Architectural Competition Update
12/09/09 15:46 Filed in: Design & Planning
The architectural competition to choose a suitable design for the site is well under way. Four finalists have been shortlisted, and will present their vision for the new mosque late in June, to a specially-chosen jury, which includes representatives from the Muslim Academic Trust, the Cambridge Muslim Welfare Society, the University of Cambridge Department of Architecture, and the East Mill Road Action Group (EMRAG).
The architects have been working to a detailed design brief which incorporates the 2007 survey of Romsey residents' views made by EMRAG, and the 2007 Development Brief prepared by the Cambridge City Council Urban Design Team.
Key elements of the brief sent to the competing architects include:
- Ample off-road parking
- An enhanced set-back of the frontage to create a new green space on Mill Road
- A design idiom which engages positively with the built environment of Romsey
- A world-class design which showcases Cambridge as a centre of good architectural practice
- A focus on environmental sustainability