One is for the 10th Street Bridge in Midtown and the other is for the Courtland/McGill Bridge in Downtown. Both of the winning entries were selected blindly by a panel of design professionals who are considered experts in their respective fields.
The winners are:
- sin(uosity) - designed by the Max Neiswander and Luke Kvasnicka of Atlanta, Georgia;
- Organic Canopy - designed by Roger DeWeese, AIA, with Peachtree Architects of Atlanta.
Organic Canopy also won the ‘people’s choice’ award for the Courtland/McGill Bridge. The people’s choice award for the 10th Street Bridge went to ‘Green City Spectator’ by KAMJZ Architects - Maciej Jakub Zawadzki and Arup.
The Atlanta Bridgescape Competition had received more than 20 submissions in March. The competition jury then shortlisted five finalists that developed their ideas, including the feasibility of implementation based on a budget of up to US$3 million per bridge. Final designs were received on 8 May.
“Competitions are about vision and big ideas,” said competition manager Tony Rizzuto of the Department of Architecture at Kennesaw State University. “They have the potential to take us out of our comfort zone to see possibilities we never imaged. They provide a catalyst for discourse on public space and promote the pursuit of better design.”
The Atlanta Bridgescape Competition is a collaborative initiative led by Midtown Alliance, Central Atlanta Progress/Atlanta Downtown Improvement District, the Atlanta Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Architecture and Design Center, and is sponsored by Cardno.
