Parks Victoria Pivots: Coastal Assets Now Built for People, Not Just Durability

Parks Victoria is redesigning aging waterfront infrastructure around how people actually use it. The St Kilda Pier Redevelopment, which won the 2026 Victorian Architecture Awards, prioritized recreation, amenity, safety, and access over structural function alone. This people-first approach now shapes Parks Victoria's coastal renewal pipeline—a sustained shift toward civic life alongside engineering soundness.