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Partnerships for growth excel
A cluster of unique Lismore City Council projects, facilitated by Urbanismplus, have attracted a prestigious New South Wales Local Government Award. “Urbanismplus namely, Kobus, facilitated several charrettes with both hospitals and the public which were instrumental in unlocking and developing this award winning partnership.” – Brent McAlister, Executive Director for Sustainable Development, Lismore City […] more...
Soft urbanism could save cities millions
With the ever-present need to do more with less resources, Council’s across Australia and New Zealand are working innovatively to find new ways to leverage off, and partner with, external organisations. In some cases the savings could be in the millions. Urbanismplus have helped to drive innovation in this area over the last 5 years, […] more...
Urbanismplus Award for Excellence in Urban Design
In 2007 Urbanismplus established an award for excellence in urban design studies. This year’s recipients, Amy Zhu and Cameron Wallace, describe their projects below: Amy Zhu – Middlemore Town Centre Project I identified Middlemore as a strategic site for intensification, in the context of the Auckland Spatial Plan’s intensification strategy. It is well connected and […] more...
Award for Sydenham and Lyttelton Master Plans
Christchurch City Council and Urbanismplus have received the NZPI Best Practice Award: Consultation and Participation Strategies for the Lyttelton and Sydenham Master Plans. The Lyttelton and Sydenham commercial centres were seriously damaged during the series of earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. A custom-designed consultation process was developed to produce the Sydenham and Lyttelton Master Plans […] more...
Property Council declares University Hill as ‘Best Master Planned Community’ in Australia
A second major win for this project which was conceived in 2004 by a unique client/council/consultant team led by urban designer Kobus Mentz, now director of Urbanismplus and supported by TTM, Prosperous Places and Urbacity (then Patrick Partners). University Hill was been declared the 2011 ‘Best Master Planned Community’ in Australia at the Property Council’s […] more...
New Town wins esteemed UDIA award
Designed in 2004 by a team led by Kobus Mentz, University Hill has been awarded the 2010 ‘Master Planned Development Award for Excellence’ by the Urban Development Institute of Australia – Victoria (UDIA). University Hill is a comprehensive mixed-use development at Bundoora, City of Whittlesea. Located next to RMIT University, this project is developed by MAB […] more...