Bellingen is a vibrant hinterland town and an emerging tourism destination. Its historic main street suffered from conflicts between the burgeoning pedestrian activity and its function as a busy state road. Community planning and design was undertaken using tents set up in the town park. Hundreds of residents participated in collaborative design for the main […]
Read moreHobart had a series of local centres which lacked vibrancy and pedestrian activity. A creative placemaking and activation program was enacted to involve local traders and residents in showing what could be achieved, using pop-up/short-term tactical urbanism in six city centres. Thousands of residents and traders were involved in this community engagement process, which led […]
Read moreA whole of town planning process involving three community engagements on the main street. Strategic planning outcomes included building and signage policies and planning for a pedestrian priority centre with reduced 40km/hr speed limits for traffic. Masterplans led to a ten year capital works plan. A kilometre of main street, laneway and the town park […]
Read moreThe Atherton Tablelands is a beautiful cluster of rural villages surrounded by internationally significant rainforests. In 1995 John Mongard Landscape Architects were invited to come and propose some ideas for Atherton’s Main Street. What resulted was a collaborative planning and placemaking process that would span over ten years and result in the cultural and environmental […]
Read moreLandscape architectural design, community arts, public art, interpretive signage, furniture and lighting design for this award-winning street redevelopment. Urban improvements to the main street, town square and harbor led to a renaissance in private main street oriented development in Cleveland. The constructed project won the Australia Council CEAD Award.
Read moreAs Queensland’s coldest town and a centre for wine and produce, Stanthorpe has an unusual main street with few off street carpark areas and a state road. Community planning was undertaken using a demountable shed on the main intersection in order to test a street closure. After detailed design and town planning, a town square […]
Read moreThe Bingara Town Strategy shows how a resourceful community can regenerate itself and become more resilient and self-sustainable in an increasingly unstable global climate and in uncertain economic times. The Bingara Town Strategy and The Living Classroom are renewal projects to clean and direct the town’s overland water, and to regenerate the commons into productive organic farming to feed the town. The Village Infill Renewal Plans are a series of Council owned lands being pro-actively developed for affordable and alternative housing options to keep and encourage people to live in Bingara. A town energy plan is gradually converting all public buildings to solar, and the town plans to build a solar array to run all power in the long term. Trade training hubs have been built to provide work and training for young people.
Read moreDesign of a kilometre of destination parklands, including a regional skate facility, harbor side boardwalks and a beach square. Community engagement from footpath surveys and village hall workshops led to a mobility and public space strategy to link five disparate retail areas using a waterfront bikeway. A series of green crossing points act as traffic […]
Read moreKingaroy is the heart of an agricultural region focused on peanuts, grains and vineyards. It featured a large town centre which had dissipated over time due to fringe activity, with the centre requiring new energy and visitation. Community planning and masterplanning focused around the town’s cultural precinct, incorporating an information centre, art gallery and history […]
Read moreCowes on Phillip Island is a major tourism destination within the region, however the town lacks civic and foreshore spaces of quality and its vibrancy falls away in the colder months. We collaborated with MR Cagney on an Activity Centre Plan for the town which addresses planning codes as well as provides a blueprint for […]
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