Shaping the future through open conversations
6th March 2020 Initial call The project recruited from 16 different schools through an open call. The initial call was for a performance in the car park – that was the draw. The city centre? The young people involved felt that the city centre was not a place for them. The places they do go … Read more
There is a huge interest in seeing the new public spaces in Castle Gateway as hosting theatre, music, outdoor cinema, dance and every other art form imaginable. On reflection, we’ve been a bit concerned that this aspect of the draft Open Brief is currently less well developed than it could be. To fix this, we’ve … Read more
3rd and 10th February 2020 We returned to Red Tower to share the draft Open Brief for the new public spaces in the Castle Gateway area. This followed sessions in summer to generate ideas for the new public spaces. Every Monday the Red Tower hosts a Pay-as-you-feel lunch, you can pick up a bag of … Read more
Having got the Open Brief to a draft version which we had discussed at length with the council and with members of the Advisory Group, it was time to take it for a walk around the Castle Gateway area with members of the public – some of whom had been involved with previous events but … Read more
Ideas for the new public spaces have come from families playing in parks across York, from people having lunch at Red Tower, from walks on every topic from heritage to landscaping and ecology, from young people’s interpretations of the area through art and dance, from people who run businesses and those who organise arts and … Read more
York is creating a new public space. What is now the Castle Car Park and the green roundabout we call the Eye of York will become a part of York where we can come together. A new place to gather. A new place to spend time. Imagine you are there in the future. You might … Read more
10am-12noon, 23rd October 2019, Fairfax Room, Yorkshire Museum There were two strands to this discussion. The first was focused on contextualising 1190 within the wider and longer story of Jewish life in York. The second was to reflect on the proposed language for the draft Castle and Eye of York Open Brief. Contextualising 1190 within … Read more
The masterplan vision for the area – informed by the My Castle Gateway brief – was: • Piccadilly as the heart of a thriving city centre neighbourhood • City centre living appealing to those attracted by proximity to the historic city centre • A lively atmosphere generated by small and independent businesses including creative industries, … Read more
York is creating a new public space. What now is the Castle Car Park and the green roundabout we call the Eye of York will become a part of York where we can come together. A new place to gather. In 2019, those who live, work and play in York imagined and debated what this … Read more
13th February 2019 On 13th February we kicked off Let’s Make Piccadilly with an exploration of cities and green. We did this as a combination of a drop in with walks to Parliament Street to look at the trees and to Ousegate pocket park to look at small green spaces in town. We were delighted … Read more