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Discusses the designing of an inhabitable bridge to span the River Thames in London, England. The desire to keep the view from Waterloo to St. Paul's Cathedral unobscured; The winning design by Zaha Hadid and Antoine Grumbach; Reactions to the design; The history of bridges over the Thames; The enthusiasm of British environment minister John Gummer.

The article offers information on several global projects related to bridge and parks. It mentions the project of Garden Bridge in London, England across the Thames river by designer Thomas Heatherwick which will be completed by 2018. It states that the world's first underground park Lowline in New York funded by creative project providing firm Kickstarter, which will be open by 2020.

The article reports on competition entries by 74 anonymous teams from various countries for the design and construction of a pedestrian and cycle bridge crossing the Thames River at Nine Elms in London, England. Topics discussed include jury members such as Graham Stirk of Rogers Stirk Harbours + Partners and Wandsworth Council head Ravi Govindia, the bridge's connection of the former Nine Elms industrial area to the Pimlico embankment, and the bridge's estimated cost.

The author presents her thoughts on the proposed Garden Bridge across the Thames River in London, England designed by architect Thomas Heatherwick. She states that comparisons to the New York High Line in New York City are misplaced since the public throughfare in New York was made with a preexisting structure.

The article focuses on political controversy created by the proposed Thames Gateway Bridge in London, England. The bridge was supposed to be the main link between the central city and the poor East London neighborhood that will be the site of much of the 2012 Olympic Games. Mayor Boris Johnson, elected in 2008, opposes it on environmental grounds. Environmentalists have proposed constructing a cable car system over the river as an alternative.

The article reports the withdrawal of support for the River Thames Garden Bridge project by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on April 28, 2017.

The article reports on the proposal of London Mayor Boris Johnson to build several new crossings of the Thames in England by 2050.

The article reports that design proposals from AL,Hopkins, Marks Barfield and Bystrup with Robin Snell & Partners have been shortlisted for the 40 million Thames crossing at Nine Elms in London, England.

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.

A letter to the editor is presented in which the author criticizes the proposed Garden Bridge over the Thames River in London, England, and welcomes the legal challenge mounted to oppose its construction.

An introduction is presented in which the author discusses various reports within the issue on topics including the structures of the Garden Bridge in the River Thames, England, the completion of the Walton Bridge, and the Hammersmith Flyover.

The article discusses the controversy surrounding the design and planned building of the Garden Bridge across the Thames River in London, England, which was designed by architecture firm Heatherwick Studio.

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 discusses the British government investigation of the selection process used to select architect Thomas Heatherwick to design the Garden Bridge to be located across the Thames River in London, England. Topics discussed include the selection of Heatherwick by government body Transport for London (TfL), allegations that there was not a proper architecture competition used in the selection process, and the decision not to use an Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) process.

The article discusses the efforts of Transport for London for the Garden Bridge Trust to answer concerns that the proposed Garden Bridge, designed by architect Thomas Heatherwick and meant to cross the Thames River in London, England, would obstruct protected views of landmarks in the area.

The article announces that the A244 Walton Bridge Project, the construction of Walton Bridge over the Thames river in Surrey, England, has been named winner of the British Construction Industry's Best Practice Award for 2014.

The article discusses the debate over the Thames Garden Bridge, a proposed bridge project in London, England designed by architect Thomas Heatherwick. It covers comments from Annie Hampson, London's chief planning officer, who reported that the bridge would obstruct protected views and detract from the landmark status of St. Paul's Cathedral. Response from Transport for London and the Thames Garden Bridge Trust, which initiated the project, is also covered.

The article presents a political cartoon about the 2000 opening of the Millennium Bridge in London, England.

The article reports that mayor of London, England, Boris Johnson, is backing proposals for an iconic new garden bridge across the Thames. The new icon will cross the river from Victoria Embankment on the north bank of the Thames at Temple to the South Bank, between Waterloo and Black-friars bridges. The bridge is designed by consultant Arup and London 2012 Olympic Torch architect Thomas Heatherwick and will be similar to New York's High Line elevated park.

The article reports on actions being taken by councils in east London to reestablish plans for a £450 million bridge over the Thames River. The bridge's construction will be funded by Private Finance Initiative credits while Transport for London (TfL) will pay its development costs. However, the plans were jeopardised when the TfL funding was removed by Mayor Boris Johnson. Efforts taken by officials like Conor McAuley of Newham to find new funding for the project are also discussed.

Reports that the Department for Transport has released funding to support the construction of a new bridge over Thames River in England. Creation of jobs and housing on both sides of the river; Estimation of the total costs for the construction of the bridge; Partnership of the private-sector company with TfL for the construction.