The seven teams chosen by Auckland City Council are:
- Wilkinson Eyre Architects/Beca (London/Auckland)
- Hyder Consulting/Denton Corker Marshall Design/Kenneth Grub & Associates (Wellington/Melbourne)
- Anish Kapoor/Arup/Balmond/AGU (London)
- Richard Naish/Minifie Nixon Architects with Arup, Rusk/Wright and Opus (Auckland/Melbourne)
- Takeshi Hashimoto/Tilt Group with Harch Studio, Pete Bossley Architects, Horden Cherry Lee Architects, Structure Design Ltd and Peter Heppel Associates (Tokyo/Auckland/London)
- Rewi Thompson/Warren and Mahoney with Holmes Consulting Group, Consolidated Engineering Company and NZ Strong Construction Ltd (Auckland)
- Roy Fleetwood/Schlaich Bergermann and Partner with Bennett Associates and Maunsell (Wellington/Germany).
"We are looking for a memorable contribution to Auckland's urban waterfront setting while taking into account the proximity of the structure to the local residents and businesses," says the judging panel's chair, Professor John Hunt.
The independent panel of judges will recommend a first, second and third placed design. Each team submitting a complying stage two submission will receive US$15,000. A prize pool of US$23,000 will also be shared amongst the top designs at the discretion of the judging panel.
Results will be announced at the beginning of April.
