Adelaide's Riverbank Footbridge – Ribbon of Light
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Harry Turner
Niko Tsoukalas Paul Koehne |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Symposium: Engineering for Progress, Nature and People, Madrid, Spain, 3-5 September 2014 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Symposium Madrid 2014 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 1489-1496 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 8 | ||||
| Year: | 2014 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/222137814814067815 | ||||
| Abstract: |
This elegant structure, opened in early 2014, is a key element of the revitalisation of Adelaide's Riverbank Precinct. The area is one of Adelaide's iconic public spaces, offering panoramic views across the River Torrens, Parklands and Adelaide Oval. Crucially, the footbridge provides a river crossing and rail station access for crowds attending major sporting events at the recently upgraded Adelaide Oval. The bridge selection was based on a major design competition for this $40M project. The winning entry satisfied the Client’s brief for a “design that will meet the highest levels of functionality and aesthetic resolution for the constituents and the city at large.” The Urban Design was considered by the panel judges to be bold, elegant, striking and aesthetically pleasing. |
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| Keywords: |
architecture box girder design competition glass post-tensioning urban design
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