Editing Centenary Square (section)

===Redesign===
[[File:BroadwayMalyanConceptCentSquareBirmingham.jpg|thumb|[[Broadway Malyan|Broadway Malyan's]] shortlisted concept design]]
An international design competition was held through the [[Royal Institute of British Architects|RIBA]] and the [[Landscape Institute]] on behalf of [[Birmingham City Council]] in October 2014 to find a design to transform the square. Funding for the competition and development of the square has come from the [[Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership|GBSLEP]].

£5 million for construction costs has been allocated for the scheme with extra funding for design fees. Project Management and Quantity Surveying will be provided by Acivico Ltd and the contractor will be procured through the Constructing West Midlands (CWM) Framework agreement. In stage two, five shortlisted designs will be given a £5,000 [[honorarium]] to develop and present their designs to a judging panel and public consultation.

On 13 January 2015 five shortlisted proposals were chosen from 185 entries, these were from [[Atkins (company)|Atkins]], Barton Willmore, [[Broadway Malyan]], Graeme Massie Architects and Open Studio. The overall winner, Graeme Massie Architects, was announced in June 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Centenary Square redesign winner revealedl|url=http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/business-news/centenary-square-redesign-winner-revealed-9472364|date=17 June 2015|work=[[Birmingham Post]]|accessdate=19 June 2015|location=Birmingham|first=Neil|last=Elkes}}</ref> Construction work on the winning scheme commenced in April 2017, with a planned completion date of late 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=Architects plans to transform Centenary Square revealedl|url=http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/commercial-property/architects-plans-transform-centenary-square-8437628|date=13 January 2015|work=[[Birmingham Post]]|accessdate=13 January 2015|location=Birmingham|first=Graeme|last=Brown}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Centenary Square design competition attracts nearly 200 architectsl|url=http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/business-news/centenary-square-design-competition-attracts-8320129|date=22 December 2014|work=[[Birmingham Post]]|accessdate=13 January 2015|location=Birmingham|first=Graeme|last=Brown}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=RIBA Competition Shortlistl|url=http://www.ribacompetitions.com/centenarysquare/vote.html|date=22 December 2014|work=[[Birmingham Post]]|accessdate=25 May 2015|location=Birmingham}}</ref>

Due to the recent terror attacks in Europe new security features are to be incorporated into the design of the square. These features have resulted in the chopping down of a mature 90 year old London Plane tree sited on the edge of the square and Broad Street. A campaign was launched by local supporters of the tree to save it. However the city council insisted it had to go to ensure the security arrangements for the square and the introduction of the metro line to Broad Street could both go ahead. The tree was chopped down in February 2017. on 27 July 2019, The square will be part of the Commonwealth Social festival to mark three years to go for the [[2022 Commonwealth Games]] in Birmingham, include the launch of the official emblem.