Council of Australia Innovation & Excellence Awards 2007 |
Winner | Award for Small Residential Subdivision Urban Development Institute of Australia Queensland Awards for Excellence 2007 |
Winner | Environmental Excellence Urban Development Institute of Australia National Awards for Excellence 2006 |
Winner | Award for Small Residential Subdivision Urban Development Institute of Australia Queensland Awards for Excellence 2006 |
Winner | Award for Sustainable Development Urban Development Institute of Australia Queensland Awards for Excellence 2006 |
Winner | Award for Sustainability in Urban Development or the Built Environment Queensland Environmental Protection Agency Sustainable Industries Awards 2006 |
Finalist | Consultants Excellence Award Urban Development Institute of Australia Queensland Awards for Excellence 2006 |
Commendation | ‘Leadership, Advocacy and Research - City and Regional Scale’ Australian Urban Design Awards, 2020 |
Winner | Award of Excellence in Land Management AILA Queensland Awards, 2021 |
Winner | Excellence in Integrated Stormwater Design Stormwater Queensland Awards, 2019 |
Winner | Awards for Excellence - Excellence in Strategic or Master Planning Stormwater Queensland Awards, 2019 |
Commendation | Excellence in Urban Design Minister’s Award for Urban Design, 2019 |
Finalist | Finalist in Involving Community in Waterway Management River Basin Management Society Awards, 2017 |
Winner | Landscape Architecture Award in Land Management AILA National Award, 2017 |
Winner | Excellence in Strategic or Master Planning AILA Queensland Awards, 2017 |
Finalist | Government Stewardship Healthy Land and Water Awards, 2017 |
Winner | Award of Excellence in Land Management, AILA Queensland Awards, 2017 |
Winner | This project won highest honour in the Darling Downs West Moreton Regional Architecture Awards, The William Hodgen Award QLD Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects, 2021 |
Commendation | Educational Architecture QLD Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects, 2021 |
Commendation | Residential Architecture - Multiple Housing in the 2021 Sunshine Coast Regional Architecture Awards 2021 QLD Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects |
Winner | The highest honour in the Gold Coast and Northern Rivers Awards – The inaugural Philip Follent Award for Building of the Year. QLD Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects |
Commendation | Urban Design 2022 Darling Downs and West Moreton Regional Architecture Awards |
Commendation | Heritage Architecture 2022 Brisbane Architecture Awards |
Winner | Queensland Landscape Architecture Award (Health & Education Landscape) 2022 AILA QLD Awards) |
Winner | Heritage Award AIA NSW Country Division Awards 2019 |
Winner | Educational Architecture 2018 QLD Architecture Awards |
Winner | G. H. M. Addison Award for Interior Architecture 2018 QLD Architecture Awards |
Commendation | Public Architecture 2018 QLD Architecture Awards |
Winner | Buildings, Large Projects 2018 ASI Steel Excellence Awards |
Winner | The highest honour in the Central Queensland Architecture Awards, the J W Wilson Award for Building of the Year QLD Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects, 2021 |
Commendation | Public Architecture category of the 2021 Central Queensland Architecture Awards QLD Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects, 2021 |
Commendation | 2019 Excellence in Concrete Awards - Award for Excellence Concrete Institute of Australia , 2019 |
High Commendation | Buildings, Large Projects QLD ASI Steel Excellent Awards 2018 |
Runner-up | Documentation Category Eleventh Australasian Revit Technology Conference Awards 2015 |
Regional Commendation | Education Category Australian Institute of Architects Brisbane Regional Architecture Awards 2015 |
Winner | Entire New School Category CEFPI Australasia Awards 2015 |
Winner | Regional Commendation Australian Institute of Architects Sunshine Coast Regional Architecture Awards 2015 |
Winner | Award for Excellence in Integrated Stormwater Design Stormwater Queensland Awards 2014 |
Finalist | Landscape Design Category BPN Sustainability Awards 2014 |
Finalist | Sustainable Water Management Award Healthy Waterways Awards 2014 |
Regional Commendation | Heritage Category Australian Institute of Architects Brisbane Regional Architecture Awards 2015 |
Winner | Award for Health & Education Facilities $5 million ‒ $20 million Master Builders Brisbane Housing & Construction Awards 2014 |
Winner | Gold Medal for Heritage & Sustainability National Trust Queensland Heritage Awards 2014 |
Winner | COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture Australian Institute of Architects Tasmania Architecture Awards 2014 |
Winner | Alexander North Award for Interior Architecture Australian Institute of Architects Tasmania Architecture Awards 2014 |
Winner | Alan C Walker Award for Public Architecture Australian Institute of Architects Tasmania Architecture Awards 2014 |
Winner | Sustainable Architecture Award Australian Institute of Architects Tasmania Architecture Awards 2014 |
Winner | Urban Design Award Australian Institute of Architects Tasmania Architecture Awards 2014 |
Winner | Small Buildings Category Australian Steel Institute Queensland Awards 2014 |
Winner | Low Rise Multi-Residential Housing (duplexes) Award Master Builders Burnett Wide Bay Housing & Construction Awards 2014 |
Winner | Urban Renewal Award Healthy Waterways Awards 2014 |
Regional Commendation | Educational Architecture Category Australian Institute of Architects Brisbane Regional Architecture Awards 2015 |
Regional Commendation | Interior Architecture Category Australian Institute of Architects Brisbane Regional Architecture Awards 2015 |
Winner | Urban Design Category BPN Sustainability Awards 2014 |
Winner | Public Building Category BPN Sustainability Awards 2014 |
Winner | Large Projects Category Australian Steel Institute Queensland Awards 2014 |
Runner-up | Large Projects Category Australian Steel Institute National Awards 2014 |
Winner | Innovation of the Year BPN Sustainability Awards 2013 |
Winner | Best of the Best BPN Sustainability Awards 2013 |
Winner | Program Innovation Award Australian Water Association Queensland Water Awards 2014 |
Winner | Program Innovation Award Australian Water Association Queensland Water Awards 2013 |
Finalist | Sustainable Development Award Healthy Waterways Awards 2013 |
Winner | Gold Medal Ron Brown Memorial Heritage Conservation Awards 2013 |
Winner | Heritage Award Ipswich City Council Awards for Excellence 2013 |
Winner | Building Projects Award for Excellence Concrete Institute of Australia Awards for Excellence 2013 |
Winner | Kevin Cavanagh Medal for Excellence in Concrete Concrete Institute of Australia Awards for Excellence 2013 |
Finalist | Display Category Award World Architecture Festival 2013 |
Winner | J.W. Wilson Award for Building of the Year Central Queensland Regional Architecture Awards 2013 |
Winner | State Award for Public Architecture Australian Institute of Architects Queensland Architecture Awards 2013 |
Finalist | Culture Category Award World Architecture Festival 2012 |
Winner | Infrastructure Innovation Award Australian Water Association Queensland Water Awards 2012 |
Winner | BP – Water Sensitive Urban Design Award Healthy Waterways Awards 2012 |
Winner | Improving Planning Processes and Practice Award Planning Institute Australia National Awards 2012 |
Winner | State Award for Sustainable Architecture Australian Institute of Architects Queensland Architecture Awards 2012 |
Winner | Regional Commendation for Sustainable Architecture Australian Institute of Architects Brisbane Architecture Awards 2012 |
Winner | Regional Commendation Australian Institute of Architects Darling Downs Regional Architecture Awards 2012 |
Winner | Business Eco-efficiency Award Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2012 |
Winner | Excellence in Infrastructure Award Stormwater Industry Association (Queensland) Awards 2011 |
Winner | eWater – Water Sensitive Urban Design Award Healthy Waterways Awards 2011 |
Winner | State Award for Public Architecture Australian Institute of Architects Queensland Architecture Awards 2011 |
Winner | House of the Year Australian Institute of Architects Sunshine Coast Architecture Awards 2011 |
Winner | Urban Renewal Award Urban Development Institute of Australia Queensland Awards for Excellence 2011 |
Winner | State Commendation for Urban Design Australian Institute of Architects Queensland Architecture Awards 2011 |
Winner | Regional Commendation Australian Institute of Architects Queensland Architecture Awards 2011 |
Winner | Lachlan Macquarie Award for Heritage Australian Institute of Architects National Architecture Awards 2010 |
Winner | National Commendation for Public Architecture Australian Institute of Architects National Architecture Awards 2010 |
Winner | Australian Timber Design Overall Award Australian Timber Design Awards 2009 |
Winner | Best Northern Region (NT & QLD) Category Australian Timber Design Awards 2009 |
Winner | Best Environmental Development International Real Estate Federation Prix d'Excellence Awards 2008 |
Winner | Excellence in Residential Developments Property Council of Australia Innovation & Excellence Awards 2007 |
Winner | Award for Small Residential Subdivision Urban Development Institute of Australia Queensland Awards for Excellence 2007 |
Winner | Environmental Excellence Urban Development Institute of Australia National Awards for Excellence 2006 |
Winner | Award for Small Residential Subdivision Urban Development Institute of Australia Queensland Awards for Excellence 2006 |
Winner | Award for Sustainable Development Urban Development Institute of Australia Queensland Awards for Excellence 2006 |
Winner | Award for Sustainability in Urban Development or the Built Environment Queensland Environmental Protection Agency Sustainable Industries Awards 2006 |
Finalist | Consultants Excellence Award Urban Development Institute of Australia Queensland Awards for Excellence 2006 |