Jury comment
The Gurner Avenue Austral masterplan project demonstrates that urban design innovation and excellence can be achieved in greenfield development. It addresses the pressing challenges of urban heat, canopy and community interaction by implementing best-practice, pedestrianised low-speed street design. While the streetscape was designed to comply with relevant Austroads standards, significant deviations from the ‘business-as-usual’ approach required the design team to undertake extensive stakeholder engagement with the Liverpool City Council, the NSW Department of Planning and Environment, and Transport for NSW. This engagement was critical to the approval process and has delivered much-needed innovation in greenfield street design, with potential for broader application.
Gurner Avenue Austral masterplan project is located in Austral, New South Wales on the land of the Dharug people of the Eora nation.
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