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Embracing Green Cities for a Sustainable Future 🌿 Integrating green spaces into our urban landscapes isn't just about aesthetics — it's about fostering healthier, happier cities. The future of our communities relies on investing in City Greening principles to ensure urban environments remain vibrant and liveable. Join our conversation series, The Living City, exploring the importance and benefits of City Greening initiatives. Let's create cities that thrive with nature. Stay tuned over the next few weeks. You can read more here: https://lnkd.in/g6gm62BP Matthew Franzmann Julie Slifirski Brenton Beggs Andrew Kyriacou Mark Sheppard Peter Hillman Kelsy Pearce #CityShaper #CityGreening #SustainableCities #UrbanEnvironment #GreenSpaces #LandscapeArchitecture #UrbanDesign

Establishing a robust foothold in technology value chains is crucial for nations looking to drive economic growth, create jobs, and foster innovation.   The journey through a value chain—from conception to final delivery to the customer—involves numerous stages such as design, production, marketing, distribution, and customer support. Each step adds value to the product or service, contributing to overall economic prosperity.   Capturing high-value downstream activities not only boosts economic resilience but also opens up export opportunities and promotes technological advancement. It's evident that nations must invest in specialised know-how and infrastructure to solidify their positions in key sectors and technologies.   By fostering national and local capabilities, expertise, and infrastructure, Australia can capture economic benefits associated with later stages of development, production, and distribution. This necessitates rethinking industry policies to strengthen critical downstream stages.   Ultimately, establishing a significant presence in value chains strengthens economic resilience and fosters an environment conducive to continuous growth and advancement.   Find out more in our report, ‘From potential to performance: Australia’s Path to Innovation Excellence’, here: https://lnkd.in/eWdCQnWU #cityshaper #innovation

The link between green spaces and improved health outcomes is undeniable 🌿 The integration of green infrastructure in the Long Island precinct in Newstead, developed by Cavcorp, was non-negotiable. Design practices that seamlessly blend the inside with the outside deliver outcomes that are both aesthetic and promote increased levels of wellness for users. Join our conversation series, The Living City, exploring the importance and benefits of City Greening initiatives. https://lnkd.in/g6gm62BP Matthew Franzmann Julie Slifirski Brenton Beggs Andrew Kyriacou Mark Sheppard Peter Hillman Kelsy Pearce #CityShaper #CityGreening #SustainableCities #UrbanEnvironment #GreenSpaces #LandscapeArchitecture #UrbanDesign

At Urbis, we are shaping cities to be ready for the future: one where creative and innovative economies thrive alongside inclusive societies. We believe that creative precincts can help achieve this vision. But we know developing successful creative precincts is not without challenges. Creative precincts are multi-dimensional and require careful coordination across multiple domains for long-term success. Therefore, our multi-disciplinary team of #cityshapers has identified key factors to enable successful creative precincts in our latest thought piece, Crafting Creative Clusters. Our latest thought piece, Crafting Creative Clusters, identifies five key factors to support successful creative precincts. Read more at the link here: https://lnkd.in/gEZ3DfEV. Vicki Triantis, Melissa Luki, Kali Marnane, Kristen Saul Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation (MAP Co), Creative Victoria, Creative Australia, City of Melbourne, Merri-bek City Council #CityShaper #CreativeCluster

Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) rents continue to rise, with an average 9% price growth across all room types from Semester 1 2023 to Semester 1 2024. Urbis has tracked PBSA rental growth across Australia over the last decade with key insights for 2024 including:    - Sydney students are paying a 25% premium compared to Melbourne and Brisbane  - Queensland recorded the highest annual price growth, 13% in Brisbane and 18% on the Gold Coast  - One and two bedroom PBSA has seen the largest rent increases; suggesting students are willing to pay a premium for privacy    PBSA is still affordable when compared to new apartment rentals (one bedroom or studio apartments). This is especially true for the Gold Coast where PBSA rent is 58% less than the rent of a newly built one-bedroom apartment. With the majority of PBSA on the Gold Coast being 10+ years old, demand in the area continues to grow, and Griffith University recently committed to expand their Southport campus to 1000 beds.    Any questions or comments? We’d love to hear from you. Get in touch with one of our experts to talk all things Student Housing.    Alex Stuart, Alexandra Lane, Chehade Sakr, Declan Foley, Kelly An, To Tran Thai, Mitchell Rae   #cityshaper #StudentHousing #StudentAccomodation #Education #InternationalStudents #Insights #Data 

At Urbis, we know that complex challenges require strategic thinking.   That's why we were thrilled to facilitate prompt approval of Strathcona Girls Grammar’s new Early Years Precinct from Kindergarten to Year 1 and Community building, optimising the Non-Government Schools planning pathway. Located outside of Boroondara's Development Plan Overlay, the project was subject to several years of strategic planning to get it over the line.   Crafting a careful and thoughtful engagement strategy is key when handling lodgements of this nature. Approval was gained within four months of lodgement for this development with no objections thanks to the pointed engagement with various stakeholders and meticulous planning.   The new state-of-the-art Early Years Precinct unlocks school-owned land and offers staff and students extensive playground and community space, while remaining respectful of the local heritage.   The Early Years Precinct will open its doors this year, in the school's centenary year, and marks a wonderful achievement for our strategic planning team and Strathcona Girls Grammar alike.   To find out more about this project, reach out to our team below:   Clare Warren, Rebecca West, & Emma Klein   #cityshaper

Reshape the university sector for commercialisation.   Australian universities have incredible potential to drive economic growth by bridging the gap between academia and industry. Despite significant research investments over the past two decades, our universities have struggled to translate their findings into commercial success.   Through partnership, we need to foster a culture of collaboration and industry engagement that embraces a more market-oriented approach while preserving core academic values. Initiatives like Australia's Economic Accelerator, which has allocated $1.6 billion to fuel university research translation and commercialisation, signals a significant step towards achieving this.   In our report, ‘From potential to performance: Australia’s Path to Innovation Excellence’, led by Matt Palmen and Richard Gibbs, we advocate for Australia's transition to an innovation-led economy - one that unlocks the full potential of our universities. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eWdCQnWU   Together, we can empower universities to play a leading role in driving economic prosperity and securing Australia's position as a global innovation powerhouse. #cityshaper #innovation

Today we take time to remember and honour the brave service people who gave their lives for this country, and celebrate those who continue to defend our peaceful shores. We would like to honour our people at Urbis and our connections, who have served, or are currently serving. We will never forget their service and sacrifice. Lest we forget.

For our cities, communities and climate to thrive, it is vital to embed sustainability in all that we do.     We are pleased to share that, at Urbis, we have strengthened our commitment to sustainability and elevated our capabilities across three key areas: Social Value Creation; Net Zero and Decarbonisation; and Sustainable Portfolio Management.     “Our team of experts provides independent, pragmatic advice that creates positive change for a regenerative and resilient future. – Clare Brown, Director    We support clients across life cycles for projects, assets, developments and precincts to optimise their value in terms of community benefit, environmental impact and return on investment, now and into the future. Our team offer bespoke solutions to achieve and surpass sustainability and ESG goals.     “Our unique mix of experts work seamlessly to bring about positive and sustainable change that benefits both people and place.” - Brenton Reynolds, Director.    Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g4dy3tM6

We are proud to celebrate a substantial approval in Fishermans Bend – Australia’s largest Urban Renewal project to date! 276 Ingles Street in Port Melbourne was envisaged as a landmark development from the onset, through a collaborative approach to planning and architecture between Urbis and STUDIO KRISTEN WHITTLE on behalf of our client. We successfully managed negotiations between the Minister for Planning and Port Phillip City Council, balancing often competing priorities and interests to achieve the best outcome for our client, the site, and the broader Fishermans Bend area. The now-gazetted Incorporated Document results in a substantial uplift in housing (including affordable and social housing), high-quality apartments, as well as places to eat, work, and play in-place. The approval includes public realm improvements to Ingles Street and Anderson Street, and also delivers a new road for the benefit of the broader area. This development signifies the considerable change underway in Fishermans Bend. While Fishermans Bend is in its early phases of planning and development, it will transform Melbourne’s urban fabric and is critical in addressing Victoria’s housing shortage. Fishermans Bend and developments such as 276 Ingles Street will support a more sustainable way to live, work, and play in our city. To find out more, reach out to one of our team members below: Tom Anset, Vicky Grillakis, & Maugan Bastone #cityshaper