2HAVN WINDOWGlass bound volumes create a window overlooking Copenhagen harbor, or havn in danish. The bridge is inspired by old times examples serving as a crossing but also as centers of urban lifes’s activities. The two functions are neatly separated but at the same time deeply interwoven along clean mathematical curves
1spectrumA shared space connecting visible wavelengths and more, produced by the separation of the components of light.
1KalaSetuA place where art persists for itself, dissolved in the dynamic public space of a foot-over bridge, it provides multiple opportunities to the public to engage with arts and artists and provokes thought to inspire the artist within. Thus, it is an attempt of proliferating arts by bridging the gap between arts, culture, and life.
75Institutional Excellence AwardFlower of the DesertChoosing arid climate and Following Biomimetic design, we came to across a plant that lives in the Namibia desert, Welwitschia which is extremely sustainable in Arid areas and lives about 1000 to 1500 years. The unusual form of this plant keeps the soil under the plant cool and moist. The thick leaves lay on the sand surface and prevent wind erosion aswell.
6MOTION THEORY"In-between" is one of the most difficult, ambiguous and largely unexplored part of the city. We can change condition, meaning of the place and our own emotions when we're in-between space. And then on our traveling begin. But what qualities could it be? It is very different. The bridge could be even more than public space.
0Street on the riverIn terms of space, the bridge continues the characteristics of Copenhagen street and maintains the continuity of urban public space; In terms of culture, the bridge provides open activity plane and open-air theater; In terms of uniqueness, the bridge structure is different from the traditional suspension bridge, and will be the pioneer of the future bridge.
75Honorable MentionIceberg BridgeThe great glaciers of our world in Greenland and Antarctica are slowly disappearing. Enormous parts of Netherlands, Florida and other lowlands are predicted to be flooded by 2050. The bridge is a constant reminder of the world which we will loose if we don't change. It could begin with the choice of cycling over driving.
22The Red ThreadA zig-zag path shapes a variety of public and semi-public spaces that allow a fluid and flexible use of the bridge as meeting hub.
3Soaring Thru SubterrestrialDes Moines Iowa is known for its fashion of landmass dedicated to the United states agricultural production. instead of the traditional stadium form, the venue is completely embedded. to metaphorically explain the idea is that the stadium is a seed an overtime it grows to be able to nourish the community’s economy, agriculture, and fellowship.
