David Kohn wins Birmingham Smithfield competition

Birmingham Smithfield competition winner_David Kohn Architects team

Architect beats Shigeru Ban, Acme and 5th Studio

David Kohn Architects has won the competition to design a new market development in Birmingham,

The project is part of Lendlease’s £1.5bn Smithfield regeneration project which aims to be a “new destination in the heart of the city centre” with cultural and leisure attractions as well as a retail and housing.

Kohn beat a shortlist that included Shigeru Ban working with Waugh Thistleton and Publica, as well as 5th Studio and Acme working with James Corner Field Operations.

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