Take a Virtual Tour of Two Friargate
coventrysociety In September 2020 we reported on the council’s high-risk plan for a new office building in Friargate. Since then, construction has been going ahead and marketing to prospective tenants has…
Planning and Design
Historic Coventry Trust Projects Shortlisted for Planning Award
The Historic Coventry 2021 Programme has been shortlisted in the 2022 Planning Awards’ best use of heritage in placemaking category. The initiative being delivered by Historic Coventry Trust in partnership…
Redevelopment of Spon End
Local Housing Association Citizen, previously known as Whitefriars Housing, has today announced plans that will see an investment of £120 million to transform the Spon End estate in Coventry. The…
Coventry University Architecture Degree Show
The Coventry University Degree show is making a welcome return after two years absence due to Covid 19. As the Art and Design building is having a refit, this year’s…
Charles Rennie Mackintosh and The Coventry Precinct
In May 1940, a month before the first minor air raids on Coventry, Donald Gibson, the city architect had put together an exhibition called the ‘Coventry of Tomorrow’. It focussed…
CovSoc Response to Consultation on new Conservation Areas
The Coventry Society reported on the proposals for two new conservation areas in March. Plans for new Conservation Areas for Earlsdon and Brownshill Green were put out to public consultation…
Building Beauty Awards
The Coventry Society has put forward Abbott’s Park for the Royal Fine Arts Commission’s Building Beauty Awards 2022. We believe that this development fits the criterial for a feature of…
Parklet to be installed on High Street
A new parklet – a wooden seating area designed for use by the community, featuring plants and greenery – is set to be installed on High Street. The parklet will…
C20 Architecture Slam
The West Midlands Region of the Twentieth Century Society is holding its 2022 Architecture Slam in Coventry. The slam covers short 15-minute presentations covering lots of Coventry architecture and public…
New Approach to Potholes
Potholes in Coventry will be repaired and fixed permanently in super quick time after the Council’s highways service purchased JCB’s revolutionary pothole machine. The PotholePro can repair a pothole in…