Breathe life into any project and get the emotion-filled reactions you crave
We help people create places that not only look good—but feel good too. Laser focused on making each project the best it can be for the people whose daily lives will be shaped by the decisions we make. Pushing the envelope to ensure world’s best practise is implemented in realistic and measured ways. It’s our responsibility to help you tick all of the boxes today, and ensure your ideas are appreciated for decades to come.
Making our world better, one place at a time. Urbankind's expert strategists facilitate the process of developing places and land to strengthen entire communities. Creating vibrant, magnetic spaces for people to explore, play, connect, invest and enjoy.
Why Urbankind? A play on humankind and our signature human centred approach to delivering positive impacts for people, places they love and the planet.
Claire Baker, Founder + Director Adam Cheyne, Director
Urbankind helps you facilitate meaningful change — effortlessly
Bringing a new urban project to life is a time-consuming and enduring task—speckled with challenges. We offer a range of strategic advisory services to help you manage planning challenges with ease.
Reimaging neighbourhoods for long-term sustainability and liveability is our speciality. Collaborative by nature, we’re just as happy leading a project from start to finish, as we are slotting into your project team to support you in particular stages.
Here are some of the things we love to do (and are really good at too)...
Count on us for
Builders, Architects, Designers + individuals:
Preliminary Town Planning Advice
Town Planning Permit Approvals in Victoria
Advocacy & Dispute resolution
Preferred Partners we offer personalised services and Professional Development Masterclasses tailored to your team
Partnering with volume builders and Architects we help people get in their dream homes sooner by speeding up the design to build process. Helping your clients navigate the Town Planning approval stage with ease.
Government, Industry + Community:
Strategic Planning, Policy + Advisory
Housing + Activity Centre Planning + Urban Design Frameworks
Stakeholder engagement + collaboration
Strategic Sport + Recreation Advisory
Participation + Inclusivity strategy
Working with Councils and industry clients we love helping shape neighbourhoods and pushing the envelope to create more sustainable development and strengthen entire communities.
“All that we’ve learned, experienced and lived influences the way we advise on your projects. As experienced Urban Strategists our focus is always on how to make it happen!”
— Claire Baker, Founder Urbankind
We value
Holistic thinking
We view projects and systems as a whole, which allows us to drive positive and lasting impacts for people, places they love and the planet.
Social intelligence
We are people-people. We strive to deliver maximum community benefit with our projects—because improving daily life should at the heart of decisions
Collaboration
At the heart of every project sits collaboration. Without the ability to connect people with ideas, plans won’t get very far.
Challenge constraints
We challenge conventional thinking and strive to do things in new, yet measured ways to achieve boundary-pushing results.
Conscious creation
We have a responsibility to create a better future. We draw new connections and collaborate with a variety of people to uncover the best outcomes for all.
Our team have over 30+ years experience in the planning, policy and sports industry
Our experienced team have worked in large international planning consultancies, led high performing strategic planning teams and city shaping projects in Melbourne, London and across regional Australia.
Pioneers of innovative policy based on world’s best practice in some of Melbourne’s most recognisable Activity Centres. From city shaping policy to national sporting strategies we’ve done it all. We are well placed to help you implement a new approach to delivering positive impacts for people, the places they love and the planet in your local areas.
What are you waiting for? Book a call today to see how we can help shape your project and ensure you leave a legacy you are proud of for decades to come.
Always was. Always will be.
We are committed to advocating for a better future for the traditional custodians of the lands and sea where we live, play and work and contributing to enhanced learning and understanding for communities through the role we play in shaping the built environment.