10 YEARS YOUNGER

摘要

The renewal of lee bank started three years ago with the construction of a modest row of four-square terraced houses topped by metal monopitched roofs. In 2013 that quiet overture will climax in a spectacular 20-storey eco-tower. In the intervening seven years, the grim south Birmingham sink estate is to be completely transformed. That process is well under way. A brand new park is taking root, works of art are springing up and the municipal henge-scape is being enlivened by glass-fronted apartments and a pastel-coloured "turbo funk" mews (shown left). There's even going to be a circus-style block. It may even have a domed roof. Who knows? The project team is on a roll here...