Richard Brecknock

Richard Brecknock (MPIA) (MA Cultural & Media Policy) has spent the last 30 years working as an Australian Cultural Planner with Brecknock Consulting P/L. 

 

He is committed to developing culturally rich urban environments.  He believes that culture underpins every aspect of our lives and decision making and needs to be better recognised as the foundation element in building creative and sustainable communities. This, he believes, can be achieved through Planning Culturally, that is developing culturally relevant urban planning and design; culturally informed economic development; culturally appropriate community engagement; and the creative integration of site-specific contemporary artworks into the public realm.

 

In 2021 he shifted his focus from consulting to researching and writing about the processes and benefits to  communities of urban planners and designers, ‘Planning Culturally’.

 

In 2024 Richard launched his new website Planning Culturally: a resource for urban planners and designers.

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(see new website: www.planning-culturally.com )

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