Springer's Blog Posts Tagged 'bridge' (14)

The Melkwegbridge is designed by NEXT Architects in collaboration with Rietveld Landscape and is located in Purmerend, the…

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Early 17th century Fort de Roovere is surrounded by a moat and was originally built without a bridge.  Yet, as part of a recent restoration program, it required the addition of an access bridge.  Out of respect for the fort’s original island status, Netherlands-based…

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The stunning Infinity Loop Bridge is the winning design proposal by 10 Design and Buro Happold to connect…

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While Aiola Island Bridge crosses a river like a bridge should, it does much more.  Aiola Island was built in 2003 and designed by New York artist Vito Acconci.  Located in the center of the Mur River in Graz, Austria, it includes a trendy bar, a coffee house, a sunbathing area, an…

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The Gateshead Millennium Bridge was designed by London-based firm…

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The Esch footbridge brings a direct connection to the heart of the city of Luxembourg and its green space, the Park of Galgenberg.  Finished in 2009, the…

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Scheduled for completion at the end of this year, the Arganzuela Footbridge is the largest of a series of bridges that connect the two sides of the Manzanares Park, which is divided by the Manzanares River in Madrid, Spain.  Designed by Paris-based…

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The CPH Arch will be a majestic landmark that serves as both an inter-city bridge and as a city gate.  The Arch will be the only “dry” connection between the city of Marmormolen in the west and the city of Langeliniekaj in the east, and is designed to be easily utilized by both cyclists and…

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West 8, an urban design and landscape architecture firm, collaborated with Toronto-based firm…

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This ingenious little pedestrian bridge was designed by Heatherwick Studio to span an inlet of the Grand Union Canal at Paddington Basin in London.  The…

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Henderson Waves is a 274 meter long pedestrian bridge that crosses Henderson Road at the Mount Faber Loop in Singapore. The beautiful design has been presented with six awards, and was a joint venture by London-based IJP Corporation and… Continue

The graceful Paik Nam June Media Bridge will span the Han River in Seoul, South Korea, connecting The National Assembly Building with the Dangi-li Power Plant (which is in the process of being developed into public cultural space). Its name celebrates the famous video/media artist Nam June Paik, and its skin is proposed to be used as a canvas for media and video artists around… Continue

The Xidayinggang Twin Bridges by CA-DESIGN Architecture and Urban Planning are a beautiful landmark for Qingpu in Shanghai, China. They span a 50 meter wide canal flanked by two roads, and deliberately echo the forms of the sacred mountains. In order to more effectively simulate the mountains' fractal… Continue

Built by NEXT Architects and Rietveld Landscape for the Municipality of Purmerend in Amsterdam, the criss-crossing Melkwegbrug (Milky Way Bridge) is scheduled for completion in 2012. It is designed to separate pedestrian foot traffic from… Continue