Civic Square
A bold approach to visioning, building and investing in civic infrastructure for neighbourhoods of the future. Their key areas of work are
1 / Public Square
A vibrant home to collectively owned and built 21st Century civic and social infrastructure. A place to gather, make, create, grow, organise, play and connect.
2 / Neighbourhood Economics Lab
An experimental social lab, focused on exploring, experimenting and testing and building resilient, regenerative neighbourhoods. Rooted locally and connected globally through partners and projects.
3 / Creative + Participatory Ecosystem
A connected, collaborative, and open platform, shaping our everyday experiences by placing creativity and participation at their heart.
Their current project in situ is ‘the front room’, its principles are;
a place to come together, organise and grow resilience
a place of respect and nobility to welcome and be welcomed
a place to safely express, share and nurture what’s important to us
a place to celebrate, to grow, to reflect and to grieve together
“Together we want to adapt the significance of the traditional front room beyond our homes and into our neighbourhoods and commons. This means designing, building and stewarding collectively, and being part of a network of spaces large and small, formal and informal in a place.”