The competition has attracted interest from around the globe
More than 550 companies from across the world have registered their interest in an international design competition to create inspirational public spaces in six town centres in Lancashire.
The brief for Pennine Lancashire Squared was launched on August 15, but the competition had already attracted interest from more than 40 countries, including China, Australia, India, Venezuela, Vietnam, Iran, Serbia and Peru. Further interest has come from Qatar, Norway, Jordan and Croatia.
Run by the Landscape Institute, with endorsement from RIBA, Pennine Lancashire Squared aims to find the best landscape architects and public realm designers in the world to create outstanding high profile spaces at the heart of six towns in Pennine Lancashire – Burnley, Accrington, Blackburn, Bacup, Clitheroe and Nelson.
The Chief Executive of Elevate, Max Steinberg, said: “We are delighted by this response to the competition, which has clearly already captured the imagination of designers across the world.
"The interest reflects the importance of the competition, which will raise the profile of the entire area and see the creation of world class examples of public space design.”
