Here is the design proposal for a footbridge across the Drava river for the Maribor-EPK 2012 Competition by Ja Studio in collaboration with Tadj-Farzin Studio.

Here’s a detailed project description from Ja Studio:

The city of Maribor, the second largest city in Slovenia and it is getting ready to become the European Capital of Culture in 2012. As part of the three catalyst projects to revive the historic riverfront of the city, the city of Maribor host a competition to design a 150 meter long footbridge for walking and cycling on the location of a demolished historic bridge. Ja Studio’s proposal was an effort to re-visit the idea of the bridge as a multi-functional urban surface that resolves its geometry between the structural issues of crossing and spanning and the functional opportunities that may potentially arise from these structural necessities. Read the rest of this entry »

Arhitektura d.o.o. received second prize for their proposal for a competition sponsored by the city of Maribor in Slovenia within the European Capital of Culture, with a bridge that spans 120 meters in one leap. Read the rest of this entry »

Architects: allaire courchesne dupuis_architecture_urbanisme_intérieur
Location: Quebec, Canada
Project Manager: Benoit Dupuis
Conception and head of Project: Maxime-Alexis Frappier
Project Year: 2008
Budget: 5,5 M
Photographs: Marc Cramer

The plan as per St-Germain Égouts et Aqueducs enables the company to manage four key areas: administration, internal warehousing, external storage and manufacturing. Given the scale of the organization’s production program, taking charge of all its components proved crucial to proposing a consolidated and independent project. Bringing about this new phase with in a harmonious manner affects the project as a whole and is at the very core of the concept itself. Read the rest of this entry »