GEZE UK finalists revealed

The results are in… and the finalists for the UK’s most creative architectural competition are announced by GEZE UK.

In a bid to win an original Ralph Steadman artwork, hundreds of architects across the world registered for GEZE UK’s unique ‘Entrance to London’ competition in partnership with the Architect’s Journal.

Ralph Steadman joined renowned architect Sir Terry Farrell, Architect’s Journal features editor Rory Olcayto and GEZE UK’s managing director Andrew Hall on the judging panel to choose six finalists.

They will go through to a glittering presentation in London on 20 February when the winner of Ralph Steadman’s original artwork will be revealed.

The finalists are:
• Sarah Akigbogun from London, with ‘Baubles and Gems’
• Dirk Bolt from Aberfeldy in Perthshire, with ‘The Londinia’
• Leith Kerr from London, with ‘Entrance to London’
• Sebastian Messer from Newcastle, with ‘Albion Awaits Hermes, 2012’
• Ad Roefs from the Netherlands, with ‘Kaartenhuis’
• Dan Tassell from London, with ‘At the end of a long walk, a gateway to London’

Click here to see the finalists' entries

Andrew Hall commented: “The standard was extremely high and judging was an extremely difficult but inspirational experience. With so many quality entries to choose from, we looked at the creativity, originality and architectural interest of each piece. Choosing six finalists was tricky, but choosing our winner will be even more difficult.

“It’s a tribute to the creativity and imagination of the architectural community that our competition has attracted such interesting and intriguing entries, and we’re delighted that architects and students throughout the world have taken part. We’re thankful to everyone who contributed their ideas, enthusiasm and time to taking part in our contest.”