Te Wero Bridge Project

Open, international, 2-stage, hybrid (Concept Design Competition or Expressions of Interest)

Auckland, New Zealand

17 Aug 2007 - Concept Design Competition Registration Deadline

31 Aug 2007 - Concept Design Competition and Expressions of Interest Submission

SPONSOR:

Auckland City Council

TYPE:

Open, international, 2-stage, hybrid (Concept Design Competition or Expressions of Interest)

LOCATION:

Auckland, New Zealand

LANGUAGE:

English

TIMETABLE:

17 Aug 2007 - Concept Design Competition Registration Deadline

31 Aug 2007 - Concept Design Competition and Expressions of Interest Submission Deadline

03-14 Sep 2007 - Public Exhibition of Concept Design Submissions

28 Sep 2007 - Stage 1 Finalists Announced

ELIGIBILITY:

There are two ways to enter Stage 1 of the process:

1. Expressions of Interest open to professional consultant teams possessing proven experience with comparable challenges.

1. Concept Design Competition open to everyone. Finalists from the Concept Design Competition who wish to participate in Stage 2, will need to join a team possessing capability proven to the satisfaction of Auckland City Council and submit an Expression of Interest proposal.

JURY:

Richard Didsbury (Bachelor, the University of Auckland)

Peter Elliott (Director of Peter Elliott Pty Ltd)

John Hunt (Professor, the University of Auckland)

Will Thresher (Founder and Director of Thresher Associates)

Dr T.L. Rodney Wilson (Director of Auckland War Memorial Museum)

AWARDS:

Prizes totalling NZ$10,000 will be awarded to Stage 1 finalists.

FEE:

None

DESIGN CHALLENGE:

A dramatic opening bridge - for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport - is proposed on Auckland's city waterfront. Auckland City Council is looking for outstanding design innovation, excellence and creativity. Te Wero Bridge will connect the city with the soon-to-be-developed Wynyard Quarter. Viaduct Harbour is well-known to international sailors, Aucklanders (who passionately love their waterfront), New Zealanders and visitors from around the world. The bridge will complete a continuous waterfront connection between downtown Auckland and Wynyard Quarter to the west. Construction is expected to finish by early 2011. A project budget of NZ$35 million has been established.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

The Competition Registrar

Te Wero Bridge Concept Design Competition

Auckland City Council

Level 3

24 Wellesley Street

Auckland

New Zealand

http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/council/projects/tewero/default.asp