Architecture and Engineering Side by Side: the Case of Urban Bridges

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The technical needs of the construction of bridges many times guide the development of the design itself. However, architecture is never put aside, rather the opposite. The aesthetics of bridges that we collect in this article are the result of an intense, demanding, and stimulating dialogue between architecture and engineering, where the search for solutions only ends when both disciplines are fully satisfied.

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In the selected cases, architects and engineers worked together to achieve a common goal, which was not viewed as the exclusive territory of one or the other. In order to achieve the best possible result for the connecting bridge in its particular context, clear and rigorous criteria are agreed to coordinate the architectural solutions to the technical needs of the work.

It is gratifying to realize that talking about the structure of these projects is also talking about their architecture, and that to explain their architecture is to tell about the engineering processes that were proposed and how they were implemented.

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Murdoch's Connection Bridge / Matter
Structural Engineering by SH Structures

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© Luke O'Donovan
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© Luke O'Donovan

Atyrau Bridge / New Moon Architects
Structural Engineering by BC Engeneering

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© Askhat Saduov
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Courtesy of New Moon Architects
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© Askhat Saduov

The Technion’s Entrance Gate / Schwartz Besnosoff Architects
Structural Engineering by Rokach Ashkenazi Engineering Consultant

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Courtesy of Schwartz Besnosoff Architects
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Courtesy of Schwartz Besnosoff Architects
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Courtesy of Schwartz Besnosoff Architects

Onda Atlántica Bridge / Onda Arquitectura + Checa Arquitectura
Structural Engineering by Ingeniería Zero

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© Iwan Baan
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Courtesy of Onda Arquitectura + Checa Arquitectura
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© Iwan Baan

Park Union Bridge / Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Structural Engineering by Arup

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© Jason O Rear
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© Jason O Rear

Footbridge of the High Speed Train Station Saint Laud / Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes
Structural Engineering by SBP GMBH

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© David Boureau
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Courtesy of Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes
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© David Boureau

Providence Pedestrian Bridge / INFORM Studio + Buro Happold
Structural Engineering by Buro Happold

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© Steve Kroodsma
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Courtesy of INFORM Studio + Buro Happold
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© Steve Kroodsma

Drift Bridge / Volkan Alkanoglu
Structural Engineering by CMID Engineers

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© Jennifer Boomer
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Courtesy of Volkan Alkanoglu
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© Jennifer Boomer

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Cite: Agustina Coulleri. "Architecture and Engineering Side by Side: the Case of Urban Bridges" 15 Nov 2021. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/970689/architecture-and-engineering-side-by-side-the-case-of-urban-bridges> ISSN 0719-8884

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