A mix of established designers, engineers and emerging young practices have made the shortlist in a design competition for a major footbridge in the centre of the Olympic Park.
The shortlist shows the ODA’s commitment to design excellence and to open up opportunities to a diverse range of designers.
The competition, launched in May, was for multi-disciplined teams including structural engineers, architects, designers and landscape architects to design the footbridge which will span 26m over Carpenters Lock on the River Lea Waterway.
The bridge will be located on the central pedestrian concourse in the Olympic Park - a key link between the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre and Basketball Arena.
Following a strong response by more than 46 teams, the ODA has today announced a shortlist of six teams:
The shortlisted teams will now be asked to develop concept design proposals for the permanent and temporary bridges and the immediate surrounding landscape.
3 July 2007
McDowell+Benedetti, Jane Wernick Associates, Craft Pegg and Sutton Vane Associates
Hparc architects and Adams Kara Taylor Engineers
Ron Arad Associated, Buro Happold and Landscape Architects - BBUK Studio
Softroom and Eckersley O'Callaghan
Future Systems and Adams Kara Taylor
Tonkin Liu, Atelier One, Grant Associates and BDP Sustainability
