Creating the climate for intelligent urban design

2014

Dr Deborah Dearing Executive Director

Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority

highrise vs lowrise

city vs suburb

tall vs sprawl

heritage vs development

megaprojects vs no projects

cars vs bikes

Doctor

Teacher

Bus driver

Politician

Accountant

Developer

Engineer

Urban planner

WATERFRONT RENEWAL – CULTURE WRIT LARGE

“The chief function of the city is to convert power into form, energy into culture, dead

matter into the living symbols of art, and biological reproduction

into social creativity.”

WATERFRONT RENEWAL – CULTURE WRIT LARGE

WATERFRONT RENEWAL – CULTURE WRIT LARGE

Darling Harbour – today

Darling Harbour – today

“The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is a real handicap. And, of course, sometimes the government confirms their opinion.”

“The way people in cities think of development as something different from themselves is a

real handicap. And, of course, sometimes

developers confirm their opinion.”