Mar 31, 2017 | Creative Cities, Urban Planning
JOC Consulting recently provided advice to the Greater Sydney Commission (Central District) regarding planning considerations for the creative industries. The GSC asked for an overview of current legislation affecting the creative industries and recommendations as it...
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...
May 20, 2014 | Creative Cities, Sustainability, Urban Planning
Last night I was invited by the City of Sydney to join the panel on Sydney’s first-ever cultural policy – Creative City! With a packed house and great line up of speakers, it was encouraging to see so many creative thinkers immersing themselves in the...
Dec 1, 2013 | Architecture, Collaborative Consumption, Creative Cities, Social Media, Tactical Urbanism, Urban Planning, Urban Trends
What a year! Thanks to everyone who I’ve had the pleasure of working with and to those people that continue to inspire me. Looking forward to an ever bigger and better year in 2014! If you’re interested in anything you see in the below graphic please get in...
Jan 14, 2013 | Popup, Sustainability, Tactical Urbanism, Urban Planning
In Australia, a new policy implemented at a local level could be viewed as the latest iteration of cultural planning. This policy, known as a Social Activations Program, is responding to local culture without the long standing confusion of ‘what is culture?’ Its focus...
