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Apr. 29, 2013 / Gordon Price

Passerelle of the Future – Lego Bridge

Good really likes this new footbridge design by architect Michael Jantzen, who’s known for his eccentric designs (see this Transformer house for…
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Mar. 26, 2013 / Gordon Price

Passerelle of the Month: Squibb Park

Brice Maryman of Seattle submits this winner, by way of the archpaper blog: .   HNTB’s Squibb Park Pedestrian Bridge…
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Mar. 01, 2013 / Gordon Price

Worst Practices: Manila Overpass

Over at World Streets, Eric Britton has started a “Worst Practices Department”  – bad examples from around the world. For…
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Feb. 27, 2013 / Gordon Price

Passerelle of the Month: The Luchtsingel

From Co.Exist: The Luchtsingel is a footbridge in Rotterdam (in the Netherlands) with two unusual attributes. One, it is all…
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Jan. 09, 2013 / Gordon Price

Department of Irony: Canadian Bridges – or, “No Peace for Port Mann”

Two items came in within hours of each other. From Brent Toderian: Top 10 world’s best public spaces   6.…
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Jan. 04, 2013 / Gordon Price

Passerelle of the Future: Paris Bounce

Looks like we have a whole new category of proposed passerelles (here and here and here) and here: From Flavorwire:…
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Jan. 02, 2013 / Gordon Price

Future Passerelle of the Month: Helix Bridge

From We Waste Time: A self-sustainable bridge that responds to its use, designed by Sanzpont [arquitectura], Sergio Sanz Pont and…
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Dec. 10, 2012 / Gordon Price

Passerelle: City as Workout

The Melkwegbrug: . From Pop-up City: Designed by Amsterdam-based NEXT  Architects, the extraordinary structure connects the new neighborhood  Weidevenne with…
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Dec. 06, 2012 / Gordon Price

Passerelle of the Month: Des Moines High Trestle Bridge

From The Sidewalk Ballet: The High Trestle Bridge, located along the High Trestle Trail between Woodward and Madrid, Iowa spans…
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Nov. 21, 2012 / Gordon Price

Passerelle of the Month: Calatrava’s L’Umbracle

Agustin contributes: I’m not sure if this counts as a passerelle but it’s pretty neat nonetheless. And it’s from the…
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Nov. 16, 2012 / Gordon Price

Passerelle of the Future: The Paris Wobbly

From Taxi: French architecture studio bureau faceB is developing an unusual new bridge on Paris’ Seine River—one that is designed…
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Nov. 01, 2012 / Gordon Price

Passerelle of the Future: Edinburgh’s Leith/Leaf Bridge

A proposal: Cycling through Edinburgh in between roof-tops on the tracks of the former Caledonian Railway’s Leith New Lines.   The…
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Jun. 08, 2012 / Gordon Price

Colours on an Overpass

Via Paul Hillsdon’s blog: South Surrey’s new Pioneer overpass, a striking pedestrian bridge over Hwy 99 that lights up at…
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May. 18, 2012 / Gordon Price

Passerelle Repeat: Simone de Beauvoir

Brent Toderian sends a tweet: @pricetags, do you have this De Beauvoir-designed #Paris ped bridge in your collection? From Bibliotheque…

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