Patrick Lau - Author | The Urban Developer

Jamie Durie's new home will be 3D printed for the series Future House.

Construction03 Dec 25

MMC Adoption Will Ease Housing Strain: Jamie Durie

Patrick Lau

An interior courtyard would be shared by the three blocks of the project.

Residential03 Dec 25

TQMDC’s Scaled-Up South Sydney Towers Go On Display

Patrick Lau

The HAFF has come under fire from all quarters, as Housing Australia gears up for the final round of the program.

Affordable & Social Housing30 Nov 25

Scrutiny of ‘Beyond Repair’ HAFF Ramps Up

Patrick Lau

LMR zoning around transport hubs is only marginally helpful for mid-size developments.

Development27 Nov 25

NSW Opportunities Go Beyond Planning Reform, Experts Say

Patrick Lau

The tower's three forms extend from a four-storey podium.

Residential25 Nov 25

Billbergia Reveals Revamped Plans for Final Rhodes Central Tower

Patrick Lau

The site has long been associated with the John Cootes furniture empire, which had its first head office there.

Residential18 Nov 25

Tony Merhi’s Merrylands Plan Balloons to 900-Home Scheme

Patrick Lau

The proposal argues that TOD requirements for activated frontages and non-residential ground floors are inappropriate.

Residential20 Nov 25

Traders in Purple Moves Fast with Wollstonecraft Units

Patrick Lau

New high-speed rail infrastructure, including viaducts, bridges and tunnels, would be completed by 2042.

Infrastructure19 Nov 25

East Coast Bullet Train Plan Stoked as Europe Steams On

Patrick Lau

A design excellence competition was won by FJMT (now FJC) in 2018, and re-confirmed in 2023.

Residential19 Nov 25

Billbergia’s Fresh $1bn Plan Leads Wentworth Point Flurry

Patrick Lau

The proposal focuses on activating the ground plane, increasing connectivity, and making the space "sympathetic".

Office17 Nov 25

Quintessential Slashes Reno Plans for Sydney’s 1 Margaret St

Patrick Lau

Placemaking

Yeerongpilly Land Release Paves Way for Games Venue

Development

CHM Doubles Down at Bilinga Despite Light Rail Stage Axing

Loftex scheme for 3-5 Help Street Chatswood

Residential

Approval Adds Loftex $102m Tower to Chatswood Pipeline

Residential

Lendlease SW Sydney Scheme in Doubt as Appeal Rejected

Build-to-Rent

MMC Adoption Will Ease Housing Strain: Jamie Durie

TQMDC’s Scaled-Up South Sydney Towers Go On Display

Scrutiny of ‘Beyond Repair’ HAFF Ramps Up

NSW Opportunities Go Beyond Planning Reform, Experts Say

Billbergia Reveals Revamped Plans for Final Rhodes Central Tower

Tony Merhi’s Merrylands Plan Balloons to 900-Home Scheme

Traders in Purple Moves Fast with Wollstonecraft Units

East Coast Bullet Train Plan Stoked as Europe Steams On

Billbergia’s Fresh $1bn Plan Leads Wentworth Point Flurry

Quintessential Slashes Reno Plans for Sydney’s 1 Margaret St

Yeerongpilly Land Release Paves Way for Games Venue

CHM Doubles Down at Bilinga Despite Light Rail Stage Axing

Approval Adds Loftex $102m Tower to Chatswood Pipeline

Lendlease SW Sydney Scheme in Doubt as Appeal Rejected

Approval Grows SKS Group’s BtR Pipeline in Perth

MMC Adoption Will Ease Housing Strain: Jamie Durie

TQMDC’s Scaled-Up South Sydney Towers Go On Display

Scrutiny of ‘Beyond Repair’ HAFF Ramps Up

NSW Opportunities Go Beyond Planning Reform, Experts Say

Billbergia Reveals Revamped Plans for Final Rhodes Central Tower

Tony Merhi’s Merrylands Plan Balloons to 900-Home Scheme

Traders in Purple Moves Fast with Wollstonecraft Units

East Coast Bullet Train Plan Stoked as Europe Steams On

Billbergia’s Fresh $1bn Plan Leads Wentworth Point Flurry

Quintessential Slashes Reno Plans for Sydney’s 1 Margaret St

Yeerongpilly Land Release Paves Way for Games Venue

CHM Doubles Down at Bilinga Despite Light Rail Stage Axing

Approval Adds Loftex $102m Tower to Chatswood Pipeline

Lendlease SW Sydney Scheme in Doubt as Appeal Rejected

Approval Grows SKS Group’s BtR Pipeline in Perth