The importance of community, addressing the skills gap and how to ensure large projects don’t ostracise locals were some of the key issues raised at a recent discussion event in Birmingham about the city’s development and the critical role of placemaking within society.
Chaired by Sandi Rhys Jones OBE, CIOB immediate past president, CIOB and Building Brum brought together industry leaders and key stakeholders from prominent Birmingham city-centre developments to discuss the challenges and opportunities of build-to-rent projects.
The panel were Dav Bansal, partner at Howells, Selina Mason, director of masterplanning and strategic design at Lendlease, Tom Wraight MCIOB, regional director at Careys, and Alison Kilby, associate director at Arup.
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