Public City is a transdisciplinary design studio practicing architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, and public art across Canada. In 2022, the firm won an international competition to design the 2SLGBTQI+ National Monument in Ottawa.

They are known for their whimsical body of work usually characterized by strong uses of colour and a playful repurposing of found objects and story. With offices in Winnipeg and Toronto, Public City is committed to the emergence of a design-based national dialogue on urbanism as a critical part of Canadian identity, policy, and well-being.

Public City is a recipient of the Governor General’s Medal in Architecture, the CSLA National Award of Excellence, the RAIC/CSLA Urban Design Award, Canadian Architect Awards, and the AZ Award to name a few. Azure and The Globe & Mail have both named Public City one of Canada’s top emerging design practices of the 21st Century.

Their work has been published in Macleans, The Globe and Mail, Landscape/Paysages, and in Leslie Jen’s recent book, Canadian Architecture, Evolving a Cultural Identity.