Juris Geste

Juris Greste is an urban designer with an architectural background and over 50 years of professional experience as a consultant. He has been a full time educator in architecture and urban design at QUT for about 12 year since 1977 and has continued teaching as a part time lecturer and contributor ever since. Juris has a Masters urban design qualification from Oxford Brookes University (with Distinction). He was an instigating member of the Urban Design Alliance of Queensland Inc - a multi-disciplinary association of built environment professional groups (and is its first Life Member); is the secretary of the Australian Institute of Urban Studies Qld. for the ninth year and recipient - 2004 Year of the Built Environment exemplar award. In 2007 he was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) “For service to urban design, particularly through raising community awareness of the need for high quality and sustainable environments, to professional associations and to education".