Civic & Social Organization - Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Sense City a consultancy working on creative place making and consultation for public and private sector mixed-use developments in urban contexts. The practice advises on the development of the public realm, including physical, social and cultural spaces. We deliver fresh solutions and new thinking in planning, regeneration and culture.Sense City provides specialist advice and services in:• Local distinctiveness strategies• Urban and Community Agriculture• Food and Social Enterprises• Community project development and implementation• Commissioning productive landscapes and public art• Research – food culture and food heritage• Food Festivals, street parties and food tourismWe specialize in the development of sustainable food based areas, drawing out the creative, sensory and convivial qualities of food and dining to assist in the creation of distinctive cultural spaces that attract visitors and local people to them, meeting urban policy targets for health and the environment.Jayne Bradley is the Director of Sense City. Her background is in commissioning public art with 15 years working in regeneration and community consultation in London and Birmingham. She was Head of Place Making for MADE, Midlands Architecture Centre until 2007 and is now establishing another centre in Doncaster. She has an MA in Cultural Policy and Planning and an MSc in Food Policy.