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 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...
Jun 9, 2016 | Creative Cities, Economic Development, Planner Tech, Uncategorized, Urban Planning
My latest article for the Planning Institute of Australia’s New Planner magazine looking at Australia’s newest Smart City – Lake Macquarie. Extract – “The ‘Lake Mac Smart City, Smart Council Digital Economy Strategy’ delivers a bottom up...
Apr 13, 2016 | Collaborative Consumption, Creative Cities, Economic Development, Sustainability, Urban Planning, Video
In partnership with Gehl Architects, Wollongong City Council (WCC) has developed ‘A City for People, Wollongong Public Spaces Public Life’, a draft strategy and action plan to revitalise and improve the City Centre. An important component of the Strategy...
