Aberdeen City Garden Exhibition now open

The six shortlisted entries for the Aberdeen City Garden design competition will be unveiled at a public exhibition in the city on October 19th 2011.

Images and models of each proposed concept design will be on show for two weeks and visitors to the exhibition will be invited to express a preference. The competition jury, chaired by Sir Duncan Rice, former principal of the University of Aberdeen, will meet on the 8th November.

Malcolm Reading of Malcolm Reading Consultants, who is running the design competition, said:

‘We are now at the really exciting stage of seeing the potential for Aberdeen for the first time since this project was announced. The calibre of the design teams and their passion for this project has inspired everyone involved.

The overwhelming response and quality of submissions have surpassed our expectations and underlined the opportunity that the project presents as a catalyst to regenerate the city centre.’

The exhibition is being held at Unit 10 of The Academy, Belmont Street – adjacent to the site – and runs until November 2nd. Open Monday to Thursday 8 am to 7 pm, Friday and Saturday 8 am to 6 pm, Sunday from 12 pm to 5 pm. 

The shortlisted design teams are:

• Diller Scofidio and Renfro (New York) / Keppie Design (Glasgow) working in association with landscape architect,Olin Studio.
• Foster & Partners (London) / Vladimir Djurovic Landscape Architecture (Beirut) working in association with cost and construction consultant Gardiner & Theobald
• Snøhetta (Oslo) / Gareth Hoskins Architects (Glasgow) working in association with engineering and multi-discipline company AECOM
• Gustafson Porter (London) / Niall McLaughlin Architects (London) working with urban analyst Space Syntax, engineer Arup and cost adviser Jackson Coles
• Mecanoo Architecten (Delft, Netherlands) / Cooper Cromar (Glasgow) working in association with landscape architect Ian White, engineer Buro Happold and cost adviser Davis Langdon (AECOM).
• West 8 urban design & landscape architecture (Rotterdam, Netherlands) / Archial Group (Aberdeen) working in association with engineer Arup and cost and construction consultant Turner & Townsend

A winner will be announced in November, following the jury’s deliberations.

For general press enquiries about the project please phone
 Zoe Corsi at The BIG Partnership on 01224 615000 or contact by email
 zoe.corsi@bigpartnership.co.uk