Independent Strategic Design Advice
PLΛCE ΛSSEMBLY helps governments, institutions and mission-led organisations make better decisions about places.
Clients typically engage us when they need independent advice to navigate complexity, strengthen design quality or build consensus around important strategic decisions.
Whether you’re developing a precinct vision, establishing design standards, reviewing major projects or facilitating stakeholder alignment, our role is to bring together evidence, design thinking and collaboration to support confident decision-making.
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To develop urban strategies, design policies and implementation frameworks
To prepare design standards and design guidance
To provide independent design review and expert advice
To strengthen design governance and decision-making
To facilitate multidisciplinary collaboration and stakeholder engagement
To undertake place-based research and strategic investigations
To support campus, precinct and public realm planning
To serve on design juries, workshops and advisory panels
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Strategic Design Advice
Helping organisations define direction, evaluate options and make informed decisions about complex places.
Urban Strategy & Policy
Developing strategies, policies, frameworks and standards that connect long-term vision with practical delivery.
Design Review & Governance
Independent review, design advice, jury chairing and quality assurance to strengthen design outcomes.
Research & Place Insight
Using research and evaluation to understand place, identify opportunities and support strategic decision-making.
Stakeholder Engagement
Designing and facilitating collaborative processes and collateral that build trust, align diverse perspectives and strengthen project outcomes.
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We work with government agencies, universities, not-for-profit organisations, local government, cultural institutions and mission-led organisations across Australia.
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Every project is different.
We welcome conversations at any stage - from defining a brief through to independent review of a project already underway.
