The Team
Working hard behind the scenes to bring an extraordinary vision to fruition.
Paradise is an exemplar of public-private partnership delivering real economic value to a city and region. The Paradise Birmingham partners have all worked tirelessly to bring about a transformational development that will contribute jobs and inclusive growth to the city and its citizens for years to come.
MEPC took over the developer-manager role from Argent in July 2021 to deliver Phases Two and Three, retaining the team that have so successfully brought the project to fruition. Federated Hermes is the private sector investor working together with Birmingham City Council and Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership as public delivery partners.
As part of Federated Hermes, MEPC has a long track record of working together to create destinations where community can flourish.
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Paradise forms part of MEPC’s growing portfolio of inventive and sustainable places, each one crafted with the future in mind, designed with a social heart, and delivered with passion.
The Architects
Glenn Howells
As overall masterplanners for Paradise and architects for Two Chamberlain Square, Birmingham based Glenn Howells have been part of the development team since the very beginning. Their knowledge and understanding of the site, and the way it relates to its historical surroundings, remains second to none.
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Eric Parry Architects work on large commercial developments all over the world. Their work on One Chamberlain Square has led to the creation of a modern commercial building that both reflects and complements the historic civic buildings around it.
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Grant Associates are known for a creative approach to both ecological and sustainable landscape design. Senior Associate Andrew Haines, who has led on the landscaping at Paradise, has a track record of creating distinctive contemporary places with a strong ecological character.
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The wider team includes communications, transport, engineering and consultancy practices as well as construction delivery experts.