The national infrastructure commission and malcolm reading consultants has launched an ideas competition that calls for forward thinking, imaginative proposals to integrate sustainable placemaking with development and new infrastructure. Ideas competition came through i sent her the brief and she said why not. Rivalry between the universities of oxford and cambridge is a phenomenon going back many centuries. Sarah featherstone featherstone young, kay hughes khaa, annalie riches. Ideas competition 3 in so doing we seek to communicate a new longterm strategy as to how the village might be reimagined and what are the key ingredients that comprise such a vision. Landscape design competition june 20, 2017,aest damian holmes. We also explore how our vision might evolve over time and seek to articulate how we might secure its delivery through the. Nic announces winner of cambridge to oxford connection. Big ideas for a big subject, were pleased to be shortlisted for the cambridge to oxford connection. Cambridgeoxford connection competition open for entries. Cambridge architecture strange things are happening bartlett school of architecture urban design diagram win competitions oxford green sky concept diagram cool landscapes.
You can take a train from oxford to cambridge via london paddington, paddington, kings cross st. For the scientists, the industrialists, the engineers, the academics and the 1. The national infrastructure commission and malcolm reading consultants have revealed an online gallery of the four final design concepts for the cambridge to oxford connection. A large marshalling yard was to be built at swanbourne, and a flyover at bletchley. The proposal aims to establish this route by linking existing roads and building new ones. This freetoenter, twostage ideas competition is seeking forwardthinking, imaginative proposals to integrate sustainable placemaking with development and new infrastructure.
This twostage competition is seeking inspirational yet realisable visions for the future of development within the arc encompassing four of the uks fastestgrowing and most productive centres. Ideas competition launches for oxford to cambridge rail line. The competition follows on from the oxford station masterplan which originally outlined the layout, functions and scale required for a future gateway station at oxford. Ideas competition designing buildings wiki share your construction industry knowledge. Ideas competition was an integral part of the commissions response to the governments brief. Pancras station, and london kings cross in around 2h 6m. Velocity shortlisted for the cambridge to oxford connection. There were 58 entries, with four shortlisted for the final round. A cluster of villages within walking and cycling distance was the winner of a competition to find innovative ways to transform the vital cambridgemilton keynesoxford growth arc. The competition is the start of a design process with the aim of creating architectural ideas for an ambitious landmark building. Oxford to cambridge 4 ways to travel via train, bus.
We are delighted that the national infrastructure commission nic has announced our velocity team as winners of the cambridge to oxford connection. Oxford is changing and much of this new focus hinges around the new. The focus for the competition is the arc encompassing four of the uks fastestgrowing and most productive centres. The national infrastructure commission and malcolm reading consultants has announced the shortlist for the cambridge to oxford connection.
A team of architects, planners and engineers has won a contest seeking ideas for how the uk government could instigate growth in the cambridgemilton keynesoxford corridor, with plans to revitalise six villages by adding housing, and a network of cycling and. The twostage open competition was organised by londonbased competition specialists malcolm reading consultants mrc. Archinect this month ran an interview featuring our mane course tutor sarah featherstone with velocity, her multidisciplinary team of 6 successful women in architecture, planning and engineering who won the the cambridge to oxford connection. The cambridge to oxford connection july 3, 2017,aest damian holmes. Tibbalds planning and urban design the cambridge to.
Ideas competition was launched in june and encouraged people from across the infrastructure sector to. Ideas competition the cambridge to oxford connection. The competition will link cambridge with its traditional rival, oxford the national infrastructure commission and malcolm reading consultants have launched an ideas competition that calls for forwardthinking, imaginative proposals to integrate sustainable placemaking with development and new infrastructure. We are excited to announce that fletcher priest has been shortlisted in the cambridge to oxford connection ideas competition.
Rediscovering the varsity line the cambridge oxford railway. Care housing oliver chapman architects with images. The aim of the competition is to gather, showcase and promote imaginative responses to integrating placemaking with the proposed infrastructure projects across the cambridge milton keynes oxford corridor, and including northampton. Ideas competition is aimed at broad multidisciplinary teams of urban designers. The cambridge to oxford connection ideas competition is being promoted as an opportunity for broad multidisciplinary teams of urban designers and other specialists to create conceptual proposals that creatively link new infrastructure with sustainable placemaking.
Submissions from international teams and students are welcome. Velocity chosen for oxford to cambridge growth competition. It also considers how the vision might be delivered over time and the key actions and interventions that would need to be taken to make it happen. Ideas competition is the all women team behind velocity. Ideas competition integrating placemaking with infrastructure in one of the uks leading growth regions with one works, akt ii, planitie, tyrens and max fordham. Thursday, aug 3, 2017 2 pm bst this freetoenter, twostage ideas competition is seeking forwardthinking, imaginative proposals to integrate sustainable. Cambridge oxford connection national infrastructure commission. Velocity wins competition for development of oxford and. Results were announced by the national infrastructure commission and malcolm reading consultants on tuesday 22. Cambridge oxford link urban design fletcher priest. Velocity shortlisted for the cambridge to oxford connec. Key principles of the concept with diagrams as appropriate.
We were discussing creating a team and utilizing the network of people we met of our annual cycling trip, pedelle. The contest, organised by malcolm reading consultants, will conclude in the. Velocity wins competition for development of oxford and cambridge. Shortlisted designs for the cambridge to oxford connection. Subsidiary reports recommended the development of the oxford to cambridge line as part of an outer freight ring route from cambridge to ashford kent via oxford, reading and tonbridge, keeping freight flows away from london. Stations are important civic buildings and should be destinations in their own right and inturn successful pieces.
The nic teamed up with malcolm reading consultants to launch the cambridge to oxford connection ideas contest. The oxford to cambridge expressway is a proposed gradeseparated dual carriageway between the a34 near oxford and the a14 near cambridge, via or near milton keynes. The property market within the cambridgemilton keynesoxford corridor. Ideas competition 6th december 2017 the national infrastructure commission nic and malcolm reading consultants mrc today announced the velocity team led by tibbalds planning and urban design. Velocity chosen for oxford to cambridge growth competition 061217 new concept village centres on walking and cycling we are delighted that the national infrastructure commission nic has announced our velocity team as winners of the cambridge to oxford connection. The growth corridor is an important economic region of the country, but the lack of sufficient and suitable housing is holding back the areas potential for. Gallery of mobo architects win competition to design. We are pleased to announce that our planning and design teams across our reading, cambridge, london, bristol and southampton offices, have made it onto the stage 2 shortlist for the the cambridge to oxford connection. National infrastructure commission announces winner of. Ideas competition october, 2017 our submission is one of 4 from 58 entries shortlisted in a national infrastructure commission nic competition seeking visionary development typologies. Our submission is one of 4 from 58 entries shortlisted in a.
A team of architects, planners and engineers has won a contest seeking ideas for how the uk government could instigate growth in the cambridgemilton keynesoxford corridor, with plans to. The twostage competition will now see four multidisciplinary teams develop detailed concepts appropriate for the cambridge milton keynes. The competition is focused on the cambridge milton keynes oxford arc, which currently is home to leading tech hubs and universities, as well as some 3. During most of that time, they were the only two universities in england and wales, making the rivalry more intense than it is now the university of oxford and the university of cambridge, sometimes collectively known as oxbridge, are the two oldest universities in england. Cambridge to oxford connection competition winners national infrastructure commission announces winner of the cambridge to oxford connection. A new national park, an archipelago of linked places, a series of urban campuses and a reimagining of the 21stcentury village are the shortlisted design solutions for the cambridge to oxford growth corridor. Ideas competition forms part of the commissions response to the governments brief. The public were invited to comment on the teams strategies by emailing the competition organisers. The national infrastructure commission nic and malcolm reading consultants mrc today announced the velocity team led by tibbalds planning and urban design as winners ofthe cambridge to oxford connection. Velocity wins growth arc ideas competition national infrastructure. Ideas competition 2017 122017 estates gazzette how to use networks and influence change article on velocity. Why are you holding an international ideas contest to reimagine the cambridgetooxford growth corridor. All uk shortlist announced for cambridgetooxford growth. Velocity chosen for oxford to cambridge growth competit.
All uk shortlist announced for cambridgetooxford growth corridor placemaking competition. Focusing on six villages situated to the south east of one of the new stations on the oxford to cambridge rail link, velocity advances a placebased vision for reimagining the 21stcentury village. Shortlist announced for cambridge to oxford connection. The details appear to favour an integrated transport solution of new highway and rail. Information on the finalists is available on the competition website. Alternatively, stagecoach in bedford operates a bus from gloucester green bus station to cambridge, castle street every 3 hours. Velocity wins growth arc ideas competition national. Ideas competition is the allwomen team behind velocity. The national infrastructure commission today confirmed the shortlist for the cambridge to oxford connection. Velocity wins ideas competition for development of oxford and cambridge region. Cambridge to oxford connection competition by mrc, english design ideas contest. Ideas competition the cambridge to oxford connection july 3, 2017,aest damian holmes competition, design, featured, landscape architecture, news the corridor that spans cambridge, milton keynes, northampton and oxford defines one of the most productive and fastestgrowing knowledge networks in the united kingdom. Ideas competition 1017 our submission is one of 4 from 58 entries shortlisted in a national infrastructure commission nic competition seeking visionary development typologies across the cambridge. Ideas competition the concept was developed as a collaboration between jennifer ross of tibbalds planning and urban design.
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