Palmerston North artists, Fran and Paul Dibble, and architect John Hardwick-Smith have been shortlisted for an international sculpture competition offering A$1 million ($1.26 million) for an art work to transform Forrest Place in Perth's city centre.
The same team was behind the New Zealand Memorial in London's Hyde Park Corner,
described by one British critic as "bristling" and "unlovely".
The memorial was recognised in the New Zealand Institute of Architects 2009 Architecture Awards.
It consisted of 16 cross shaped vertical bronze standards set in formation on a grassy slope.
The Perth competition's original 202 entries from 33 countries were today narrowed down to five shortlisted entrants.
West Australia Culture and the Arts Minister John Day said the five teams would be invited to develop their concept designs which would be publicly displayed before the final winner was chosen later this year.
Finalists are:
Jean-Bernard Metais, artist Courdemanche, France
Dimmity Walker, architect; Michael Patroni, architect; David Walker, artist Perth, Australia
Fran Dibble, Paul Dibble, artists; John Hardwick-Smith, architect, Palmerston North, New Zealand
James Angus, artist; Doug Knox, consulting engineer; Peter Mclean, lighting design Sydney, Australia
Richard Giblett, artist; Matthew Herbert, architect; Jan Vastesaeger, architect Melbourne, Australia
- NZPA
