b'MUDD 24 URBAN NETWORKS|URBAN GATEWAYSEmma BoothMUDD (2011)In preparing to return to work after starting a family, ICross metro station, planning studies for the CBD and was keen to develop new skills. Studying urban designMilitary Road corridor and a CBD public domain strategy. seemed a good fit with my strategic and statutory planningIm also responding to developer and state government background and offered a more creative focus to my career.proposals for St Leonards and Crows Nest and negotiating I chose the MUDD Program for its strong mix of theory andnew employment, open space and community facilities to design studios. support the future population.MUDD 16 turned out to be a fabulous year working withA key element of my job is to build a strong relationship with some incredibly talented people. I learnt a great deal aboutthe community, because a good design is nothing without historic and contemporary urban design from a wide rangetheir support. I regularly present to local resident groups, of guest lecturers and developed much needed drawing andrespond to submissions, and hotfoot it down to customer graphic skills from the students around me. I even pickedservice to discuss proposals one on one. To be effective, Ive up the habit of being generous with a well-stocked librarylearnt that building relationships requires a beginners mind from Professor Weirwick. and a genuine enthusiasm for collaboration. It also requires clear written, verbal and graphic communication skills in Two experienceshowever, stand out. The internationalequal measure.design studio, always a highlight, but how brilliant to work with Italian architecture students in Venice! The butterHaving gained so much from that one, intense year of study paper, red wine, the damp grandeur of a medieval town andat UNSW, it is important to give back. I now present our the intense creativity of the Italians brought a kind of joy towork at conferences across Australia, participate in various the design process, the spirit of which I have since taken ondiscussion panels and recently had an article published in in my professional career. New Planner (December 2018). I particularly enjoy giving guest lectures at local high schools and being on the other The other was a tutorial series from leading Sydneyside of studio reviews.urbanists, Philip Thalis and Peter John Cantrill. They changed the way I saw cities. I would like to take this opportunity to extend my sincerest thanks to the dedicated UNSW staff for running the MUDD Today, I head the urban design team at North SydneyProgram and wish the very best of luck to future students Council. I oversee the preparation and implementation ofand to those just about to put their new-found skills into urban renewal strategies that deliver dwellings and jobspractice.growth across the local government area, particularly in 183186180 183 response to the metro stations being built in the North Sydney CBD and at Crows Nest. The team is currently working on a masterplan for the block adjoining the Victoria ALUMNI PROFILEMUDD 24 - Urban Gateways | Urban Networkswrap up8PT.indd 12 26/11/2019 5:02:37 PM'