Sam Coles

Technical Director - Urban Design

A solutions-focused leader and urban designer with a collaborative working style and strong client advocacy, Sam manages the urban design team at Harrison Grierson.

His urban design capabilities are grounded in technical excellence and a strong working knowledge of urban development, transportation, architecture, landscape, planning, survey, and engineering. This has been built over two decades, delivering large and complex projects.

Sam believes in the power of design to make our world more enjoyable and efficient, and to create places for future generations that we can all be proud of.

In his spare time, Sam enjoys family road trips camping around the North Island in his Valiant Charger.

Sam is a member of the Urban Design Forum and the Urban Development Institute of New Zealand.

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