2008年9月30日 星期二

Juscelino Kubitscheck Bridge

Bridge: Juscelino Kubitscheck Bridge (President JK Bridge)
Location: Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Length: 1,200m
Main span/arch rise: 240m/60m
Designer: architect Alexandre Chan and structural engineer Mário Vila Verde
Completion: 2002
Cost: $56.8 million
Reference:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juscelino_Kubitschek_bridge




2008年9月29日 星期一

Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing

Bridge: Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing
Location: Dubai, UAE
Designer: FXFOWLE Architects
Length: 1.6km
Width: 64m
Main span/Arch rise: 667m/205m
Cost: AED 2.5 billion
Completition: 2012





2008年9月28日 星期日

The Footbridge at North Shore

Bridge: The Footbridge at North Shore
Location: Stockton, UK
Length: 273m
Designer: Expedition Engineering Limited, Designer and Spence Associates, Architect.
Reference:http://www.northshorefootbridge.com 






Sheffield Parkway Iconic Footbridge

Bridge: Sheffield Parkway Iconic Footbridge
Location: Rotherham and Sheffield, UK
Image: ‘O’ ring
Length: 37.8m
Designer: Tim Norlund (a 23-year-old architect from Denmark)
Reference: http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/


2008年9月27日 星期六

Clydebank’s Swan Bridge Takes Flight

Bridge: Clydebank’s Swan Bridge Takes Flight
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Span: 40m
Designer: RMJM
Reference: http://www.glasgowarchitecture.co.uk/











2008年9月24日 星期三

The Hangzhou Gulf Bridge

Bridge: The Hangzhou Gulf Bridge
Location: China
Length: 36km
Main Bridge: Cable-Stayed Bridge
Main span: 448m
Cost: 11.6 billion RMB
Reference: http://unn.people.com.cn/




Red sea bridge from Djibouti (Africa) - Yemen (Asia)

Bridge: Red sea bridge from Djibouti (Africa) - Yemen (Asia)
Location: Djibouti to Yemen 
Length: 28.5 km
Cost: $25 billion
Schedule: 2009~2020
Main bridge: Suspension bridge
Main span: 5,000 m
Tower: 400m above the girder
Pillar: 300 m below the sea
References: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/


reference: http://www.economist.com/world/mideast-africa/
reference: http://www.skyscrapercity.com
references: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/

reference: http://nazret.com/blog

2008年9月19日 星期五

Taipei 101 Footbridge (2004)

Bridge: Taipei 101 Footbridge (3rd design homework, NCU, 2004)
Designer: C.Y. Zhou, S.A. Chen, Y.N. Yu
Advisor: Dr. David Tsay







2008年9月18日 星期四

The Sanshia Bridge (2004)

Bridge: The Sanshia Bridge, Taiwan (2nd design homework, NCU, 2004)
Designer: Y. M. Weng, P.C. Zhou, R.X. Xu
Advisor: Dr. David Tsay



A Potential Fixed Link to Vancouver Island

Bridge: Pre-Feasibility Study of The Georgia Strait Crossing Bridge
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Length: 26 km
Sea bed depth: max. 365 m
Wind seed: max. 180 km/hr
Wave: 4~7m
Tide: 6m
Current: 2 knot
Navigation: 2*200m (width)/65m(height)
Designer: Willis Cunliffe Tait & Co. Ltd. and Parsons Brickerhoff, Inc. and Fenco
Reference: http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/

The map of Vancouver and Vancouver island


The cross section of Georgia Strait

a floating pontoon bridge
a series of cable-stayed bridges supported on floating anchored pier structures

2008年9月16日 星期二

Taipei 101 Music Footbridge (2004)

Bridge: Taipei 101 Music Footbridge (3rd design homework, NCU, 2004)
Designer: Y. Q. Wang, W. L. Hong
Advisor: Dr. David Tsay


A footbridge over the Rochdale Canal in New Islington

Bridge: A footbridge over the Rochdale Canal in New Islington
Location: Manchester, UK
Designer: McChesneyArchitects



2008年9月15日 星期一

Wind Tunnel Footbridge

Bridge: Wind Tunnel Footbridge
Designer: Impact LAB
Reference: http:// www.impactlab.com
[Images: Wind Shaped Pavilion; ©Michael Jantzen].