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- Butterfly Effect bridge offers safe passage for pollinators Tue, 24 Aug 21, 2:30amAs a result of the Our Energy Our Landscape design challenge, Dutch design studio VenhoevenCS, landscape architecture agency DS Landschapsarchitecten and solar energy firm Studio Solarix have developed the Butterfly Effect,...
- Famous Amsterdam canal gets a 3D-printed smart bridge Thu, 5 Aug 21, 1:30amAmsterdam’s oldest neighborhood is getting a high-tech upgrade thanks to 3D-printing company MX3D and design firm Joris Laarman Lab. The team recently unveiled a stainless steel, 3D-printed smart bridge that will be placed...
- World's longest wildlife bridge could become reality across the Mississippi River Sat, 3 Jul 21, 4:30amA proposal to repurpose the bridge connecting Iowa and Illinois across the Mississippi River into a national park and wildlife crossing has gained traction...
- Award-winning redesign of the Brooklyn Bridge puts the focus on pedestrians Tue, 15 Jun 21, 12:30amWinning designs in architecture require creativity, a focus on function and a dash of the unexpected. In the case of one winning proposal for the 2021 NYCxDESIGN Awards, hosted by Interior Design, it also means an improved...
- Vincent Callebaut proposes a green, food-producing footbridge for Paris Wed, 6 Jan 21, 3:30amVincent Callebaut Architectures has unveiled fantastical designs for the Green Line, a futuristic “inhabited footbridge” in Paris that would run on renewable energy, recycle its own waste and fight urban air pollution...
- Beautiful Washington bridge with lace-like metal walls shimmers at night Tue, 27 Oct 20, 1:30amWhen Seattle-based LMN Architects and KPFF Consulting Engineers were tapped to design the Grand Avenue Park Bridge in Everett, Washington, the team worked to not only meet functional demands but to also achieve aesthetic...
- Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge winners want to bring a forest to NYC Thu, 10 Sep 20, 12:30amThe Van Alen Institute and the New York City Council have announced the winners of Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge. The international design competition intended to spark public dialogue about the Brooklyn Bridge, which has become...
- LAVA designs a cyclist bridge to make Heidelberg bike-friendly Tue, 8 Sep 20, 12:30amLAVA, schlaich bergermann partner and Latz + Partner have been awarded first prize in an international competition for their design of a cycle and pedestrian bridge in the German university town of Heidelberg...
- Babylon Bridge features hanging gardens over the Seine Wed, 27 May 20, 4:30amParis-based design studio Rescubika has unveiled a fantastical proposal for the Babylon Bridge, a pedestrian-only bridge over the river Seine. Inspired by the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the proposed bridge would be covered...
- A striking new gateway to Copenhagen celebrates green transit and Danish design Tue, 15 Oct 19, 2:30amEarlier this summer, Copenhagen officially opened Køge Nord Station, a stunning new transportation landmark that raises the bar for beautiful urban infrastructure...
- Curvaceous bicycle bridge brings new life to Copenhagens harbor Wed, 21 Aug 19, 12:30amCopenhagen has once again cemented its title as the best bicycle city in the world with the completion of the Lille Langebro cycle and pedestrian bridge...
- Zaha Hadid Architects break ground on an eco-sensitive multimodal bridge in Taiwan Thu, 28 Mar 19, 4:30amThe world’s longest single-mast, asymmetric cable-stayed bridge has broken ground in northern Taiwan. Not only engineered for minimal visual impact, the bridge is also designed to host a wide range of transit options. Designed...
- A climate-sensitive concrete home is carefully embedded into hilly terrain Sat, 23 Mar 19, 1:30amWhen Medellín-based architecture studio Juan Manuel Peláez Arquitectos (JUMP Arquitectos) visited its client’s property in nearby Colombian town of La Ceja, the team was so impressed with the landscape that they resolved...
- Architects want to transform an old Dutch bridge into zero-energy apartments Thu, 22 Nov 18, 8:00amIn a bid to save, rather than tear down, a historically significant bridge in the Netherlands, Delft-based cepezed architects unveiled an adaptive reuse scheme for turning the defunct bridge into a base for energy-neutral...
- Urban Nouveau proposes to turn a historic Stockholm bridge into housing and a park Sat, 20 Oct 18, 5:30amIn a bid to save the historic Gamla Lidingöbron bridge in Stockholm from demolition, Swedish studio Urban Nouveau has proposed transforming the structure into 50 luxury apartments topped with a High Line-inspired linear...