Multi award-winning architect, Will Alsop, purveyor of distinctive modernist buildings, many of them constructed in the UK, has lent his incomparative vision to the Tees Valley Regeneration project (TVR.) Alsop's company, SMC Alsop, have termed the project the "Middlehaven Masterplan," and it is a plan which centres on, though not exclusively, the town of Middlesborough. Incorporating the entire Tees Valley Corridor, Greater Middlehaven will undergo some seriously regenerative construction, and construction which will be unequivocally stamped with Alsop's trademark use of vibrant colours and unusual forms.

Bringing £200m of investment to Middlesborough, TVR is part of the government's scheme to address regeneration in some of the most necessitious areas in the UK. The Middlehaven Masterplan, though, will see the landscape evolve to encorporate existing landmarks, such as the Clock Tower and Riverside Stadium, and will grow with a sympathy for its existing environment. This new vision for Greater Middlehaven seeks to inspire, excite and firmly establish the area as a waterfront destination of international significance through the implementation of great design.

SMC Alsop's scheme will be a testament to modern, sustainable development and urban living, and promises to bring thousands of jobs and opportunities, hundreds of homes, great leisure facilities plus a general uplift in the way Middlesbrough is perceived both by its residents and the outside world.