Building Brum: Midlands Update
Hosted by Arup | 1st April | 12.30
Building Brum is proud to launch the first Midlands Update, bringing together leading influencers, developers, and investors from across the region for an in-depth discussion on the region’s transformation.
The West Midlands is undergoing an economic revolution, with multi-million-pound investments reshaping its industrial, residential, and commercial landscapes. From Smithgate in Wolverhampton to Upper Trinity Street in Digbeth, the region is experiencing unprecedented growth and significant investment. Birmingham’s ever-increasing demand for office space reflects its status as a thriving business hub, while Stephen Knight’s vision is transforming Digbeth into a major hub for film and creative industries.
This April, we will hear from the placemakers behind the strategic planning, investment, and development of the West Midlands.
Hosted by Arup and chaired by James Watts Director and Birmingham Office Leader
Special guest speakers:
• Ian Martin – Director of Commercial and Investment - West Midlands Combined
Authority
• Basit Ali – Development Director - MUSE
• Tristan Chatfield - Associate Director - Cavendish
Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on the forces shaping growth and the
opportunities ahead for the region.
The Building Brum series is kindly sponsored by Solus, CAVENDISH , ScanTech Digital, Arup, Careys, APIC Limited, Eh Smith Architectural Solutions and Sunbelt Rentals.
If you have any mobility requirements, please contact conor@curzon-consultants.uk.
Due to strict sponsorship conditions and venue capacity, ticket restrictions are in place and apply to manufacturers, suppliers, recruiters and sales representatives.
Building Brum: The Briefing
Out of the ground at Great Charles Street
Hosted by John Sisk, Careys and Michael J. Gallagher
The Briefings series showcases some of the most exciting developments reshaping Birmingham and the Midlands. Bringing together insights from project teams—including Quantity Surveyors, Architects, BIM Managers, Project Directors, and Clients—each session delves into the story behind transformative projects redefining the city skyline.
This month, we focus on one of Birmingham’s most complex and ambitious developments: Great Charles Street by MODA. Join us as we hear from the project team leading this £260 million, state-of-the-art scheme, which will deliver 722 apartments and transform a key gateway to the Jewellery Quarter.
Special guest speakers:
Tom Wraight, Regional Director at Careys
Alastair D. Maciver Managing Director at Michael J. Gallagher Contractors Ltd
Jonathan Stackhouse Preconstruction Director John Sisk and Son
Steve Rogers Project Director John Sisk and Son
The Building Brum series is kindly sponsored by Solus, CAVENDISH , ScanTech Digital, Arup, Careys, APIC Limited, Eh Smith Architectural Solutions and Sunbelt Rentals.
Due to sponsorship conditions and venue capacity, ticket restrictions are in place and apply to manufacturers, suppliers, recruiters and sales representatives.
British Council for Offices and Building Brum: BBC Birmingham
Join the BCO Midlands and Building Brum for a special event exploring the journey of bringing the BBC to Digbeth. Join us for breakfast with developers Stofords and Master planners Howells followed by a trip to the site to hear from the onsite project team: contactors BAM and delivery architects BDP.
The discussion will begin with Storford’s Director Gerard Ludlow and Howells Partner Sandeep Shambi and be followed by an onsite talk from BDP Project Architect Michael Duff and BAM Construction Manager David Hartley as they bring the latest Digbeth landmark the life.
Special guest panellists:
Sandeep Shambi - Partner - Howells
Gerard Ludlow- Director - Stoford
Michael Duff – Architect Associate Director - BDP
David Hartley - Construction Manager - BAM
Due to sponsorship conditions and venue capacity, ticket restrictions are in place and apply to manufacturers, suppliers, recruiters and sales representatives.
Building Brum & CIOB: Placemaking through regeneration
17th July | 17:30 - 21.00 | Howells 321 Bradford Street
This July the CIOB and Building Brum bring together industry leaders and key stakeholders from prominent Birmingham city centre developments to explore the advantages, challenges, and opportunities of urban build-to-rent projects, all while emphasising the crucial role of place-making within society.
Event Chair: Sandi Rhys Jones OBE – Immediate Past President The Chartered Institute of Building
Panellists:
Dav Bansal - Partner - Howells
Nicola Markall FCIOB - Workforce Planning Director - Sir Robert McAlpine
Selina Mason - Director of Masterplanning & Strategic Design - Lendlease
Tom Wraight MCIOB - Regional Director - Careys
Guests will hear from some of the UK’s leading construction professionals as they explore the importance of regeneration and how it has shaped master planning, from Great Charles Street to Hockley Mills. The session will focus on what needs to happen within the built environment sector to enhance and create communities through major regeneration projects across the region.
The Building Brum series is kindly sponsored by Solus, Cavendish, ScanTech Digital, Careys, Apic UK Limited, Arup, EH Smith and Sunbelt Rentals.
Due to sponsorship conditions and venue capacity, ticket restrictions are in place and apply to manufacturers, suppliers, recruiters and sales representatives.
For more information regarding sponsorship please email conor@curzon-consultants.uk or visit www.buildingbrum.co.uk
Building Brum: The Briefings
Three Chamberlain Square Site Visit
This June, we join MEPC to go behind the scenes on the latest commercial building at Paradise - Three Chamberlain Square.
An onsite visit will include hearing from two of the key individuals delivering this landmark building and a chance to immerse yourself in the new reception space through a few available VR stations.
Alex Housden, Development Manager at MEPC, and Chris Hucknall, Project Manager at contractor Sir Robert McAlpine, will be giving details about this latest chapter in the compelling story of Paradise.
Alex will contribute his thoughts as developer and reflect on the priorities for Three Chamberlain Square and is unique design cues, while Chris will talk through the specific challenges – and rewards – of building such a ground-breaking new commercial space for Birmingham.
Already bestowed with major industry accreditations like BREEAM Outstanding and NABERS 5* at design stage, Three Chamberlain Square is set to become the city’s most sustainable building having been created with a low carbon low energy ethos.
The building is nearing its final stages of construction and is at a key milestone in its development phase with this event forming part of its wider topping out celebrations.
The Building Brum series is kindly sponsored by Solus, CAVENDISH , ScanTech Digital, Arup, Careys, APIC Limited and Sunbelt Rentals.
If you have any accessibility requirements, please contact conor@curzon-consultants.uk.
Due to strict sponsorship conditions and venue capacity, ticket restrictions are in place and apply to manufacturers, suppliers, service providers recruiters and sales representatives.
Building Brum: The Briefings | Energy Accelerator Building
The Briefings focuses on the most anticipated developments taking place across Birmingham and the Midlands. Across the series, hear from project teams responsible for the design and delivery of these new developments including Quantity Surveyors, Architects, BIM Managers, Project Directors and Clients as they tell the story behind the schemes shaping the Birmingham skyline.
This March, University of Birmingham Director of Estates Trevor Payne and Glancy Nicholls Architects Director Simon Jesson join Building Brum to provide an update on the latest project from the University of Birmingham: Energy Accelerator Building.
The Energy Accelerator building is focused on delivering energy research focused laboratories with a focus on reducing embodied carbon and energy in use. Focus on selection of materials and framing solutions, and energy efficiency in design. The building is also a smart-enabled building that can evolve with technology and provide both research potential within the building, and more outwardly for the whole campus. Works are expected to start on site later this year with completion in 2026.
The Building Brum series is kindly sponsored by Solus, CAVENDISH , ScanTech Digital, Arup, Careys, APIC Limited and Sunbelt Rentals.
Due to strict sponsorship conditions and venue capacity, ticket restrictions are in place and apply to manufacturers, suppliers, recruiters and sales representatives.
For more information regarding sponsorship please email conor@curzon-consultants.uk.
British Council for Offices NextGen and Building Brum: Beyond the Buildings
As occupiers demand more from their workplace, the requirements of commercial buildings have shifted, and we now find workplaces close to homes, greenspace and places of entertainment so they provide the ultimate convenience for their occupiers. What impact does this have on the wider community and how do we ensure developments are placing a greater emphasis on long term social outcomes?
The discussion will be led by Building Brum Programme Director Conor Nolan and Howells Senior Interior Designer Francesca Ghavami-Milnes at the recently completed One Centenary Way within the Paradise development. They will be joined by special guest speakers from across the industry to explore how regeneration projects can deliver more than just architecture but can contribute to lasting social value and create meaningful change through inclusive and sustainable growth.
Special guest panellists:
Shauna Bradley - Partner - Howells
Ross Fittall - Commercial Director - MEPC
Alison Kilby - Associate Director - Arup
BCO NextGen provides an invaluable opportunity to enable you, as a young professional in the commercial property sector, to share ideas, develop your knowledge and build a network of contacts with other members from across the country as you progress through your career. This event is supported and sponsored by BCO Next Gen partners Solus and The Senator Group.
If you are a member of the British Council for Offices, please register your ticket here.
Building Brum is a programme of cross-disciplinary events looking at different aspects of Birmingham’s built environment. The Building Brum series is all about bringing together built environment professionals who are passionate about Birmingham and sharing the projects that are shaping its growth and influencing its future. The Building Brum series is kindly sponsored and by Solus, Cavendish, ScanTech Digital, Arup, Careys, APIC Limited and Sunbelt Rentals.
Due to strict sponsorship conditions and venue capacity, ticket restrictions are in place and apply to manufacturers, suppliers, recruiters and sales representatives.
Building Brum: The Briefings | Octagon
This September 27th, the team behind Octagon the world's first pure octagonal high-rise residential building joins Building Brum to give you a project update on the highly anticipated Paradise Birmingham development: Octagon.
MEPC Limited Development Manager Andrew Bushell and Howells Partner Dav Bansal join Building Brum to give an update on the Octagon development as it reaches the 25-storey this month.
The Octagon is a mix of 370 spacious homes designed to deliver some of the finest city centre Build to Rent homes built in the UK. Located at the centre of a region of four million people, Octagon and the Paradise development are both excelling at the heart of Britain’s most thriving and dynamic regional economy.
The 49-storey tower will be the first pure residential octagonal high rise building in the world - Octagon is not just a first for Birmingham, but will be unique in the UK and beyond.
The Building Brum series is kindly sponsored by Solus, Cavendish , ScanTech Digital, Arup, Careys, APiC UK Limited and Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland.
Find out more and register your ticket here: https://bb-briefings-MEPC.eventbrite.co.uk
Due to strict sponsorship conditions and venue capacity, ticket restrictions are in place and apply to manufacturers, suppliers, recruiters and sales representatives. For more information please contact Conor Nolan conor@curzon-consultants.uk.
Building Brum & CIOB: A Golden Decade of Birmingham
This July, the Chartered Institute of Building and Building Brum will host a panel event exploring the role of ESG within Birmingham's latest developments.
Event Chair: Sandi Rhys Jones OBE – President Elect CIOB (July 2023-2024)
Panellists:
Birmingham City Council Director of Property and Investment – Philip Nell
Howells - Partner - Alan McCartney
HBD - Development Director - Simon Raiye
Lendlease Head of Social Value - Lucille Watkins-Brazier
Careys Regional Director – Tom Wraight
Guests will hear from the UK’s leading ESG champions within the built environment as they explore how the influence and importance of ESG has shaped master planning and regeneration, from Perry Barr to Paradise Birmingham. They will look ahead at the golden decade of Birmingham, focusing on what needs to happen within the sector to enhance and create healthy, strong communities both existing and new.
A Golden Decade of Birmingham is kindly sponsored by Building Services Now Group.
The Building Brum series is kindly sponsored and by Solus, BECG Group, ScanTech Digital, Careys, APIC Limited and Sunbelt Rentals.
Building Brum: Construction Through Collaboration
In partnership with Careys, chaired by Cundall, hosted by MEPC
As the UK’s second city, how do we better use and harness the local supply chain’s specialist knowledge, insight and skills? Essential to us innovating, improving, and becoming better every day.
This May our roundtable guests will focus on Partner Of Choice and explore ask the question: ‘How do we become a Partner of choice for our clients, to help solve their complex construction challenges and work collaboratively?
Building Brum: The Briefings
MasterChef and Warwick Bar
Our brand new series "The Briefings" focuses on the most anticipated developments taking place across Birmingham and the Midlands. Across the series, hear from project teams responsible for the design and delivery of these new developments including Quantity Surveyors, Architects, BIM Managers, Project Directors and Clients as they tell the story behind the schemes shaping the Birmingham skyline.
This April, the team behind the Developer Stanhope and Peaky Blinders creator Stephen Knight's MasterChef development and Warwick Bar regeneration, join Building Brum to give you project update on one of Birmingham's most anticipated developments in Digbeth.
Cadence Owner and Project Manager Mike Lally and BG Projects Masterplan Architect Bob Ghosh join Building Brum to give an update on the MasterChef development and showcase the placemaking vision for the future of this site which sits between High Speed Two and Oval Real Estates equally ambitious landmark regeneration developments like The Bond and Custard Factory.
Due to sponsorship conditions, ticket restrictions apply to manufacturers, suppliers, recruiters and sales representatives.
For more information please email conor@curzon-consultants.uk or visit www.buildingbrum.co.uk
Building Brum Presents: Construction Thought Collaboration
In partnership with Careys, chaired by Cundall, and hosted by WSP
How do we elevate standards from planning through to project completion and beyond, to deliver operational excellence?
British Council for Offices Next Gen and Building Brum Present:
“How I Built This” Career Stories from Industry Experts
July 6th 2022 | 17:30 - 21:00 | Senator Showroom | Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, B1 3HE
Construction Through Collaboration
In partnership with Careys
Chaired by Cundall
Building Brum | Net Zero Carbon: What’s Stopping Us?
Hosted by Willmott Dixon
In partnership with Cundall, Birmingham City Council and Collida
November 16th 2021 - 17.30 | 21.00
The Grand Hotel | Birmingham
Building Brum | The Exchange: A Building Reimagined
Hosted by the University of Birmingham
In partnership with Galliford Try, Glancy Nicholls Architects, RLF and WSP
November 3rd 2021 - 17.00 | 20.30
