Emma Appleton is an Australian

landscape architect A landscape architect is a person who is educated in the field of landscape architecture. The practice of landscape architecture includes: site analysis, site inventory, site planning, land planning, planting design, grading, storm water manageme ...

and urban designer notable for her contributions to urban planning and development. She is the Director of City Strategy at the

City of Melbourne The City of Melbourne is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central city area of Melbourne. In 2018, the city has an area of and had a population of 169,961. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. The ci ...

, Victoria.

Background

Appleton has held senior public agency and design consultancy roles in Australia and the UK. She was identified in the list of Top 50 Public Sector Women in Victoria (2018). Prior to joining the City of Melbourne, Appleton served as Director of the Office of the Victorian Government Architect's Victorian Design Review Panel (2011-2016) and was Director of Urban Design for regeneration projects at VicUrban (2009-2011). Appleton was also Advisor and Head of Urban Design and Housing at the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE 2003-2008) in London. At CABE, she co-authore
‘Creating Successful Neighbourhoods’
and contributed t
‘Creating Successful Masterplans’
Appleton's early appointments were at Gillespies (1999-2002) and Maroochy Shire Council (1997-1999). Appleton is a

Churchill Fellow Winston Churchill Memorial Trusts (WCMT) are three independent but related living memorials to Sir Winston Churchill, based in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. They exist for the purpose of administering Churchill Fellowships, a ...

. Her memorial trust scholarship focussed on the revitalisation of post-industrial contexts in Germany and the Netherlands. She has a Master of Urban Design from Oxford Brookes University (2002-2003), a Graduate Diploma in Landscape Architecture from Queensland University of Technology (1994-1996) and a Bachelor of Design Studies in Architecture from The University of Queensland (1991-1994). Appleton is a Registered Landscape Architect and contributes to advisory boards of design courses at Melbourne universities. and contributed to the Board for Urban Places for Queensland Government.

Appointments

Homes Victoria
Director, Planning and Portfolio Development 2021 *City of Melbourne, Director City Strategy 2016-2021 *City of Melbourne, Acting General Manager Strategy, Planning and Climate Change 2019-2020
Office of the Victorian Government Architect
Victorian Design Review Panel Director 2011-2016 *

VicUrban Places Victoria, was the Victorian Government's property development agency delivering urban renewal. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Places Victoria developed surplus government land. In April 2017, Places Victoria combined with Major Projects ...

, Director Urban Design - Regeneration 2009-2011 * Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), Head of urban design and homes 2005-2008 * Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), Advisor / senior advisor 2003-2005

Achievements

*3RRR The Architects - Show 260 - VicUrban radio interview 2010 *Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, Churchill Fellowship - The potential of urban waterways in post-industrial cities 2005

Key projects

* CABE DownUnder initiative with David Rayson,

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Jill Garner Jillian Meredith Garner is an Australian architect. She is a principal of Garner Davis Architects and in 2015 became the Victorian Government Architect. She co-founded Garner Davis Architects in 1990 and holds the role of Principal. She jo ...

, Jenny Rayment, Laura-Jo Mellan, Justin Kelly, Gerry McLoughlin, Bruce Echberg, Leon Yates, Rod Duncan and Bill Chandler.
Creating Successful Neighbourhoods
publication
Creating Successful Masterplans
publication

References

External links

AILA Member Profile
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