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- Thomas Heatherwick's London Garden Bridge officially scrapped Wed, 16 Aug 17, 9:58pmPlans to build Thomas Heatherwick's controversial Garden Bridge in London have been officially scrapped. The Garden Bridge Trust charity - created to build and run the bridge - just announced the end of the project due to...
- Floating, solar-powered 'dragonfly' bridge can sail to new locations Thu, 10 Aug 17, 9:14pmThis floating pedestrian bridge can sail along rivers and oceans like a boat. Designer Margot Krasojevic conceived the bridge as a flexible structure that can be folded, stacked and expanded so that it can be moored along...
- Living green bridge keeps wildlife safe from a busy highway Wed, 28 Jun 17, 9:59pmThis stunning green bridge creates a natural connection between two mountain peaks near Seoul in Korea. Blending seamlessly into its surroundings, the bridge provides safe passage for wild animals and references the traditional...
- Olafur Eliasson’s ship-inspired circle bridge opens in Copenhagen Wed, 26 Aug 15, 4:00amDanish foundation Nordea-fonden commissioned the construction of the pedestrian bridge meat to span Copenhagen's Christianshavn canal. The final design is around 40 meters long (131 feet) and can be opened to allow boats...
- Solar-powered Paleisbrug pedestrian and cycle bridge doubles as a raised park in The Netherlands Mon, 25 May 15, 10:00pmThe Paleisbrug raised park and pedestrian and cycle bridge is a 250-meter-long connection between the historic center and the Paleiskwartier neighborhood in 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands...
- Shigeru Ban’s Incredible Cardboard Bridge Can Hold 20 People at a Time! Wed, 26 Mar 14, 2:55amYou wouldn't expect cardboard to be strong enough to build load-bearing infrastructure, but that's exactly what ingenious architect Shigeru Ban used to build a bridge across the Gardon River in France...
- Thomas Heatherwick Unveils New Images of London Garden Bridge as Public Consultation Phase Launches Tue, 5 Nov 13, 5:00pmA garden-topped bridge designed by Thomas Heatherwick could span the River Thames by 2017, creating a new green park for London. The project's engineering consultants at Arup just unveiled exciting new images of the design...
- Standard Architecture’s Garden-Wrapped Salford Meadows Bridge Changes With the Seasons Sat, 12 Oct 13, 5:30amThe bridge slopes from the Crescent to the Meadow by following the topography of the area and serving as its natural extension. The lattice shell envelops pedestrians as they walk through a tunnel covered with vines and other...
- AZC Unveils Plans for a Giant Inflatable Trampoline Bridge in Paris Thu, 18 Oct 12, 2:00amThere are plenty of beautiful bridges that carry cars and pedestrians across the Seine River in Paris, so awesome design firm AZC has another idea in store...
- Students at Bali’s Green School Build a Beautiful Bamboo Bridge by Hand in Just Four Months! Fri, 12 Oct 12, 5:20amWe have fawned over The Green School in Bali many times before, and they have wowed us once again. Overseen by Indonesian firm PT Bamboo Pure, students and visitors constructed a bamboo bridge in only four months! The hand-built...
- Biomorphis Unveils Plans for a Green Timber Bridge to Inspire Bicycling and Biodiversity in Edinburgh Mon, 2 Jul 12, 3:00pmRead the rest of Biomorphis Unveils Plans for a Green Timber Bridge to Inspire Bicycling and Biodiversity in Edinburgh Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: bicycling, biomorphis, edinburgh, Green Bridge,...
- OAK’s Accoya Wood Sneek Bridge Has an Upturned Boat Shape That Captures the Region’s Maritime Spirit Tue, 22 Nov 11, 4:08amRead the rest of OAK’s Accoya Wood Sneek Bridge Has an Upturned Boat Shape That Captures the Region’s Maritime Spirit Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: ACCOYA, accoya design, accoya wood,...
- World’s Largest Solar Bridge Crosses The River Thames in London Fri, 7 Oct 11, 4:00pmRead the rest of World’s Largest Solar Bridge Crosses The River Thames in London Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "clean energy", blackfriars, blackfriars bridge, cheap energy, Climate Change,...
- Crazy Green-Roofed Habitable Bridge Proposed to Span Acapulco Bay Sat, 9 Apr 11, 12:43amRead the rest of Crazy Green-Roofed Habitable Bridge Proposed to Span Acapulco Bayhttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed...
- CARDBOARD BRIDGE by Shigeru Ban Fri, 28 Jan 11, 4:50amYou wouldn’t expect cardboard to be strong enough to build a bridge, but that’s exactly what ingenious architect Shigeru Ban decided to use to build a bridge across the Gardon River in his latest work of architectural...