Enriching lives
Creating the Spaces for People to Thrive
Our purpose is creating great places. From the moment work started at Canary Wharf more than 30 years ago, we have worked hard to create a destination. A place where people not only work but also meet, socialise and relax. Where they can eat and drink, or enjoy the arts, sport, culture or shopping. A place that is home to a thriving, vibrant community.
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We are also, perhaps surprisingly for such a hive of activity, a place of calm, where nature and people can thrive and relax in green spaces and gardens.
And, with the development of our new residential district, we’ll soon be not just a great place to work, shop and relax in but a great place to live too.
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Canary Wharf offers more than 20 acres of green spaces, gardens and squares
Placemaking for us has always been an integral part of our vision. From inception we wanted to create a place that would provide an enriched experience to all our visitors. Canary Wharf is a focal point for the local community – we see it very much as a place where people not only come to work, but also to enjoy, be it through experiencing the art, the extensive events programme that enlivens our public realm or the diverse range of shops, cafes and restaurants on offer