Tintagel Castle Bridge Competition Won by Ney & Partners and William Matthews Associates
English Heritage has announced that a team of Ney & Partners and UK-based William Matthews Associates has won the Tintagel Castle Bridge Design Competition. Chosen from a shortlist of 6 proposals, from among 136 entries, the winning design was selected by the majority of the jury.
Proposal: Ney & Partners Civil Engineers with William Matthews Associates, Ettwein Bridges, Waagner Biro, Ramboll and Jackson Coles LLP.. Image © MRC/Emily Whitfield-Wicks
English Heritage has announced that a team of Ney & Partners and UK-based William Matthews Associates has won the Tintagel Castle Bridge Design Competition. Chosen from a shortlist of 6 proposals, from among 136 entries, the winning design was selected by the majority of the jury. The site of Tintagel Castle is one of English Heritage?s most spectacular, attracting over 200,000 visitors annually. It is ?inextricably linked to the legend of King Arthur and has been prized throughout history for its elemental qualities and spirit of place within this area of outstanding natural beauty.? The new bridge is commissioned for approximately £4 million and will stand 28m higher than the current crossing.Inspired by the original drawbridges of Tintagel Castle and Celtic history, the winning proposal brings together two cantilevers with a slight gap between them--recreating the land-link that formerly bridged the mainland and headland, while referencing the current void caused by erosion. The materia...
Proposal: Ney & Partners Civil Engineers with William Matthews Associates, Ettwein Bridges, Waagner Biro, Ramboll and Jackson Coles LLP.. Image © MRC/Emily Whitfield-Wicks
English Heritage has announced that a team of Ney & Partners and UK-based William Matthews Associates has won the Tintagel Castle Bridge Design Competition. Chosen from a shortlist of 6 proposals, from among 136 entries, the winning design was selected by the majority of the jury. The site of Tintagel Castle is one of English Heritage?s most spectacular, attracting over 200,000 visitors annually. It is ?inextricably linked to the legend of King Arthur and has been prized throughout history for its elemental qualities and spirit of place within this area of outstanding natural beauty.? The new bridge is commissioned for approximately £4 million and will stand 28m higher than the current crossing.Inspired by the original drawbridges of Tintagel Castle and Celtic history, the winning proposal brings together two cantilevers with a slight gap between them--recreating the land-link that formerly bridged the mainland and headland, while referencing the current void caused by erosion. The materia...
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