The shortlist for the design or the new £40m footbridge across the Thames in West London has been announced to include Hopkins, Marks Barfield and Amanda Levete.





The jury selecting the shortlist includes Wandsworth council leader Ravi Govindia, Lambeth councillor Joanne Simpson, architect Graham Stirk, engineer Henry Bardsley and chair of Cabe at Design Council Pam Alexander announced the four finalists today for the Nine Elms-to-Pimlico river crossing which will be available for use by pedestrians and bikes.





The contest, which is being run by Colander in line with Ojeu procurement processes, attracted 74 entries as we previously reviewed.



The next round of the competition will see the four shortlisted team developing their conceptual designs into final detailed designs with the winner being announced later in 2015.

The bridge, which is backed by London Mayor Boris Johnson, is being promoted by Wandsworth council as a central part of their new infrastructure package they argue is required to support the growth and community in the new Nine Elms project.





The bridge will link the Pimlico embankment on the northern side of the Thames with an area close to the new £650 million US Embassy building which is due to completed in 2017.





“The devil will be in the detail and the next stage will show us whether these four highly skilled and innovative design teams can meet the complex challenges this project presents.”





OBAS CEO Norman Tenray commented: "The design competition in this process has resulted in a number of fantastically innovative and creative designs and I look forward to seeing which design is selected for development as an in the ground construction project."