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Urban Design for Regional NSW

Creating healthy built environments and improving the quality of life in regional NSW

Located in Central Maitland, Maitland Levee precinct offers a range of businesses. Credit: Simon Wood / Government Architect NSW
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The Government Architect NSW has prepared the Urban Design Guide for Regional NSW (PDF, 9.3 MB) to help create healthy built environments in regional areas. The guide recognises and celebrates the diversity of urban environments, natural landscapes, climates, and communities that exist across this vast area.

Urban Design for Regional NSW

Builds on the Better Placed design objectives and responds to actions in the regional plans.

Read the guide (PDF, 9.3 MB)    east
Urban Design Guide for Regional NSW

Case studies

These case studies showcase best practice in a range of project types. The case studies describe how different urban design priorities have been implemented by design teams with their clients.

  • Bay Street Shops and Apartments, Byron Bay (PDF, 359 KB) get_app
  • Wilcannia Health Service (PDF, 284 KB) get_app
  • The Levee and Riverlink Building, Maitland (PDF, 491 KB) get_app
  • Habitat, Byron Bay (PDF, 390 KB) get_app
  • High Street, Bowral (PDF, 419 KB) get_app
  • Murray River Master Plan, Albury (PDF, 545 KB) get_app
  • The Art House, Wyong (PDF, 485 KB) get_app
  • Blayney 2020 Master Plan (PDF, 274 KB) get_app
  • Wonderwalls, Wollongong (PDF, 461 KB) get_app
  • Fitzroy Street and Bicentennial Park Upgrade (PDF, 395 KB) get_app
Updated 07 November 2023

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