{"id":672269,"date":"2026-05-15T09:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/672269\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T09:21:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:21:13","slug":"2026-darling-downs-and-west-moreton-regional-architecture-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/672269\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Darling Downs and West Moreton Regional Architecture Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An upgraded community amenities block has taken out the top prize at the 2026 Darling Downs and West Moreton Regional Architecture Awards. <\/p>\n<p>Ipswich City Council Public Amenities by Alcorn Middleton was named the recipient of the esteemed William Hodgen Award for Building of the Year, recognised for its retention of materials and durability. The project also earned a commendation for Small Project Architecture. <\/p>\n<p>Aphora Architecture\u2019s design for Kallara Cabin, an elemental cabin with a sweeping curved facade that embraces a central fire pit and communal gathering space within the landscape, won House of the Year. The project additionally won the People\u2019s Choice Award, as well as received a commendation for Residential Architecture &#8211; Houses (New).<\/p>\n<p>All awarded and commended projects from the region are shortlisted for the Australian Institute of Architects Queensland Architecture Awards, set to be announced in June 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The winners include: <\/p>\n<p>William Hodgen Award for Building of the Year <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ipswich City Council Public Amenities \u2013 Alcorn Middleton <\/p>\n<p>House of the Year<\/p>\n<p>Kallara Cabin \u2013 Aphora Architecture<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kallara Cabin \u2013 Aphora Architecture.\" class=\"['full'] full blur-up lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f6232ab564c5fa4838e015f93a6680c7.jpg\" height=\"410\" width=\"728\"\/><\/p>\n<p>View gallery<\/p>\n<p>People\u2019s Choice Award<\/p>\n<p>Kallara Cabin \u2013 Aphora Architecture<\/p>\n<p>Public Architecture<br \/>\nCommendation <\/p>\n<p>Beaudesert Courthouse \u2013 Phillips Smith Conwell Architects<\/p>\n<p>Educational Architecture<br \/>\nCommendation<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/architectureau.com\/articles\/hymba-yumba-independent-school-by-deicke-richards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hymba Yumba Independent School Performance Hall and Arts Building<\/a> \u2013 Deicke Richards<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hymba Yumba Independent School Performance Hall and Arts Building \u2013 Deicke Richards.\" class=\"['full'] full blur-up lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/84a8d8512dfac68f1213c13055d05a81.jpg\" height=\"546\" width=\"728\"\/><\/p>\n<p>View gallery<\/p>\n<p>Heritage<br \/>\nCommendation<\/p>\n<p>Warwick Police Facilities Upgrade \u2013 Phillips Smith Conwell Architects<\/p>\n<p>Residential Architecture &#8211; Houses (New)<br \/>\nCommendation<\/p>\n<p>Kallara Cabin \u2013 Aphora Architecture<\/p>\n<p>Small Project Architecture<br \/>\nCommendation<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ipswich City Council Public Amenities \u2013 Alcorn Middleton <\/p>\n<p>EmAGN Project Award shortlist <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/architectureau.com\/articles\/hymba-yumba-independent-school-by-deicke-richards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hymba Yumba Independent School Performance Hall and Arts Building<\/a> \u2013 Deicke Richards<\/p>\n<p>Ipswich City Council Public Amenities \u2013 Alcorn Middleton <\/p>\n<p>Sustainability shortlist <\/p>\n<p>Kallara Cabin \u2013 Aphora Architecture<\/p>\n<p>Ipswich City Council Public Amenities \u2013 Alcorn Middleton<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An upgraded community amenities block has taken out the top prize at the 2026 Darling Downs and West&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":672270,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[449,458,459,64,63,460,134],"class_list":["post-672269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=672269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672269\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/672270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=672269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=672269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=672269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}