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Cross Works (also XW) is a British international architecture, urban design and masterplanning practice based in London, England, with a regional base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.^[1][2] The practice has worked on large-scale planning projects in Central Asia, including the New Tashkent development in Uzbekistan.^[3][4]

Cross Works was founded in 2020 by architect and urban designer Hakan Agca.^[1][5] Trade coverage has described the practice as focusing on large-scale urban and masterplanning projects, including government-led initiatives in Uzbekistan.^[6][7]

Cross Works was reported to have been selected through an international competition process to develop the masterplan for New Tashkent, a planned expansion of Tashkent, Uzbekistan.^[4][6][7] Trade publications described the project area as approximately 25,000 hectares and planned for up to 2.5 million residents.^[4][8]

Cross Works is acting as masterplanner and digital lead for the project and reported collaboration with firms including Buro Happold, Gillespies and KPMG Uzbekistan.^[9] ArchDaily reported that the practice produced a digital twin platform for the masterplan to support coordination and review.^[8]

In 2025, travel and design media reported that the practice issued architectural guidance intended to support a consistent identity for future development in New Tashkent.^[10]

• Hakan Agca – founder and managing director.^[1][7]

• "Uzbekistan targets growth with expansion to its capital". CNN Business. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
• "London firm Cross Works gets go-ahead for 25,000ha expansion of Uzbek capital". The Architects’ Journal. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
• "London design firm building on success in Uzbekistan's capital". The Times. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2026.