GREEN & BLUE INFRASTRUCTURE
GROSVENOR SQUARE
RE-DESIGN TO CREATE
LONDON’S MOST OUTSTANDING GREEN SPACE
Grosvenor Britain & Ireland
announces that Tonkin Liu has been
appointed to re-design London’s
Grosvenor Square ahead of its 300th
anniversary.
Situated in the heart of Mayfair,
the Grade II listed square has a rich
history that can be traced back
to 1726. It has housed presidents,
protests and even a WW2 blimp
– the first to be staffed by an
all-female crew - and has been
continually modified throughout its
history to meet the changing needs
of those around it.
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However, today it has a low profile
and offers limited amenity to the
many who live or work in the area.
Over the past three years,
Grosvenor, which manages the
public garden on a not for profit
basis, has been working with local
residents and Londoners to build
a shared vision for its future: to
enhance the square’s contribution
to Mayfair and London by making it
more sustainable and welcoming.
These ambitions will be brought
together by Tonkin Liu in a
design developed with the active
participation of Mayfair’s many
communities as well as people with
an interest in the future of public
gardens.
By reinventing how the square
contributes to the environment, and
the well-being and needs of people
who rely on it, Grosvenor plans to
create the capital’s outstanding
green space and a future for
the square focused around the
community.
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