Sep 16, 2016 | Creative Cities, Economic Development, Urban Planning
John was recently invited to speak on a panel, Composing Cities: Art in Public Space, hosted by SAMAG as part of their monthly seminar series. The sold out event discussed ways in which public art has meaning in contemporary society and the controversy involved with...
Sep 5, 2016 | Creative Cities, Economic Development, Planner Tech, Social Media, Sustainability, Urban Planning
Over the past few weeks, JOC Consulting has been working with David Lock Associates and Cred Consulting on a new Smart City Strategy for Newcastle (NSW). Newcastle City Council has commissioned the Strategy to investigate ways in which the region, and city, can be...
Aug 21, 2016 | Architecture, Design, landscape architecture
Georges River Council (previously Hurstville City Council) is creating a new urban plaza in the heart of Hurstville. The new ‘Hurstville Central Plaza’ will include Diment Way and the building (to be demolished) located at 296 Forest Road. Landscape...
Aug 8, 2016 | Architecture, Urban Planning
In collaboration with Sprout Landscape Architecture, JOC Consulting was recently commissioned by Penrith City Council to develop a ‘palette’ of urban interventions for an aged retail strip at Day Street, Colyton. The project formed part of a pilot program,...
Jun 22, 2016 | Creative Cities, Economic Development, Planner Tech, Uncategorized, Urban Planning, Urban Trends
John was recently invited to speak at the pop up CBA Innovation Lab in Melbourne. He was asked to discuss how we can create smarter regions and highlighted case studies, looking at cities and businesses, that were optimising technology to improve their operations and...
