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Residential Bridge Competition Entry / Rasha Kiani + Mahdi Kamboozia

Residential Bridge Competition Entry / Rasha Kiani + Mahdi Kamboozia

Econtainer Bridge Competition Winning Proposal / Yoav Messer Architects

Based on the idea of resuse, the competition winning proposal for the Econtainer Bridge by Yoav Messer Architects will be the gateway to Arial Sharon park and will connect Lod road (route 461 which leads from east Tel Aviv to Bnei Atarot village) straight to Hiriya mountain in the center of the park. The 160-meter long bridge [...]

Transforming the Bridge Competition Winners

Results from the Transforming the Bridge Competition for Cleveland, Ohio, are in.  The competition called for an innovative solution for the redevelopment and repurposing of the abandoned Detroit-Superior Bridge.  The brief called for a variety of uses, dedicated pedestrian and bike paths, performance spaces, and landscaping solutions.  Nine projects made the cut…

Quivering wire crossing by bureau faceB wins Paris bridge competition

News: French practice bureau faceB has won a competition to design a bridge across the Seine in Paris with plans for a wobbling crossing of stretched steel cables.

Transforming Seattle’s 520 Floating Bridge Competition Winners

RETHINK REUSE recently announced the winning entries in their Transforming Seattle’s 520 Floating Bridge 2012 International Design Ideas Competition. With the goal of envisioning new, innovative reuse strategies, the winners successfully answer the questions: What is a floating bridge when its function is no longer needed? What can designers do when faced with the design [...]

Amsterdam Iconic Pedestrian Bridge Proposal / PLUSRchitecture – IoannisKarrasArchitectureStudio

river view / © Theodoros Giannopoulos PLUSRchitecture – IoannisKarrasArchitectureStudio shared with us their proposal for the Amsterdam Iconic Pedestrian Bridge competition, put on by [AC-CA]. Their concept consists of one single architectural object which, through its morphological simplicity will create a new urban dialogue between man and urban environment. Through the reconsideration of the circular [...]

Amsterdam Iconic Pedestrian Bridge Competition Winners

1st prize – Courtesy of Nicolas Montesano, Victor Vila, Boris Hoppek [AC-CA] recently announced the winning proposals for their Amsterdam Iconic Pedestrian Bridge competition. The aim the international competition was to design an iconic pedestrian bridge in the heart of Amsterdam. The architecture of this new structure would reflect contemporary design tendencies. The winning proposals [...]

‘The Rink’ Pedestrian Bridge Proposal / Kamvari Architects

Courtesy of Kamvari Architects

‘The Rink’ Pedestrian Bridge Proposal / Kamvari Architects

Courtesy of Kamvari Architects The approach for the Amsterdam pedestrian bridge by Kamvari Architects challenges the basic principles of a bridge as their design takes on a completely new form as it attempts to create space by looping across the river. They hope that ‘The Rink’ will become a new icon in the city by [...]