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Shortlist announced for V&A, Dundee
The shortlist for the V&A at Dundee project, open to international competition, has been announced.
Sutherland Hussey Architects of Edinburgh was the only Scottish firm to be selected in a shortlist which includes companies from Vienna, Tokyo, New York and Oslo.
The six shortlisted companies are:
- Delugan Meissl Associated Architects (Vienna)
- Kengo Kuma & Associates (Tokyo)
- REX (New York); Snøhetta (Oslo)
- Steven Holl Architects (New York)
- Sutherland Hussey Architects (Edinburgh)
Lesley Knox, Chair of Design Dundee Ltd, who headed the jury panel that decided on the shortlist, said: "The high quality and wide variety of the shortlist will enable the partners to create a building which will not only be part of the transformation of Dundee's waterfront but also be a landmark for visitors from Scotland and all over the world."
Sir Mark Jones, Director of the V&A, said: "We are delighted with the results of the international architectural competition which attracted so many entries from practices all over the world. This is a particularly strong shortlist which promises to produce an outstanding building that reflects the V&A's unique partnership with Dundee."
Over 120 architect and design teams from around the world made submissions to the design competition for the V&A at Dundee project, which aims to develop a new centre of 21st century design for Scotland at the heart of Dundee's waterfront.
The shortlisted companies will each be asked to produce design concepts and models, which will go on public view in the library of the University of Abertay Dundee. The winner of the design competition will then be announced in late summer.
Mike Galloway, Director of City Development for Dundee City Council, said the jury panel was excited by the range of submissions, not least from Scotland and the UK.
He added: "The six shortlisted teams include a broad spectrum of experienced consultants from across the world. One aspect that is particularly satisfying is that of the wider range of consultants included in those teams, over half of the successful firms are from the UK and almost a third are based in Scotland itself. This is a very healthy and balanced mix of expertise which should ensure that the eventual design for the V&A is truly world class."
It is planned that the V&A at Dundee will open in 2014. The dynamic combination of a landmark building on a superb site and outstanding content will help drive forward Dundee's Waterfront regeneration and stimulate further Scotland's creative industries. 
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