Although Rouse Hill Town Centre in many ways is different from a typical regional shopping centre, it still relies on critical retail fundamentals: strong, well located majors, good accessibility, convenient car parking and a good retail plan.

Rouse Hill Town Centre is Australia's first regional shopping centre to demonstrate a comprehensive approach to world class social and environmental sustainability, proving that responsible property can be delivered profitably. The Centre's tagline "where life unfolds" is fitting, with precincts such as Town Square, Main Street, Civic Way, Market Square, the Backyard playground, Secret (rooftop) Garden and Rouse Hill Town Centre, successfully weaving into the fabric of the community.

GPT's vision was to create a business park that would be the first choice for office accommodation outside of the Sydney CBD and to establish a new benchmark for sustainable suburban commercial office design. GPT delivered this vision. The final stage of the 22,500m2 development, Quad 4 was the first speculative office in NSW to achieve a 5 Star Green Star Design. All of the Quads have a minimum of a 4.5 Star NABERS energy rating and are 100% occupied.

Rider Levett Bucknall provided cost and delivery advice for what is a remarkable 21st century business and industrial park that effectively integrates green performance improvements. Testimony to the success of this project is the realisation of its vision, to create a business park that would be the first choice of office accommodation outside of the CBD, on the fringe of Sydney Olympic Park. All of the developments were leased within six months of completion, all of the tenants have renewed their lease, and all report high levels of satisfaction.

From inception, the Randwick facility was designed to be the finest residential aged care campus in Australia and to rival the very best in the world. Once a vacant brown field, the site now provides a premium level of health care in 5-star accommodation for 276 residents in low-care hostel, high-care nursing home and dementia specific settings. The 2.94-hectare site also incorporates an indoor hydrotherapy pool, a day care facility for the aged providing outreach services, hairdressing salon, boutique, cafe and substantial award-winning garden areas.

Rider Levett Bucknall provided cost and delivery advice for this leading edge aged care facility, which incorporates a host of innovative design concepts and modern technologies to enhance the quality of life of its residents.

Grocon's AXA Centre is the winner of the 2009 Rider Levett Bucknall Award for Office Developments. It is the first building to be developed for the Grocon Property Trust of Australia and is the new Australasian headquarters for AXA. The project is a new generation ground scraper campus environment of six office levels above a retail podium that includes extensive meeting spaces, a child care facility, public artworks and car parking. It has been certified 5 Greenstars (Design V2) and is currently being assessed for an As Built rating.

Green Square is an urban landmark in inner city Fortitude Valley. The masterplanned, mixed-use precinct plays a central role in the future urban renewal of Brisbane. Greatly enhancing Green Square are significant innovation achievements and unique features that help foster a distinctive identity while reinforcing a sustainable urban community. The development showcases best practice environmentally sensitive design, setting a new benchmark for sustainable development in Queensland.

Rider Levett Bucknall were privileged to be involved in this exciting project, which has added such an intricate and dynamic building to the landscape of the Fortitude Valley, and sets a new benchmark in sustainable, quality and user-focused urban design.

7 London Circuit, Canberra, is a five storey A-Grade commercial development providing "two buildings in one" united by a floating roof that strikes a distinctive silhouette. Each building is fully self contained with its own internal closed atrium that serves as a through-site link. Building A is purpose designed to meet National ICT Australia's needs. Building B is designed with flexibility to accommodate single or multiple tenants seeking premium space. The development provided a catalyst for change and sets new standards in design, sustainability and placemaking for Canberra.

Using research, education, commercialisation and linkage as a springboard for best practice urban design, London Circuit is a world-class research facility.

Developed by Urban Construct, the $120million Place on Brougham, formerly the Hotel Adelaide International, has become South Australia's most desirable, affluent new address. Located in the prestigious leafy suburb of North Adelaide, minutes from the CBD, Place on Brougham captures the picturesque Adelaide skyline, from St Peters Cathedral, the iconic Adelaide Oval through to the Adelaide Hills. Residents can access an 18 hour concierge service, day spa, pool, gym, sauna and the renowned restaurants and specialty retail along O'Connell Street.

Rider Levett Bucknall provided cost and delivery advice for what is a luxurious and exclusive residential development that represents the new threshold in luxury apartment living in Adelaide.

Although Rouse Hill Town Centre in many ways is different from a typical regional shopping centre, it still relies on critical retail fundamentals: strong, well located majors, good accessibility, convenient car parking and a good retail plan.

Rouse Hill Town Centre is Australia's first regional shopping centre to demonstrate a comprehensive approach to world class social and environmental sustainability, proving that responsible property can be delivered profitably. The Centre's tagline "where life unfolds" is fitting, with precincts such as Town Square, Main Street, Civic Way, Market Square, The Backyard playground, the Secret (rooftop) Garden and Rouse Hill Town Centre, successfully weaving into the fabric of the community

Extensive work has transformed The Sebel & Citigate into a modern corporate hotel. The refurbishment project was developed with utilisation of environmentally sustainable design principles. The project has resulted in significant and direct energy and water consumption reductions and carbon savings of 150,000 kg per year. The Sebel & Citigate, Albert Park, Melbourne will be one of the first hotels in Australia to receive NABERS energy and water ratings.

Utilising best practice environmentally sustainable design, The Sebel & Citigate is an industry leading example of hotel repositioning and refurbishment.

Adam Haddow was awarded the 40th Anniversary Churchill Fellowship in 2006 to study alternatives to conventional models of urban design. He is an elected Councillor of the NSW chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects where his emphasis is furthering discussion and debate about the future vision of our cities. Haddow is a Director of SJB Architects and a founding Director SJB Planning NSW. He writes for a number of publications and more than anything he loves to design and build buildings.

Rider Levett Bucknall congratulates Adam on this remarkable achievement.

The City of Whittlesea considers that in-house preparation of high quality structure plans for the municipality's growth area is a core service of Council, and embarked on a long term program of planning for its growth areas in the late 1990's. This program displays civic leadership; provides certainty for the development community; and restores the focus of planning on well-founded strategic plans which achieve a municipal vision. In 2008, this vision was realised with the completion of the final structure plan for the Whittlesea growth areas.

The City of Whittlesea raises the standards of residential development in Melbourne by making our neighbourhoods more distinctive and diverse, sociable and sustainable.

The HOME project by Match rescued an important heritage building situated on a prominent corner within the Perth CBD from a derelict and dangerous state. The successful conversion of this heritage building has ensuring its future within the city fabric. It has also installed a permanent resident population into the west end of the Perth CBD.

Home sets a high standard of apartment-living in Perth through its reinvention of the 1927 warehouse landmark building to create a distinct living experience.

The vision for upgrading 88 George was to deliver an exemplar heritage adaptive reuse with a focus on sustainability. The 1886 warehouse was transformed into boutique heritage office space that has become the first to achieve a 5 star Greenstar rating. The development integrates high quality services, modern design, heritage conservation and environmental sustainability.

88 George Street sets a high standard for sustainable heritage refurbishments by the government and the private sector.

Regent Place is a collaboration between global developer, Frasers Property, and UK architect, Lord Norman Foster of Foster + Partners, in association with PTW Architects. The property links Lumiere Residences, Fraser Suites Sydney and a three-level retail plaza in a 21C vertical village boldly punctuating Sydney's historic town centre. Theatrical details, dramatic lighting and decadent amenities distinguish Regent Place and underpin its success as architecture, art and development.

Rider Levett Bucknall provided cost and delivery advice for this ultra-high quality mixed-use development at the forefront of the push towards a vibrant and community driven Sydney CBD.

The Campbelltown Catholic Club embodies a series of projects that form a master plan six years in the making. It represents an ambitious building program focussed on diversifying the Club's business, expanding non-core assets and significantly reducing reliance on gaming revenue. The development includes a Club expansion and underground car park, a fitness and leisure centre, 4 1/2 star hotel and exhibition facility. The Club precinct is regarded as one of the key districts within the Macarthur area.

Rider Levett Bucknall provided cost and delivery advice for this extremely successful and diverse mixed use project, which is now home to the latest conference, exhibition and entertainment facility, set to cater to the needs of the Macarthur Community and beyond.

The Melbourne Recital Centre and MTC Theatre are Melbourne's latest cultural icons, filling a missing link in the city's cultural infrastructure and supporting Victoria's arts and cultural sector. These landmark buildings, funded by the Victorian Government, are masterpieces of design, engineering and construction, a showcase of local workmanship and stand proudly in the company of other great music halls and theatre venues around the world.

Rider Levett Bucknall provided cost and delivery advice for these world-class facilities, which together create a distinctive, new civic space within the Melbourne arts precinct.

The refurbished 101 Miller Street, a premium grade commercial building in North Sydney, sets a new sustainability performance benchmark for refurbished existing buildings. The state-of-the-art trigeneration plant, an Australian first for an existing premium building, significantly improves energy and GHG performance. The project achieved a 5 Star Green Star rating (Office Design V2) and has produced a simulated 5 Star + 40% NABERS Energy rating. Additionally, tenants can achieve a 5 Star NABERS Energy (tenancy) rating with minimal capital outlay.

This landmark North Sydney tower, the only premium grade commercial building outside the Sydney CBD, is now an award winning sustainable redevelopment. The tenant's decision to relocate left the owners with a significant challenge, and a rare opportunity to refurbish the building mid-life cycle. Significantly, the project achieves a 5 Star Green Star rating (representing Australian excellence) using conventional air conditioning.

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank commissioned Gray Puksand + BVN Architecture to design the new corporate headquarters in Bendigo. There are many environmentally sustainable initiatives in the building design including an underfloor air-conditioning system and black water recycling. Extensive thermal modelling, natural light illumination and alternative water management strategies were explored in order for the building to achieve a 5 Star Green Star Design Rating. These are paramount in the Bank's aim to provide a leading responsible development for the community.

As the only Australian bank to position its head office outside of a capital city, and one of the first 5 Star Green Star designed buildings to be built in a regional city, Bendigo Centre is tonight officially recognised as a landmark development.

The Gauge, the evolutionary workplace by Lend Lease at Victoria Harbour in Melbourne's Docklands, was the first building in Australia to receive a 6 Star Green Star - Office As Built v2 Certification rating. The features of The Gauge combine to contribute to a waste water reduction of 92% and a 30% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions when compared to a typical 5 Star Green Star office building.

Aptly named 'The Gauge', the project sets a new standard in ecologically sustainable design, and adds a dynamic building to the heart of Melbourne's Docklands.

Landcom's Prince Henry Masterplan is guiding rejuvenation of a former hospital site into a new residential/community precinct, balancing the old and the new while keeping 80% of the site in public ownership and creating a showcase of coastal urban renewal. There will be around 1000 dwellings, including aged care and affordable housing as well as open space and community facilities providing for a diverse living community. The Masterplan provides a model for redevelopment of similar heritage and environmentally sensitive areas.

With a terrific blueprint from which to begin, Prince Henry at Little Bay is an inspiring fusion of historical and contemporary design. Drawing from the sites naturally dramatic context, the master plan is respectful of both the natural and built environment.