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Urban Art Projects

Urban Art Projects is an Australian-based specialty design studio and workshop that delivers high quality site specific artwork and custom street furniture for a wide range of architectural and landscape projects. Established in 1993 by principals Matthew and Daniel Tobin, UAP collaborates with artists, architects and a range of design professionals to deliver high quality creative outcomes.

BDO

In Australia, BDO is a member of the BDO international network, the world's fifth largest international accounting and consulting organisation, with a total fee income of US5.14 billion and a worldwide network made up of 1,095 offices in 110 countries. Some 44,000 BDO partners, directors and staff provide Audit, Tax and Advisory services throughout the world. Nationally, we are the fifth largest professional services firm whose strong client relationships have helped deliver proven results for our clients.

At BDO we know each of our clients is distinctly different - their needs drive our approach. It's because of this our clients tell us our attitude and approach to them makes us distinctively different. Our depth of service and proven results speak for themselves, with over 1200 people in 13 offices across all States and territories in Austraila, we offer a broad range of accounting and business advisory services to clients ranging from large corporate organisations to private businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals, across a wide range of industry sectors.

Our Brisbane team of 43 partners and 340 highly skilled accounting, professional, consulting and support personnel all work to support the objectives and financial success of our clients. BDO offers a full range of advisory, accounting and tax services and is flexible in providing a broad range of specialists from any part of our organisation at any time.

Our depth of service and proven results speak for themselves. We offer expertise across the following service lines:

• Audit
• Business recovery and insolvency,
• Corporate finance,
• Private and Entrepreneurial clients,
• Performance improvement,
• Risk advisory,
• Tax,
• Forensic services,
• A number of key specialisations and industry sectors
  

Minter Ellison Lawyers

Few law firms have Minter Ellison's experience in advising Queensland's public and private clients. That's not surprising, given our Queensland heritage dates back to 1896 and our continued commitment to practice as a full service commercial law firm. We are now one of the largest full-service law firms in the Asia Pacific region. With more than 270 partners and 900 legal staff located in Australia, Hong Kong, The People's Republic of China, Indonesia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Today is little different from 1896 - our practice is still based on the values we hold, a commitment to intellectual rigour in all aspects of our work, and being passionate about putting the law to work.

Fairweather Proberts Architects

We seek to understand the context of every project, listen to our client's needs and develop highly creative, yet commercial, design solutions for project challenges.

This approach has helped us deliver some of Australia's most striking, functional and successful buildings.

"FPA started at the beginning of a property boom and has grown alongside many of our client's businesses. This has given us a great understanding of the commercial realities of the design business."

Liam Proberts Director

Conrad Gargett Architecture

Conrad Gargett Architecture brings an enthusiastic and fresh approach to projects and a demonstrated ability to work as lead consultant and as a proactive agent within a larger team. The company has the organisational ability and depth of experience to adequately resource projects through all phases. Our practice is committed to providing comprehensive design management for each phase of every project and have delivered projects as far afield as Darwin and Hobart.

Living Edge

"Living Edge is an Australian owned company that supplies high design furniture to the Australian marketplace. While our particular emphasis has always been on the architectural and design community we also showcase a range of world-class products to satisfy the majority of people's needs for the home or office.

As a company, Living Edge has always been committed to authenticity in design and we proudly distribute several premium international furniture ranges including Herman Miller, Walter Knoll, Howe, Sedus, Emeco, and Heller.

We also aim to foster excellence in the Australian industry by supporting and representing local furniture designers including Norman + Quaine, Charles Wilson and Matt Sheargold. Our showrooms mix iconic and classic pieces from the likes of Charles and Ray Eames with contemporary designs from bernabeifreeman.

Service and after sales support are central to Living Edge. We offer the consumer the choice from individual purchases through to full turnkey services that include planning, CAD design, product procurement, delivery and installation services. Our extensive warranty arrangements mean that the support you receive after purchase is excellent.

Our young and dynamic team provide a high level of professional service throughout our national network and extensive showrooms".

Positive Solutions

Formed in 1990 in response to the changing environment for cultural organisations. Positive Solutions has developed into a highly specialised and client focused company serving non-profit, government and commercial clients, operating from our office in Brisbane, Australia.
Our services include research, policy and cultural planning, facilities planning, business planning and organisational development, visual art projects and board development.

Champions of Design

Designer Rugs

Designer Rugs are Australia’s leading Rug Company, with the expertise and experience to manufacture hand-made rugs and carpets in any colour, design or size you require which are both stylish and innovative for any sized project worldwide.

Designer Rugs are able to produce an infinite variety of designs and structures including cut pile, loop pile, different combinations of piles, piles heights and carving to give a unique finish that will transform a rug or a wall to wall carpet into an exclusive work of art to underline and enhance the beauty of its surroundings.

With a full design service, the team at Designer Rugs can work with you to create the exact rug or carpet for your specific needs. The only limit is the limit of the imagination.

All designs by Designer Rugs are exclusive and include contemporary and traditional hand tufted and hand knot ranges in New Zealand Wool, Wool Blends, Viscose and Pure Silks.

Collections by Australian Artists and Fashion Designers that have become world renowned  include Annie Georgeson; Akira Isogawa; Academy- Award winner Catherine Martin; blueandbrown;  bernabeifreeman; Cloth; Dinosaur Designs; Easton Pearson; Ilias; Alex Perry; Vixen and Australia’s most collected Indigenous artist Minnie Pwerle.

Designer Rugs have also worked closely with leading interior designers and architects on award winning, and impressive global installations including Australian Embassies, Qantas Business Class lounges, Q1 Apartments on the Gold Coast, The Grand Hyatt in Melbourne, Darling Park, Sydney
W Hotel in Florida, USA, Laucala Resort, Fiji,  Tommy Hilfiger Amsterdam and Optus headquarters to name a few.

The possibilities are endless.

For more information and national showroom locations visit www.designerrugs.com.au 

Cox Rayner Architects

The Cox Group of Architects originated in 1962 as a partnership between Philip Cox and Ian McKay. Their first buildings drew inspiration from the Australian farm and industrial vernacular and were widely regarded as the emergence of the first genuinely Australian contemporary architecture.

The Cox Group employs some 300 architects and graduate architects in its Australian and international offices.  Their expertise and interests are, as expected in a practice of this size, many and varied.  Some are focused upon conceptual design, others on detailed design and documentation, and others on construction administration.  However, our staff are encouraged through project reviews, conferences and courses to develop depth of knowledge across all roles, and thus has become a mainstay of the practice’s consistent standards.

For more information on Cox Rayner Architects, go to www.cox.com.au