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Shūten is a strategic advisory practice operating at the intersection of transport, governance, strategy and policy, planning and urban design. We partner with clients to navigate complex challenges through creative problem-solving, systems thinking, and inter-disciplinary collaboration.
About
A career shaped by cities, places and people
Shūten was founded by Scott Przibella — an urban strategist, systems thinker and designer with more than 25 years of experience across the built environment in Australia and around the world. This global perspective is founded on a simple belief: there is always something to learn from other cities, organisations and people.
As one of a small number of Australians to have worked at Gehl Architects in Copenhagen, and influenced by leaders such as Jan Gehl, Rob Adams and Janette Sadik-Khan, Scott has developed a people-centred approach to strategy, planning and design. These experiences have reinforced the importance of understanding everyday human experiences when shaping the future of towns, cities and regions.
An inter-disciplinarian who draws and writes
A career that has spanned many planning and design roles, including architecture and urban design, which refined not only his design sensibility, but also critical thinking, attention to detail and project management.
As well, management roles across transport policy and strategy and the exposure to local and state government operating environments means Scott combines both systems-level judgment with attention to detail, comfortably operating from strategy through to execution.