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Incredible Solar-Powered Shape-Shifting Bridge Also Purifies the Air
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How does a moving bridge produce energy? With foldable photovoltaic panels of course; but Sanzpont, which has been featured on Inhabitat several times in the past, is never satisfied with the bare minimum, so they raised this design’s artistic appeal and sustainbability a few notches.
A bridge with many personalities, the daytime energy-generator acts as a night time art exhibit when linear LED lights illuminate the bridge, giving it a low-energy, futuristic glow. And then, just in case we become too techy and alienated from nature, Sanzpont has incorporated plants into the design to ensure that the bridge would also purify the air in its surrounding environment. This final touch rounds off the design’s low environmental impact, albeit at what must be a staggering financial cost. Even so, Sanzpont has knocked our socks off once again with their incredible vision. Follow this link to see the shape-shifting helix bridge in motion.
+ Sanzpont Arquitectura
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It’s no wonder that the judges of the Building to Building Pedestrian Bridge International Challenge awarded this mind-blowing, shape-shifting helix bridge by Sanzpont first place.
Featuring a tensile fabric that allows the bridge to move as visitors walk across it, it also captures energy from the sun. If that’s not enough goodness for our strictest technophiles, check this out: the bridge also lights up at night with linear LED technology, and purifies the air in its immediate environment. We’ve…
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Not only is this a shape-shifting helix bridge (cool in its own right)
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But it’s also an art exhibit illuminated with LED lights
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And an energy generator
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Folding photovoltaic panels captures solar rays used to produce renewable energy
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And plants incorporated into the design help to purify the air in the surrounding environment.
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The linear LED technology consumes very little energy
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And gives the bridge a futuristic glow
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Here are more details about how this design works.
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It is little wonder it was awarded first place in the Building to Building Pedstrian Bridge International Challenge.