Editing Chamberlain Square (section)

==Paradise Circus development==
As part of the Paradise Circus development by [[Argent Group]] the square was re-landscaped and surrounding buildings demolished including the brutalist [[Birmingham Central Library]] and [[Paradise Forum]] (beneath the former reference library). In 2014 landscape architects, Grant Associates were awarded the contract to design the new public realm.<ref name=PCD>{{cite news|title=Future for Paradise Circus becomes clear at MIPIM 2014|url=http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/commercial-property/future-paradise-circus-becomes-clear-6812135|date=13 March 2014|work=[[Birmingham Post]]|accessdate=14 March 2014|location=Birmingham}}</ref> The square reopened in March 2021 as the final part of the first phase of the £700m Paradise scheme following its closure in November 2015, the square was transformed with new paving, steps and lighting. Two commercial buildings, One Chamberlain Square and Two Chamberlain Square, totalling 350,000 sq ft of space, now face onto the square and form the commercial part of Phase One of Paradise.