Place. People. Culture.

Futurecity is the leading placemaking agency in the UK, using culture and creativity to bring people and urban space together. As well as cultural masterplans and strategies, we are experts delivering art in the public realm from concept to completion. Based in London and Cambridge, Futurecity works with the property sector, award winning artists, architects, and the best landscape architects and engineers.

Founded in 2001, we have successfully delivered more than 75 projects nationally and internationally and continue to build our reputation as the UK’s most successful cultural placemakers.

Futurecity works in two ways:

Cultural placemaking strategy: Futurecity have published over 70 cultural and placemaking strategies. This work also includes cultural masterplanning, cultural branding and research and project development in partnership with BOP Consulting around culture, placemaking and policy, cultural economics and creative industries.

Futurecity’s placemaking strategies think about: story .vision . political . policy .wellbeing .history .heritage . design . allotments . food .  digital culture . creative  industries . neighbourhood  . communities . festival . event . park . open space . performing arts . craft  . ecology . digital . film. new media.

Art in the public realm:  Futurecity believes that one of the best ways to create successful new places that people enjoy is to embed art from the start of projects. The Futurecity team undertakes practical delivery of temporary and permanent cultural projects from conception to completion.

Futurecity’s art in the public realm work includes: commissioning . curating . project managing . writing briefs . convening selection panels . working with planners . artists . engineers . preparing budgets . indemnities . client and artist contracts. community engagement . consultation . procurement . launches . events . installation . legacy . decommissioning.