sym.studio NEWS
Greenfield Release Area, Ingleside (Bulletin #1)
This greenfield planning process is the first of its kind in NSW. As part of Sydney's North West Growth Centre, Ingleside Investigation Area will accommodate an unspecified proportion of the new 3,700 homes required by 2031. A unique partnership between NSW State...
Streetmix Design Tool
Calibrated for use in the United States this very useful design tool, allows the general public to engage with Urban Designers and Town Planners in shaping their urban environments. Streetmix.net
White Paper Imbalance
After recently reviewing the NSW Planning white paper, it struck me how many times the words economic viability or economic feasibility were mentioned and how little mention there were of other contemporary planning terms, that relate to social and environmental...
Liveability, Health and Wellbeing
New research by the university of Western Sydney, focusing on older adults, show the positive link between green space and wellbeing. With more wide spread research relating to liveability, we are now able to make evidence based planning decisions. We have a long way...
Landscape Specification – Mulch
There is more to mulch than meets the eye. Specifying the right mulch for your project contributes to the additional 40% improved performance of your garden. The ability for your plants to thrive is not merely trial and error, but a careful assembly of components,...
Considering Place Making
Jody Summers of Sym Studio was recently featured in the Sydney Morning Herald article, 'A keen sense of place' talking about the role of placemakers and growing understanding of the profession. Jody Summers, "came to place making 10 years ago from landscape...
PLA People Interview
"Place Making is a collaborative process that reveals and responds to the genius loci - sense of place, that gives each project the potential to be truly unique as well as authentic to its location and community. These points of difference facilitate innovative...
Dee Why Foreshore Renewal
Sym. Studio has been selected by Warringah Council to complete renewal works for Dee Why Foreshore. The project requires Sym. Studio to lead a team of sub consultants to upgrade and renew various assets along the prominent coastal foreshore.
North Sydney Council Public Domain Style Manual and Design Codes
Sym. Studio has been shortlisted for North Sydney Council’s Public Domain Style Manual and Design Codes.
Land and Housing Corporation, Woy Woy
Sym. Studio has been selected to provide Landscape Architectural services for Land and Housing Corporation (previously NSW Department of Housing). The project will include Schematic Concept and Design Documentation to create a sustainable and productive landscape for...