24 February 2021 Posted In: Uncategorized

The West Australian

Opinion piece by UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck

The winners and finalists of the recent Urban Development Institute of Australia Awards for Excellence reflect the evolving nature of how we live and how Perth is developing.

Testimony to the increasing focus on how we live, an apartment building was the winner in the Excellence in Residential Development Category for the first time in the history of the awards.

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