The future of Digbeth

Both Gdańsk and  Birmingham have  large post-industrial areas near  city centers. In Gdansk it's the Shipyard, in Birmingham - Digbeth.  Both cities plan to extend existing city centres developing those areas.  Questions such as: what do we do with all these warehouses and factories? Should we break them down or leave?Should we save the old urban structure, or start from the scratch?  are current  in both cities. 


What will be the future of Digbeth?  'The Big City Plan' (arguably the most ambitious and far-reaching development project in the UK)  aims to enhance the character of late 18th and 19th century transport engineering and to preserve the industrial character of the district (read more here). In October 2009 Ikon Eastside hosted a panel discussion about Digbeth and Eastside's future development.  They were also showing some archive footage from Media Archive for Central England. Click  here  to listen to a recording, view pictures and watch the footage.