Snow-free heated bridge opens in Sweden
News: a Stockholm architecture firm has completed a pedestrian bridge with a built-in heating system to keep it clear of ice and snow. More
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Festina Lente bridge by Adnan Alagić,Bojan Kanlić and Amila Hrustić
A looping bridge by three Bosnian product design students has been completed outside the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo (+ slideshow). More
Melkwegbridge by NEXT Architects and Rietveld Landscape
This bridge in Purmerend, the Netherlands, has a steeply arching upper level for pedestrians and a zig-zagging lower level for cyclists and wheelchairs (+ slideshow). More
Pont de Singe bridge by Olivier Grossetête
French artist Olivier Grossetête used three enormous helium balloons to float a rope bridge over a lake in Tatton Park, a historic estate in north-west England. More
Quivering wire crossing by bureau faceB wins Paris bridge competition
News: French practice bureau faceB has won a competition to design a bridge across the Seine in Paris with plans for a wobbling crossing of stretched steel cables. More
University of Birmingham Steam Bridge by MJP Architects
This 60 metre-long metal bridge is a route for heating and power pipes, rather than people. More
Sunken Bridge by RO&AD
This bridge across the moat of a historic Dutch fort leads visitors below the water’s surface without getting them wet. More
Sheikh Zayed Bridge by Zaha Hadid Architects
Photographer Roland Halbe has sent us some new images of the Sheikh Zayed Bridge in Abu Dhabi by Zaha Hadid Architects. More
China Bridge by Denton Corker Marshall
Architects Denton Corker Marshall designed this spaghetti-like bridge for Hangzhou in China. Unfortunately the competition it was shortlisted for has now been cancelled. More
Pasarela del Arganzuela by Dominique Perrault
Ribbons of mesh spiral around two conical bridges by French architect Dominique Perrault that cross a river and park in Madrid. More
Chimecco by Mark Nixon
Mark Nixon of London studio CZWG has turned a bridge in Aarhus, Denmark, into a musical instrument by hanging metal pipes from the underside. More
Pasarela del Postiguet by bgstudio
Spanish architects bgstudio have completed this looping bridge that links the historic city of Alicante to the beach, crossing a busy road. More
Urban Elevator by Vaumm
An outdoor elevator by Spanish architects Vaumm connects the mountainside neighbourhoods of a Spanish town to those in the valley. More
Garden of 10,000 Bridges by West 8
This park in Xi'an, China, by international architects West 8 recently opened to the public and contains red bridges offering vantage points. More
Dezeen archive: bridges
Dezeen archive: Following our story earlier this week on Planning Korea's bridge for Seoul incorporating a library and museum (read it here), we've gathered together a selection of stories from the Dezeen archives featuring brilliant bridges. See all the stories »
Paik Nam June Media Bridge by Planning Korea
Architects Planning Korea have designed a bridge for Seoul that will incorporate a museum, library and IT centre in pods along its length. More
Choisy-le-Roi bridge by Jacques Ferrier Architectures
This railway bridge in Choisy-le-Roi, France, by Jacques Ferrier Architectures of Paris conceals its supporting infrastructure behind perforated aluminium cladding. More
Can Gili Footbridge by Alfa Polaris
This sloping Corten steel footbridge by Spanish civil engineers Alfa Polaris straddles a main road to connect two parts of Granollers, Spain. More
High Tide Street by James Gardener
University of Westminster architecture student James Gardener has designed this conceptual bridge for the River Thames, London, made from a series of floating elements that would be linked together and free to move with the tide. More
Melkwegbridge by NEXT Architects and Rietveld Landscape
We've got a thing for criss-crossing bridges at the moment so here's another one, this time designed by NEXT Architects and Rietveld Landscape for Amsterdam. More