Creating Innovation Districts
HLM Architects
Sustainable Architecture, Interiors, Landscapes and Masterplanning practice with a Thoughtful Design ethos at its heart
As we start to make sense of the fourth industrial revolution, it is clear that new ways of working and new types of partnerships require different infrastructure that will enable cities and regions to remain competitive in a global economy.
The term ‘Innovation District’ is used to describe a wide variety of types of development.
What unites all of them is an element of collaboration between public and private sector bodies, often with a higher education institute as an ‘anchor tenant’. What interests us, is the potential of innovation districts to be a new model for how we organise our communities. Not just places of work, but rich and appealing neighbourhoods where people live and relax too. The economic, social and ecological benefits of this model are huge and we are keen to explore how towns and cities can benefit from this approach.
This document considers the key drivers of Innovation Districts as a new urban phenomenon, looking at the United States in particular, and drawing on HLM Architects’ current experience in this arena in the UK.
Our ambition is to help share knowledge and raise awareness of the possibilities that Innovation Districts can bring to regional economic success
Thoughtful design and the desire to make spaces and places that improve lives sits at the heart of everything we do.
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