Arup’s augmented reality (AR) tool YARD enables a shared, accessible language for co-designing with the community. By involving the community in an interactive and visual way in visioning and early design, we take steps towards democratising urban planning.

YARD’s aim is to support a co-design process that helps communities communicate their intentions to designers and planners most effectively. Equally, the outputs serve as a strong visual tool, providing a feel for the potential future space for stakeholders and decision makers.

With YARD, we can work with communities to design better public space interventions.

The YARD tool has been used for community engagement in SuDS and engagement with schools.