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Arup, Shedkm and Asif Khan Architects are among designers heading up six teams selected by National Museums Liverpool for the next stage of a competition to revamp part of the Unesco World Heritage Site.
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Spanning the area between the Royal Albert Dock and Mann Island, the transformation project will aim to improve the public realm and visitor experience at Canning Dock, revitalising the waterfront site.
NML wants to create “a cohesive visitor experience that links storytelling, heritage, community, connectivity, and commercial income”, acting as a catalyst for social and environmental improvements in the area, it said.
Developers Peabody and Lendlease have awarded the masterplanning contract for their £8bn Thamesmead Waterfront project to a group led by consultants Arup and Prior & Partners.
Peabody and Lendlease formed a joint venture to develop the 100-hectare riverside site in October 2019. Largely undeveloped, the South-East London location is expected to yield around 11,500 new homes as well as commercial and leisure facilities, over a 30-year period.
Bidding for the masterplanning contract opened in October last year and five teams were shortlisted in February.
As well as Arup and Prior & Partners, the winning team includes a broad array of smaller architects, designers and consultants: JA Projects; Sage Culture; The Place Bureau; Alison Brooks Architecture; Mark Koehler Architects; WorkWild; Turner Works; Schulze & Grassov; West 8; Soundings; and the London Wildlife Trust. The win was first reported by
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A team led by Prior & Partners and Arup has won the £8bn competition to design a new neighbourhood at Thamesmead in south-east London.
The successful line-up of designers and planners, which includes Alison Brooks Architects and JA Projects, will be appointed as strategic masterplanner for the site which covers more than 100 hectares.
The winners were selected from a shortlist featuring Allies & Morrison, Jas Bhalla Architects, Studio Egret West, Studio Weave, Mikhail Riches, Mary Duggan Architects, William Matthews Architects and ZCD Architects.
The high-profile competition, run by Colander for a joint venture between Lendlease and Peabody, was the biggest in the housing association’s 158-year history.
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A team led by Prior & Partners and Arup has won the £8bn competition to design a new neighbourhood at Thamesmead in south-east London.
The successful line-up of designers and planners, which includes Alison Brooks Architects and JA Projects, will be appointed as strategic masterplanner for the site which covers more than 100 hectares.
The winners were selected from a shortlist featuring Allies & Morrison, Jas Bhalla Architects, Studio Egret West, Studio Weave, Mikhail Riches, Mary Duggan Architects, William Matthews Architects and ZCD Architects.
The high-profile competition, run by Colander for a joint venture between Lendlease and Peabody, was the biggest in the housing association’s 158-year history.
Exclusive: AJ 40 under 40 talent on winning £8bn Thamesmead Waterfront team
Winner: Prior + Partners with Arup, and West 8; The Place Bureau; Alison Brooks Architects; Turner Works; Marc Koehler Architects; JA Projects; Schulze+Grassov; Soundings; Sage Culture; WorkWild; and London Wildlife Trust
A rising star practice showcased in the AJ 40 under 40 is on an eclectic winning team in Peabody and Lendlease’s £8 billion Thamesmead Waterfront development contest
East London-based JA Projects – founded by AJ 40 under 40 winner Jayden Ali – has been chosen to work on the enormous 100ha project as part of a team led by Prior + Partners, featuring West 8, Alison Brooks Architects, Turner Works and Marc Koehler Architects.