Our urban designers sit within Cities Studio, which brings together our capabilities in urban design, town planning and place economics, to offer our clients integrated, innovative and deliverable urban solutions that improve outcomes for all.
By working with the wider Mott MacDonald group, our urban designers have access to experts in environmental and climate sciences, building and infrastructure design, transport planning, finance and delivery, cost consultancy and project management, among others. This integrated and collaborative way of working enables us to provide the best advice on the regenerative opportunities and challenges relating to a site, neighbourhood, campus, transport corridor, town or city centre.
From climate change and low-carbon development to future urban mobility, we take a proactive approach to today’s most pressing issues. Effective placemaking begins with a vision – a shared story and sense of purpose. Our planning and economic development specialists work alongside our urban designers to help cities and communities to develop a common narrative.
These ambitions need to be stretching – but achievable. Nobody benefits if plans go unrealised. Our use of urban analytics ensures that every placemaking vision rests on an evidence base that takes account of the specific circumstances of each place and community.
Our powerful suite of digital tools allow us to take into account social and technological change, and communicate options and proposals in an engaging and interactive way, helping to generate transparency and trust across local communities.
Masterplanning is an integral part of the planning process and essential to unlocking the full potential of land and property assets and deliver economic, social and environmental benefits for our clients, as well as local authorities and communities. Our masterplanning is anchored by a passion for placemaking, the environment and health and wellbeing, and our strategies, spatial frameworks and design solutions are always underpinned by a deep contextual and evidence-based understanding of a place and its people.
Our clients include national and local governments, health and education providers, transport operators, property developers, lenders and investors – as well as the wider business and non-governmental community. We work across the UK and internationally.
Our services
- Masterplanning and development frameworks
- Public realm and street design
- Town centre strategies
- Station urban integration studies
- Site capacity studies
- Design reviews