Nick is the Principal of TURNER, which he founded in 2001 with a desire to re-energise and shape Sydney through architecture and urban design. Nick has spearheaded the realisation of some of Sydney’s most significant and transformational urban projects. Notable highlights include the Green Square structural Masterplan and Town Centre, Washington Park Masterplan and Redevelopment, Tallawong Village, Doran Drive Plaza Precinct and Sanctuary at Wentworth Point.
As TURNER’s Principal, Nick advocates for repairing and enhancing the built environment, bringing about tangible positive change through design. He inspires and supports his team in creating living, working and hospitality spaces that leave a lasting legacy on cities.
Nick is regularly called upon by the government and built environment industry to share his knowledge and attitudes towards world’s best practice in urbanisation and sustainable density. He has also taught architectural students at UTS and UNSW about the importance of creating socially, economically and environmentally sustainable cities.
His particular interests and skills in masterplanning and urban renewal weave together mixed-use buildings, city blocks and neighbourhoods into cohesive and vibrant places for people to live and work.
Awards
Palmyra II - Houses
Result: Shortlist
Year: 2019
Palmyra - Australian Institute of Architects NSW
Result: Commendation
Year: 2009
South Village - UDIA NSW Awards for Excellence
Result: Finalist
Year: 2020
East Village - UDIA NSW Awards for Excellence
Result: Commendation
Year: 2014
East Village - Sydney Design Awards
Result: Winner
Year: 2014
East Village - Urban Taskforce Development Excellence Awards
Result: Winner
Year: 2015
5 Murray Rose, UDIA NSW Awards for Excellence
Result: Winner
Year: 2013
5 Murray Rose, PCA Innovation and Excellence Awards
Result: Winner
Year: 2014
View some projects Nick Turner has worked on
The Timberyards is set to transform a Marrickville industrial precinct into a mixed-use build to rent, affordable housing and co-living precinct.
420 Forest Road in Hurstville is a masterplan blending residential, retail, and commercial spaces with community-focused courtyards.
A new metropolitan centre that is planned around the Western Sydney Aerotropolis metro station. The masterplan is underpinned by a landscape-led and place-based approach to a new city.
This extension to an existing home in Kangaroo Valley is designed to balance the fundamentals of sustainable design with the amenities and comforts of modern living.
A vibrant mixed-use village in the heart of Macquarie Park, providing a publicly-accessible plaza, supporting retail and a sequence of new roads and pedestrian links for the wider community.
The new civic heart for the emerging suburb of Melrose Park. Currently an isolated industrial precinct, the urban renewal project will create a fully mixed-use community with retail, residential and commercial spaces.
The ESQ masterplan will be delivered over five stages with waterfront dining and retail, contemporary residents and resort-style amenities such as the lagoon pool.
A new state-of-the-art entertainment destination, featuring a world-class conference centre, Warami community centre and Pullman Penrith, Western Sydney's first five-star hotel.
A luxury resort in the Blue Mountains, surrounded by national parklands and containing 40 villas, a homestead building, gym, spa, stables and tennis courts.
A multi-phase redevelopment of existing Housing New South Wales and Council lands to deliver a new park-side masterplan. Featuring private and social housing units, a network of new streets, a 'village square' and a library.
An over-station development that integrates the new metro station with retail, commercial, community and residential uses. It will provide new public domain, pedestrian connections, greater transport options and space for cultural and community facilities.
A public-domain-led masterplan, creating an activated, vibrant and pedestrian-focused place. The design will provide new parks, public domain, retail and services, and integrated social, affordable, and private housing.
A mixed-use masterplan situated at the Kirrawee Brick Pit in Southern Sydney. The precinct features commercial, retail and residential spaces, and a new public park.
A large masterplanned community that has taken an under-utilised waterfront site with a poor urban identity, and created a highly successful mixed-use precinct.
The masterplan represents the next stage of the Wentworth Point urban renewal program, providing a vibrant mixed use precinct on the riverside site.
A unique masterplanned community, driving Norwest's urban rejuvenation and promoting a connection between residents and nature.
Facilitating a dynamic and exciting new model and unique mix of uses that provide benefits for both residents and the broader community.
A mixed use precinct with modern residences, exciting retail, open green spaces and close proximity to Sydney metro and world-class public transport.
A vibrant commercial precinct in Macquarie Park, with the underlying objective of connecting people with place.
Located in Sydney Olympic Park, the precinct features three commercial buildings borne out of a Design Excellence competition.
