Five compete for concert hall

Five consultancies have been shortlisted to compete in a paid pitch to create a corporate identity for Bridgewater Hall, Manchester’s new international concert venue which opens next summer (DW 12 May).

Drawing Board, Paradigm and The Loft, Horseman Cooke, Shed Graphics and Hemisphere will present a sketchbook of ideas to venue operator Hallogen at the end of July. ‘We hope to decide on the day which consultancy will be chosen to design the final identity,’ says Hallogen director Sue Vanden.