Kathryn Firth kfirth@public-realm.net / +44 (0)7915 002079 Riyadh World Expo 2035: Design Competition, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Client: Private Investment Fund, KSA Brief: Expo Masterplan and Legacy Masterplan Size: 600 hectares Status: Design competition Riyadh will host the World Expo in 2035. A design competition between 5 contenders took place to determine a team … Read More
Kathryn Firth kfirth@public-realm.net / +44 (0)7915 002079 The Phoenix Project, Lewes, UK Client: Human Nature Places Brief: Highly sustainable mixed tenure neighbourhood Size: 7.9ha Status: Planning Permission granted The Phoenix is the redevelopment of a brownfield site within the South Downs National Park, that seeks to turn the imperatives of the climate and natural emergencies … Read More
Kathryn Firth kfirth@public-realm.net / +44 (0)7915 002079 Chester Waterfront Master Plan, Chester PA USA Client: Riverfront Alliance of Delaware County Brief: Mixed use master plan for underused waterfront Size: 190 hectares Status: Master Plan completed; project implementation commencing The goal of the Chester Waterfront Master Plan is to create an ambitious but realisable framework for … Read More
Kathryn Firth kfirth@public-realm.net / +44 (0)7915 002079 Rohansky Ostrov Masterplan, Prague, Czech Republic Client: Europolis Real Estate Asset Management s.r.o. Brief: Mixed use masterplan including commercial, media studios, residential and higher education facilities Size: 32 hectares/275,000sqm development Status: Competition entry This masterplan for a large brownfield site is in an incredible location adjacent to the … Read More
Kathryn Firth kfirth@public-realm.net / +44 (0)7915 002079 Olympic Legacy Masterplan and Neighbourhood Development, London, UK Role: Chief of Design, London Legacy Development Corporation Brief: A new piece of city Size: 108 hectares Status: Legacy Communities Scheme masterplan completed, implementation ongoing The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, former site of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, aims to … Read More
Kathryn Firth kfirth@public-realm.net / +44 (0)7915 002079 Manchester Co-op Masterplan, Manchester, UK Client: The Co-operative Group Brief: Mixed us masterplan integrating commercial, residential and healthcare facilities Size: 8.5 hectares/350,000sqm development Status: Competition entry This project represented a strategic opportunity to extend Manchester northward, bridging divisive ring road infrastructure and creating a vital urban quarter. A … Read More