Innovative Pedestrian Bridges and Their Construction Details

There has been increasing awareness in recent years of the importance of infrastructure for pedestrians. These additions to the urban environment improve the quality of cities by connecting spaces and shortening travel distances, and their introduction can be beneficial not only to pedestrians but also to cyclists seeking a more environmentally friendly method of transport.

In order to encourage the use of pedestrian infrastructure, here we present footbridges designed by architecture offices and structural engineers, alongside their construction details, to showcase innovative solutions in terms of materials, forms, and structures.

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The Technion’s Entrance Gate / Schwartz Besnosoff Architects

Structural Engineering: Rokach Ashkenazi Engineering Consultant

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Cortesía de Schwartz Besnosoff Architects
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Cortesía de Schwartz Besnosoff Architects
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Cortesía de Schwartz Besnosoff Architects

Providence Pedestrian Bridge / INFORM Studio + Buro Happold

Structural Engineering: Buro Happold

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© Steve Kroodsma
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© Steve Kroodsma
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Cortesía de Buro Happold, inFORM studio

Footbridge of the High Speed Train Station Saint Laud / Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes

Structural Engineering: SBP GMBH

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© David Boureau
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© David Boureau
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Cortesía de Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes

Tintagel Castle Footbridge / Ney & Partners + William Matthews Associates

Structural Engineering: NEY & Partners, HRW Engineers

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© Hufton & Crow
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© Hufton & Crow
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Cortesía de Ney & Partners + William Matthews Associates

LightPathAKL / Monk Mackenzie Architects + Landlab

Structural Engineering: GHD

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© Russ Flatt
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© Russ Flatt
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Cortesía de Monk Mackenzie Architects + Landlab

Bayraklı Coast Pedestrian Bridge / Notarchitects + Notmimarlik

Structural Engineering: Kobe Yapı

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© ZM Yasa Architectural Photography
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© ZM Yasa Architectural Photography
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Cortesía de Notarchitects + Notmimarlik

Ruyi Bridge / ZZHK Architects

Structural Engineering: Southwest Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute of China

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Cortesía de ZZHK Architects
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Cortesía de ZZHK Architects
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Cortesía de ZZHK Architects

Pedestrian Bridge in Jonava / Architektüros linija

Structural Engineering: UAB Šiltas Namas

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© Norbert Tukaj
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© Norbert Tukaj
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Cortesía de Architektüros linija

Floating Archipelago, Pedestrian Bridge Design / FCHA

Structural Engineering: China Academy of Building Research

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© Tianpei Zeng
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© Tianpei Zeng
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Cortesía de FCHA

The Rainbow Bridge / SPF: architects

Structural Engineering: Arup

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© John Linden
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© John Linden
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Cortesía de SPF: architects

Suspended Pavilion / TJAD Original Design Studio

Structural Engineering: Rui Wang

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© ZY Architectural Photography
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© ZY Architectural Photography
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Cortesía de TJAD Original Design Studio

The way through the Forest / VAUMM

Structural Engineering: Ingeniería Lanchas

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© Aitor Estévez
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© Aitor Estévez
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Cortesía de VAUMM

Treetop Walk / Carlos Castanheira

Structural Engineering: Paulo Fidalgo – HDP,Lda

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© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
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© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
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Cortesía de Carlos Castanheira

Yangjing Canal Pedestrian Bridge / Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects

Structural Engineering: Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute

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© Fangfang Tian
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© Fangfang Tian
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Cortesía de Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects

Pedestrian Bridge over Shanghai Taitong Ferry Station / Scenic Architecture Office

Structural Engineering: AND Office

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© Shan Liang
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© Shan Liang
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Cortesía de Scenic Architecture Office

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Editor's Note: This article was originally published on November 1, 2020, and updated on March 21, 2022. 

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Cite: Ott, Clara. "Innovative Pedestrian Bridges and Their Construction Details" [Puentes peatonales y sus detalles constructivos] 21 Mar 2022. ArchDaily. (Trans. María Francisca González) Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/893015/15-innovative-pedestrian-bridges-and-their-construction-details> ISSN 0719-8884

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