Winners of the Victorian Premier

The winners of the 2025 Victorian Premier's Design Awards have been announced, recognising excellence, ingenuity and innovation across the state's design community with seven category winners and a student design award.

Taking out the top prize in the Architectural Design category was Woodleigh Futures Studio, a zero-waste building by McIldowie Partners, Joost Bakker and Woodleigh School, which is an independent school on the Mornington Peninsula.

The Northern Memorial Park Depot by Searle x Waldron Architecture, The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust, Oculus, OPS Engineers, Buro North and Lucid was highly commended in this category.

The other finalists in the Architectural Design category included:

In the Design Strategy category, Plan for Victoria - a youth-led transport and planning design initiative by Y Lab and the Department of Transport and Planning - was named the winner.

Minister for Creative Industries Colin Brooks commented, "These awards showcase the creativity, ingenuity and technical expertise that make our state Australia's design capital, and demonstrate how design can drive business growth and social change."

The Victorian Premier's Design Awards are managed by Good Design Australia on behalf of the Victorian government, with the full list of winners accessible online.