by thomas heatherwick (has other really cool projects to check out

there was a group of architects and engineers that were sent to build infrastructure for the u.s. military in vietnam i believe. they designed short span bridges in the jungles. i forget the name of theyre group but you should do some research on them. talk about some architects that were real troopers.

kinda neat

I used to have the GI Joe version of the above bridge^

thanks!
@barry: i knew this bridge, his other glass bridge is kinda neat too. Thanks!
dfowler:neat - but increasingly becoming a genre, don't you think?
@mdler: how does knowing that help us at all?

- hope there are more replies to the thread..

Definitely look into the work of Jürg Conzett. Fantistic engineer-designer from Graubünden, CH.

may also check out the covered bridges in the american northeast

West 8's ped bridge at Borneo/sporienburg (Amsterdam)
Can't remember the name, but that cool twisted Bldg-to-Bldg pedway in UK for a dance company. Was it Marks/Barfield?

Check out the latest issue of Wood Design and Building: Sneek Bridge

http://wooddesign.dgtlpub.com/2010/2010-10-31/home.php

Pedestrian Bridge / Miró Rivera Architects:



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the Sackler crossing by John Pawson

Whatabout Cecil Balmond? For UPenn and in Coimbra Portugal he did some nice work.

there a picture of masa's bridge here:

http://komystudio.com/

you'll need to watch the slide show but you can't miss it.

dan hoffman @ cranbrook



inform studio, bagley-mexicantown i-75 pedestrian bridge

shigeru ban's paper bridge


scarpa @ querini stampalia


wilkinson eyre @ royal ballet

ether, that is one nice bridge.. is it concrete?

nam, it is concrete.

here's a link to the pieces before being assembled.

here

Here is West8's Bridge @Borneo & Sporenburg starts at slide 85 and goes to 92. The whole slideshow is of my Netherlands trip in June04. There are about 6 pedestrian bridges I count in the entire slideshow.

-slide 2 - canal bridge
-slide 9&10 - Museum Park Bridge - Rem Koolhas
-slide 13 - Kunsthal Bridge - sort of a bridge
-slide 61 - weird bridge
-slide 81 bridge to somewheres
-slide 85-92 - Borneo & Sporenburg
-slide 106 - Borneo & Sporenburg birds eye view - not my image.

Also this guy in Berkeley is a pedestrian Bridge designer
- I think mightylittle™ used to work for him. He has a couple more - I cant find his website atm though.

thanks all...

speaking of west 8 - look at these

http://www.west8.nl/projects/gardens/garden_of_10000_bridges/

given their style and the landscape projects they do west 8 has a lot of deck / footbridge designs in their portfolio

i though it was a bit ridiculous when i first saw it, but its kind of grows on you, would be cool as a chinese roller coaster perhaps.

the footbridge in millenium park by gehry - i think one its one of his better projects

http://www.millenniumpark.org/artandarchitecture/bp_bridge.html

we should have more threads on specific elements like this one, lets keep it going.