Procuring Good Design

How do you choose the right design team, materials, products and approach — and what difference can good procurement make to a project?

Procuring Good Design explores how the choices made before a project begins can shape its success. This session examines the value of good procurement habits across every project, from selecting the best-fit design professionals and collaborators to choosing materials, products and approaches that deliver better outcomes.

Hear how thoughtful decision-making, clear processes and strong relationships support design excellence across projects of all scales.

Moving beyond aesthetics alone, the discussion highlights the importance of expertise, trust and collaboration in creating places and products that are functional, meaningful and responsive to community needs.

Whether you are commissioning a project, working in design, managing procurement or simply interested in how good design happens, discover how better choices at the beginning can lead to better outcomes at the end.