Marion & Walter
Living Lab Co-operative
The North Arm Cove Initiative
National Urban Policy Principles:
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Planning and development should produce equitable and inclusive outcomes - Prioritise housing affordability, Support safe and inclusive communities
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Planning and investment choices should bolster economic growth, productivity and innovation - Promote mixed-use developments, Leverage technological innovation
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Design and development should support sustainable and climate-resilient urban environments - Innovate in sustainable urban development, Support the circular economy, Promote resilience and adaptation
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Urban governance should be cooperative and collaborative - Place-based approaches, decision-making frameworks that incorporate engagement with local communities.
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Decisions should be guided by evidence-based practice - Clear measurement and evaluation frameworks, Innovation through research: Foster urban innovation through initiatives such as ‘living labs’ and ‘digital twins’
What Is Our Purpose?
Activities
Sustainability, Participation and Collaboration
Sustainability through Circular Economy Principles: Promoting resource-efficient, regenerative solutions.
Community Participation: Involving residents in decision-making through “citizens’ jury” processes.
Collaboration with Research & Industry: Fostering partnerships for innovation and sustainable growth.
Sustainable, Resilient Community
In partnership with the North Arm Cove landowners and NACRPA, we aim to preserve Walter Burley Griffin's 1918 vision while building a forward-looking, eco-friendly community for the 21st century.
Main Tasks
Facilitating Planning, Development and Governance
Master Plan Development: Crafting a sustainable community blueprint.
Infrastructure and Communal Assets: Building and managing essential resources.
Effective Governance: Ensuring responsible, community-centered leadership for North Arm Cove’s future.
About The Project
Sustainable development meets community heritage Reshaping North Arm Cove for the 21st century
The North Arm Cove Initiative is dedicated to revitalizing a unique piece of Australian urban heritage, originally designed by visionary architect Walter Burley Griffin.
By combining circular economy principles, community collaboration, and sustainable development, our goal is to build a resilient, future-focused community that honors both history and nature. Join us in creating a new model for community planning and sustainable living.
"Contact with the ancient peoples should awaken us to the fact that they use a different kind of thinking from ourselves an experience which, if we were open minded, would lead us on to the investigating and mastering of that kind of thinking, to take as much pains as we have taken in the mastery of rational thinking in these modern times."
Marion Mahony Griffin