The future is not some place on a map that we are all going to - it is an idea in our mind.
Barrie Barton is a thinker, writer, speaker, entrepreneur and place maker. He believes cities are habitats for humans, and that by caring about place, we make a positive impact on people’s lives.
In 2005, Barrie Barton co-founded Right Angle: an urban innovation company dedicated to understanding and improving life in cities. Right Angle provides strategic advice to all levels of government, not-for-profit organisations, publicly listed and private companies to maximise the economic, social, cultural and environmental value of their land through innovative development. Barrie calls Sydney home but is engaged in urban strategy projects across Australia and in London, Tokyo, Bangkok and Johannesburg. In 2019, Harper’s Bazaar Magazine acknowledged him in their Visionary Men issue for his impact on cities.
Alongside leading Right Angle, Barrie co-founded and is CEO of Sydney’s Golden Age Cinema, rated by The New York Times, Monocle Magazine and Time Out Magazine as one of the best cinemas in the world. In 2024, he launched Habitats & Humans, a deeply personal publication on urban philosophy that is #23 in the Top 100 Design Publications on Substack.
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Tailored Presentations
Barrie relentlessly works to change the way we think about our cities and the experiences they provide us in return. From his own start- ups such as Melbourne's Rooftop Cinema, Paramount Recreation Club and Sydney's Golden Age Cinema & Bar, to advising government and big business on urban issues right around the world, he advocates for places that are more enriching and communities that are more caring.Tailored Presentations
Barrie uniquely tailors his presentation for every event. Topics he can speak on include:
- Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- Civic Responsibility
- Placemaking
- Generational Differences
- Sustainability
- Humanism
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Closing Keynote - Universal Development Features
We may be gathered in Hong Kong to discuss the Asia Pacific region, but whatever is developed locally has global consequences. From his experience advising the property industry and governments globally, Right Angle Studio's strategy and insights director Barrie Barton will be closing the summit with a thought provoking address on emerging global development trends. From cross-sectional communities to whole-system thinking he'll demonstrate that even on a universal scale we are defined more by our similarities than our differences, and need creative development approaches to create the future we want.Barrie articulates an acute awareness of the social, physical and technological drivers that influence and impact our cities and their people. His message is clear, concise and well evidence ... keep reading ULI Australia
Barrie's keynote helped reconnect our employees to our purpose to create the world's best places. Barrie spoke about the global mega-trends impacting our sector and inspired 1,000 employees from our development business across 4 events in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. We had some terrific feedback to his session which certainly opened our employees' eyes to the opportunities available to them respond to those trends through their work for Lendlease. Barrie is thought provoking. He gets people thinking beyond tomorrow and, at the same time, keeps it very real and tangible for the audience to own.
Barrie and Right Angle Studio are at the forefront of placemaking innovation and urban strategy. REMIX Summits seeks out those people that are positively transforming life in our cities to share their stories and Barrie is a compelling thinker and storyteller with thatrare ability to combine theory and real-world delivery and experience.
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