Delivering placemaking through digital solutions

Published: Nov. 28, 2022, 9 a.m.

We caught up with Matt Warren, Head of Digital Engineering and Integrated Solutions at Lendlease Europe to discuss the delivery of city centre regeneration projects and how advancements in technology are changing the ways in which teams collaborate and work together to drive positive change and regeneration.\xa0 We look back at work by Lendlease in Elephant and Castle, London and ahead to the upcoming Birmingham Smithfield redevelopment.\xa0

With the advancements in technology being embraced and implemented across the construction sector in recent years,\xa0 we look at how this digital transformation seen within the construction industry has changed the way colleagues, project partners and clients deliver projects and collaborate together.

The Building Brum podcast is sponsored by reality capture and point cloud modelling specialists ScanTech Digital,\xa0 Solus, one of the UK\u2019s leading suppliers of commercial floor and wall tiles and Sunbelt Rentals with over 1,500,000 items of equipment- they are the largest providers of equipment hire in the UK.

Matt Warren Head of Digital Engineering and Integrated Solutions Lendlease Europe: Having worked within architectural practice since 2002 and with a BA(hons) & MA in Architecture complete, Matt decided to change direction to join one of the world\u2019s leading developers and contractors, focussing on delivering their integrated projects from inception through to completion. From the 2012 London Olympics, eco home firsts in zone 1 London, to major urban regeneration schemes throughout the UK, Matt has led design and digitisation innovations always with a focus on improving process and products.

As Head of Digital Engineering for Lendlease\u2019s Integrated Solutions team in Europe, he and his team are focussed on supporting and leading Lendlease\u2019s digital transformations and innovations in design, development and delivery.