DCU helps territories valorise their assets in three capacities:

Vision   DCU helps cities and regions identify their comparative advantage within a regional and international context through sound analysis. DCU designs unique territorial visions that build on inherent strengths and identify opportunities for social, economic, and urban growth. At times clients request these strategies to be combined with the development of an identity programme that will help a territory better communicate its advantages.

Design   DCU works with policy makers, investors and technical teams in transferring a strategic vision to a physical setting, and understanding how guiding principles cascade over critical issues which shape the territory. DCU produces physical master plans and urban design schemes which analyse the urban fabric to identify land availability and understand its best use; determine historic structures that merit preservation, are suitable for reuse, or reveal opportunities for replacement; and articulates innovative programme ideas that contribute to a project’s economic sustainability.

Advisory   DCU conducts comparative research, undertakes assessment missions and acts as a scientific advisor in preparing content for conferences, workshops and other events that provide a project with an initial impetus and a critical mass of expertise. DCU can work closely with local stakeholders, articulating the agenda of development councils, main street programmes, and exploring linkages between private and public sectors.		 selected projects:

Central Flushing, New York, USA
Ganzhou City Strategy, China
Governors Island, New York, USA
Hanfujie Cultural District, Nanjing, China



North Suzhou Creek, Shanghai, China
Ponte Parodi, Genoa, Italy
Presidential Palace, Nanjing, China
Suzhou Art Institute, Suzhou, China
Taipingnanlu, Nanjing, China
Terracotta Warriors Museum, Xian, China


Astana Municipal Government, Kazakhstan
Madrid Municipal Government, Spain
Urban Management Forum, Madrid, Spain
Luang Prabang, Laos
Zhoukoudian, Beijing, China