We are very pleased and honoured by this recent appointment by London Legacy Development Corporation.
Here's the full Media Release:
EXPERT DESIGN PANEL SELECTED TO HELP SHAPE PARK’S FUTURE
27 Apr 2012
The London Legacy Development Corporation has appointed a specialist panel to assist with the design of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
The expert panel will offer a range of services to support and enhance the design quality of the Park and surrounding area, including new neighbourhoods, venues, parklands and public spaces.
The companies will sit on the Design Services Framework Panel for four years as a specialist resource for three areas: Architecture and Urban Design, Landscape Design and Graphics and Visualisation.
The Legacy Corporation will issue mini competitions to the panel for projects including the design for a new canalside park along Lee Navigation, design guidance for the five new neighbourhoods and support for development projects on the Park and surrounding areas.
Andrew Altman, Chief Executive of the London Legacy Development Corporation, said:
“The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will be defined by high quality design running through the neighbourhoods, venues, parklands and public spaces.
“Legacy plans are further ahead than any previous Olympic host city and this is a great opportunity for architects and designers to help shape the future of the Park after the Games.”
The panel which consists of a mix of small and local practices as well as the larger more established firms are:
Architecture and Urban Design
Adams & Sutherland
Allies & Morrison
dRMM Architects
Karakusevic Carson Architects
Maccreanor Lavington
Meadowcroft Griffin Architects
NORD Architecture
Witherford Watson Mann Architects
Landscape Architecture
Churchman Landscape Architects
East
Gustafson Porter
Hassell
J & L Gibbons
Kinnear Landscape Architects Limited
muf architecture/art LLP
Strootman Landschapsarchitecten
Graphic Design & Visualisations
Appetite
Arup
Dog Star Limited
Greenspace
Hyperkit Limited
Premm Design Limited
Squint / Opera
Uniform
The Development Corporation invited companies to apply in November last year outlining opportunities for all scales of design professionals, from multi-disciplinary firms to smaller practices.
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Notes for editors:
Background on Panel Appointments
LOT 1: Architecture and Urban Design
Adams & Sutherland:
Adams & Sutherland, is an innovative 8-person firm with a reputation for engaging creatively with users in delivering high quality architecture and landscape projects. Among their recently completed work is the London 2012 Olympic Greenway, Chandos East Community Centre and Bow Riverside.
Allies & Morrison
Allies & Morrison is London-based practice which has had a continuous involvement in the masterplanning of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, starting with the original 2012 Games bid. Their wealth of experience in the transformation of urban districts includes masterplans for Kings Cross Central and Brent Cross, Cricklewood.
dRMM Architects
dRMM Architects, established in 1995, is a practice with a track record of innovative, socially useful projects in the cultural, educational, and housing sectors. Their approach to architecture and design is characterised by sustainable construction methods and research into the potential of modern materials.
Karakusevic Carson Architects
Karakusevic Carson Architects is an award-winning practice focused on designing and delivering high quality housing in London. Their projects, such as Claredale Street in Tower Hamlets, successfully engage the wider urban context of local streets and mews.
Maccreanor Lavington
Maccreanor Lavington is a Stirling Prize winning firm of 50 with offices in London and Rotterdam. The practice is active in architecture and urbanism with a particular focus on housing and urban regeneration. They have recently completed a residentia led masterplan for Barking Riverside.
Meadowcroft Griffin Architects
Meadowcroft Griffin is an architecture, landscape and urban design practice with projects across a range of scales including masterplanning, social infrastructure and housing. They have a track record of successfully developing designs through community participation and user collaboration, as demonstrated in the award-winning Lauriston School.
NORD Architecture
NORD Architecture, winner of the Young British Architect of the Year award in 2006, may be best known for its award-winning substation on the Olympic Park. NORD is a 10-person design and research focused practice with a diverse portfolio of projects including buildings, exhibition design, installations, as well as community development.
Witherford Watson Mann Architects
Witherford Watson Mann are an East London based firm engaged focusing on the design of public buildings, housing and public spaces, promoting social engagement in the public realm. The firm’s strength lies in revealing the specific qualities of place such as the Bankside Urban Forest or Amnesty International UK’s Shoreditch headquarters.
LOT 2: Landscape Architecture
Churchman Landscape Architects
Churchman Landscape Architects is reputed for its context-specific landscapes at a range of scales from the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich to the University of Warwick. The firm’s design work is supported by a research programme currently focused on testing green technologies such as living walls and sustainable urban drainage.
East
East is a design practice whose work is characterised by a focus on projects of public relevance, working between disciplines to deliver urban interventions that enrich the city fabric. They won the BD Masterplanning Architect of the Year in 2011, and have developed the spatial principles for East London’s Green Enterprise District.
Gustafson Porter
Gustafson Porter is an international practice known for its innovative and contemporary landscape design for high profile projects such as Westergasfabriek Park in Amsterdam, Old Market Square in Nottingham, and the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain.
HASSELL
HASSELL is an integrated, international design firm with offices in Australia, Asia, and the United Kingdom. HASSELL developed the award-winning design for the Sydney Olympic Parklands and has continued its involvement in the park’s legacy mode, delivering over 50 projects of various scales from playgrounds to river and habitat restorations.
J & L Gibbons
J & L Gibbons is a small but established practice engaged in a diverse range of work from urban regeneration frameworks and public park design to the restoration of registered landscapes in conservation areas. Recent projects include the Angel Building and Making Space in Dalston.
Kinnear Landscape Architects Limited
Kinnear Landscape Architects are widely recognised for their conceptual and collaborative approach to landscape design and delivery. Chobham Academy in the Athletes Village has recently been completed; the practice is currently working on the revitalisation of three Leyton parks which link into the wider landscape framework of the Lea Valley.
muf architecture/art LLP
muf architecture/art LLP was founded in 1996 and has built a reputation for designing innovative public realm projects based on exemplary models of participatory design, particularly in East London. They were the first UK winners of the European Prize for Public Space (2008) and were named Public Realm Architect of the Year in 2011.
Strootman LANDSCHAPSARCHITECTEN
Strootman Landschapsarchitecten is a 12-person Amsterdam-based firm of landscape architects that integrate urbanism, cultural history, ecology, art and architecture within a landscape architectural framework. This work takes the office from regional plans to garden design, from rural areas to the city, and from research to realisation.
LOT 3: Graphic Design & Visualisations
Appetite
Appetite is a brand creator and developer with offices in the UK and North America. Working in the public and private sectors Appetite is recognized for its unique ability to provide clarity and inspiration to brands that stimulates understanding, change and success.
Arup
Arup’s Visualisation team create high quality communication materials including images, animations and 3D modeling to support projects at architectural and urban scales. They develop an integrated approach working alongside all design principles, combining creativity with technical innovation to deliver effective solutions tailored to clients needs.
Dog Star Limited
Dogstar is an independent brand and design communications agency based in Clerkenwell, London. They are experienced in diverse sectors from health care products, to financial institutions and the property sector.
Greenspace Limited
Greenspace is a brand consultancy based in Bethnal Green, London, specialising in brand strategy, visual identity design, experiential communication and advertising, implemented through a mix of graphic, environmental, live and digital media.
Hyperkit Limited
Founded in 2001, Hyperkit is a creative design studio that produces graphic design for print and screen, as well as designing exhibitions, signage, furniture and interiors. Clients include Grainger plc, The Lounge Soho, Phaidon Press, Royal College of Art and Tate Britain.
Premm Design Limited
A multi-disciplinary agency formed in 1991, Premm Design has worked with a broad range of organisations on literature marketing, branding and high quality design solutions for diverse sectors. Clients have included Visit Britain, BBC Children in Need, Breakthrough Breast Cancer, City of London Festival, and BBC Proms.
Squint / Opera
Established in London in 2002, Squint Opera offers creative content, communications design and architectural visualization to cover all stages or urban and project development – from massing studies to high impact marketing for all platforms. They work with the world’s top developers, architects and government agencies globally.
Uniform
Uniform is a brand communications agency. We help our clients build great brands and deliver real, measurable results. We are dedicated to creative excellence. We take the random and the relevant, and unite them in a single compelling, powerful message and do this for some of the world’s biggest companies, such as Unilever, Carlsberg and Westfield.
Details of the OJEU notice and how to apply was published on the Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) website last year. The TED website is a supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU).
Organisations had until 28 November 2011 to submit their applications and were able to apply for a combination of the ‘Lots’ below. The press release issued can be seen here. The London Legacy Development Corporation promotes and delivers physical, social, economic and environmental regeneration in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and surrounding area, in particular by maximising the legacy of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
It will secure high-quality sustainable development and investment and ensure the long-term success of the facilities and assets within its direct control and supporting and promoting the aim of convergence.
It takes over responsibility for the Park from the Olympic Park Legacy Company, and additional powers including planning powers from October 2012 from the Olympic Delivery Authority and London Thames Gateway Development Corporation. For more information visit: www.londonlegacy.co.uk/about-us
For further information contact the Media Team at the London Legacy Development Corporation on +44 (0) 20 3288 1777, +44 (0) 7817 386 499 or email: mailto:pressoffice@londonlegacy
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