They won! Rotherhithe?s Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge in the NLA People?s Choice Award - please vote

[Minitoots]

Thanks to everyone who voted for reForm Architects - they won it, beating over 300 other entries.

here's the original post:- Local Architectural practice reForm Architects have been shortlisted for their design for a pedestrian and cycle bridge linking Rotherhithe with Canary Wharf which is currently un-built but with a huge demand. Public support is critical in gaining momentum at this stage of their proposal and the ?Peoples? Choice Award? is the ideal time to show support for the design which will help to bring it one step closer to being built.

If you support this design please vote by either

emailing [email protected] and writing ?I vote for Rotherhithe Bridge ? Transport Infrastructure in the New London Awards?

- OR -

By tweeting your choice using ?#NLAwards16 RotherhitheBridge?

- OR-

In person at the New London Awards exhibition at the Building Centre, WC1

Predicted to carry 13,000 clean commuters every day - that?s equivalent to 15 full Jubilee Line trains or over 170 full double decker buses.

Less congestion on road and rail and cleaner air.

There are no bridges in East London. If built the Rotherhithe Bridge will bring immediate benefits to both sides of the river.

To find out more about the project including an animation, see the Rotherhithe Bridge website -

If you support this design please VOTE now and SHARE to spread the word , thanks!

[Patti Nista]

This is a good idea and a great design - I've seen it on 'London Live' news a couple of times and it's mentioned in the Press. The cycle route my husband occasionally takes from East Dulwich to Canary Wharf is really long.A bridge in this location would be bery good for SE London.

[ianr]

http://www.newlondonarchitecture.org/programme/awards/new-london-awards/awards-shortlist

[Minitoots]

Thanks for all the great feedback and votes.

[SuziereForm]

Thanks for all the votes, fingers crossed!

[Minitoots]

Thanks, everyone who voted for Rotherhithe Bridge in the people's choice at the NLA awards - they won!

[ianr]

"The inaugural People?s Choice award, which gave members of the public the chance to vote for their favourite London buildings over the London Festival of Architecture in June, went to reForm Architects and Elliott Wood?s Rotherhithe Bridge design. Receiving an overwhelmingly number of votes, the win for the currently unfunded project demonstrates the will of the two communities it will link."

It didn't get any prize or mention in the main competition.

The actual winners in the Transport and Infrastructure class were:

Mini Holland, Waltham Forest, E10, E11, E17 by what:if projects for LB Waltham Forest

(A pedestrian/cyclist-friendly local neighbourhood street development)

Crossrail Place, Canary Wharf, E14 by Foster + Partners for Canary Wharf Group

(A seven-storey multi-use structure with rooftop garden, that will house the Crossrail station in 2018)

A nice pedestrian/cycle bridge over the Regent's Canal in Somers Town, that has planning permission and a completion date of summer 2017, was commended.

These entries from Southwark all got commendations in other classes:

ASHDEN PRIZE

Commended

Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, SE5 by Allies and Morrison for King's College London

EDUCATION

Commended

Employment Academy, SE5 by Peter Barber Architects for Thames Reach

HOMES

Commended

Hindmans Road, SE22 by Foster Lomas for FWD

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Commended

Camberwell Library, SE5 by John McAslan+Partners for LB Southwark

CONSERVATION & RETROFIT

Commended

East Dulwich Picturehouse & Caf?, SE22 by Panter Hudspith for Picturehouse Cinemas Ltd

THE TEMPORARY

Commended

Platform, Southwark, SE1 by Alan Pipe & Partners for U+I Group PLC

http://newlondonarchitecture.org/programme/awards/new-london-awards/awards-winners-2016

[Kitschenette]

Referring to reForm Architects? design for Rotherhithe Bridge Ian R wrote;

?It didn't get any prize or mention in the main competition.?

It?s a shame if someone is going to the trouble of commenting that they don?t bother to check their facts. ReForm?s design in fact won one of the Special Awards which are the most prestigious of the NLA Awards. This is recorded in the first section of the NLA book celebrating all the shortlisted and award winning entries- see attached page.

All shortlisted projects in all categories were eligible, and rather than being decided by a group of professionals was decided by a vote open to anyone.

Ian R got one thing right though, when he quoted the NLA who said that the design ?...celebrates the will of two communities to have a link across the river. Receiving an overwhelming number of votes from these two neighbourhoods...?

I voted for it as it will benefit East Dulwich and all South East London, and needs support to get the funding it needs.

Ian R... If you want to be miserable and negative about others? posts, at least get your facts right!

[Seabag]

So, is the crossing from Rotherdoohdaah to Canary Warf happening?

[Ampersand]

I voted for it too and was happy to see it win.

Much more useful and a better use of funds than other proposed bridges one could mention.

[rendelharris]

Kitschenette Wrote:

> Ian R... If you want to be miserable and negative

> about others? posts, at least get your facts

> right!

Oddly Ian helpfully posted a link for voting for this specific award back in July when it was introduced...

Well done anyway, it'll be a great asset if it's built. On a side note for those wanting to cross the river, I believe Greenwich have started, or are about to start, the system they've been talking about for years of allowing cyclists to ride through the foot tunnel when it's not crowded. Apparently there will (or is, difficult to find info) be a system counting the number of pedestrians in the tunnel and signs will advise cyclists accordingly - when I went through last Sunday (very early morning, it was completely empty) the new signs said "Consider pedestrians" instead of "No cycling."

[SuziereForm]

Thanks for your question Seabag.

This river crossing has been outlined in TfL's Connecting the Capital report. See more here for a map of the new river crossings proposed for London -

https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/new-river-crossings-for-london

Sadiq Khan also highlighted how important he considers the crossing when questioned by MP Caroline Pidgeon on May 25th 2016 for Mayor's Question time. He revealed that the work he has tasked TfL to undertake will consider the timescales for the different options to deliver the crossing as quickly as possible.

More information can be found here -

http://www.carolinepidgeon.org/node/1391

Kitschenette is right about how supporting this bridge design will encourage it to be built. Public support, which has been particularly visible on Social Media, has played a vital role in helping reForm and Elliott Wood prove how popular the design is and continues to be instrumental in the process of making it a reality at this stage.

There are currently no other designs being proposed for this crossing.

To find out more information about the background to the bridge design and find out more about the positive impact it will have on both sides of the river, see the interview on reForm's website, which was featured on the NLA website -

http://www.reform-architects.london/nla-peoples-choice-award/

For more information about the continuing NLA exhibition, which runs until the 5th of October, see here-

http://newlondonarchitecture.org/programme/exhibitions/2016/new-london-2016--londons-best-new-projects

[nxjen]

Looks like it's becoming a reality

http://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/london-mayor-sadiq-khan-accelerates-plans-rotherhithe-bridge/

ETA How refreshing it is to have a Mayor more concerned with the needs of Londoners than his own vanity.