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Wild Water Crossings: 14 Bold & Crazy Bridge Concepts

Article by Steph, filed under Public & Institutionalin the Architecture category.

Even ordinary bridges are complex structures, but add in multiple

levels, undulating ribbons of steel, elements that dip into the water or

roads that split into scissor-li ke blades and youve got quite a dynamic

feat of engineering. Some of those potential feats are a little more

achievable than others. These 14 (more!)bridge concepts include a

few innovative designs that are actually going to be built, while othershave been deemed too crazy to ever be real.

Entwined Ribbon Bridge for China

The competition this concept was shortlisted for has been canceled,

so it may never be achieved in physical form. Denton Corker Marshall

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architects designed this bridge for Jinsha Lake in Hangzhou, with one

ribbon offering a flat surface for cyc lists, one rising into the air to offer

various views, and a third decorative ribbon winding between the first

two.

Tulip Bridge for Amsterdam

The petals of this wooden bridge blossom and unfold in various

configurations throughout the day, variously allowing pedestrians to

cross the water or, if they so desire, jump in. Designed by MLBS

Architects, the Tulip Bridge functions as a symbolic landmark for

Amsterdam. When all of its petals are flat, it makes up a large plazawith plenty of room for the flow of pedestrians, but when all of the

petals are raised (except for one that allows entry) it can turn into an

exhibition space.

Bay Bridge Tourist Park


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The September 2nd, 2013 opening of the new East Span of the San

Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge made the old one obsolete: so what to

do with it? Some have called for i t to be broken up and made into

housing, others want to see it conver ted into a public park.Architects

Rael San Fratello have a few tongue-in-cheek designstaking these

ideas into consideration. How about bike paths, combing walls,

outdoor cinemas, hotel rooms and a giant swimming pool? Together,

these ideas may be a little over the top, but they present a few

intriguing possibilities.

Habitable Bridge for Seville, Spain


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A sinuous bridge mimicking the waves of the river below it could act

as a cultural center of Seville, Spain. This concept incorporates two

layers a sunny, grassy surface on top, and a shaded area with

stepped seating closer to the water. The proposal also incorporates an

existing tobacco factory, renovating it into an auditorium with a ground

level piazza.

Parametric Cloud Bridge

This design doesnt exactly conform to the general idea of what a

bridge is, and should be. Unusual and unexpected, Cloudbridge by

Arturo Tedeschi architectscreates a non-linear path between two

points. The shape was determined by an algorithm that produces a


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cloud-shaped grid balancing the asymmetric loads of the footbridge.

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