Hanging Rock and locality c. 1800
Hanging Rock in 2017
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Hanging RockAlexander Urbanism undertook a pro-bono project to map the evolution of Hanging Rock and the associated public recreation reserve. Hanging Rock is well known as a unique place with great cultural significance. The ten maps illustrate different periods, from the Rock's birth six million years ago until the present. This involved historical research to determine former vegetation and land uses, and the locations and construction dates of former facilities.
Lower Yarra action planPrepared an action plan for the lower Yarra River to set priorities for government capital works before the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Consulted with over a dozen government agencies. Tourism Victoria saw this area as the new centre of tourism in the state.
While a director at Planning SA, Nathan Alexander oversaw the preparation of a comprehensive examination of best practice urban regeneration, the wider effects of urban regeneration projects, interstate and overseas case studies, factors underlying successful urban regeneration, and recommendations for policy changes.
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Places for People funding programWhile a director of Planning SA, the South Australian state planning agency, Nathan Alexander oversaw a program funding local governments to upgrades plazas and main streets as high quality pedestrian spaces - places for people.
This program helped upgrade key public spaces across the state, from Ceduna in the west to Mount Gambier in the east. One major recipient was Moseley Square at Glenelg, arguably the state's most intensely-used and best-loved public space. As well as directly improving public spaces, the program embedded an understanding of the importance of good urban design within local government, and deepened the capacity of the local design industry. |