For 7 years Futurecity has been developing a Cultural Masterplanning model that can be used to kick-start the regeneration of run down, brownfield and post-industrial areas in towns and cities across the UK.
We work predominantly in the private property sector but have recently won a series of public sector appointments to work with the City of London, the University of Essex, the Building Schools for the Future programme, the 2012 cultural project for Luton, the City of Westminster and the Billboard Project for Creative Partnerships Thames Gateway.
Our innovative approach has enabled us to work at a senior level with leading practitioners in the property sector including Savills, CBRE, King Sturge, ARUP, Alan Baxters, WSP, Bolton & Quinn, Brunswick Arts, Tamesis, DP9, Indigo, TTA, BPW, Gillespies, Lovejoys, Whitelaw Turkington, Buro Hupold, DBK, HatTrick, Sectorlight, Hard Hat.
Our work is delivered predominantly through the architectural profession and we have had the privilege of working alongside over 100 architectural practices across the UK including MAKE, SOM, Squires & Partners, Jestico & Whiles, Assael, Sheppard Robson, BPTW, JTP, Allies & Morrison, Glen Howells, Broadway Malyon, Twigg Brown, Siddell Gibson, Stock Woolstencroft, Rolf Judd,3D Reid and many others.
Futurecity offers clients 5 distinct products including:
Cultural Strategy
Place making strategies for brownfield, developments, regeneration projects, town and city cultural identity.
Public Art
Providing a complete one stop service, purchasing and commissioning artwork, developing embedded public art strategies, developing the project brief, providing advice on contracts, insurances, indemnities and planning information, legacy and support, installation and engineering
Cultural Branding
Brokering commercial projects with artists and private sector companies to develop brand partnerships
Cultural Space
Agency Brokering cultural partnerships between developers and cultural organizations, from relocating galleries and museums to new sites to developing creative industry strategies
Pitch Projects
Futurecity have developed cultural strategy work for a series of successful land bids including Bowden Wilson in Leamington Spa: Barrat East London in Lewisham/Loampit Vale: Linden Homes for Graylingwell, Chichester: First Base for East Greenwich Hospital: City Lofts for Stratford City and Land Sec Trillium for the Kent Building Schools for the Future.
Reputation
Our reputation has been defined by our ability to deliver often highly complex cultural projects on time and on budget. We have a motivated project team drawn from the British Council, Frieze Projects, the London Architecture Biennale, Arts & Business and the Royal British Society of Sculptors. We use consultants involved in cultural policy and project managers who can deliver projects from inception to completion.
The thinking behind our approach is defined by a quote from the Work Foundation "that a place with strong cultural assets can draw in the world’s most talented workers and entrepreneurs, a healthy and vibrant cultural, leisure and sporting life, enhances cities in a positive way."