Icecream Architecture led the Community Engagement on numerous phases of the transformative ‘Avenues’ project for Glasgow City Council. Part of the Enabling Infrastructure Integrated Public Realm (EIIPR) commission, the project is funded by the £115 million Glasgow City Region City Deal agreement. Icecream worked in partnership with design teams (with Gehl Architects on the Sauchiehall Street pilot, Civic Engineers on Block A, Ironside Farrar on Block S).
The transformation of the ‘Avenues’ seeks to dramatically improve the quality of the City Centre environment, putting people at its heart. Focusing on seven key city-centre thoroughfares; Argyle St west, Argyle St east, St Enoch’s Square, the Underline (a pedestrian and cycle route linking Great Western Rd with the city centre), Sauchiehall Precinct, Cathedral St and North Hanover St, the 'Avenues' project will see key Glasgow city-centre streets redesigned to protect and prioritise space for cyclists and pedestrians, improve connectivity, introduce sustainable green infrastructure through attractive streetscapes and enhancing biodiversity, and improve the way that public transport is accommodated.
