Here’s a second shortlisted design for the Mersey Observatory competition, this time by Duggan Morris Architects.

The competition calls for an observation tower to overlook the city of Liverpool, England. Five teams have been shortlisted, including Phos Architects (see their entry in our earlier story).

Here’s some info from Duggan Morris Architects about their entry:

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MERSEY OBSERVATORY COMPETITION

DMA are one of five shortlisted practices in a competition to design a new Observatory in Crosby. The international design competition attracted 92 designs. Entries were received from architects in New York, Finland, Spain, Italy, Greece, Germany, Austria, China and Denmark, as well as the UK and Ireland.

The intention is to create a facility that will give local residents and visitors from further afield a fresh, exciting view of the River Mersey and its place in the community and the wider region.

It will be one of three complementary attractions making Crosby beach a genuine tourist attraction where people can spend all day. One is the installation Another Place by renowned artist Antony Gormley. The other is the planned Sefton Water Centre, a major water sports, events and educational facility. The Observatory will be required to meet high standards of sustainability, including using renewable energy sources. It must also not impact negatively on the sites’ important nearby wildlife habitats, especially the foreshore.