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Chelsea "launched an open design competition for a landmark set of gates," according to Merlin Fulcher of the ARCHITECTS JOURNAL.
The announcement "comes two months after Herzog and de Meuron submitted plans to create a new 60,000-capacity stadium -- featuring 264 brick piers -- for the club."
The new gates "will be part of an expanded pedestrian bridge connecting the club’s east stand to Stamford Bridge which carries Fulham Road over the West London Railway." The competition announcement said, "Respecting the heritage of the site, we are following the great London tradition of public design competitions for epic city structures. ... So the gates for Stamford Bridge will be designed by public competition, open to everyone." Proposals "must be around" 15m wide and between three and seven meters tall. A shortlist of six teams "will be announced" on April 15. An 11-strong jury -- including representatives from Chelsea, the council and local groups -- "will then select the winner which will be announced after the final home match of the season" (
ARCHITECTS JOURNAL, 2/22).
