GREEN & BLUE INFRASTRUCTURE
Tonkin Liu has been appointed
following a six-month long formal
competition incorporating some
of the world’s leading design and
landscape teams as well as selected
entrants from Grosvenor’s 2018
international Call for Ideas. The
emphasis of their design process
on connecting people back to
nature, collective storytelling and
community involvement were key
factors in their success.
James Raynor, CEO of Grosvenor
Britain & Ireland, said: “Grosvenor
Square’s original purpose was
to bring the countryside to the
city, it was the first of its kind
and caused a sensation. However,
today it provides limited benefit
to Londoners, their well-being or
the environment. Now it can once
again become the capital’s most
outstanding green space.
“Tonkin Liu has an impressive
track record as a sustainable
design studio, and as a champion
of the garden square and public
participation. We are excited to
work with them on this project.”
Anna Liu, Director, Tonkin and
Liu added: “As Londoners and as
architects, we are thrilled to be part
of this important moment in time,
for the transformation of Grosvenor
Square through an ecological
and community agenda. Having
responded to the shared vision
put together by Grosvenor, local
residents and Londoners, we will use
nature and collective storytelling
to deliver a vision of local and
universal resonance.”
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