Geoffrey Gerring
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Qualifications and Affiliations
Master of Science in the Built
Environment, specialised in Real
Estate Management, 2009 (Royal
Institute of Technology, Stockholm,
Sweden)
Bachelor of Science in Landscape
Architecture, 2000 (Purdue University,
West Lafayette, USA)
Member of the Urban Development
Institute of Australia
Member of the Australian Institute of
Landscape Architects
Registered Landscape Architect, AILA
Contact
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02 8233 9900
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02 8233 9966
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ggerring@urbis.com.au
Geoff offers over ten years of professional practice founded on a
solid base of urban design, landscape architecture and project
management experience that has resulted in a wide variety of
completed development projects in Australia, the United States and
Sweden. Geoff enjoys complex, multi-disciplined, collaborative
challenges that result in innovative solutions while emphasizing
leadership through teamwork.
Expertise
Geoff has a sound understanding of achieving truly sustainable
projects; projects that are not just environmentally sensitive but
ones that also engender deep cultural values and long-lasting
economic vitality for developers and stakeholders alike. Geoff's
extensive experience with property development, planning and
design provides comprehensive understanding of the practicalities
and priorities required to achieve successful development
outcomes.
A short list of Geoff’s core skills include:
 Conceptualising, Masterplanning and Structure Planning
 Multi-family Residential, Town Centre Retail and Brownfield
Mixed-use Infill Redevelopments
 Feasibility Studies, Yield Analyses, Site Testing and Land Use
Assessments
Experience
Geoff's recent experience includes:
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Australia
 Tarneit Major Town Centre Investigation, Werribee, Victoria;
Urban design and masterplanning of a pedestrian-oriented,
mixed-use town centred on the future Tarneit railway station.
The precinct will be recognised for its location (30 minutes from
Melbourne CBD), its recreational and open space offerings, as
well as its integrated mix of office, retail, residential and cultural
uses.
 Heathcote Gospel Hall, Heathcote, NSW; Landscape Architect
services to delicately place a religious Meeting Hall and
associated parking on a site containing significant rock
outcrops adjacent to a national park.
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Edmondson Park South Town Centre, Edmondson Park, NSW;
Urban design and masterplanning of a pedestrian-oriented,
mixed-use town centre located on the future Edmondson Park
railway station.
Rosehill Racecourse Master Plan, Parramatta, NSW; Urban
design and masterplanning services for the integration of
existing adjacent railway stations and potential future PERL
station. Services included highest and best use analysis and
future development opportunities for potential divestment of
lands not associated with the core functions of the Racecourse.
WestConnex, Sydney, NSW; Urban regeneration and public
realm improvement services for ‘Zone A’ on the highest priority
motorway project in New South Wales.
Sweden
 Uppsala Central Station Redevelopment, Uppsala; Public realm
improvements adjacent to passenger rail station redevelopment
area.
 Pedestrian Mall Improvements, Västerås; Public space and
streetscape improvements.
United States of America
 Cherokee Gates Redevelopment, Denver, Colorado; Urban
design and master planning of transit-oriented mixed-use
development of former 24-hectare industrial site.
 Metropolitan Gardens, Denver, Colorado; A 10-hectare urban
infill redevelopment mixing 50,000sqm retail space with
40,000sqm office space, and 1,300 residential units.
 Lincoln Commons, Lone Tree, Colorado; An 18-hectare
Lifestyle retail village with over 150,000sqm of retail, office and
residential space.
 Cherry Creek Trails, Denver Colorado; A 240-unit multifamily
residential project on 1-hectare in the prestigious
neighbourhood of Cherry Creek
 Ridgegate, Lone Tree, Colorado; A 1,400-hectare master
planned community in south metro Denver. Diverse new home
offerings in village settings. Retail, dining, office and
recreational centres within walking distance of each other.
 Pavilions at Troy, Troy, Michigan; Lifestyle town centre project,
estimated to cost $300 million, includes 200 residential units,
30,000sqm of office space, a public rink and nearly 50,000sqm
of commercial and retail space for specialty shops, restaurants,
a movie theatre and health club.