Interface Studio LLC

As we look forward to this coming year (and another 20 years+), we asked several of our kid experts for their opinions on what our cities will look like in the next 20 years.

Flying cars may finally be something we’ll be planning for in 20 years. Climate change and efforts to address it will intensify. What won’t change is a need to continue to make our cities more livable and accessible for everyone.

A decade in, we embraced an opportunity to shape a once-in-a-generation investment in public parks, rec centers, and libraries across Philly. Grounded in data from day one and designed to drive equitable investments in the neighborhoods that need it most, our work on Rebuild Philadelphia seeded a new specialty advising large urban park systems including Louisville, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh on how to best allocate limited resources and make the case for increased investments in beloved sites critical to city life, health, and sense of community.

For more on the positive impact of Rebuild Philadelphia, check out the link below.

https://www.nrpa.org/parks-recreation-magazine/2024/november/philadelphias-rebuild-initiative/

Our downtown planning work began in Macon, GA with the College Hill Corridor in the mid-2000s. We’ve since completed multiple versions of the Macon Action Plan (MAP) including the newest update a few weeks ago. This is a testament to our local partners who get things done! It’s been truly a privilege to watch their progress. Thank you Macon!

Read about the release of MAP XL: https://bit.ly/MAP-XL-Released

Over our 2 decades, we’ve worked in extremely diverse communities where cultures and languages are varied. Engaging and planning in these communities rests on our ability to communicate through drawing. We’ve been excited to work not just in Philly’s Chinatown for years but also with Somali residents in Lewiston (ME) as well as multicultural efforts in Hamtramck, Lynn, Fall River, SE Lancaster, Camden and many more.