Celebrating outstanding projects embodying the principles and benefits of biophilic design across interiors and renovations, building scale, and community and urban scale projects.
With a focus on creating spaces that reconnect people to nature, the awards provide a platform to showcase innovative design solutions. As Living Future Oceania, we are thrilled to welcome entrants from projects built and occupied in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia.
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Award categories
Interiors and Renovation Scale Projects
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Community and Urban Scale Projects
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Judges
Paola Boarin
Owen Cafe
Stephen Choi
Linda Corkery
Tania Davidge
Talina Edwards
Brett Hulley
Michael Jones
Jamali Kigotho
Kieran Leong
Quebah Otene
Stewart Monti
Dr Sara Padgett Kjaersgaard
Archie Patel
Te Ari Prendergast
Paul Reidy
Angelica Rojas-Gracia
Barbara Schaffer
Sam Smith
Darcy Utting
Nermine Zahran
Inspiration and previous winners
Successful projects will highlight the biophilic design process and notable outcomes. The biophilic design narrative should tie together key design strategies to intended and desired outcomes and should describe how these were achieved. Narratives that affect occupant health, well-being, and orientation to nature will be highly considered. Projects that explore multi-sensory experiences should provide images and videos of significant moments and attributes as well as the story/intent behind them. We encourage submissions to highlight everyday life and the use of spaces.
Submissions will be showcased on the Living Future Oceania website as inspiration for local biophilic design projects. Check out the previous winners here.
Images: First Steps Count by Matthew Carbone. First Steps Count was the winner of the Buildings Category in 2025
The Stephen R. Kellert Biophilic Design Awards
The Biophilic Design Award, inspired by the Stephen Kellert awards and administered by the Living Future, honours achievements in creating buildings, interiors, and communities that embody biophilic design principles, continuing Kellert’s legacy of fostering human-nature connection in the built environment.
