Morgan Hannan is joining the Reactivate team as ‘Place and Engagement Specialist.’ Morgan has a career focused on creating opportunities for the lived experience of places. Through his work with urban design, economic development, civic engagement and governance structuring he has a deep understanding of the complex interactions between urban form, place based growth, socio-economic systems and community capacity.

The Reactivate team will be joined by experienced urban strategist, consultation expert, planner and placemaker, Nicole Dennis. Nicole specialises in solving complex planning, design, resilience and strategic issues. With over 15 years of experience, her stakeholder engagement, communication and collaboration skills combined with her thorough assessment approach ensures that her strategies and plans deliver resilient outcomes for people and place. 

Reactivate co-founder and Director Andrew Coward, was recently named as a Sydney District Council Member for the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Australian chapter.

As a not-for-profit research and education organisation, ULI facilitates an open exchange of ideas, information and experience among industry leaders and policy makers dedicated to creating better places.

Reactivate directors were delighted to be invited to present in Chattanooga, Tennessee for Placemaking Week 2019.

The ‘conference without walls’ brought together a host of the world’s leaders in placemaking to exchange information on how to create equitable and inclusive public spaces within our cities. 

After the success of Grains Festival in July 2018, EG Developments and Daiwa House appointed Reactivate as a space broker and activation manager for the unique century-old Mungo Scott Building.

Reactivate has led the development of an interactive website, booking platform and engagement program for the Mungo Scott building …

Reactivate Strategy Director Andrew Coward has been appointed to the Design Futures Council (DFC) Advisory Board in Australia.

The Design Futures Council is a Design Intelligence gathering of development, architecture, design, engineering, construction, product and technology leaders. It has recently launched in the EU and in Australia following 25 successful years of history in the USA. 

During design week 2018, Reactivate conducted an International retail study tour of Bangkok.

Among many highlights, Siam Discovery and Siam Paragon were two major retail destinations that have leveraged place making to further enhance visitation and shopping experiences. Siam Discovery’s monolithic mall, with international brands and designers, is rivalled only by its sister mall, Thai-bespoke shopping centre, Siam Paragon.

Reactivate Director @mattgollan was recently welcomed into the @pps_placemaking Placemaking Leadership Council.

The Placemaking Leadership Council (PLC) is an international group of urban strategists, planners, architects and other deep thinkers formed in 2014 to strengthen Placemaking as an international movement and to support a community of practice for Placemakers working in many diverse contexts.

In 2018, Reactivate joined forces with client Cbus, to celebrate the Epping community with The Langston Weekender.

Held over three days as a successful community engagement initiative, activation of the old Westpac site was a culmination of a site-specific place activation strategy (PAS), fostering a sense of creative connectivity throughout the north Sydney region.

Reactivate and sister agency Polymer Studios have moved headquarters.

Hailing form Melbourne, The Commons model has expanded to open its doors in a three-storey converted warehouse in Chippendale, Sydney. Running on 100% renewables, The Commons Central encourages a flexible approach to work culture, one that is both holistic and grounded in community.