The new Glasshouse Theatre at QPAC has been named Project of the Year at the 2026 Master Builders Queensland Housing & Construction Awards.
The landmark building won the award for Lendlease Construction, with the building also taking the gong for best Tourism & Leisure Facility worth over $10 million.
Tyson Building Group won House of the Year for its luxurious riverside residence, Azura, in Mooloolaba.
The showpiece house also won Best Residential Kitchen, Best Residential Swimming Pool, and best Individual Home over $10 million.
The house has “a dramatic roofline, organically curved forms and a seamless relationship with the water’s edge, the three-storey home is anchored by a sculptural staircase that curves through its centre”.
Another Sunshine Coast property, BABYLON, by St Andrews Constructions, took home the President’s Award.
BABYLON was described as a “showstopping canal-front home in the heart of Noosa Sound…overcoming below water-level construction to deliver an entertainer’s paradise, boasting a wine cellar, and a media room likened to an underground New York jazz bar, among its many enviable features”.
Industry’s rising stars recognised
Harrison Tooth from Davey Constructions on the Gold Coast was named Apprentice of the Year at the awards.
Trent Deen from Stroud Homes Mackay won the Australia Rising Star Award and Fergus Builders’ Residential Manager Amanda Wilson won the Women in Building Award.
Hutchinson Builders claims six awards
Hutchinson Builders won six awards, the most of the night, including the new category of Prefabricated and Modular Commercial Project for Normanton Hospital.
Celebrating 40 years of building excellence
Master Builders CEO Sue-Ann Fresneda said many of the winners had “fittingly pushed the boundaries of what was possible”.
“Each home and project entered has set new benchmarks for construction quality, liveability and sustainability,” she said.
“Our individual category entrants ranged from fresh faces showing leadership beyond their years, to women smashing the glass ceiling, and rising stars setting the pace, spotlighting why our industry is such a great place to carve out a career.”
Eligible winners from the awards will be considered by the Australia’s National Excellence in Building & Construction Awards, to be held in Brisbane on November 27, 2026.
All Queensland Winners
Major Winners
- BUSSQ Building Super President’s Award – St Andrews Constructions for BABYLON (Sunshine Coast)
- Xact Accounting Project of the Year Award – Lendlease Construction for Glasshouse Theatre (Brisbane)
- Colorbond House of the Year Award – Tyson Building Group for Azura (Sunshine Coast)
Individual Winners
- Apprentice of the Year Award – Harrison Tooth from Davey Constructions (Gold Coast)
- Kia Australia Rising Star Award – Trent Deen from Stroud Homes Mackay (Mackay & Whitsunday)
- Women in Building Award – Amanda Wilson from Fergus Builders (Mackay & Whitsunday)
Specialty Winners
- Best Residential Bathroom – Morris Constructions QLD for ANCORA (Mackay & Whitsunday)
- Royale Cabinets Best Residential Kitchen – Tyson Building Group for Azura (Sunshine Coast)
- Best Residential Swimming Pool – Tyson Building Group for Azura (Sunshine Coast)
Housing Winners
- Display Home up to $500,000 – Vantage Building Group for The Vinto Terrace (Sunshine Coast)
- Display Home from $500,000 up to $750,000 – Stroud Homes Wide Bay for Stanford Coral Cove (Wide Bay Burnett)
- James Hardie Display Home from $750,000 up to $1 million – Vivid Home Builders for Regency 321 (Wide Bay Burnett)
- Display Home over $1 million – Arcadia Homes for Casa Luna (Brisbane)
- Home Renovation Project up to $350,000 – Cotter Builders for Marian House (Mackay & Whitsunday)
- Home Renovation Project from $350,000 up to $500,000 – George Built Constructions for Dunleigh House (Downs & Western)
- Home Renovation Project from $500,000 up to $650,000 – Luna Constructions for Tinbeerwah Getaway (Sunshine Coast)
- Home Renovation Project from $650,000 up to $800,000 – Roebuck Concepts for Columba (Sunshine Coast)
- Home Renovation Project from $800,000 up to $1 million – Saunders Building Company for Vista (Brisbane)
- Home Renovation Project from $1 million up to $2 million – Cali Developers for Mayfield House (Brisbane)
- Home Renovation Project over $2 million – Saunders Building Company for Kent (Brisbane)
- Individual Home up to $450,000 – Langrell Constructions for Stoney Treehouse (Far North Queensland)
- Individual Home from $450,000 up to $600,000 – Freshwater Designer Builders for Kamerunga 235 (Far North Queensland)
- Individual Home from $600,000 up to $750,000 – Tristan Bugeja Building for The Emerald Retreat (Far North Queensland)
- Individual Home from $750,000 up to $900,000 – qldBUILT for Maclamond (Sunshine Coast)
- Individual Home from $900,000 up to $1.25 million – Troy Ware Constructions for Kalinya House (Sunshine Coast)
- Individual Home from $1.25 million up to $1.5 million – TyStyle for Fort Residence (Sunshine Coast)
- Individual Home from $1.5 million up to $2 million – ProductivBuilds for Voliere (Gold Coast)
- Individual Home from $2 million up to $2.5 million – CRJ Designer Homes for Verona House (Wide Bay Burnett)
- Individual Home from $2.5 million up to $3 million – Elora Constructions for The Boulevard (Sunshine Coast)
- Individual Home from $3 million up to $4 million – PJH CONSTRUCTIONS AUSTRALIA for Wingspan (Gold Coast)
- Individual Home from $4 million up to $5 million – Graya Construction for Horizon (Brisbane)
- Individual Home from $5 million up to $10 million – Enclave Constructions for Archelia (Gold Coast)
- Individual Home over $10 million – Tyson Building Group for Azura (Sunshine Coast)
- Medium Density up to 3 storeys – 2 to 5 dwellings – GTO Building for Plover Strip Villas (Sunshine Coast)
- Medium Density up to 3 storeys – over 5 dwellings – AMD Quality Constructions for Como Residences (Brisbane)
- FTA Pile Prefabricated and Modular Housing Project – Saltair for Doonan Deluxe (Sunshine Coast)
- Truecore Best Use of Steel Frame Housing – Pinnacle Projects for Formosa Residence (Brisbane)
- Best Use of Sloping Sites – Resolve Construction for Villa Alcyone (Gold Coast)
- Weathertex Excellence in Home Sustainability & Innovation – KCA Constructions FNQ for The Elements Design (Far North Queensland)
- Residential Trade Contractor of the Year – Sublime Projects for The Brisbane House (Brisbane)
Construction Winners
- Health Facilities up to $20 million – Graphic Building Company for Lumus Imaging Meadowbrook (Brisbane)
- Health Facilities over $20 million – McNab for Maroochy Private Hospital (Sunshine Coast)
- Education Facilities up to $7 million – Corella Construction for Harmony Early Education Bardon (Brisbane)
- Education Facilities from $7 million up to $15 million – Hutchinson Builders for Plais Early Learning (Brisbane)
- Education Facilities over $15 million – BESIX Watpac for JCU The Yeinie Building (Far North Queensland)
- Sporting Facilities – T.F Woollam & Son for Bundaberg Aquatic Centre (Wide Bay Burnett)
- Community Accommodation – Paynters for Mercy Haven Residential Aged Care Facility (Central Queensland)
- Community Service Facilities – Hutchinson Builders for QAS Gold Coast Operations Centre (Gold Coast)
- Social Housing Project – BADGE Constructions (Qld) for Coast2Bay Banya Social Housing (Sunshine Coast)
- Apartment Renovation – tekDB for Merlo (Brisbane)
- Tourism and Leisure Facilities up to $10 million – SHAPE Australia (Qld) for Grand View Hotel Refurbishment (Brisbane)
- Tourism and Leisure Facilities over $10 million – Lendlease Construction for Glasshouse Theatre (Brisbane)
- Retail Facilities up to $5 million – Kyson Commercial for Aunty on Wandoo (Brisbane)
- Retail Facilities over $5 million – Ashley Cooper Construction for Frenchville Sports Club – Redevelopment (Central Queensland)
- Commercial Fitout up to $5 million – FDC Construction & Fitout (QLD) for Wotton Kearney (Brisbane)
- Commercial Fitout from $5 million up to $10 million – SHAPE Australia (Qld) for Norton Rose Fulbright Brisbane Fitout (Brisbane)
- Commercial Fitout over $10 million – SHAPE Australia (Qld) for Senex Multi Level Office Fitout (Brisbane)
- Commercial / Industrial Building up to $3 million – Alliance Building & Construction for Jackson Endeavour Project (Downs & Western)
- Commercial / Industrial Building from $3 million up to $10 million – McNab for Surf Life Saving Queensland Gold Coast Headquarters (Gold Coast)
- Commercial / Industrial Building from $10 million up to $25 million – McNab for Novus Precast Manufacturing Facility (Downs & Western)
- Commercial / Industrial Building from $25 million up to $50 million – Hutchinson Builders for Townsville Northshore Retail Precinct (North Queensland)
- Commercial / Industrial Building over $50 million – Hutchinson Builders for 205 North Quay (Brisbane)
- Residential Building (high-rise over 3 storeys) up to $20 million – EVBUILT for Prominence (Gold Coast)
- Residential Building (high-rise over 3 storeys) from $20 million up to $50 million – Graya Multi-Res for Kloud (Gold Coast)
- Residential Building (high-rise over 3 storeys) over $50 million – MIRVAC CONSTRUCTIONS (QLD) for QUAY Waterfront Newstead (Brisbane)
- Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation up to $3 million – DR Moore Constructions for Lexus of Rockhampton (Central Queensland)
- Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation from $3 million up to $10 million – Armada Built for Little Lane – New Farm (Brisbane)
- Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation from $10 million up to $25 million – Aite Group for 7161 – Lady Norman (Brisbane)
- Commercial Refurbishment/Renovation from $25 million up to $50 million – Hutchinson Builders for Library+ Caloundra (Sunshine Coast)
- Excellence in Workplace Health & Safety – IDC Construct for SafeSite System (Wide Bay Burnett)
- Prefabricated and Modular Commercial Project – Hutchinson Builders for Normanton Hospital (Far North Queensland)
- Commercial Trade Contractor of the Year – Parker Precision for Wat Thai Buddharam (Brisbane)
