Dr Lee Beattie
BPlan (Auck), BSc (Auck), DipEnvMgt (Auck), GradCertUrbDes (Syd), MSc (Env Sc) (Lond), PhD (Urban Planning) (Auck), MNZPI, MRSNZ
Dr Lee Beattie is a practicing urban designer and urban planner with over 25 years experience in an extensive range of urban planning and urban design matters. He has qualifications in urban planning, urban design, and environmental science. He specialises in urban design matters, urban planning and urban design policy development; implementation and evaluation; and providing professional urban planning and urban design evidence. He recently, with Dr Caroline Miller co-edited and contributed six chapters in New Zealand's first book about in planning and urban design practice: Planning Practice in New Zealand.
Lee is a rotating Chair of the Auckland Council's Urban Design Panel, an Auckland Council and Queenstown Lakes District Council Independent Hearing Commissioner and a member of the Salmon Resource Management Act 1991 Editorial Board. He is also Deputy Head of the University of Auckland’s School of Architecture and Planning and the Director of the University’s Urban Design programme.
Professional Societies:
Awards:
Appointments:
Published Books:
Miller, C.L. & Beattie, L., (2017), Planning Practice in New Zealand, Lexis Nexis, Wellinton, N.Z.
Haarhoff, E., Hunt, J., Beattie, L., Manfredini, M. & Gu, K., (2013), At Home in the City: thinking through urban design challenges in New Zealand, Balasoglou Books, Auckland, N.Z.
Haarhoff, E., Beattie, L., Dixon, J., Dupius, A., Lysnar, P. & Murphy, L., (2012), Future Intensive: Insights for Auckland’s Housing, University of Auckland/Transforming Cities, Auckland, N.Z.
Key Papers:
Allen, N., Haaroff, E. & Beattie, L., (2018), Enhancing liveability through urban intensification: The idea and role of neighbourhood, Cogent Social Science, Feb 2018, vol 4, pp. 1-17.
Beattie, L. & Haarhoff, E., (2017), Urban growth, liveability and quality urban design: Questions about the efficacy of urban planning systems in Auckland, New Zealand, Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs, vol.2, no.2, pp. 12-23.
Haarhoff, E., Beattie, L. & Hunt, J., (2017), Improving the quality of the built environment using Urban Design Review Panels: An appraisal of practices and outcomes in Australia and New Zealand, Journal of Engineering and Architecture, vol.5, no.2, pp. 1-13.
Haarhoff, E. & Beattie, L., (2017), Can higher density enhance liveability?, Build, vol 160, pp. 70-71.
Haarhoff, E., Beattie, L. & Dupius, A., (2016), Does higher density housing enhance liveability? Case studies of housing intensification in Auckland, Cogent Social Science, Oct 2016, vol 2, pp. 1-16.
Beattie, L., (2015), Rational plan making: Are we meeting its underlying assumptions?, New Zealand Planning Quarterly, vol 198, Sept, pp. 18-22.
Beattie. L. & Haarhoff, E., (2014), Delivering Quality Urban Consolidation on the Urban Fringe: A Case Study of University Hill, Melbourne, Australia, The Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, vol.7, no.4, pp. 333-346.
BPlan (Auck), BSc (Auck), DipEnvMgt (Auck), GradCertUrbDes (Syd), MSc (Env Sc) (Lond), PhD (Urban Planning) (Auck), MNZPI, MRSNZ
Dr Lee Beattie is a practicing urban designer and urban planner with over 25 years experience in an extensive range of urban planning and urban design matters. He has qualifications in urban planning, urban design, and environmental science. He specialises in urban design matters, urban planning and urban design policy development; implementation and evaluation; and providing professional urban planning and urban design evidence. He recently, with Dr Caroline Miller co-edited and contributed six chapters in New Zealand's first book about in planning and urban design practice: Planning Practice in New Zealand.
Lee is a rotating Chair of the Auckland Council's Urban Design Panel, an Auckland Council and Queenstown Lakes District Council Independent Hearing Commissioner and a member of the Salmon Resource Management Act 1991 Editorial Board. He is also Deputy Head of the University of Auckland’s School of Architecture and Planning and the Director of the University’s Urban Design programme.
Professional Societies:
- Full Member of the New Zealand Planning Institute (1998)
- Member of the Urban Design Forum (2009)
- Member of the Royal Society of New Zealand (2014)
Awards:
- New Zealand Planning Institute's John Mawson Award of Merit (2018) for co-edited and contributions in Planning Practice in New Zealand
- New Zealand Planning Institute's Distinguished Service Award (2016) for his contribution to the profession
- New Zealand Planning Institute’s Wallace Ross Graduate Research Award (2014)
- New Zealand Planning Institute’s Award of Merit (2007) for developing professional practitioner training programmes
Appointments:
- Rotating Chair of the Auckland Council's Auckland Urban Design Panel
- Independent Hearing Commissioner for Auckland Council
- Independent Hearing Commissioner for Queenstown Lakes District Council
- Secretary of the Urban Design Forum
- A member of the Salmon Resource Management Act 1991 Editorial Panel
- Member and rotating Chair of the New Zealand Planning Institute’s Membership Panel
Published Books:
Miller, C.L. & Beattie, L., (2017), Planning Practice in New Zealand, Lexis Nexis, Wellinton, N.Z.
Haarhoff, E., Hunt, J., Beattie, L., Manfredini, M. & Gu, K., (2013), At Home in the City: thinking through urban design challenges in New Zealand, Balasoglou Books, Auckland, N.Z.
Haarhoff, E., Beattie, L., Dixon, J., Dupius, A., Lysnar, P. & Murphy, L., (2012), Future Intensive: Insights for Auckland’s Housing, University of Auckland/Transforming Cities, Auckland, N.Z.
Key Papers:
Allen, N., Haaroff, E. & Beattie, L., (2018), Enhancing liveability through urban intensification: The idea and role of neighbourhood, Cogent Social Science, Feb 2018, vol 4, pp. 1-17.
Beattie, L. & Haarhoff, E., (2017), Urban growth, liveability and quality urban design: Questions about the efficacy of urban planning systems in Auckland, New Zealand, Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs, vol.2, no.2, pp. 12-23.
Haarhoff, E., Beattie, L. & Hunt, J., (2017), Improving the quality of the built environment using Urban Design Review Panels: An appraisal of practices and outcomes in Australia and New Zealand, Journal of Engineering and Architecture, vol.5, no.2, pp. 1-13.
Haarhoff, E. & Beattie, L., (2017), Can higher density enhance liveability?, Build, vol 160, pp. 70-71.
Haarhoff, E., Beattie, L. & Dupius, A., (2016), Does higher density housing enhance liveability? Case studies of housing intensification in Auckland, Cogent Social Science, Oct 2016, vol 2, pp. 1-16.
Beattie, L., (2015), Rational plan making: Are we meeting its underlying assumptions?, New Zealand Planning Quarterly, vol 198, Sept, pp. 18-22.
Beattie. L. & Haarhoff, E., (2014), Delivering Quality Urban Consolidation on the Urban Fringe: A Case Study of University Hill, Melbourne, Australia, The Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, vol.7, no.4, pp. 333-346.