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| Landmark east feasibility studies underway |
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| 13 Dec 04 |
All four of the landmark east feasibility studies have now been commissioned and the teams are working with their consultants to establish the viability of their projects.
The feasibility studies are funded by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) following the landmark east international ideas competition which invited ideas for a landmark to put the East of England on the map, both nationally and internationally.
The four projects emerged as front runners from a total of 234 entries following a shortlisting phase in the Spring 2004. They are:
• Dunwich: steel sculptures recreating the lost churches of Dunwich in Suffolk
• East Reef: wide ranging proposal focused around a protective reef on the North Norfolk coast with new town, marina and tropical diving pool
• Landscape east - bridge of reeds: a journey into the landscape over a bridge of (steel) reeds over the A14 east of Cambridge giving new access to cycle routes and footpaths in acres of fenland – a green lung near Cambridge
• Watermarking: a movable bridge that could be a focus for riverside events and festivals throughout the region. Its arrival could be an event in itself.
Since March 2004, the teams have been working on refining the content and objectives of their proposals and getting consultants on board. The teams and their consultants are as follows:
1. Dunwich
Team: Niemann Ingrisch
Arup, ABL Consulting, David Langdon Everest
2. East Reef
Team: Glowacka Rennie
Arup and Davis Langdon Everest
3. Landscape east - bridge of reeds:
Team: National Trust, Marshalls and Greater Cambridge Partnership
Mott Macdonald, LDA Design Associates and Marshalls
4. Watermarking
Team: Urban Initiatives, Martin Stockley Associates and Glenn Howells Architects
Consultants: above team
Each study will cover all the issues that would be critical to successful delivery of the project. Some issues such as infrastructure/access and environmental impact will be common to all the studies whilst others may be unique to one. All the studies involve consultation in varying degrees depending on the issues associated with the project. For more information about each study and the consultants involved, go to www.landmarkeast.org.uk
Yasmin Shariff, chair, landmark east steering group and an EEDA board member said:
“We have four talented teams examining the viability of imaginative and creative ideas intended to capture and enhance the magic of the East of England. Their ideas have already made a positive impact and encouraged people to look at the region’s assets differently.
“The lost churches of Dunwich highlight the historic significance of this early Anglo Saxon capital city, the reed bridge would give access to acres of fenland, East Reef has exposed the vulnerability of our eroding coastline and captured the imagination with plans for a tropical reef and the floating bridge explores the potential of bringing communities together in an exciting and dynamic way.
“The East of England Development Agency’s feasibility funding is playing an important catalytic role and should help the teams secure support for their ideas.”
To contact the landmark east team email landmarkeast@eeda.org.uk.
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Notes to editors:
1. The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) is responsible for the economic development of the six counties of the East of England: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk
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