Apr 07
A new fire-breathing dragon bridge in Da Nang, a major port city in Vietnam, opened on March 29, the 38th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, It serves as the shortest link between Da Nang airport on the western side of the city and the beaches to the east. Construction started in July 2009 and …
Mar 10
Description from OOIIO Architecture: Lima Municipality proposes the connection between Miraflores and Barranco districts with an iconic pedestrian bridge over the deep natural gap called Bajada de Armendáriz, which ends just in front of Pacific Ocean. In one side Miraflores, majestic, residential, were you can find important shopping centers that became new urban attraction points on …
Jan 20
The recently completed, Tbilisi Bridge – connecting Avlabari and Rike over the Kura river in the middle of the Tbilisi city, Georgia is designed by Milan-based practice aMDL
Dec 10
Description from DVVD: The long-awaited Villetaneuse Université interchange is now taking shape. Although this is a good thing in terms of urban development, it also exacerbates the division between north and south due to the ensuing concentration of networks and traffic lanes. Consequently, the footbridge serves a twofold role: access to the station and a …
Dec 04
Heatherwick Studio was commissioned to design a pedestrian bridge to span an inlet of the Grand Union Canal at Paddington Basin, London, and provide an access route for workers and residents. Crucially, the bridge needed to open to allow access for the boat moored in the inlet. The aim was to make the movement the …
Nov 25
NEXT Architects has designed Melkwegbridge – part of the masterplan ‘De Kanaalsprong’ and connects the historic city center with the towns’ new district- in Purmerend, the Netherlands. A massive arch which reaches the height of 12m above water level and stands in a continuous line with the Melkweg-road, thus offering an incredible view over the …
Nov 19
The Detroit-Superior Bridge, almost a mile long, is one of the most prominent features of Cleveland’s urban landscape. Built in 1918, its upper level is one of the heaviest used thoroughfares in Cleveland today and it connects Ohio City and downtown Cleveland. The bridge’s lower level, built for street cars, has been abandoned since 1954. …
Nov 04
Coltzin Coatl-Bridge is an experimental project by Abel Montaño, which aims, in the first instance to provide the city of Culiacan, Sinaloa with new cultural spaces, recreational and social interchange , not just the arts community, if not society in general. In turn tries to redirect the view of the inhabitants to their characteristic three …
Oct 24
The competition brief, A Bridge in Paris, allows AZC (Atelier Zündel Cristea) to locate an architectural reflection within this same realm of contemporary urban enjoyment. It appears to us that Paris has the bridges and passages necessary for the flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic across its waterways. Our intention is to invite its visitors …
Oct 16
This $7.8 million Chunhua footbridge in Shenzhen, China, is an amazing 14-meter-wide overpass that was designed in the shape of a flower with 13 elevators and six staircases.
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