Landscape Design, Battersea Power Station, London

Winners

The competition was won by Gustafson Porter

The other five shortlisted practices were:
Grant Associates
Groupes Signes
Ian White Associates
Townshend Landscape Architects
Woodhams Landscape

Process

This competition was formatted as an invited design competition with a paid honorarium. Ten practices were asked to submit their practice brochures. Of these six were shortlisted to take part in the design competition, which focused on one specific part of the site. Following interviews, a winner was selected.

Our involvement

• Designing the right competitive process
• Researching and identifying potential competitors to invite
• Helping the client reach its shortlist of invited competitors
• Writing the competition rules
• Writing the competition brief
• Planning the competition timetable and budget to meet client requirements
• Acting as point of contact for the competition
• Ensuring a clear and ethical process
• Briefing the jury panel
• Briefing competitors
• Managing the competitive process
• Advising on and then managing the evaluation procedures
• Arranging and facilitating interviews and presentations
• Competition administration
• Debriefing and follow up

Facts

• This was an international competition.
• The client wanted to select from the very best practitioners.
• The client put as much emphasis on creating places for people as it did on creating a built environment.
• The landscape needed to be sensitive to the historic building of the listed power station
• The competition involved a rigorous, auditable procurement route.
• The very nature of the client’s organisation meant that the selection panel included both academics and estates management.