People

   Brisbane

Bringing more than 18 years of experience across statutory and strategic planning to the team at Place Design Group, Amanda is a talented project manager. Specialising in strategic planning policy, Amanda uses her skills as a strong communicator to engage key stakeholders and facilitate a clear pathway to obtaining approvals. Amanda takes pride in understanding the client’s vision and values, delivering projects as a partnership, and building trusted relationships to achieve long-term, sustainable outcomes. Throughout her career, Amanda has been a key driver in delivering master plans for both metropolitan and regional areas and iconic tourism projects, understanding that the people-to-place connection, whether it be from a local or visitor perspective, is the most important factor when planning for a region’s social, economic and environmental future.

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   Gold Coast

Andrew has more than 30 years design experience, and demonstrates his passion for the ‘bits beyond the buildings’, drawing inspiration from his international experience, nature and the world in which we live. Andrew has been fortunate to work in numerous countries on a range of projects. From new town developments to small lot housing and courtyard design, large scale urban schemes, high end resorts, theme parks, civic space and beyond. Regardless of the project, all share a common thread – the desire to see the best design outcome. Andrew believes the integration of our works with the natural systems is a shared responsibility that is a given, as good design transcends the fashion of the moment. Design challenges are what make Andrew tick; finding the answer that works for the client and ultimately the end user. It is the satisfaction that comes from this that drags Andrew from the beach – most days.

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   Brisbane

Angus is an experienced town planner with expertise in urban regeneration approvals across all levels of both New South Wales and Queensland planning systems. Angus’ extensive statutory planning experience and ability to think beyond the standard town planning process has seen him facilitate planning approvals for complex residential, commercial and industrial developments, proactively engaging council prior to lodgement to ensure a streamlined and efficient assessment process.

Through Angus’ strong understanding of the commercial realities of property development, he is able to effectively apply a multi-disciplinary approach to problem solving and manage stakeholder expectations in a way that meets project deadlines and achieves high quality outcomes.

Announced as part of the UDIA NSW Young Leaders Committee for 2019, Angus will be at the forefront of contributing regularly and directly to planning policy development throughout the year.

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With over 17 years of experience Beth has an innovative and diverse approach to the strategic operations for Place Design Group across our Australian and Asian markets.

An award winning leader, Beth is currently recognised for the development of emerging, innovative methods for strategic communications and consultation across industry and communities. A distinguished professional, Beth co-founded a strategic marketing and public relations firm in 2009. Here she led a range of project based services across the corporate, not-for-profit, hospitality, fashion, and lifestyle sectors for nationally and internationally renowned brands. It is this breadth of experience combined with her exceptional, strategic communications skills that have enabled her to apply a new and innovative approach to planning and design with both internal and external stakeholders for Place Design Group.

Brisbane and Sydney

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   Gold Coast

Clint brings over 20 years of international design experience, working on a wide variety of esteemed landscape projects, and has both lived and worked in multiple developed and developing counties across Asia Pacific and Europe. Clint’s enthusiasm for  design and appreciation of both the natural and the cultural fabric has enabled him to lead design teams with a flexible design approach to projects in varying locations. Destination lifestyle projects that embody community, culture and visitor experience are a personal passion of Clint’s within the built environment design space. His team approach with emphasis on clarity of design communication has been instrumental in the completion of work on many local & international projects resulting in successfully  delivered outcomes. Clint’s project experience ranges from hotel and resort design, urban regeneration, large master-planned mixed use tourism developments, civic design, mixed use residential and commercial developments, cultural and educational facilities, open space regenerations and parklands, to detailed residential design.

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   Brisbane

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   Gold Coast

With over 18 years’ experience in the planning realm, Frazer relocated to Australia from the UK in early 2018 and took on the role of Senior Town Planner in our Place Design Group Gold Coast office. While Planning legislation and policy differs between countries, Frazer has quickly and effectively added value to our clients and their projects with his international planning knowledge and expertise.

Frazer is driven by the satisfaction of navigating complex ideas and concepts, turning them into positive client outcomes. He thrives on the diversity offered by planning across the varying sectors in both a strategic and development assessment capacity.

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   Townsville

A Townsville resident since 1983, Hywel has 30 years of local experience in the landscape architectural profession. As a Registered Landscape Architect and Member of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, he is dedicated and passionate about delivering project outcomes that are functional and highly presentable. Hywel specialises in the management and design of external landscape development works to a range of projects including residential subdivisions and developments, schools, aged care developments and public open space networks. Hywel possess local knowledge, experience, and understanding of what it takes to design, deliver, and establish sustainable landscape development works to projects across Townsville and North Queensland generally.

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   Sunshine Coast

Internationally renowned for his Urban Design and Placemaking Strategy, James is a second generation designer who has dedicated his career to improving lifestyles and experiences for the communities he works with. Having established James Birrell Design Lab in 2013, James merged with Place Design Group in 2019 and has built a stellar suite of local, national and international design, strategy and placemaking experience.

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   Sydney

Nick is detail oriented, highly creative Landscape Architect with over 10 years of dedicated experience in designing and implementing beautiful landscapes both in the public and private realm, with a proven track record of exceeding client expectations. Nick has been responsible for leading successful projects in the residential, commercial, aged care, educational sectors and master planned developments throughout Australia. Nick is passionate about the public domain, the local environments and particularly understanding and designing around the aspirations of the communities who will utilise the space, combined with the collaborative insights of the Client and Stake holder teams.

As Director, his role requires effective team leadership, high quality designed outcomes, communication skills, efficient project management, contract management and quality assurance for all documentation prepared within the office. With a passion for design and Landscape Architecture Nick loves developing new ideas in a collaborative team environment which will be enjoyed by everyone.

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   Gold Coast

Based on Queensland’s sunny Gold Coast, Peter is a highly respected planning expert whose experience spans many years with Local Authority and an extensive period in a consulting partnership prior to excelling in his current role as Planning Principal, Place Design Group. Reflective of this, Peter has a strong, established reputation in the Queensland and New South Wales planning spheres with involvement in a wide range of town planning projects across both states. These projects are inclusive of report and application preparation, town planning advice, negotiating on behalf of the development industry with Councils and Government, site and master planning, legal and court work, and statutory planning.

Peter’s planning experience and knowledge has supported his clients in achieving the best possible outcomes.

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   Brisbane

Rob is a Registered Landscape Architect with more than 19 years’ industry experience across multiple sectors for both public and private clients. He has a keen interest in exploring the relationship between natural and built environments through his imaginative yet methodical approach to design.

Rob has extensive experience in Commercial Centres, Tourism, Healthcare, Education, Public Realm and Transport & Infrastructure. He derives professional enjoyment from accomplished landscape architecture that delivers design outcomes that allow people to enjoy the health and lifestyle benefits of time spent outdoors in the Australian landscape.

As a Landscape Architect, Rob is personable and responsive. He believes that collaborative relationships with his colleagues, clients, fellow consultants and contractors, as well as those he leads, underlies creativity, work integrity and quality.

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   Brisbane

Shaun is a Registered Landscape Architect and Urban Designer with nearly 30 years’ experience delivering a diverse range of residential, environmental, open space, recreational and civic design experience. His strengths lie in the ability to interpret the initial concept ideas generated by the client, stakeholders and community feedback into exciting, integrated, responsive and buildable design solutions. Shaun’s experience in public realm, parklands, landscape and streetscape projects is extensive. These projects have ranged in size and budget and all have their own issues and complexities that needed to be resolved. Shaun delivers the client and the associated users (community) the best outcomes possible.

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   Brisbane

Shaun has more than 20 years’ experience in planning and property in Queensland; he is a Fellow of the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) and has held senior policy positions both with the Planning Institute of Australia and the UDIA. A Town Planner by qualification, Shaun is the principal consultant on major planning and development projects throughout Australia. Committed to the streamlining and management of the critical path for his clients, Shaun’s strategic thinking guarantees the coordination of project designers and technical specialists in a manner that remains focused on the project outcomes. Creativity of thought, in anticipating, planning and navigating a path through legislative and stakeholder challenges to a timely outcome is a key to his success in consulting.

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   Sydney

Tim is a seasoned landscape architect and project manager with extensive expertise. He has successfully undertaken a wide range of projects, including master planning, open space design, recreation areas, infrastructure development, and mixed-use developments, both locally and nationally.

Throughout his career, Tim has demonstrated proficiency in all stages of the project process, from concept design to construction documentation and project management. His true passion lies in designing spaces that serve the community’s needs, with a strong emphasis on long-term benefits for current and future users.

Tim’s role requires delivering high-quality design outcomes, effective communication skills, and efficient team management. He firmly believes in the value of collaboration, encouraging team resolution and decision-making throughout the design process to ensure optimal results for clients and future space users. By prioritising client satisfaction and considering the long-term impact of his designs, Tim consistently achieves outstanding outcomes that exceed expectations.

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   Brisbane

In his 25-year career, Tony has collaborated in the planning and design of a broad range of projects in Australia as well as internationally in China, Southeast Asia and the UAE. His professional roles have involved project management, strategic planning, urban design and master planning for major developers and government agencies. This includes projects which have received industry recognition through UDIA, PIA and AILA awards. Placemaking, design quality, evidence-based planning and environmental sustainability – and how these can positively contribute to healthy communities and better cities – shape Tony’s interests and approach to professional practice. A focus on finding optimal development outcomes that strike the right balance between good city form, urban quality, resilience to climate change and commercial realities underpins this approach.

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