As one half of the award-winning architecture firm, RITZ&GHOUGASSIAN, Gil Ritz relishes the opportunity to transform spaces into layered environments designed around the user experience. Having collaborated with UPco on several projects, Gil is someone we very much enjoy working with – and he was kind enough to take the time to talk a bit […]

Urban Planning Collective (UPco) is on the hunt for new additions to our team: Planners and Senior Planners. So, if you’re ready for your next career move, here are the details… A bit about UPco We’re an independent town planning consultancy based in Melbourne. Originally established as SJB Planning, we’ve been achieving great development outcomes […]

My name's Sam Fisher, and I’m UPco's Admin Assistant. (Editor’s note: Sam’s job title should read more like “All-round Legend, Jack of Most Trades, Ad hoc Problem-solver, Human Gig Guide & Sports Scoreboard, and Guitar Geek.” Strangely, all skills relevant to this office).

The populations of Metropolitan Melbourne and Victoria are growing rapidly, requiring new and improved government facilities and infrastructure. As a result, there’s a need to deliver land for those projects – often on privately-owned land. We sat down with UPco Principal Consultant Andrew Clarke to walk us through the process of determining the highest and […]