What Is Effective Collaboration When Designing Precincts in Our City?
Presented by The Place Network
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Sculptform
50 Queen Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia
Effective collaboration is fundamental to precinct design, yet it remains one of the most difficult outcomes to achieve in practice.
This panel discussion addresses the critical tension between ‘good design’, regulatory frameworks and commercial viability. It explores how thoughtful, sustained collaboration between disciplines is essential to shaping cities and places.
The panel brings together distinct perspectives – including the state’s leading voice on design excellence, a global authority on commercial placemaking, and local experts in urban planning and development – to share case studies and professional insights on what makes great local design last and how collaboration underpins this success.
The conversation covers:
- What makes a precinct successful, and how design evolves to meet human behaviour and ecological pressures five and ten years into the future.
- Practical tools and frameworks that facilitate genuine alignment between architects, developers and the delivery of high-impact placemaking.
- Identifying red flags in the feasibility stage, and how early collaboration prevents costly pivots later.
- How long-term social and economic outcomes of “good design” can be anticipated.
The panel is presented by The Place Network, a community for people shaping urban places across Australia. The network brings together practitioners across architecture, planning, development, property, strategy and placemaking, supporting cross-disciplinary collaboration and real-world solutions for better urban outcomes.
Held at Sculptform, designed by Woods Bagot, the panel shares insights into what defines successful precincts, how these outcomes can be replicated, and how design can contribute to long-term social and economic outcomes.
The event begins at 6 pm, followed by drinks.
Participants
Jill Garner
Jill Garner became the first woman Victorian Government Architect in 2015. She is a highly respected architect with forty years’ experience extending across practice and government. She is an alumnus of the innovative practice-based Masters by Design at RMIT. She has taught at both RMIT and the University of Melbourne and is a past board member and examiner for the Architects Registration Board Victoria. She chaired the Australian Committee for the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale. She is a Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects and, in 2022, was awarded the President’s Prize. In 2021, she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia, recognising her distinguished service to architecture, education and professional associations.
Andrew Hoyne
Andrew Hoyne is the Principal of Hoyne, an industry-leading creative partner and global authority in placemaking, branding and property marketing. Across every project, the Hoyne team pursues a singular goal: to make places extraordinary.A passionate advocate for the link between great placemaking and stronger social and economic outcomes, Andrew has spent decades helping shape how people think about the built environment. This has led him to create and publish The Place Economy, a globally acclaimed three-volume book series exploring best-practice placemaking and property development from around the world.Andrew is a sought-after speaker at major conferences in Australia and internationally, including SXSW, TEDx, ULI USA and the International Place Branding Association.
Katherine Sundermann
Katherine Sundermann is an architect and urbanist focused on advancing the public interest through inclusive, resilient city design and governance. She has worked across Australia and Europe, delivering planning frameworks, policy, research, urban strategies and masterplans, including the award-winning City of Ballarat Creative Precinct, Fitzroy Gasworks and North Richmond framework plans. At Monash University, she leads research on best-practice urban regeneration and alternative housing models.
Michael McCormack
Michael McCormack has been a leading figure in the Australian property industry for more than two decades, with a focus on delivering thoughtful, design-led developments that enhance the fabric of urban life.Michael founded Milieu Property to create attainable, sustainable and well-designed homes for people – a philosophy that continues to guide the business today. Under Michael’s leadership, Milieu has delivered over $1 billion in project value, with a pipeline exceeding this in current work, including some of Melbourne’s most significant city-shaping developments such as Elsternwick Gardens by Milieu and Fitzroy Gasworks.He serves as Deputy Chair of the Centre for Contemporary Photography (CCP) and contributes to a range of industry and government housing initiatives and forums, championing a more equitable and sustainable future for urban development.