Leeds launches city centre design competition to prioritise pedestrians

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RIBA contest comes with £6,000 honorarium

The RIBA has announced a competition to find a multi-disciplinary design team to redevelop Leeds City Square.

The aim is to create a civic space which “responds positively to the city’s diverse population, cultural richness and to the city’s climate change ambitions”.

It is part of the city council’s Our Spaces strategy launched earlier this year which set out how public spaces across the city would be redeveloped to prioritise pedestrians and cyclists over traffic.

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