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Design Philosophy

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caring

The care we put into what we produce, our processes, our people and our planet, all combine to ensure we bring lasting enjoyment to the spaces we help create and the relationships that make them possible.

inclusive

We are inclusive in our work. We strive to make public spaces accessible and enriching for all.

design

Design matters, it is in everything we do. Design is not just how things look and feel – it is about how things work. It ensures our solutions are enjoyable, inclusive and lasting.

curiosity

Our curiosity drives a constructive discontent that constantly fuels our desire for positive change and improvement.

dependable

We will always be there for our customers. Our integrity is seen in our approach to creating and supporting lasting solutions that lead our industry to new standards.

A good seat, where you can observe, talk or contemplate, is a place to discover the world.
A good seat, where you can observe, talk or contemplate, is a place to discover the world.


recent news

Book launch: CM+ celebrates 40 years of …urban thinking

Bill Morrison and Darrel Conybeare, co-founders and directors of Street Furniture Australia, are celebrating 40 years of design practice with their architecture and urban design studio, CM+. The two young architects, shaped by formative experiences in the US and UK working with major players such as Eames, William Holford & Partners and the Farrell/Grimshaw Partnership – started their own venture in 1980 to shape cities through the still-fledgling practice of urban design. Their work includes the redesign of Macquarie Street and Circular Quay in Sydney for the 1988 Bicentennial, designing prominent Canberra spaces such as City Walk, universities in China and Kuching Waterfront in Malaysia. Bill and Darrel’s philosophy considers how a design might discover a the urban pulse and heritage of a city, reveal its urban character, and recognise …

  • 19 may 2022
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Trend Watch May 2022

Rise of the metaverse: ‘Metaverse,’ a term from the 1992 novel Snow Crash, in which people live as avatars in a three dimensional world, has recently hit the zeitgeist referring to virtual worlds in a burgeoning next phase of the internet. Architects, writes Chloe Sun for ArchDaily, could be facing crises in the physical world due to constraints of factors such as structure, and management, that limit the possibility of the discipline. The wake of COVID-19, she says, may further catalyse the rise of the digital alternatives to brick-and-mortar shops, houses and offices. The NFT industry also is rapidly growing, and unique digital creations, Sun says, are not limited to traditional visual art, but include digital architecture and landscape architecture. “Toronto-based artist Krista Kim has sold the first NFT-backed digital …

  • 19 may 2022
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In Profile: Kylie Legge, CEO of Place Score

A leading voice in placemaking, Kylie Legge is an architecture graduate, planner, place maker, author, facilitator, curator and entrepreneur. She is founding Director of Place Partners, a multidisciplinary placemaking consultancy based in Sydney, Australia and Place Score – the world’s first place experience measurement company. How did you get started and find your unique career pathway? My career has tended to veer off the beaten track. I’ve never been too worried about what other people think and am risk-hungry. I’m also interested in disruption – looking for better ways of doing things. At 23 as an architecture grad I talked my way into an internship at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. I lived a double life, working in a dive bar by night and at the most …

  • 26 apr 2022
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