2021 sees the addition of a Community Services award to the IDEA program. The decision to introduce this particular category really stemmed from our experiences during the 2019/20 bushfires and first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic. We were looking for ways to lend a hand and do our bit to give back to the architects and designers around us. In our discussions within the industry, we were conscious of the powerful effect good design could have on communities and on people who may have never before experienced or even interacted with a
