Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine May 2015 | Page 65

CONSTRUCTION modern cities ” in which “ what your city feels like is a determining factor in its success or failure .”
Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle told the audience that “ making our city more sustainable is directly connected with our future prosperity .”
But creating places that people love – that they connect to – demands more than a focus on energy efficiency and water sensitive design . We need to , in the words of Larry Beasley , “ put the soul back into the city . It ’ s about “ bringing back the human touch ”. Rob Adams fired us up with a reminder that the critical factor in
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