With a shop front vacancy of 50%, Maitland High Street pedestrian mall was a poster child for the urban blight that affects many regional centres in Australia. McGregor Coxall developed a ten year urban regeneration masterplan that commenced with a stage one conversion of the mall to a shared street called the Levee. The revamped street has brought public life back to the city centre.
The recent stage two opening of a public Riverlink Building designed by CHROFI with McGregor Coxall connects the Levee to the river marking the final chapter of the plan. With shop front vacancy now at
5%, Maitland High Street has been transformed through deployment of interdisciplinary urban design strategies into an active community and civic heart with a renewed place economy.
All the information about how to enter the 2020 WAN Awards is here.
We are very happy to offer support so please don’t hesitate to email Georgia, WAN Awards Event Coordinator with any questions at Georgia.Baily@haymarket.com.
Last year more than 40 countries took part in the WAN Awards with strong showings from Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. And we saw some truly outstanding projects, take a look at the winners from last year here.