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22 Greg Epps/Architecture Interiors urban ranger An architectural scheme in which Hackney Town Hall is reinvented as a new Town Square. This is populated by Hackney Council employees who host a series of events for external participants within personalised spaces. This exchange introduces new skills to Hackney Council while opening its resources to the public. The new Town Square is a continuous landscape punctuated with the main public volumes accommodating meetings and events. These volumes form courtyards surrounded by an informal mix of council offices, new public and private initiatives and enterprises, as well as part-time voluntary sector accommodation. Opportunity is created for crossfertilisation between these traditionally separate sectors.

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