Cityscapes is a not-for-profit social enterprise design studio, specialising in bringing new approaches to the ways in which the urban environment is designed, managed and inhabited, through the innovative greening projects in the urban realm.
Employing cross-disciplinary approaches that combine urban ecology and horticulture with placemaking strategies, in order to bring people and plants together within inclusive spaces that are responsive to site and cultural contexts, and which maximise the potential for engagement and health and wellbeing benefits.
Every project is carefully considered in terms of environmental, social and economic sustainability, with a particular focus on reuse of materials, and how their place within a circular economy.
Urban infrastructure and resilient ecologically-based planting are central to the practice, across the design and delivery of SUDS rain gardens, pocket parks and street planting, with a focus on the challenges of a changing climate.
Cityscapes has worked across a wide range of different urban projects of varying scales, and is experienced in delivering services from masterplanning through to detailed design, specification, tendering and planning, while working to time scales and managing budgets, as well as providing on-site management and construction delivery, planting, and project aftercare. Project partners include councils, business improvement districts, horticultural and arts organisations, hospitals,colleges and transport organistaions.