Hi, I have been in the practice for a decade and sort of having a mid-career crisis here, looking to transition into doing large-scale urban design/master planning projects. I don't mind relocating overseas, but would like to hear from anyone on where is a good place to find a meaningful employment for urban design/master planning projects? Meaningful in terms of the scale of projects (say township of several hundreds hectares), level of exposure (dealing with various stakeholders), technicality and of course, with adequate remuneration package.
Personal interest is Australia, Germany, Netherlands or Japan for Asia context, comments/suggestions are welcome -) Thanks!
sameolddoctor
May 3, 22 10:09 am
There are several firms in the countries you mention that carry on large masterplanning projects. But, most of the projects themselves are in China and the Middle East these days, mostly the Middle East (Saudi). And most of the firms working on these large scale projects are from the US or UK.
It is fun to do this kind of work, I have been for about 20 years now, but keep in mind that everything takes forever to get realized if at all. That is MY mid-career crisis these days!
durbandc
May 3, 22 12:00 pm
Thanks sameolddoc for the quick reply. Yea you are spot on, large masterplanning projects are usually in China or the Middle East nowadays. Totally understand the long period of realisation, that’s quite a pain to stomach.
durbandc
May 3, 22 12:00 pm
Thanks sameolddoc for the quick reply. Yea you are spot on, large masterplanning projects are usually in China or the Middle East nowadays. Totally understand the long period of realisation, that’s quite a pain to stomach.
durbandc
May 3, 22 12:03 pm
Wonder what is your view about gaining masterplanning experience overseas? I am unsure whether
the experience will be helpful given that master planning projects take a long time to materialise. I am toying with the idea of spending a short stint overseas for that very reason
Hi, I have been in the practice for a decade and sort of having a mid-career crisis here, looking to transition into doing large-scale urban design/master planning projects. I don't mind relocating overseas, but would like to hear from anyone on where is a good place to find a meaningful employment for urban design/master planning projects? Meaningful in terms of the scale of projects (say township of several hundreds hectares), level of exposure (dealing with various stakeholders), technicality and of course, with adequate remuneration package.
Personal interest is Australia, Germany, Netherlands or Japan for Asia context, comments/suggestions are welcome -) Thanks!
There are several firms in the countries you mention that carry on large masterplanning projects. But, most of the projects themselves are in China and the Middle East these days, mostly the Middle East (Saudi). And most of the firms working on these large scale projects are from the US or UK.
It is fun to do this kind of work, I have been for about 20 years now, but keep in mind that everything takes forever to get realized if at all. That is MY mid-career crisis these days!
Thanks sameolddoc for the quick reply. Yea you are spot on, large masterplanning projects are usually in China or the Middle East nowadays. Totally understand the long period of realisation, that’s quite a pain to stomach.
Thanks sameolddoc for the quick reply. Yea you are spot on, large masterplanning projects are usually in China or the Middle East nowadays. Totally understand the long period of realisation, that’s quite a pain to stomach.
Wonder what is your view about gaining masterplanning experience overseas? I am unsure whether
the experience will be helpful given that master planning projects take a long time to materialise. I am toying with the idea of spending a short stint overseas for that very reason