A consortium led by architect Will Alsop has been chosen to develop the 拢100m Fourth Grace cultural project in Liverpool.
Urban regeneration firm Liverpool Vision selected the consortium from a shortlist of four. The other high-profile architects in the running were Norman Foster, Richard Rogers and Edward Cullinan.

Will Alsop said: 鈥淲e know our scheme was the most radical and challenging and that in choosing us Liverpool Vision has demonstrated commitment to the creation of a 21st-century waterfront for Liverpool that will make the world stand up and take note.鈥�

Alsop, with developers Countryside Properties and Neptune Developments, will develop the Pier Head site. This is directly south of the Port of Liverpool and the Cunard and Royal Liver buildings, a trio known as the 鈥淭hree Graces鈥�.

Alsop鈥檚 scheme comprises three main structures 鈥� a 500-seat auditorium, a building containing hieroglyphics of Liverpool鈥檚 history, and a 19-storey residential building.