Andy Fergus is an urban design critic, commentator and practitioner. He is an urban designer at the City of Melbourne, co-director of Melbourne Architours and studio lead at Melbourne School of Design and through these roles Andy engages with the community, government, design industry, and students to advocate for more inclusive, ethical and high quality environments. Andy’s multi-disciplinary background encompasses urban design, urban planning and architecture, often acting as a translator between these disciplines. Andy currently leads City of Melbourne’s design review of major projects along with the research and development of policy to elevate design quality. As a practitioner, Andy has collaborated on a number of Nightingale projects, other forms of non-speculative urban development and is a finalist in the City of Sydney Alternative Housing Ideas Challenge.
