Adrian is the author of Biourbanism - Cities as Nature. Practicing globally, he is a Biourbanist, Landscape Architect and Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra.
Nominated as one of Sydney’s 100 most creative people, he has helped the firm receive more than 200 international design awards including the Prime Minister of Australia’s award for Urban Design. " ["expertise"]=> string(75) "Design Leadership, Visioning, Master Planning, Sustainability, Consultation" ["memberships"]=> string(213) "International Member, American Society of Landscape Architects; Fellow, Australian Institute of Landscape Architects; Member, Parks and Leisure Australia (PLA); Advisory Board Member, Design Intelligence Australia" ["thumb"]=> string(25) "Adrian M_CV_Landscape.png" ["thumbPath"]=> string(15) "StaffImages/21/" ["thumbURL"]=> string(97) "https://mcgregorcoxall.com/helpdesk/SuperContainer/Files/StaffImages/21/Adrian M_CV_Landscape.png" ["email"]=> string(25) "[email protected]" ["linkedin"]=> string(0) "" ["phone"]=> string(12) "02 9188 7500" ["video"]=> string(9) "172691233" ["videoURL"]=> string(40) "https://player.vimeo.com/video/172691233" ["studios"]=> array(1) { [0]=> object(stdClass)#29 (3) { ["ID"]=> string(1) "7" ["name"]=> string(6) "Sydney" ["flag"]=> string(0) "" } } } [2]=> object(stdClass)#31 (19) { ["ID"]=> string(2) "39" ["name"]=> string(13) "Michael Cowdy" ["qualifiShort"]=> string(7) "MUrbDes" ["qualifi"]=> array(2) { [0]=> string(49) "Masters of Urban Design" [1]=> string(76) "Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Urban Studies and Planning" } ["recognition"]=> array(0) { } ["discipline"]=> string(1) "2" ["position"]=> string(64) "UK Director Global Board of Directors" Global Board of Directors" ["content"]=> string(975) "Michael’s passion rests in achieving healthy, smart, living and locally responsive environments. With 17 years international experience, Michael adopts a systematic design approach to his projects, ensuring a restorative and balanced outcome to a place. As Director and Interdisciplinary Design Leader for McGregor Coxall, he has delivered award winning visions, frameworks, masterplans, landscapes and public realm designs in the UK, Australia, China and Middle East. Michael understands the intricacies involved in seamlessly integrating people, place and the natural environment. Michael has an innate ability to strategise a project, integrate stakeholder aspirations, and build lasting bonds and partnerships between disparate organisations and communities. Through an active involvement in local design review panels, national design committees and university tutoring programmes, Michael continues to pursue a progressive, restorative and engaging outcome for place." ["expertise"]=> string(100) "Urban Strategies, Masterplanning, Placemaking, Community Engagement, Public Realm, Design Leadership" ["memberships"]=> string(226) "Academician, Academy of Urbanism; Recognised Practitioner of Urban Design, Urban Design Group, UK; Affiliate Member, Landscape Institute (UK); Executive Committee, Urban Design Group, UK; Fellow Membership, Landscape Institute" ["thumb"]=> string(22) "MIKE_COWDY_4K copy.jpg" ["thumbPath"]=> string(15) "StaffImages/65/" ["thumbURL"]=> string(94) "https://mcgregorcoxall.com/helpdesk/SuperContainer/Files/StaffImages/65/MIKE_COWDY_4K copy.jpg" ["email"]=> string(26) "[email protected]" ["linkedin"]=> string(0) "" ["phone"]=> string(15) "44 117 450 9680" ["video"]=> string(9) "172814034" ["videoURL"]=> string(40) "https://player.vimeo.com/video/172814034" ["studios"]=> array(1) { [0]=> object(stdClass)#33 (3) { ["ID"]=> string(2) "11" ["name"]=> string(7) "Bristol" ["flag"]=> string(0) "" } } } } } }
We acknowledge Australia’s First Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the unceded lands on which we shape our environment.
We recognise the deep connection of Australia’s First Peoples to Country and community, and celebrate their profound knowledge systems which remain central to the health and prosperity of the landscapes and waterways we enjoy today.