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Focuses on the bridges created throughout medieval England. Characteristics of the bridges; Information on the types of bridges; Factors responsible for the stability of the bridges since their construction.

The article reports that the final sections of a new footbridge over the River Stour are being connected to an old masonry arch structure. This connects 19th century stone architecture with modernist structural steel and timber design. The project is jointly funded by Dorset County Council in England, and the Borough of Poole. The bridge crosses the boundary between the two highway authorities.

This section offers architecture news briefs as of February 27, 2015. Topics discussed include how Bristol, England mayor and architect George Ferguson was ridiculed by the television program "Top Gear" for breaking his own speeding laws, engineering firm Arup's participation in a competition to design a Thames River bridge at Nine Elms in London, England, and a survey by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on the shrinking of the Washington Monument in Washington D.C.

The article presents architecture news briefs as of December 12, 2014. Planners from the Lambeth Council in the Lambeth section of London, England were happy when the design by architect Thomas Heatherwick for the Garden Bridge that will span the Thames River were approved. The Finsbury Health Centre in London, England was named the greatest building of the past 100 years by the Twentieth Century Society. Architect Finn Williams designed scarves for supporters of political causes.

The article examines the architectural design created by architect Santiago Calatrava for the Trinity Bridge in Salford, England. It includes a description of the key features and specifications of Calatrava's design for the project, as well as a discussion of the issues' implications for architecture.

The article examines the design created by the engineering firm Whitby and Bird for the Merchants Bridge in Manchester, England. It includes a description of the key features and specifications of the firm's design for the project, as well as a discussion of the issues' implications for engineering and architecture.

The article presents several news briefs in architecture as of August 18, 2011. AFL Architects have completed a main stand at Edgbaston cricket stadium, in Edgbaston, England. Members of the White House Naturalist Club are protesting Amasia Architects' five story apartment building with overlooking views in Warlingham, England. In Venice, Italy plans to replace the Ponte dell'Accademia bridge are being debated.

Reports on the winner of the design competition for the bridge to be constructed over the River Wear in Sunderland, England.