Good design can be subtle, invisible even, reductive and restorative, not always an additive process. It needs no owner or author, but instead can be a collective of actions born from messy, slow and loving places with no preconceived results or anticipated end in sight. A shared discovery that benefits all.

Human experiences in well-designed spaces will never be replaced by technology.

We can’t understate the importance of community in our lives – which is first only made possible by having spaces that facilitate connection and conversation

It’s our duty to produce the unexpected and tie it to a strong narrative. We want people to be excited to come to work every day.

The bonds of our communities are built in the places where we gather. The stronger the bonds, the sturdier the structure, and the healthier the community.

We need more listening, to have the places we move into tell us who it is and what it needs.

The way we make and manufacture is changing. How do we connect the creativity happening inside drab light industrial areas to an otherwise vibrant community?

Place has the power to connect and inspire. Where we are, inspires who we are.

To play a role in fostering community culture through intentional placemaking, is both an inspiring and humbling pursuit.

Development and cities need to believe in the economic potential culture. We need to put more trust in entrepreneurs to craft and shape their communities.

As architects, we have a unique ability, and responsibility, to positively influence the social, urban and environmental fabric of society through creative placemaking.

Clear placemaking should be the core of the development process. It drives our wellbeing and the narrative for our lives.

Our studio's purpose is to bring possible worlds to life. We exist to evoke feeling, engineer experience and activate that which can and should be.

Cultural placemaking is the best investment of public wealth I can think of. Education, health, wellness, social equity, arts, culture, sustainability, civic identity – it’s an investment in everything we hold dear.

We need to explore the cultural shift in local design from architectural banality to architectural vanity and whether this has contributed to making our neighbourhoods any better.

Understanding place as a feeling as much as it is a destination allows us to create built environments where everyone can thrive.

People live and work in spaces, and move within and between spaces. The individual characteristics of space are vital in determining our quality of life.

Placemaking is not a science, it is a wonderful, collaborate form of art.

It’s always important that we mean something to our neighbourhoods and that our neighbourhoods mean even more to the people who visit us.

Empathy is the most powerful tool a designer has, if we only have the courage to use it.

Physical square feet matters more when used as an anchor to gather community, inspire creativity and foster engaging experiences for modern creators and consumers.

Champion them and there. These relationships, the sensations of music, food and art simply move the needle. The people and places that colour your immediate life deserve to be celebrated.

As an illustrator, I tell people’s stories through drawing. These stories of our communities help us realize we’re not alone, especially in these isolated times.

Cultural placemaking is the foundational building block for creating a vibrant community filled with a sense of belonging.

We are sensitive to our environments. We have an opportunity to affect ourselves positively by considering what we place around us.

As neighbourhoods and cities evolve, so do their stories. How we tell them can bridge the gap between past and future, fostering a true sense of place.