22 March 2011

Bridge competition debris part 24: Poole Harbour Crossing: Others

Okay, here, finally are all the entries to this 1997 bridge design competition which didn't get at least a Commendation. For previous posts, see the Finalists, Shortlisted, Highly Commended and Commended.

It's a long, long post, so don't expect anything in the way of pithy comment! I've ordered the entries alphabetically, by main named engineer first, and as with previous posts, I'm listing only the main engineering and architectural members of each team - frequently several other firms were involved as cost consultants, lighting specialists etc.

Just try and imagine being on the jury for this contest, faced with 99 entries, not just these images, but supporting documents to read as well!

As always, click on any image for a full size version.

Acer / Ian Ritchie


Acer / Chris Wilkinson Architects


Sufian Al-Shawaf et al / Prof Paul E Regan


Babtie / Nicol Russell


Baikoff & Associates


Robert Benaim / Powell-Williams


KLV Bird, PEP Research & Consultancy


Blake Beston Francois & Associates


Blyth and Blyth Associates / Norrie Toch Studio


Peter Brett Associates / Cheshire Robins Design Group


Peter Brett Associates / Miller Traves


Building Design Partnership


Bullen


Buro Happold / John Csaky


Buro Happold / University of Bath


NC Buxton


Santiago Calatrava / Dennis Sharp


Campbell Reith Hill IDOM / George West


Cass Hayward / Calzon


Dar Consultants


DHV (UK) & Europe Etudes Gecti / Alain Speilmann Architecte


Dorset Engineering Consultancy


Gifford & Partners


Gifford & Partners / Percy Thomas Partnership


Frank Graham / KHR AS Architects / Cowiconsult


Sir William Halcrow & Partners / Walther Mory Maier / Cezary Bednarski - Studio E


Harris & Sutherland / Jean Muller International / Charles Lavigne


Howard Humphreys & Partners


IOA / Lexiq / Quadric / Soberco


Kara Taylor / Ray Hole


Kumar Associates


Maunsell / Design Research Unit


Maunsell / Percy Thomas Partnership


Michaelayne Architects


Matti Ollila & Co / Harris & Kisjik


Owen Williams


Parkman / Carlos Fernandez Casado / Fairhurst Design Group


Pell Frischmann / Covell Matthews Histon Architects


Pell Frischmann / David Lock Associates


Pell Frischmann / Thorpe Architecture


Rust Consulting / Leonhardt Andra & Partner / Yee Associates


SMP Atelier One / Acer / Apicella Associates


Sir Frederick Snow & Partners / Chapman Cole Partnership


Soliman & Associates


Symonds Travers Morgan / Marks Barfield


Taywood Engineering


S B Tietz & Partners / Graham Herbert Associates


J Tonello / Filippo Broggini & Pascal Amphasx


Anthony Ward Partnership / Davison Associates


Waterman Partnership / Jeffries Lowe Architects


T W Welch / Andrew Waring Associates / Barclay & Phillips


Whitby & Bird


Works International / LaGess McNamara Smith

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's fascinating to see the 3 or 4 computer renderings in the mix. This set is like a snapshot of rendering techniques, taken just as they were beginning to change.

I wonder if the change to computer renderings has made it easier for non-artists to create perspectives, or if basic artistic training is still the key thing?

The Happy Pontist said...

I don't know if they need the artistic training, but computer visualisers certainly need the artistic sensibility. I've seen quite a few renderings over the years which are technically competent but not emotionally engaging, or which fail to show their subject from the best point of view. I can think of several cases where I've used computer visualisations to establish the perspective of a scene, but relied on a sketch artist to produce the finished image, so it has more "feeling" to it. Of course, there are plenty of computer packages now which create an illusion of hand-drawing anyway.