I really like the practical side of the profession. Then, at a more medium scale, we were working with a developer doing design review and integrated neighbourhood strategy: how do they move beyond thinking of delivering houses to thinking of whole neighbourhoods, and thinking of what’s the right mix of urban amenities that they could deliver there. Image: In fact, I was planning on going into traditional practice even after I finished my PhD. Understanding that issues like housing, productivity and the future of work are all interrelated. Dr Natalie Allen wears many hats: researcher, entrepreneur and urban strategist, to name a few. For many people, it’s no longer a linear career path like it used to be. But, I also think the big commonality, no matter what you do, is you have to really care deeply about people. Potentially doing things in a different way, but one that can lead to a really great outcome. View Natalie Allen’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. NZ. https://www.facebook.com/theurbanadvisory, https://www.linkedin.com/company/18759526/. Working Paper 18-02 for Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities SRA: Shaping Places: Future Neighbourhoods (SRA4), 78pgs, Auckland: BBHTC. Working Paper 18-02. She also worked as a contract researcher and community engagement coordinator for 8 years prior to starting The Urban Advisory. Image: Quality of Urban Life and Intensification: Understanding Housing Choices, Trade-Offs, and the Role of Urban Amenities. Understanding the Importance of Urban Amenities: A Case Study from Auckland. She had just moved to Auckland so I thought I should take the opportunity to show her some great spots and talk all about the city. We’re also both relatively young women in a traditionally male-dominated field. You will shortly receive an email asking you to confirm your subscription. We will go to a whole lot of different cities and we’ll do really targeted, on the ground, action-based research. from 2007 to 2009, she got the first full-time job as the weather and atmosphere reporter and news reporter for the “The About A+W; Our Sponsors; FRIENDS OF A+W•NZ; Contact; Policy. BRANZ Study Report SR432. Yes, we make trade offs in any process, but we can get outcomes that have a combination of all factors, so that it’s not just winners and losers. Beautiful. Personal. However, we’re seeing more savvy developers realising the inherent value of putting people first, not only for their sales, but also for their brand and their ongoing ability to be known as a great developer. Taking people on that journey has been a challenge, but it also encourages us to think about our messaging and how we communicate with clients. Visits on The Urban Advisory’s tour included this co-housing project called BIGYard by Zanderroth Architekten in Berlin. Peaceful. Boarin, P and Allen, N. (2019. Location: Auckland and Wellington but available throughout New Zealand. Natalie Allen, Another cooperative project in Zurich was Kalkbreite by Müller Sigrist Architekten. That’s where I see the niche of urban strategists: being the brokers to get everybody around the table up front and have a really clear vision. Dr Natalie Allen wears many hats: researcher, entrepreneur and urban strategist, to name a few. Allen, N. (2018). Collective Impact for NGOs and iwi/Māori organisations. Allen, N. (2015). There was an email sent around to our faculty inviting architecture and urban design students to the faculty of geography student presentations about housing related issues. Cogent Social Sciences. Part of Natalie’s work with The Urban Advisory includes study trips to discover urban strategies and models employed overseas. Edited by Jaime Santos-Reyes. Also, getting people to understand that we are about working with them and not competing against them. Natalie Allen is on Facebook. What Difference Does Community Research Make? A big part of that is balancing the four sustainabilities: economic, environmental, social and cultural. You’ve got services – so incredibly important – who often don’t get around the table until the very end. Are there areas of property development that need improvement in that regard? What that means in that we work across different scales with really diverse groups to figure out a way to solve problems. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 1-11. I went along and they were surprised because no one from the architecture and urban planning faculties or staff had responded to their invitation. That’s what drew me to architecture in the first place. Paper presented at the 10th International Liveable Cities Conference, Brisbane. Allen, N. and Davey, M. (2018). While another recent book about Christchurch architecture, I Never Met …, Meredith Dale, urban strategist at Auckland-based firm The Urban Advisory …. If you get any one type of group in a room, they always try and make sense of something in a particular way. I’m not entirely sure how I thought that would all work out, but sometimes you just need blind faith. I think the bigger issue is that we need to think of it as a whole system. Working with central and local government, developer and community clients she specialises in the design and delivery of urban regeneration and renewal programmes, integrated mixed-use neighbourhoods, and community-led development projects. Allen, N. (2018). For me, the PhD was somewhat of a means to an end to be able to get a foot in the door and actually influence and shift conversations within the profession. Allen, N. (2014). Reply. Sep 26, 2017 - 884 Likes, 40 Comments - Natalie Allen (@twistedhatter1981) on Instagram: “#octopus #crochet #hat #dark” Part of that is going overseas and seeing best practice, amalgamating it all and disseminating it to our clients. Getting a broader buy-in about the value that can be added by taking this whole-systems approach – and what that actually means at a more granular level of delivering the project – is something that we’re still working on. Delivering Liveable Neighbourhoods: What does this mean to residents? Housing for Wellbeing and the Role of the Neighbourhood . Then through a mutual friend, I met my business partner Greer. The more of any group we have – women, mana whenua, et cetera – the more things will shift. We hope you can join us – registration is free! A+W NZ DULUX AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED | 2020 BOOK - $30. Pictured here is a Baugruppen project, R50 by Heide & Von Beckerath in Berlin. Acknowledgements . Paper presented at Building a Better New Zealand Conference, Auckland. Copyright © 2021 AGM A Division of BCI New Zealand. Allen and his wife, Natalie, have three children. Main menu. BRANZ Study Report SR431. NA: That’s where the relationship between issues such as women in urbanism – or any group in urbanism – and outcomes and changing the way we do things can come together, through technology. AC: Tell us a little bit about how The Urban Advisory came about. Architecture and Planning, The University of Auckland), and Dr Natalie Allen (Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the same School, and Director of The Urban Advisory Ltd). During this time we met with city officials and planners, developers, bankers, residents, designers, the whole range of different groups. It was a really interesting topic, and I did get the option to pursue it as a PhD. NA: Absolutely. Haarhoff, E., Allen, N., Austin, P., Beattie, L., and Boarin, P. (2019). The Post Occupancy Evaluation of Neighbourhoods and their Environmental Sustainability: A Hobsonville Point Case Study. 880 women + Add Your Profile. One for us has been getting people to understand the value of urban strategy and the fact that it’s more than thinking; it’s about actually doing. See what Natalie Allen (alieberrr24) has discovered on Pinterest, the world's biggest collection of ideas. Understanding the Importance of Urban Amenities: A Case Study from Auckland. Police refuse to set gun buyback targets, extend deadline. Maybe that’s the best way to describe this whole idea of urban strategy: yes, we want to pause and think about which tools are appropriate, but that’s because we want to, with incredible precision, create something that’s beautiful and beneficial for people. Creating improved housing outcomes: Liveable medium-density housing summary report. Image: It’s really delivery focused, as opposed to the idea of strategy that some people have that it’s just about thinking. 8 wire, An architectural ‘pet’: Erskineville Creature, Future Thinker of the Year 2021 announced, Interior Awards: Emerging Design Professional spotlight. IntechOpen . She is founder and director of The Urban Advisory, an urban strategy consultancy that specialises in regeneration and housing strategy and works alongside clients to deliver neighbourhoods and built environment projects. AC: What challenges have you faced with setting up a company like this and trying to reach the goals you have for this business? Architecture + Women . Through thinking about that, I realised that I couldn’t understand why we weren’t focused on delivering whole neighbourhoods when we were creating housing. April 28, 2018. What’s really interesting is that as we get more diversity of all kinds, we appear to get a much better embracing of complexity. AC: How do you think increased diversity in the field would affect urbanism? Whereas, when you do get broad perspectives you often get broad solutions. For us it is about, yes thinking – because we want to do difficult things – but we are also set on pulling things off. Public Event, Auckland, Meet the 2021 Interior Awards judges: Rufus Knight, Meet Sub Zero and Wolf: Interior Awards 2021 sponsor, Meet Luxaflex: Interior Awards 2021 sponsor, Meet Resene: Interior Awards 2021 sponsor, An architectural ‘pet’: Erskineville Creature, Designing post-COVID workplaces: Flexibility and belonging, Dave Strachan in profile: The land, the weather and No. We incorporate regenerative design principles; we focus on wellbeing; we think about how to create smart cities, et cetera. Creating improved housing outcomes: Medium-density housing liveability and wellbeing literature review. I think that technology is actually going to enable us to have efficient, truly civic-centric planning and design that we’ve never really been able to have in the same way before. She and her team work alongside diverse clients across built environment scales, from National and Local Government to developers and community groups, to deliver neighbourhoods and built environment projects that have a clear evidence-base underpinning their design. Ashley Cusick (AC): What pushed you to pursue your PhD in urban design after completing your Bachelors and Masters in architecture? Judgeford, New Zealand: BRANZ Ltd. Allen, N. & O’Donnell, G. (2020). For the three years i.e. Working Paper 18-04 for Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities SRA: Shaping Places: Future Neighbourhoods (SRA4), Auckland: BBHTC. For two of these weeks we also met up with the City Maker’s Guild, a collective of passionate urbanists, to learn about collaborative urbanism. Natalie Allen, Other site visits included this cooperative neighbourhood model called Hunziker Areal by Mehr Als Wohnen in Zurich. If we are truly collaborative, it doesn’t mean that it is going to be a slow, laborious process. BRANZ Study Report SR433. Dr Natalie Allen is a director at The Urban Advisory, an urban strategy consultancy that specialises in regeneration and housing strategy. At a government scale, for example, we were doing some work on the regeneration strategy of Christchurch: how to move beyond regeneration to everyday city making. Natalie Allen and Greer O’Donnell Reference Allen, N. & O’Donnell, G. (2020). May 1, 2018. An interview of Gun Control NZ's Philippa Yasbek with Natalie Allen on CNN's Newsroom about the New Zealand gun law changes and buyback. Allen, N., Haarhoff, E., and Beatie, L. (2018). You can’t solve one without the other. Facebook 0 Twitter LinkedIn 0 Reddit Tumblr Pinterest 0 0 Likes. Calm. 01:55 PM ... Natalie is passionate about seeing more diverse solutions being added to New Zealand’s housing stock and advocates for a broader ecosystem of housing models in New Zealand. 4: 1442117. Hunziker Areal by Mehr Als Wohnen in Zurich featured social housing along with cafes and shops. Image: Concepts of Neighbourhood: A Review of the Literature. She specialises in designing neighbourhoods that enhance wellbeing and is passionate about supporting clients to innovate when it comes to delivering quality, resilient, and people-centric developments. NA: On one level, I think we’re going to find out because it’s very much happening. Judgeford, New Zealand: BRANZ Ltd. Allen, N. (2016). NA: I think whatever you’re doing as a built environment professional, you can forge your own path, for a start. (I need to get tired of living in Europe first, though!). designexperienceseries.co.nz . https://bit.ly/39eKQBB. In Earthquakes – Impact, Community Vulnerability and Resilience. Other site visits included this cooperative neighbourhood model called Hunziker Areal by Mehr Als Wohnen in Zurich. Natalie Allen. About. It was actually while I was in the process of looking for jobs and speaking with people that I slowly started realising that I was becoming disillusioned with the process of being a graduate architect and spending years slogging in the background before you could actually have any say. … It sounds aspirational, but it’s actually very practical. With a research Masters in Architecture and a PhD in urban design, Natalie regularly publishes and speaks about her work across New Zealand. Image: The Role of Placemaking as Tool for Resilience: Case studies from post-earthquake Christchurch, New Zealand. The organiser of that was Karen Witten. We’re constantly looking for efficiencies and technology can give us these, even in the way we collaborate. That became a six-month contract and then I started looking around and applying for other contracts. Allen, N. (2016). I’d also freelanced doing architectural drafting. Urban Intensification and Delivering Liveability through Neighbourhood Amenities. I just wish it wasn’t so far away, I’d move in a heartbeat! I think urban strategy is very much the same. Be part of an exhibition of New Zealand women in architecture planned for 2013. And, when we thought about neighbourhoods, we weren’t starting to unpack the intricacies of how all the elements – housing, urban amenities, infrastructure, et cetera – were actually interwoven. Then helping them find delivery partners, actually brokering the deals around how to get all these great ideas delivered. We have to think of all these things like an ecosystem. Coralee Stone, Part of Natalie’s work with The Urban Advisory includes study trips to discover urban strategies and models employed overseas. Creating improved housing outcomes: Liveable medium-density housing legislation and regulation review. Treaty Voyages – How’s Your Organisation Faring? At times, that has been more noticeably challenging than we first anticipated. To stay fresh and current, you need to make sure you’re researching a lot and have an evidence base, but you also need to be constantly prepared to crumple up the piece of paper and start again. Join Facebook to connect with Natalie Allen and others you may know. From the Edited Volume. And, the bigger shift we must have is around how we move to a whole integrated model of working together. Judgeford, New Zealand: BRANZ Ltd. Haarhoff, E., Boarin, P., & Allen, N. (2020) Architecture Graduate Progression to Practice in New Zealand: 1987-2018. Natalie’s doctoral research was focussed on understanding housing needs and choices and the role urban amenities play in our neighbourhoods to enhance the liveability experienced by residents. But, like I said at the beginning, we both cared deeply about people and outcomes. Finally, because we’re a business that believes in urban innovation, we have to walk the talk, which means we have to be researching and creating primary data. Natalie Allen, Last year, The Urban Advisory took a group of professionals from New Zealand on a tour of seven European cities. It’s for all of us to coexist in space. Image: Judgeford, New Zealand: BRANZ Ltd. Allen, N. & O’Donnell, G. (2020). It’s something that I don’t think is explored enough yet. Natalie’s doctoral research was focussed on understanding housing needs and choices and the role urban amenities play in our neighbourhoods to enhance the liveability experienced by residents. AC: What do you think are some practical steps that we can take towards better cities? Allen, N. (2017). Find out more about Natalie’s work at theurbanadvisory.com. If it were, New Zealand wouldn’t have such incredible issues with housing affordability and equity. Browse 623 natalie allen stock photos and images available or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. We were looking for commonalities and differences and learnings we could bring back here and ways that we could reinterpret what we were seeing in a way that we thought was a good fit with our clients back home. That is where it brings together that whole diversity conversation. Natallie Allen (NA): When I was doing my Master of Architecture, I was looking at professional ethics across the disciplines. It’s a big deal to put millions of dollars on the line for a new development. AC: Do you get a lot of push back on these ideas? Recommended citation . I absolutely love teaching and being involved at the university, but I never saw myself as a career academic. Image: Dr Natalie Allen 01:55 PM Designing What People Want: Architectural Excellence Through Community-led Housing . Pictured here is Bikini Berlin, a concept mall by UAU Collectiv. 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