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- author, Josh Sandiford
- Role, BBC News, West Midlands
Searching for a firm to redesign a five-acre (two-hectare) site in Wolverhampton.
The council wants the area around St George’s Church in the city center to become a precinct of new homes, community facilities, businesses and public open space.
The Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) worked with the council and developer Capital & Centric to find an architect for the scheme.
The partnership said it welcomes experts to come up with design ideas for the new community before residents have their say.
St George’s Church will use the city’s Grade II listed church building, formerly the site of Sainsbury’s Church, as its centerpiece.
Wolverhampton City Council leader Stephen Simkins said the idea had worked before.
He said a design competition led to the delivery of the city’s i9 office tower, which is currently occupied by the government.
“We now hope that St George’s scheme will become the benchmark for design and quality for future developments in the city,” Mr Simkins added.
“I hope to see a high standard of entries to seize this game-changing opportunity.”
Mr Simkins explained that St George’s plans would provide a sustainable new district as part of the city’s ambitious regeneration programme.
He added that the scheme would create new jobs, bring assets back into community use and provide much-needed housing in the city centre.
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