Photo by Neometro

Twelve months ago at MPavilion 2016, Minister for Planning Richard Wynne, Simon Knott of BKK Architects, James Tutton from Neometro and director of MAArchitects Karen Alcock met at MPavilion for a High Density Happiness discussion on a proposed apartment design standards framework.

Shortly after, in December 2016, the Victorian Government released the report titled ‘Better Apartments Design Standards’. Now, twelve months on, a panel of leaders in architecture and design will meet to reflect on and discuss the impact the guidelines have had on the property industry and property market. For this High Density Happiness panel discussion presented by Open Journal, an urban planner (Amy Hodgen), an architect (Quino Holland) and a developer (Lochlan Sinclair) will answer: ‘were the guidelines a worthwhile exercise?’