Innovation and Excellence Awards now open

Innovation and Excellence Awards now openExpressions of interest for the 2015 Property Council of Australia/Rider Levett Bucknall Innovation & Excellence Awards are open. The awards celebrate excellence in the built environment, with winners chosen across 16 categories and one deemed overall Australian Development of the Year.Applicants should submit an expression of interest to ensure their nomination is eligible prior to preparing a final submission. Applicants have until 29 August to lodge their expression of interest, with formal nominations set to commence from 1 September. The nominations period will close on 28 November.Since the inception of the Property Council of Australia’s national award program in 1991, the Innovation & Excellence Awards have honoured some of the country’s most iconic buildings. Among the winners over the past 15 years are developments such as: Admiralty Quays, Brisbane; No. 1 Martin Place, Sydney; Fairfax Media House, Melbourne; and, most recently, Brookfield Place, Perth.For more details about each award’s criteria, and to submit an expression of interest, go to: www.propertyoz.com.au/awards