Studio BARD and Scott-Whitby Studio are among 11 young design teams shortlisted in a trio of contests for the latest batch of Scottish Scenic Routes installations
Launched last month, the contests – organised by the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre – were open to young architects and landscape architects within five years of completing their RIBA Part II or graduating.
The latest competitions included a site in Banavie overlooking Ben Nevis at the start of the Caledonian Canal on the A830 – which is known as the ‘Road to the Isles’ – near Fort William.
The two remaining plots – both inside Cairngorms National Park – comprise the Devil’s Elbow A93 lay-by and a disused quarry near Scotland’s highest village, Tomintoul.
The full shortlists
Banavie
- Benni Allan
- Angus Ritchie & Daniel Tyler
- Fergus Davis
Devil’s Elbow
- Ben Weir
- Daniel Smith & Philip Zoechbauer
- Matthew Gibbs, Daniel Sweeting & Joseph Chilvers (OHF Studio)
- Ruairidh C Moir (BARD)
Tomintoul
- Sharon Chatterton & Ross Melbourne
- Antonis Papamichael, Ryan Cook & Jamie Irving
- Angus Ritchie & Daniel Tyler
- Alex Scott-Whitby & Michael Eleftheriou (Scott-Whitby Studio)
The 11 finalists have received £1,000 each to develop their designs ahead of a final judging session at the end of this month.
The winners – set to be announced on 30 September – will receive £5,000 each.
Their chosen £60,000 designs are expected to be constructed in their respective locations by March next year.
Launched in 2013, the high-profile £1.5 million pilot programme aims to boost tourism and rural employment by creating new road-side visitor attractions.
Three competition-winning pilot installations by BTE Architecture (Loch Lomond), John Kennedy (Falls of Falloch) and Studio BARD-founder Ruaraidh Campbell Moir (Loch Lubnaig) have already been completed.
Two further contest-winning schemes by John Kennedy (Corgarff) and Sean Douglas with Gavin Murray (Laggan) are meanwhile due to start on site.
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