Public art is transforming the built environment into more activated, inclusive and beautiful spaces—and while the price tag can put a hole in developers’ budgets, there are some who are realising its true value.

“The universal best practice set by LGAs is 1 per cent of the construction costs,” UAP managing principal Owen Craven says. 

They’re one of Australia’s biggest public art consultancy and fabrication businesses, commissioning and working with the such artists as Lindy Lee, Judy Watson, Emily Floyd and Callum Morton to produce large-scale works for developments across Australia and the world.