Barbara Schaffer is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects FAILA and is Principal Landscape Architect for Government Architect NSW. Since graduating in landscape architecture from the University of New South Wales she has held positions in private practice and State Government and is the recipient of state and national awards for her built work and contribution to landscape architecture, education, and the landscape architecture profession.
With over twenty-five years of experience Barbara has a strong track record in strategic planning, design, and the delivery of complex high profile public places, within both government and private sector contexts. She brings a robust appreciation of strategic thinking with an understanding of the need to facilitate and coordinate inter-agency integration to ensure Government investment and public benefits are fully realised.
Barbara has a deep interest in projects and strategies that shape future development and instigate change. She is the project lead for the Sydney Green Grid, Greener Places, and Biodiversity in Place, design-led green infrastructure strategies for metropolitan Sydney and NSW.
Barbara has spoken in many forums and is passionate about the role of design and urban planning as a catalyst for better built environment outcomes.
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