Beacon

A successful design and build competition can provide significant benefits to stakeholders:

• Helps to deliver on community aspirations for a liveable and attractive sustainable city.
• Provides a local example of best practice urban design to encourage uptake in other developments.
• Adds to the vitality of the city by encouraging new ideas and fresh approaches.
• Provides a consultation and communication platform to explore new ways of living with communities, as well as showcasing what can be achieved.
• Promotes industry innovation and learning by providing a living laboratory of sustainable building design incorporating aspects such as prefabrication, modular design and green technologies.
• Provides an opportunity for central government agencies to work collaboratively with local authorities and industry stakeholders in setting the standard for new developments.