GEHL WIN IN STOKE AGAIN

10.08.2010 Gehl Architects is on the team led by URBED that has won the competition to breathe new life in to the heart of a historic Stoke-on-Trent town in the UK.

URBED, which has played a successful role in major regeneration projects across the country, has been chosen to lead the Stoke Town masterplan, with a team that includes Gehl Architects, DTZ and Arup. The team is looking at ways to revitalise the current town centre as well as the neighbouring world renowned former pottery works Spode.The legacy of the town’s ceramic heritage will be brought to life through contemporary uses of the remarkable heritage buildings and redevelopment opportunities offered by the Spode site. Ideas being explored through the masterplanning process include Creative Courts and Spode Lanes - made up of alleyways of cobbled streets with small independent shops and creative art spaces – as well as Circus Squares, with open space for street theatre and dance.Read the full press release here.Visit URBEDs homepage here.

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