The official opening of MPavilion was commemorated with a new composition by Deborah Cheetham AO and a special performance by the Dhungala Children's Choir from regional Victoria.
The National Arboretum Canberra project, designed by Taylor Cullity Lethlean and Tonkin Zulaikha Greer, won the Landscape Project of the Year Award this year.
Six Best in Category Awards were handed out across the key disciplines of Architectural Design, Product Design, Digital Design, Design Strategy and Communication Design.
Five Australian practices won some of the most awaited awards, including the Landscape Project of the Year Award that went to Taylor Cullity Lethlean and Tonkin Zulaikha Greer for their National Arboretum Canberra project. Other winners included: FJMT, Ian Moore Architects, Rice Daubney and CHROFI.