Four teams of engineers and architects were shortlisted in March from 74 initial entries (link opens in new tab) and they have now submitted their latest design ideas (see below).
Feedback from local exhibitions and online will be fed into the competition’s jury panel, which includes Wandsworth Council leader Ravi Govindia, Lambeth councillor Joanne Simpson, architect Graham Stirk, engineer Henry Bardsley and chair of Cabe at the Design Council Pam Alexander.
“We now have some very exciting and quite spectacular designs on the table,” said Govindia. “There is still a long way to go but these teams have given us real hope that a solution can be found to the complex challenges involved in creating a new pedestrian and cycle link across this stretch of the river.”
Among the most difficult puzzles for the design teams to overcome is the bridge height which has to rise high above the banks so large vessels can pass beneath. This has to be done without creating too steep a slope for cyclists and pedestrians.
The wining team will be named later this year.
The shortlist is made up of entries from:
(team 021) Buro Happold (lead) with Marks Barfield Architects, J&L Gibbons Landscape Architects, Gardiner and Theobald
(team 025) Bystrup Architecture Design & Engineering with Robin Snell & Partners, Sven Ole Hansen ApS, Aarsleff and ÅF Lighting
(team 047) Ove Arup & Partners (lead) with AL_A, Gross Max, Equals Consulting and Movement Strategies
(team 080) Ove Arup & Partners (lead) with Hopkins Architects and Grant Associates
Further images of the proposals can be seen on the competition website (link opens in new tab).
