Graham Jahn, Architect, Director City Planning, City of Sydney.

Architect. City of Sydney, Director City Planning.

Graham Jahn was appointed Director City Planning at the City of Sydney in September 2009. He is member of the Council’s Executive directly responsible for city planning, transport strategy, development assessments and regulatory compliance. He is an adjunct Professor of Architecture at UTS and author of the books the Guide to Sydney Architecture and Contemporary Australian Architecture. Prior to joining the city he was a practicing architect, receiving many design awards including the Robin Boyd Award, the Australia Award for Urban Design and the American Institute of Architects President’s Medal.

Synopsis:

The City of Sydney has adopted the directions of ‘green, global and connected’ as its strategic vision.
The Greening Sydney Plan has a vision to increase vegetation and biodiversity and aims to create a liveable green city through plans such as; increasing tree canopy cover by 70%; creating more parks and open space; establishing new guidelines for greening within new developments; promoting the use of green roofs and green walls; creating wildlife corridors and habitat pockets; bundling electricity services underground and empowering and encouraging the community to green our city through use of community gardens, city farms, volunteer groups and junior ranger programs for children.