Re-imagining St Paul’s Street to Park Here

‘Park Here’ was a temporary intervention created by DLA Design Group to promote the potential of the masterplan and engage further with street users and the wider debate on improving public realm in the city by demonstrating the benefits that re-prioritising spaces can bring.

The timing of the temporary intervention, 13-16 September 2016, was timed to coincide with PARK(ing) Day - an annual worldwide event where artists, designers and citizens transform parking spaces into temporary public parks to call attention to the need for more urban open space and generate critical debate around how public space is created and allocated.

‘Colour Jam’, Chicago

‘Colour Jam’, Chicago

Artist Jessica Stockholder used colour to transform the grey, steel city with the aim to “break up the normal experience of walking down a street” and engage visitors to incorporate the artwork into their daily lives.

Scotch Hoppers, Glasgow

A project bought to Glasgow to encourage people to play in the streets again. With busier streets and more digital options for playing, the aim was to provide a place to encourage people to move and play in public spaces again. Painted shapes on the floor and traditional street games with facilitators encouraged people to get involved.

An exercise in musical cooperation which created ownership of the space through interactions between people, encouraging them play and hang out in a familiar place, previously used for transition only.