Human Spaces Think + Drink No1 –  Public Spaces with Tony O'Brien
Channel: Human Spaces
Date: 2019-07-17

Human Spaces Think + Drink is a series of talks which explores multiple perspectives on how to create more human-centered environments. It is hosted by Christian Vatter from Rlevance and Alexandra Uzunoğlu from Graft Brand Lab.

Tony O'Brien of Sydney based consulting firm "The People for Places and Spaces" is talking about creating human-centered public spaces. His presentation revolves around factors that make spaces public, activation principles of public spaces, and the planning process for human-centered spaces. Tony presents two case study: Pirrama Park in Sydney and Bryant Park in New York City.

Tony has a masters degree in strategic planning, an MBA in strategic marketing, and a masters degree in urban planning. He worked for 15 years in international marketing, amongst others for the Australian Tourism Commission in Frankfurt. For 20 years he has worked for "The People for Places and Spaces", a Sydney based consulting firm dedicated to creating human-centered spaces for cities, town centers, parks, and streets. His work has included strategic urban visioning projects for the City of Melbourne, Sydney Airport, parks and town centers across Australia. In his work, Tony focusses on understanding how people experience places and how places could better be designed and programmed to deliver on the needs of all users.