Montréal’s new Darwin Bridges, built with recyclable and sustainable materials. Provencher_Roy’s reconstruction of the Darwin Bridges on Nuns’ Island uses locally sourced recycled glass. This world premiere of ground glass pozzolan (GGP) opens the door to new sustainable materiality in the urban design field
Project name
Ponts Darwin
Architecture firm
Provencher_Roy
Location
Montréal / Ile des Soeurs, Québec, Canada
Collaborators
Entrepreneur: Tisseur Inc; Certification: Candidat à la certification Envision
Structural engineer
Civil Engineer and Structure Engineer: SNC-Lavalin (durabilité du béton)
Photography
Stéphane Brügger
Haixin Bridge is the first pedestrian landscape bridge across the Pearl River in Guangzhou. It is located in the core area of the CBD, connected to Ersha Island Art Park in the north and Guangzhou Tower in the south. The upstream is about 300m away from Guangzhou Bridge, and the downstream is about 1600m away from Liede Bridge.
Project name
Guangzhou Haixin Bridge
Architecture firm
Architectural Design & Research Institute of SCUT Co., Ltd.
Location
Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China
Principal architect
He Jingtang, Qiu Jianfa, Bao Ying
Design team
Pei Zejun, Bao Huanhui, Cheng Xiaofei, Jiang Yaohui, He Jian, Chen Muqi, Huang Xueying, Li Kaixin, Su Hao, Guo Yuanxiang, Shen Xuelong, Zheng Yang, He Zhongsen, Lin Xianyong, Luo Huiling, Li Jiawen, Zhong Yingtao, Wei Ling, Liu Jing, Cen Hongjin, Guan Baoling, Cen Xiaoyun
Collaborators
Floodlighting Design: Beijing Tongheng Heming Lighting and Acoustics Institute Co., Ltd.
Structural engineer
Guangzhou Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Construction
China Railway Guangzhou Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd.
Photography
Yao Li, Zhan Changheng, Du Hualin, Pei Zejun, Ma Minghua
Client
Guangzhou Construction Investment and Development Co., Ltd.
The new Metropolitan Station in Lublin, Poland is the main element of a multi-phase, complex project of the Integrated Transportation Center being built in the capital city of the region. Located in the center of the city, along with the accompanying infrastructure, it will be a transport hub connecting urban, regional and national transport.
Project name
Metropolitan Railway Station / Integrated Communication Center
Architecture firm
Tremend Studio
Photography
Bartek Barczyk
Typology
Transportation › Railway Station
This gentle spatial curve of the footbridge is constructed as a smooth path based on the dynamics of pedestrian and cyclist movement. The construction of the bridge humbly responds to the panorama of Prague, to the connection to the Holešovice and Karlín banks, as well as to the connection of Štvanice island.
Project name
Štvanice Footbridge
Architecture firm
Bridge Structures
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Length
300 m between Holešovice and Karlín, ramp to Štvanice island 80 m
Design team
Petr Tej, Marek Blank, Jan Mourek,
Collaborators
Aleš Hvízdal, Jan Hendrych
Structural engineer
Petr Tej, Jan Mourek
Photography
Alex Shoots Buildings
Client
The city of Prague
Typology
Industrial › Bridge
The first in a series of bridges on Chengdu’s West Line Road, the new 295-metre Chengdu West First Bridge crosses the Jiangxi River, a tributary of the Tuojiang River in China’s Sichuan province.
Project name
Jiangxi River Bridge
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
ZHA Project Directors: Charles Walker, Lei Zheng, Ed Gaskin. ZHA Project Architect: Han-Hsun Hsieh. ZHA Site Team: Lei Zheng, Han-Hsun Hsieh. ZHA Project Team: Jan Klaska, Lei Zheng, Marina Dimopoulou, Stratis Georgiou, Hung-Da Chien, Han-Hsun Hsieh, Martha Masli, Stella Dourtmes, Charles Walker, Ed Gask
Collaborators
China Southwest Architectural Design & Research Institute
Landscape
Zaha Hadid Architects
Structural engineer
Buro Happold, China Southwest Architectural Design & Research Institute
Construction
Sinohydro Bureau 7 Co., Ltd, China Huaxi Engineering Design and Construction
Photography
Liang Xue, Arch Exist
Client
Chengdu International Aerotropolis Group Construction and Development
Typology
Industrial › Bridge
Jackson Hole Airport’s existing back-of-house rental car operations facilities were poorly organized, outdated, and no longer met contemporary sustainability standards. To better handle these functions at the nation’s only airport situated within a National Park, a new Quick Turn-Around (QTA) Facility was developed.
Project name
QTA Facility at Jackson Hole Airport
Architecture firm
CLB Architects
Location
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA
Design team
Kevin Burke, AIA, Principal. Paige Hobson, Project Manager . Forrest Britton, Project Manager
Environmental & MEP
Mechanical Engineer: CN Engineers; Electrical Engineer: BNA; Geotechnical Engineer: Nelson
Material
Rusted metal, concrete, steel, and wood
Typology
Transportation › Airport
Elizabeth Line’s Bond Street Station opens in London 24th October 2022. A new point of arrival into London’s West End designed by John McAslan + Partners withengineers WSP creates an uplifting passenger experience that celebrates the urban realm of Bond Street station.
Project name
Bond Street Station
Architecture firm
John McAslan + Partners
Photography
Paul Riddle, John McAslan + Partners, Transport for London, GG Archard, 2022
Collaborators
WSP (Multi-disciplinary Engineer). Contractor’s Consultants: Hawkins \ Brown/ Arup. Darren Almond (Artist)
Construction
Skanska/ Costain/ Engie
Client
Crossrail / Transport for London
Typology
Transportation › Street Station
The innovative Czech company So Concrete, which is successfully developing the field of robotic construction technologies, designed and realized the project of the unique Výstaviště tram stop in Holešovice, Prague.
Project name
3D-Printed UHPC Tram Stop
Location
Výstaviště tram stop, Prague, Czech Republic
Photography
Tomáš Hejzlar www.tomashejzlar.cz
Design team
So Concrete www.so-concrete.com
Collaborators
Placement and technology support: Prague City, www.praha.eu. Placement and energy supply connection: Prague Public Transit Company, www.dpp.cz. Independent structural analysis: Stráský, Hustý a partneři, www.shp.eu. Preparatory excavation work and asphalt surface: Premio Invest, www.premioinvest.cz. E-ink display supplier: TechnoCast, www.technocast.cz. Electrical installations: Elektroline, www.elektroline.cz.
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper
Material
UHPC C130. UHPCFRC. LED lighting
Typology
Transportation › Tram Station
