Understanding the Complexity of Urban Neighbourhoods

Publica will be opening their studio to display a range of public realm and urban design projects. We specialise in providing detailed advice on the successful integration of new developments into existing urban neighbourhoods – from single buildings to large-scale masterplans. We advise major landowners, developers, local authorities, architects and community groups on public spaces and whole urban quarters. We are engaged early in the design process to help establish the identity and ambition of regeneration plans, refine aspects of the design and assert a rationale for the public realm. We carry out rigorous local research to produce evidence-based design briefs and our work frequently forms part of the design and access statement for local authority planning submissions’. Key projects include the Barbican and Golden Lane Area Strategy, Hanover Square Masterplan: Public Realm Strategy; The Bank and Liverpool Street Area Enhancement Strategies, the Marylebone Lane Public Realm Study and the Soho Public Realm Study. An ongoing collaborative programme of research, creative practice and international dialogue underpins our practice and we are committed to contributing to the wider debate about cities and contemporary urbanism. Free Entry