January 2009
Cazenoves director Louise Goodison has been appointed by Birmingham City Council to act as Client Design Advisor for the rebuilding of the Cities Primary schools under the Primary Capital Programme. As part of the Transforming Education Team Louise will draw on her broad experience to advise on the overall strategy for transforming the environments and buildings for primary age children in Birmingham.

Cazenove is continuing to develop experience and expertise at the cutting edge of educational provision. The practice is currently working for the education departments of Redbridge, Southend, Birmingham, Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Islington on projects ranging from early years, infants and primary schools, special schools and referral units, secondary and six form colleges and further education organisations. We are particulalry focused on developing the connection between community and educational organisation, seeing the school buildings as a focus for regeneration and community renewal.

The AHRC (Arts and Humanitites Research Council) have granted a substantial Grant for the development of the WorkHome Project headed by Dr Frances Hollis at Metropolitan University. Under the inititaive of Knowledge Transfer Louise Goodison and Cazenove Architects have been appointed as a partner in the project along with the Fresh Life Company and house builders Baufritz.