Recent Select Projects:

• Chengdu Expansion, China • New Glasgow Urban Design Study, NS • St. Peter’s Village Master Plan, NS • Dong Da Mixed Use Community, China • Bedford South Master Plan, Halifax, NS • Pleasantville Base Plan, NFLD • Mount Saint Vincent University Master Plan, NS • Portland Street Facade Study, Dartmouth, NS • Zowara-Abu Kammesh City Master Plan, Libya Waterfront/Riverfront • 500 Lot Heritage Study, Charlottetown, PEI • Inglis Place Streetscape Plan, Truro, NS Urban Design • Bible Hill Core Area Downtown Plan, Bible Hill • Inner Mongolia Neighbourhood Plan, China Downtown Revitalization • Dong Da City Master Plan, China • Port Carling Streetscape Study, Ontario • Debert Air Industrial Park Master Plan • Bible Hill Core Area Plan • Main Street Streetscape Study, NS • Greenwich Planning Study, NS • Startford Core Area Plan • Saint John Civic Core Master Plan Context Sensitive Design Urban Design shapes physical • Charlottetown Downtown 500 Lot Strategy settings – from towns and • Truro Urban Design Strategy villages, to and regions. • Town of Stellarton Strategic Plan It combines the skills of urban • Liuzhou City Design, China Campus Planning planning, landscape , • FuzhouMaster Plan Community, China architecture, civil and traffic • Town of Wolfville’s Commercial Development Plan engineering, real estate • Reeves & Granville Streetscape Design Study, development, and environmental • Sydney Downtown Facade & Signage Study Form Based Code design. Typical urban design • Exit 12 Commercial Development Study • Truro Heritage District Study, NS projects include downtown • Kingstec College Campus Master Plan revitalization, streetscape and • Acadia University Campus Landscape Master Streetscape Design city design, civic signage design, Plan, NS , as well • Times Square Tower Microclimate Study, New as planning for waterfronts, York, USA. greenways, parks, and campuses. Park & Recreation Planning Urban design builds on an Waterfront Planning Planning Design is a multidisciplinary planning and design firm that offers a established sense of place that • Dar Es Salaam Waterfront Plan, Tanzania range of services in , environmental planning, resort planning, is local in character and satisfies • Sheet Harbour Waterfront Plan, NS , architecture and urban design. The firm works on a wide range of Regional Planning elementary needs specific to • Souris Harbour Plan, PEI projects from large scale waterfronts, regional planning studies, and national parks to that place. This approach engages • Dar Es Sallaam Waterfront Plan, Tanzania, Africa smaller scale parks, gardens, campuses, and urban spaces. Striking a balance between local citizens to collectively • Lunenburg Waterfront Development, NS people and natural systems, Ekistics applies sound ecological planning principles determine what makes their • Historic Redevelopment, NS which stress the alliance of science, technology, and design. • Queens Landing Waterfront Development, NS Signage & Wayfinding community special, motivating • Saint John Guard Site Redevelopment them to solve large scale • Charlottetown Harbour Plan, PEI problems or realize hidden • Wrights Cove Master Plan, Halifax www.ekistics.net opportunities. • Pugwash Waterfront Plan, NS • Grand Etang Waterfront Plan, NS United States Canada • Port Morien Town Square, NS t 1.207.266.3230 t 1.902.461.2525 • Arisag Waterfront Plan, NS f 1.207.433.1114 f 1.902.465.3131 • Bayfield Waterfront Plan, NS • Port Hood Waterfront Plan, NS [email protected] [email protected] • Canso Waterfront Plan, NS • Port Hawkesbury Waterfront Plan, NS URBAN DESIGN • Saint John Waterfront Greenway, NB LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE • St. John’s Waterfront Tourism Study, NFLD • West Point Waterfront Development, PEI ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING • Alberton Waterfront Plan, PEI. GOLF & RESORT SPORT Urban design makes connections between Downtown Revitalization Wayfinding & Civic Signage people and places, time and space, movement Downtown change is an ongoing process for cities, Wayfinding and civic signage villages, and towns. Without is an essential aspect of and urban form, nature and the built fabric. active planning and concerted downtown revitalization, effort, downtowns can waterfront planning, as well as It combines the art of place-making with degenerate into civic liabilities. heritage and tourism planning. It Downtown revitalization is important for both residents requires an understanding and tourists. Ekistics’ sister firm, environmental stewardship, social equity, and of , Form:Media (www.form-media. district incentives, heritage ca) focuses on wayfinding, economic viability to create places of distinction planning, streetscape planning, environmental graphic design, civic art, park planning, events and interpretive planning. This programming, and district type of work is an integral part and identity. management. of the urban design process for all our projects.

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CULTURAL LANDSCAPES FORECOURTS AND GREENS

POTENTIAL PLAZAS Study Area

PUBLIC OPEN SPACES

CIVIC SQUARES

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Downtown Halifax LANDSCAPES Planning Area

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Waterfront / Harbour Streetscape Design Heritage & Tourism Planning & Design Planning Streets provide much of the Waterfront Planning is a special setting for social interaction in a Our cultural heritage is one of our branch of urban design that city or town, acting as both greatest assets. Cultural heritage requires a myriad of skills. conduits and destinations. resources include both built and For urban areas, waterfront Depending on the setting and natural features that have historic, planning is often involved in the role of the street, streetscape architectural, archaeological, scenic, environmental remediation, design can be an integral part of or natural significance; have been finding the best uses for city planning and civic identity. modified by human activities; and are scarce waterfront resources, The process usually reconciles considered to be of value connecting downtown areas the various needs of user groups to the community. Heritage to the waterfront, and building (pedestrians, cars, bikes, planning manages change to ensure consensus between landowners, buses, etc). Through a public conservation of a city’s cultural the public, and various process, a design is fashioned heritage resources. Conservation government departments with that responds to the needs of involves identifying heritage vested interests in these these users groups. The end resources and interpreting their special places. Port and harbour result emphasizes the street as a significance; protection through planning requires a unique destination, while strengthening physical and legal means; and understanding of the economics its role as a conduit. using cultural heritage resources of waterfront uses, while in responsible and sustainable riverfront planning requires an ways that serve both individual understanding of the of needs and community interests. rivers, as well as stormwater These heritage assets play an and floodplain management. important role in civic identity and are thus a valuable component of the downtown economy. Urban Design