Two Australian projects have been selected as nominees for The World Architecture and Design Award by the Prix Versailles for 2026. The awards look at innovation, creativity, reflections of local heritage, ecological efficiency, social interaction and participation, and intelligent sustainability.
A 40-level purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) project at 100 Franklin Street, Melbourne, has been delivered ahead of schedule by Multiplex.
Christchurch’s Fil Consulting Engineers has listed 10 large infrastructure projects it sees as “reshaping Australia & New Zealand right now”.
Australia’s peak safety body welcomes the $42.7 million Federal Budget commitment to make mandatory Australian Standards accessible at no direct cost to the user, removing a significant barrier to safer workplaces.
The Infrastructure Sustainability Council has launched its Embodied Carbon Benchmark, a practical decision-support tool that helps infrastructure projects estimate and benchmark construction-phase embodied carbon using a small number of readily available project inputs.
After several years of economic turbulence, cost escalation and market disruption, New Zealand’s construction sector is showing resilience, even as profitability remains under pressure, according to the 2026 BDO Construction Sector Report.
Image: The UNSW Health Translation Hub is one of two Australian projects nominated for The World Architecture and Design Award. Credit: Hutton+Crow (via Prix Versailles).
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