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Birmingham
The second city mid-transformation: HS2, masterplans and a serious practice scene. What Birmingham offers and who is hiring.
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Working in Birmingham.
Birmingham is the UK’s second city and one of its biggest construction stories. The Paradise and Smithfield transformations, the Curzon Street HS2 terminus and the Commonwealth Games legacy have given the city a pipeline few regional markets can match.
The practice scene is correspondingly serious: major regional firms and national studios compete for the work, and the city’s manufacturing heritage shows in a design culture comfortable with making things. Scale, momentum and lower living costs make it a compelling career market.
This hub gathers the live picture for Birmingham: who is hiring, which practices are growing, and the conversations shaping the city market right now.
- A city being remade
The second city is mid-transformation: Paradise, Smithfield and the Curzon Street HS2 terminus are remaking the centre.
- Industrial DNA
More canals than Venice and a manufacturing heritage give the city a distinctive design culture.
- Scale without London costs
Big practices, big projects and lower living costs make Birmingham a genuine career market.
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