The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Competitions has announced that Foster + Partners has been selected as the winners of the Ipswich River Crossings competition, beating out proposals from a shortlist including Adamson Associates, Knight Architects, Marc Mimram and Wilkinson Eyre. The competition sought designs for three bridges crossing the Upper Orwell River that could reinvigorate and increase connectivity within Ipswich?s waterfront district.

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The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Competitions has announced that Foster + Partners has been selected as the winners of the Ipswich River Crossings competition, beating out proposals from a shortlist including Adamson Associates, Knight Architects, Marc Mimram and Wilkinson Eyre. The competition sought designs for three bridges crossing the Upper Orwell River that could reinvigorate and increase connectivity within Ipswich?s waterfront district.
The five proposals were considered based on their potential to ?enhance Ipswich?s thriving waterfront, as well as [act] as a catalyst for regeneration of the wider harbour area.? Foster + Partners? scheme impressed the panel for the quality of its overall approach and thinking, as well as the design concepts presented for the three crossings.?The competition has been extremely worthwhile, generating a wide range of strategies for the Upper Orwell Crossings,? Said Jury Chair Sir Michael Hopkins...