Nov 27, 2014 | Creative Cities, Economic Development, Urban Planning
Wow this is cool! Thanks DARCH (& the jury) for selecting me as Urban Provocateur 2014! An absolute honour in a City that has no shortage of good people doing great things! “Now in its third year, the DARCH Horse Awards recognise and celebrate outstanding...
Nov 22, 2014 | Creative Cities, Urban Planning, Urban Trends
It’s a great honour to be selected as one of AMP’s Tomorrow Makers for 2014! The AMP Tomorrow Fund, is assisting passionate and talented Australians, from a variety of backgrounds and ages, to create a better tomorrow for everyone. In its inaugural year,...
Nov 14, 2014 | Architecture, Creative Cities, Economic Development, Urban Planning
I recently spoke to Peter Scott, at the ABC Gold Coast, about culture, creativity and placemaking. We also talked about the City’s new cultural precinct and its future impact on the cultural life of the Gold Coast. Listen to the full interview here or click...
Oct 9, 2014 | Urban Planning
“In 1990 the first issue of New Planner, a magazine of the NSW Division of the Planning Institute of Australia, was published. It reviewed a recent seminar on infrastructure spending with the opening headline, ‘How to pay for roads, pipes, wires’. In the same...
Oct 7, 2014 | Architecture, Creative Cities, Festivals, Urban Planning, Urban Trends
There’s so much happening in Sydney at the moment. Across the city we have new developments on the urban fringe that are more inner city than suburban, new cultural policies that will shape creativity for years to come, and talent that is either attracted to...