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- 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...
- Spectacular town hall doubles as a bridge in Denmarks Faroe Islands Wed, 22 Aug 18, 5:00amWhen Copenhagen-based Henning Larsen Architects was tapped to design the Town Hall in Eysturkommuna, the firm knew that there would be no point in trying to compete with the sublime Faroe Islands setting...
- This canopy walkway elevates Shenzhen library-goers into the treetops Tue, 21 Aug 18, 5:00amA new pagoda-like library in China’s megacity of Shenzhen sweeps visitors above the tree canopy with an elevated walkway. Located in Xiangmi Park, a densely forested area originally used as an agricultural research center,...
- This beautiful planted bridge doubles as a public gathering place in China Tue, 17 Jul 18, 5:00amWhen Beijing-based practice DnA Design and Architecture was tapped to renovate an old stone masonry bridge in Zhejiang, China, founding architect Xu Tiantian saw it as an opportunity to create a transformative and culturally...
- UNStudio unveils Danube bridge for sustainable transit in Budapest Thu, 10 May 18, 10:00pmUNStudio has swept the competition for the New Budapest Bridge, a much-needed bridge over the Danube in the south of the city. Coated in a reflective white paint, the landmark bridge will serve as a gateway between Ujbuda...
- The world's first 3D-printed steel bridge looks like it came from another planet Thu, 5 Apr 18, 4:50amDutch technology company MX3D just officially unveiled the world's first 3D-printed stainless steel bridge. It took four robots, nearly 10,000 pounds of stainless steel, about 684 miles of wire, and six months of printing...