Meet Peter Edwards | Founding Director at Archipelago

Founding Director

An eminent industry leader, distinguished architect and urbanist.

Peter Edwards is an award-winning architect, recognised urbanist, and leading figure in Queensland’s urban design community, and the founding Director of Archipelago. Peter brings over 30 years’ experience across architecture and urban design to provide leadership, design expertise and strategic thinking to the major projects shaping our nation’s cities.

Peter combines work on major projects with key involvement in urban design professional bodies. He is regularly sought after as a design team leader, public speaker, author and facilitator of design workshops. He continues to advocate publicly for better cities through urban design.

Peter is a TEDx Alumni, past President of the Urban Design Alliance Queensland, a founding member of the Queensland Urban Design and Placemaking Panel and current member of the Committee for Brisbane Management Committee and 2032 Olympics Legacy Subcommittee.

Expertise

Qualifications

Registered Architect, QLD, NSW
Bachelor of Architecture, UQ
Bachelor of Science – Built Environment, QUT

Affiliations

Fellow Australian Institute of Architects
Member Queensland Urban Design and Places Panel
Board Member, Griffith University Cities Research Institute
Member Committee for Brisbane, Management Committee
Member Committee for Brisbane, 2032 Olympics Legacy Sub Committee
President Urban Design Alliance of Queensland, 2012–2014
Founding Member, Urban Design Alliance of Queensland
Past Member, Toowoomba Urban Design and Placemaking Panel
Member, Maroochydore City Centre Design Review Panel, 2018-current

Academic

Design Tutor, QUT 2004–2008, 2010
Guest Lecturer and Design Critic, QUT
Guest Design Critic, UQ 2006–2007

Awards

2022 Moreton Bay Polycentric City Vision Award for Regional Growth | National Awards for Local Government
2021 Award for Community Contribution | Australian Institute of Landscape Architects Queensland (Poona Community Infrastructure Plan)
2019 UDIA National Awards for Excellence - Master Planned Development (Parklands)
2019 Commendation for Excellence in Urban Design | Minister’s Awards for Urban Design (The Urban Ground Design Guidelines)
2019 Commendation for Urban Design | Gold Coast Architecture Awards
Shortlisted for Leadership & Research (City & Regional Scale) | Australian Urban Design Awards (The Urban Ground Design Guidelines)
2018 Minister’s Award for Urban Design (Parklands)
2018 Australian Institute of Architects QLD Karl Langer Award for Urban Design (Parklands)
2018 Urban Developer Awards Development of the Year - Communities (Parklands)

Feature Projects

Major Urban Projects

Parklands Project (with Arkhefield + ARM), Gold Coast
Woolloongabba Precinct Development Concepts for QIC, Brisbane
Cross River Rail Precinct Planning and Design Services, Brisbane
Cross River Rail Urban Design Services, Brisbane, Australia
News Corp Site Redevelopment (Millennium Square), Brisbane
City Reach, City Centre Master Plan Transformative Areas Concept, Brisbane
Toowoomba Civic Precinct Concept, Toowoomba
Integrated Resort Developments Urban Design Advisory, Gold Coast
Integrated Resort Developments Urban Design Advisory, Cairns
Townsville Marine Tourism Precinct DA, Townsville

Complex Master Plans

Parkside Yeronga Master Plan, Brisbane
The Mill at Moreton Bay Master Plan, Petrie, Queensland
Parklands Project (with Arkhefield + ARM), Gold Coast
Northshore Hamilton Master Plan, Brisbane
Maroochydore Centre Master Plan, Sunshine Coast
Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct Master Plan, Gold Coast
Logan Civic & Community Precinct Master Plan, Logan, Queensland
Toondah Harbour Master Plan EIS, Cleveland
Fish Lane Urban Renewal, Brisbane
Brisbane Airport Property Master Plan Competition – Finalist (with ARM, Arkhefield), Brisbane

Hospitals + Health + Knowledge

QUT Musk Avenue Precinct, Strategic Framework, Brisbane
Children’s Health Queensland, commercial building, Yeronga
The Mill at Moreton Bay Master Plan, Petrie, Queensland
Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct Master Plan, Gold Coast
Queensland Health Administration Building Concept Design, Gold Coast
Ipswich Hospital Visual Impact Assessment, Ipswich
Noosa University Development Concept, Sunshine Coast

Living Environments

Aura City Centre Master Plan, Sunshine Coast
2032 Olympic + Paralympic Athlete’s Village Reference Design, Brisbane
2018 Commonwealth Games Athlete’s Village - Games Overlay Design, Gold Coast
2018 Commonwealth Games Athlete’s Village Master Plan, Gold Coast
Breakwater Robina Master Plan, Gold Coast, Australia
Yeronga Heart Master Plan, Brisbane
Millennium Square, Transit Oriented Development, Bowen Hills
North Brisbane, Transit Oriented Development, North Brisbane
Yeerongpilly Transit Oriented Development, Brisbane
Aura City Centre Guidelines, Sunshine Coast
Parklands Lot 6C, Gold Coast2 Orchid Avenue Mixed Use Tower, Gold Coast
River City Blueprint Compact Medium Density Infill Housing, Brisbane

Event Villages

2032 Olympic + Paralympic Games Brisbane Athlete’s Village Reference Design, Northshore Hamilton
2032 Olympic + Paralympic Games Brisbane Athlete’s Village Community Test Fit Master Plan, Brisbane
2032 Olympic + Paralympic Games Gold Coast Athlete’s Village Concept Design, Robina (confidential)
2018 Commonwealth Games Athlete’s Village - Games Overlay Design, Gold Coast
2018 Commonwealth Games Athlete’s Village Master Plan, Gold Coast

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