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INTERCONTINENTAL MELBOURNE THE RIALTO

At UPco, our team is passionate about the built environment, and we love seeing beautiful architecture come to life. We all have our favourite buildings – and this month, we asked UPco Associate Aleesha Meesen to tell us about one of hers. To start with, can you tell us a little bit about this building? […]
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LA TROBE UNI, SHEPPARTON

Since 2021, UPco has worked on a series of amendments to the extension of La Trobe University, all of which have been approved in record time. We chatted to UPco Associate Genevieve Kour about the most recent approval, and why it’s so significant for both the University and broader community. Gen, can you tell us […]
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AMANDA RING ON SUCCESSION PLANNING & WHY IT MATTERS

After five years as Managing Director, UPco’s Amanda Ring is passing the baton. Perhaps a little surprisingly, Amanda, with her UPco partners, made the decision to re-structure and rebrand their business in 2020; making the transition from SJB Planning to Urban Planning Collective (better known as UPco). If that wasn’t enough, they embraced an office […]
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NOETIC PLACE, HAMPTON

At any given time, UPco is working on gaining planning permits for dozens of different apartment building proposals – but recently, there was one approval we were especially excited about. We talked to UPco Senior Associate Adam Haines, who can attest to the amount of attention required to get this one across the finishing line […]
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