St Kilda Pier Wins Top Architecture Awards

The Victorian architecture medal was awarded to the redesigned St Kilda pier, a $53 million project by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects and partners. Celebrated at the 2026 Australian Institute of Architects' Victorian awards, the pier's design successfully integrated the needs of diverse users, from tourists and locals to marine life. This project exemplifies a broader trend recognized at the awards: architecture that moves beyond simple functionality to foster social connection and community engagement.

Another notable recipient was the transformation of the former Sunbury Lunatic Asylum into a community arts and cultural precinct. This adaptive reuse project earned accolades for its sensitive handling of heritage, turning a site with a difficult past into a vibrant public space. The awards also highlighted innovative commercial and educational architecture, with Fieldwork's 65 Dover Street and Baldasso Cortese's Edmund Rice centre receiving commendations. Sustainable residential refits of heritage structures also featured prominently.