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116 | Business World Australia | April 2014 signage, among many other things.” As Matthew shows, Cottee Parker Archi- tects’ retail architecture experience is very extensive. As a result, they have developed a strong, successful history of working with private developers of local, neighbourhood, and district shopping centres. They under- stand the specific requirements of all ma- jor anchor tenants in this field – including Woolworths, Coles, BI-LO, IGA, ALDI, Big W and Kmart – and are currently devel- oping a suite of major retail sites for Wool- worths’ development arm. “I’ve personally overseen the develop- ment of over 50 projects,” Matthew says. “We do a lot of work in particular for Wool- worths and Coles. We’ve also done a couple ALDIs and IGAs in the past, and a number ofdifferent multiplex cinema projects.” In the urban environment,CPA hasde- signed plans for retail and mixed use pre- cincts in Brisbane, which includes Centro on James and Emporium. These developments have acted as catalysts for the re-invigoration of these areas, and it is expected that Water- loo Junction will be the next major precinct to become an urban retail and social hub thanks to the company’s efforts. CPA’s excellence in the retail design space has not gone unrecognised in the market. INDUSTRY RECOGNISED