2024 QLD Awards

Celebrating Visionary Designs
for Queensland's Learning Spaces

The Learning Environments Australasia Queensland Chapter Awards continue to spotlight innovation, creativity, and excellence in education design. This year’s awards drew an impressive 14 entries across six categories, showcasing the best in contemporary and inspiring projects from our talented members.

Our distinguished jury - Elliet Spring as Chair, joined by Graham Legerton and Christon Smith, dedicated their time and expertise to selecting the winners among a remarkable range of submissions. We extend our heartfelt thanks to them for their commitment and dedication to this rigorous process.

We are thrilled to announce that the overall winner of the 2024 Queensland Chapter Awards is the UQ Brisbane City project, designed by BVN Architecture and beautifully captured by photographer David Chatfield + Christopher Frederick Jones. This project exemplifies the forward-thinking design and attention to quality that our awards program celebrates, setting a new benchmark for learning environments in Queensland.

We also wish to congratulate all our award winners and commendations and extend our appreciation to every entrant who contributed their inspiring projects to this year’s awards program.

As a not-for-profit organisation with a diverse community of over 950 members spanning Australasia, LEA is passionate about fostering the creation of contemporary, inclusive, and innovative learning spaces. Our members, who include architects, educational leaders, and designers, play a vital role in shaping learning environments that empower students and educators alike.

The 2024 Queensland Chapter Awards celebrate not only the achievements of individual projects but also the collaborative spirit of our entire community. Together, we are building the future of education design, one project at a time.

We are excited to receive your submissions for the 2025 Learning Environments Australasia Design (LEAD) Awards.

Winners and Commendations

OVERALL WINNER

• 🏫 UQ Brisbane City
• 📐 BVN Architecture
• 📷 David Chatfield + Christopher Frederick Jones

Category 1: An Innovative Education Initiative

• No winner or commendation awarded

Category 2: New Campus with Educational Facilities

• No entries received

Category 3: New Building/s or Facility/s - Large

• Winner (Joint)
  • 🏫  Suncoast Christian College - Primary Precinct
  • 📐 m3architecture
  • 📷 Christopher Frederick Jones + Suncoast Christian College
• Winner (Joint)
  • 🏫 Brisbane Grammar School STEAM Precinct
  • 📐 Wilson Architects
  • 📷 Christopher Frederick Jones

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• Commendation
  • 🏫 New Farm State School
  • 📐 BVN Architecture
  • 📷 Tom Roe

Category 4: New Building/s or Facility/s - Small

• Winner
  • 🏫 Kallangur State School - New Accommodation
  • 📐 Giarola Architects
  • 📷 Cam Murchison 
• Commendation
  • 🏫 St Luke's Anglican School Performance Centre
  • 📐 McLellan Bush Architects
  • 📷 Paul Beutel Photographer 

Category 5: Modernisation - Large

• Winner

• • 🏫 UQ Brisbane City
  • 📐 BVN Architecture
  • 📷 David Chatfield + Christopher Frederick Jones

• Commendation
  • No commendation awarded 

Category 6: Modernisation - Small 

• No entries received

Category 7: Small Project Under AUD $2 Million

• No winner awarded
• Commendation

  • 🏫 NCC Early Learners
  • 📐 Conwell Architects
  • 📷 Cieran Murphy

Category 8: Landscaping/Outdoor Learning Area

• No winner or commendation awarded