Justin Kearnan
Principal
Urban Designer / Architect

Originally from Boston, USA, Justin relocated to Australia in 2018 to continue his work on improving the quality of cities and communities through a holistic partnership approach. Justin is an innovative, out of the box thinker and as a qualified Urban Design and Licensed Architect, is able to apply his knowledge directly to the urban design, planning and housing challenges and opportunities facing Australian cities.

Justin is a staunch advocate for liveable urbanism around the world and is recognised for taking a lead position in defining and unlocking the potential of Spatial Equality and how this can be the game changer to influence future Government Policy and create better city design

Currently Reading:
– The Color of Law – a forgotten history of how our government segregated America, by Richard Rothstein

Current Areas of Research / Teaching:
– Spatial Equity – Researching new ways to understand the correlation of space with life opportunities for people.
– Liveability – Developing methods to quantitively and qualitatively heighten liveability for cities.

Favourite City Grid:
– New Orleans

Most visited web-site:
– www.thesaurus.com