Professor Amoroso on the Professional Design Jury for Hamilton's Pier 8 Promenade Design Competition

The City of Hamilton recently announced that the Forrec-led design team, “Hamilton: Hammer City,” has won the Pier 8 Promenade design competition. The City of Hamilton is undertaking a design competition to select a design team and determine a design for the new Pier 8 Promenade Park to be located along the north and east edges of Pier 8.

Image:  Winning design scheme by Forrec Ltd. for Pier 8 Promenade, Hamilton, Ontario for "Hamilton:  Hammer City" proposal.

Six design teams were selected through a pre-qualification process in April. These teams included- Hargreaves Associates, Janet Rosenberg & Studio, The MBTW Group, Forrec Ltd., PFS Studio, and gh3.

The projects were reviewed and selected by a jury of seven sector experts. Professor Nadia Amoroso, in the Landscape Architecture program, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph, was one of the seven jury members who helped select the winning project. The following link provides further details of the winning submission project and an overview of the jury report.

World Landscape Architect.  "Forrec led design team wins Pier 8 Promenade design competition".

The Hamilton Spectator.  "A 'Hammer City' plan for the waterfront."