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This beautiful planted bridge doubles as a public gathering place in China

When Beijing-based practice DnA Design and Architecture was tapped to renovate an old stone masonry bridge in Zhejiang,...

Margot Krasojevic, SailBoat bridge, floating architecture, green bridge, pedestrian bridge, solar power, photovoltaic cells, carbon fiber, aluminium, flexible design

Floating, solar-powered 'dragonfly' bridge can sail to new locations

This floating pedestrian bridge can sail along rivers and oceans like a boat. Designer Margot Krasojevic conceived...

Yang Jagogae Eco-Bridge, Ivane Ksnelashvili, Petras Išora, Ona Lozuraitytė, pedestrian bridge, Seoul, green bridge, Korea, green infrastructure

Living green bridge keeps wildlife safe from a busy highway

This stunning green bridge creates a natural connection between two mountain peaks near Seoul in Korea. Blending...

Napoli Afragola station by Zaha Hadid Architects, Napoli Afragola station in Naples, Napoli Afragola station Italy, high speed rail Italy, rail station design Italy, high speed rail hub Italy, solar powered train station,

Zaha Hadid Architects completes first phase of Italy’s solar-powered high-speed rail hub

Italy is moving full steam ahead on the expansion of high-speed rail. The country recently celebrated inauguration...

Bostanlı Footbridge and Bostanlı Sunset Lounge, wooden structure, Izmir bridge, bridge that is also a lounge, izmir lounge bridge, footbridge, Turkey, Studio Evren Başbuğ: steb, pedestrian bridge, green architecture, urban regeneration, themowood, Izmir Sea

Gorgeous Bostanlı Bridge doubles as public park, designed for sunset watching

This beautiful footbridge in Izmir, Turkey, offers much more than a passage from one side of Bostanlı Creek to...

Lucky Knot Bridge by NEXT architects, Lucky Knot bridge in Changsha, red bridge in Changsha, Mobius Strip-inspired architecture, Mobius Strip-inspired bridge, extraordinary bridge designs

Spectacular Lucky Knot bridge in China twists and turns like a Möbius Strip

Located in the megacity Changsha’s rapidly developing New Lake District, Lucky Knot spans the Dragon King Harbor...

Knight Architects, WSP Finland, Kruunusillat bridge, pedestrian bridge, Finland, longest bridge in Finland, Helsinki, cable-stayed bridge, walkway, cyclists, pedestrian-friendly design

Finland’s longest bridge will be a beautiful pedestrian and cyclist superhighway

The architects collaborated with engineering firm WSP Finland to design this tram, cyclist and pedestrian bridge,...

Claude Bernard overpass, DVVD, Paris, pedestrian bridge, Paris, wooden bridge, pedestrian-friendly architecture, timber bridge, green architecture, timber

How the timber-clad Claude Bernard overpass supports Paris' climate plan

The 100-meter (328 foot) wooden structure features broad-stepped stairways on the sides and landscaped ramps for...

Nancy Nowacek, Citizen Bridge, Governors Island, pedestrian overpass, foot path, Nancy Nowacek, Red Hook, Brooklyn, floating bridge, Buttermilk Channel, floating bridge design, nyc bridges, bridge design, urban design

Help make NYC's first floating pedestrian bridge a reality

In a recent interview with Hyper Allergic, Novacek explained that her vision for building the “Citizen Bridge”...

IJsselbrug bridge, bridge renovation, the Netherlands, Moederscheim Moonen Architects, APcon BV, green renovation, Zutphen bridge, pedestrian bridge

Old bridge renovation in the Netherlands to make even more room for cyclists and pedestrians

The redesign will provide a generous curb for pedestriansand cyclists that will raise the bridge's visibility from...

Teiknistofan Tröð, Geirsnef peninsula, bicycle bridge, pedestrian bridge, land art, Elliðaár’s estuary, Elliðaár, Iceland, Reykjavík, LEDs, pyramidal bridge, Bridges by Teiknistofan Tröð

Giant pyramids on an Icelandic cycle bridge turn infrastructure into land art

Split into two nearly equal-length sections, the bridges span two waterways at the river fork. Rising like a piece...

Steve Holl, Steve Holl Architects, Copenhagen Gate, langelinie, marmormolen, pedestrian bridge, bicycle bridge, solar power, wind power, architecture, Cophenhagen, Copenhagen skyline

Copenhagen is building the craziest bike lane… ever

Copenhagen is known for its bike-friendly culture, but the Copenhagen Gate project is going to take bike lanes...

Salon Architects, Keeping the Valley Alive, Beylikdüzü, Istanbul, Turkish architects, green master plan, pedestrian bridge, bicycle paths, pedestrian paths, observation decks

Salon's sprawling bridges will help preserve Istanbul's Beylikdüzü valley ecosystem

The proposal consists of three parts: Access the Valley, Feel the Valley, and Watch the Valley. Each part focuses on...

Olafur Eliasson, pedestrian bridge, green bridge, Copenhagen, green transportation, cycling, Iceland, green design, Denmark, harbor design

Olafur Eliasson's ship-inspired circle bridge opens in Copenhagen

Danish foundation Nordea-fonden commissioned the construction of the pedestrian bridge to spanCopenhagen's Christianshavn...

Zaha Hadid Architects, Danjiang Bridge International Competition, Danjiang Bridge, single-mast bridge, bridge design, pedestrian bridge, cable-stayed bridge, Taipei, Taiwan, green transportation

Zaha Hadid Architects win Danjiang Bridge competition in Taiwan

The winning proposal, designed in collaboration with German engineering consultancy Leonhardt, Andrä und Partner,...

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