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This London Bridge doesn't fall down -- it does a backbend.
- Source :
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Architectural Record . Dec2004, Vol. 192 Issue 12, p230-233. 3p. 2 Color Photographs. - Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- The article presents news related to new constructions in Great Britain. The latest cultural adornment to a 2.1-million-square-foot mixed-use development in the Paddington region of West London(West London) is a pedestrian bridge that is as much mobile sculpture as engineered structure. Spanning the mouth of a small dock off the Grand Union canal, the Rolling Bridge rests steady for foot traffic, but opens for boat navigation by curling upward and onto its one fixed support, like a scorpion's tail. Since completing his studies in 3D design at Manchester Polytechnic and later the Royal College of Art in London, 34-year-old Heatherwick has adeptly blended art, architecture, engineering, and product design in his work.
- Subjects :
- *ARCHITECTURAL designs
*BRIDGES
*ENGINEERING
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0003858X
- Volume :
- 192
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Architectural Record
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 15384546