Michelle Chen

Michelle is an urban planner with a background in architecture, bringing a collaborative and integrated approach to city shaping projects. She works closely with architects, planners and local authorities to deliver coordinated proposals and strategies, helping establish a shared vision and alignment across disciplines. With three years of professional experience, Michelle has contributed to city scale masterplans and district level proposals across a range of contexts. Her work focuses on integrating land use, movement and public space to support connected, high performing precincts that respond to both strategic objectives and local character. Michelle brings a strong ground up perspective to her planning practice, informed by her passion for walking, exploring and sketching cities. This on the street engagement helps her translate lived experience into practical, people centred planning solutions. She is particularly interested in how urban environments are experienced at a human scale and how thoughtful planning can support more inclusive, functional and resilient places.