
Biography
Mike is a researcher, teacher and practitioner in landscape architecture and urban design with experience across Australia, Europe and the US covering a wide range of project types and scales including precinct planning, public domain design and active transport. This breadth of experience combined with a passion for urban quality of life has given Mike a strong interest in the tensions between ‘big picture’ city planning and the lived...view more
Mike is a researcher, teacher and practitioner in landscape architecture and urban design with experience across Australia, Europe and the US covering a wide range of project types and scales including precinct planning, public domain design and active transport. This breadth of experience combined with a passion for urban quality of life has given Mike a strong interest in the tensions between ‘big picture’ city planning and the lived urban experience. Mike has been recognised with design and research awards as well as speaking invitations and advisory roles.
Mike is currently engaged in two primary areas of research:
One is mixed-use megaprojects - investigating how the aims of large-scale, ‘competitive city’ projects are reconciled with the delivery of strategic infrastructure, liveability goals and equitable urban access. One of Mike’s current research projects in this area is a monograph due for publication in 2021 by Palgrave Macmillan; Mixed-Use Megaprojects and the Competition for Capital, investigating projects in Sydney, Melbourne, Copenhagen and New York.
The other is active travel - investigating network planning, street design and governance with the overarching aim of delivering more social, accessible and healthy cities. This work builds on 10 years of consultant work in which Mike’s international research has been tested in local and state government projects. One of Mike’s current research projects in this area is a book chapter due for publication in 2021 by Routledge; Bicycle Infrastructure Design and Street Politics: Sydney’s Bourke Street flagship to COVID-19 Pop-Ups, in The Routledge Handbook of Urban Landscape Research.
My Grants
2019-2020 - Hornsby Shire Council: Hornsby Quarry Park Sustainable Access and Circulation Investigation, $48,100
2018 - Kunshan West Slow Movement Strategy, CRC for Water Sensitive Cities, $5,200
My Awards
2020 - Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Award for Research, Policy and Communication: CRC For Low Carbon Living: Guide to Low Carbon Landscapes
2014 - Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) Postgraduate Scholarship
2014 - Urban and Regional Planning Research Scholarship “Awarded every alternate year to a commencing Doctor of Philosophy student of exceptional research promise, with a focus on city form and urban infrastructure.”
2014 - Lindsay Robertson Memorial Award “Awarded every alternate year to encourage a UNSW graduate in Landscape Architecture to undertake postgraduate study or research in Australia or overseas.”
2013 - Marjory and Lloyd Rees Prize for Urban Design
2009 - Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Future Leaders Awards
2007 - Hassell Travelling Scholarship “Awarded by HASSELL panel of directors for best graduating Landscape Architecture design project in Australia.”
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