PUBLIC CITY is a critical design studio practicing in Manitoba, Ontario and Alberta. The firm is owned and led by Liz Wreford and Peter Sampson, award-winning design principals who collectively hold 50 years of experience in professional design practice. Public City is known for its collaborative and inclusive approach to design, people, and context. Their work is invested in drawing architecture and landscape architecture towards a single commitment to healthy urban environments that are playful and inspiring. In 2017, the firm was acknowledged by the Globe and Mail and Azure Magazine as being among the top critical design practices leading the twenty-first century. As a transdisciplinary design firm, Public City is committed to a practice that is deeply rooted in the belief that the cross pollination of ideas and expertise latent in a project team is the key to a project’s success. Our expertise includes architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, public art, public engagement and indigenous design consultation in a single hybrid practice.