All Birmingham articles
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OpinionIntervention Architecture turns 10: how the community-focused practice is shaping Birmingham’s future
Joe Holyoak examines the practice’s decade-long influence on Birmingham’s urban landscape, highlighting transformative projects like the Smithfield redevelopment and efforts to save Station Street as a cultural destination
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NewsBroadway Malyan redesigns plans for Birmingham tower entirely covered in PV panels
Co-living scheme would be one of UK’s narrowest residential buildings at just 8.5 metres wide
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NewsBell Phillips wins planning for first Birmingham Smithfield homes
First phase of £1.9bn city centre regeneration secures planning consent
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NewsAHMM’s £100m Phoenix Yard scheme goes out for consultation
Proposals aim to transform a 2.8-acre brownfield site in central Birmingham with new commercial space and 240 homes
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NewsGlancy Nicholls secures planning approval for Barber Institute refurbishment
Scheme includes essential repairs and new learning wing at Birmingham cultural venue
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NewsGPAD secures planning approval for Birmingham office retrofit
Heritage refurbishment plans set to modernise Edwardian building into a sustainable, wellness-oriented workplace
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NewsExhibition to explore Birmingham’s mosque architecture and urban identity
Ikon Gallery will present What Did You Want to See?, a solo exhibition by British artist Mahtab Hussain
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OpinionA failure of planning? The uncertain fate of Birmingham’s historic markets
Despite eight centuries of history, Birmingham’s markets are being sidelined in the city’s latest redevelopment plans – with traders facing an uncertain future and no clear strategy for continuity, writes Joe Holyoak
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OpinionNo demolition, no compromise: Civic Square’s radical approach to the future of urbanism
In Birmingham’s Ladywood, Civic Square is championing a radical, community-led approach to urbanism, writes Joe Holyoak
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NewsHS2 submits revised designs for Grimshaw’s Curzon Street station
Amends to Birmingham terminus include changes to materials used for roof
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NewsGPAD submits planning for Colmore Row office retrofit in Birmingham
Heritage refurbishment proposal will transform historic Edwardian building into a sustainable, wellness-focused workspace
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NewsHowells submits plans for Birmingham Botanical Gardens restoration
Scheme has been designed in collaboration with Donald Insall Associates and seeks to strip away previous additions to reveal original heritage structures
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OpinionWhen does high-density housing become incompatible with family living?
The redevelopment of Ladywood raises critical questions about urban density and the sustainability of community living, writes Joe Holyoak
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NewsBirmingham set to approve plans for 41-storey city centre tower
Three-block Trifecta Residences scheme designed by Manchester practice Stephenson Hamilton Risley Studio
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NewsNew proposals aim to transform Bournville’s underutilised heritage spaces
Proposed developments include a community-led cohousing scheme and a new 112-room hotel
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NewsHistoric Birmingham pub receives grade II listed status
Building recognised as an ‘exceptional example’ of early 20th-century public house architecture
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NewsGrimshaw’s Curzon Street station to be built with more platforms than needed, HS2 report reveals
New station to be built to original specification despite cut to northern stretch last year
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Opinion‘Green’ places are not always the most sustainable. Can Labour square the circle on green space and urban density?
Labour’s pledge to release green belt for new housing raises important questions about the balance between density and sustainability, writes Joe Holyoak
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NewsLendlease’s £1.9bn Birmingham Smithfield plan gets green light
Mammoth city centre scheme will include 3,000 homes, new parks and business space
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OpinionBirmingham’s vision for its future is already looking out of date
The city’s fixation on demolition and failure to embrace retrofit risks repeating the failed planning policies of the past, writes Joe Holyoak