Harbour Shores Named Silver Winner at the BETTER FUTURE World Design Awards 2026

Presented by the globally respected Better Future Awards program, the World Design Awards celebrate design excellence across architecture, urban planning, and sustainability from projects around the globe. To be recognised in the Environmental Sustainability category is a testament to the depth of thinking and the rigour of execution that has defined Harbour Shores from the very beginning.

This latest honour builds on a strong run of recognition for the development, including a Gold win at the 2025 Better Future Sydney Design Awards and a Silver at the 2026 Better Future Australian Design Awards, both in the Environmental Sustainability category. Together, these accolades affirm Harbour Shores’ standing as a nationally and globally recognised benchmark for sustainable community design.

Fossil-Free by Design

Harbour Shores was conceived as a fossil-free masterplanned community, a standard that goes far beyond conventional green building practice. From its inception, developer Lewis Land Group set out to demonstrate that sustainable living and design excellence are not competing priorities, but deeply complementary ones.

The development integrates renewable energy infrastructure, biodiversity-positive landscaping, and community-centred urban design across its Biggera Waters waterfront site on Queensland’s Gold Coast. The result is a living environment that supports ecological health, reduces residents’ environmental impact, and reimagines what it means to live well. You can explore the full depth of Harbour Shores’ sustainability credentials on our Sustainability page.

A Collaborative Achievement

This recognition reflects the exceptional work of a talented, multidisciplinary project team. Harbour Shores is the product of close collaboration between some of Australia’s most respected design and engineering professionals:

• Developer: Lewis Land
• Master Planning and Architecture: BDA Architecture
• Stage 1 Building Works: Greyburn Building Contractors
• Sustainability Consultants: Dsquared Consulting
• Landscape Architecture: Urbis
• Town Planning: Zone Planning Group
• Project Management: Crest Project Management
• Civil and Traffic Engineering: Burchills Engineering Solutions
• Mechanical and Electrical Engineering: MDA Consulting Engineers
• Structural Engineering: OSKA Consulting Group
• Stage 1 Civil Works: Golding

Building Better Futures

For Lewis Land Group, this award is more than recognition for a single project. It affirms the company’s long-held belief that property development carries a responsibility to the communities, ecosystems, and future generations it shapes.

Harbour Shores represents Lewis Land’s vision to build not just homes, but better futures. Places where thoughtful design, genuine sustainability, and community connection come together in a way that endures.

The Harbour Shores community continues to grow, with construction well underway across multiple precincts including The Waterline, The Residences Signature Collection, Palm House, and the Marina Berths and Amenity precinct.

View the award listing