Six finalist teams to proceed in Tintagel Castle Bridge competition

Stage Two has begun for the Tintagel Castle Bridge competition, which ultimately seeks a structurally elegant bridge whose design is worthy of the infamous 13th-century Tintagel Castle and its notable landscape in north Cornwall. If the castle's name rings a bell, it's famously associated with the legend of King Arthur. The bridge is expected to be 72 meters long, 28 meters higher than the current crossing, and is currently expected to cost £4 million.

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Stage One attracted 137 applications from teams in 27 countries, with 60 percent of the applicants based in the U.K. The selection panel — which consisted of representatives from the jury, English Heritage, and competition organizers Malcolm Reading Consultants — shortlisted six finalists, who will advance to Stage Two to create their design concepts.

The finalist teams are:

• Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes with Terrell (France)
• Marks Barfield Architects with Flint and Neill (UK)
• Ney & Partners Civil Engineers with William Matthews Associates, Ettwein Bridges and Waagner Biro (Belgium)
• Niall McLaughlin Architects with Price and Myers, and Max Fordham (UK)
• RFR and Jean-François Blassel Architecte, with Engineers HRW, and WSP (France)
• WilkinsonEyre with Atelier One (UK)

An open day for the finalists will be held in September and the teams will have until November 20 to work on their concept designs. English Heritage plans to publicly reveal the concept designs in an exhibition this December.

In January 2016, the jury will interview each finalist team. The winner is expected to be announced in late January or early February.

Graham Morrison, jury chair and founding partner of Allies and Morrison stated: 'The competition’s first stage attracted high-level interest from around the world and we were delighted with the response. In choosing the shortlist we looked for designers likely to produce a range of imaginative ways of making a beautiful and economic structure that is right for this very particular setting.'

More competition info here.