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From Architectural Record
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Calatrava's Trinity River Bridge in Dallas to Begin Construction this Spring
March 9, 2006
Images courtesy the Kreisberg Group
Whether a city needs a new image or merely a stylish tweak, a Santiago Calatrava-designed bridge could be just the ticket. Dallas is hoping so anyway, because in 10 years it will have three of them, all spanning the meandering Trinity River on the western edge of downtown.
Aware that the Trinity is both its greatest natural asset and its biggest missed opportunity, city officials hired Calatrava to design a signature bridge, extending Woodall Rodgers Freeway into west Dallas. It will be called the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, named for a noted Dallas philanthropist.
The $57 million span, funded by federal, state and private contributions, is set to begin construction sometime this spring. The exact date is not set. It will open in 2008. The new bridge will feature a 300-foot-high parabolic arch, reminiscent of Eero Saarinen's Gateway Arch in St. Louis, from which cables will descend in a grand spidery web.
Dallas Mayor Laura Miller, perhaps swept up in the moment, predicted the bridge would become "the Eiffel Tower of Dallas."
Mr. Calatrava is also designing a 12-lane, $145 million bridge for Interstate 30, and a companion piece for Interstate 35 nearby, both also on the western edge of downtown. The first is funded and is scheduled to open in 2010, the second probably five years later.
"Fifteen million people come to Dallas every year," said the architect. "These bridges will be the new civic gateways that create the image of your city."
David Dillon
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Then off to Singapore.
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Singapore to build 'DNA' bridge
07 March 2006
SINGAPORE: Singapore has unveiled an audacious plan to build a helix-shaped bridge that will link a massive new tourist development, including a giant Ferris wheel and casino complex on reclaimed land.
The bridge, which will cost around $S68 million, is believed to be the world's first to resemble the structure of DNA, the genetic material.
Singapore aims to double visitor arrivals to 17 million and triple tourism receipts to $S30 billion by 2015 with new projects such as two planned casino-resorts and a 170-metre high Ferris wheel.
The nearby resort island of Sentosa is also being developed.
Tourism is one of the biggest service industries in the city-state of 4.4 million people, generating more than 5 percent of gross domestic product.
The government said construction of the bridge, consisting of a six-lane motorway and six-metre wide pedestrian walkway, will begin at the end of the year and is targeted for completion in 2009.
From Architectural Record
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Calatrava's Trinity River Bridge in Dallas to Begin Construction this Spring
March 9, 2006
Images courtesy the Kreisberg Group
Whether a city needs a new image or merely a stylish tweak, a Santiago Calatrava-designed bridge could be just the ticket. Dallas is hoping so anyway, because in 10 years it will have three of them, all spanning the meandering Trinity River on the western edge of downtown.
Aware that the Trinity is both its greatest natural asset and its biggest missed opportunity, city officials hired Calatrava to design a signature bridge, extending Woodall Rodgers Freeway into west Dallas. It will be called the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, named for a noted Dallas philanthropist.
The $57 million span, funded by federal, state and private contributions, is set to begin construction sometime this spring. The exact date is not set. It will open in 2008. The new bridge will feature a 300-foot-high parabolic arch, reminiscent of Eero Saarinen's Gateway Arch in St. Louis, from which cables will descend in a grand spidery web.
Dallas Mayor Laura Miller, perhaps swept up in the moment, predicted the bridge would become "the Eiffel Tower of Dallas."
Mr. Calatrava is also designing a 12-lane, $145 million bridge for Interstate 30, and a companion piece for Interstate 35 nearby, both also on the western edge of downtown. The first is funded and is scheduled to open in 2010, the second probably five years later.
"Fifteen million people come to Dallas every year," said the architect. "These bridges will be the new civic gateways that create the image of your city."
David Dillon
*****
Then off to Singapore.
Link to article
Singapore to build 'DNA' bridge
07 March 2006
SINGAPORE: Singapore has unveiled an audacious plan to build a helix-shaped bridge that will link a massive new tourist development, including a giant Ferris wheel and casino complex on reclaimed land.
The bridge, which will cost around $S68 million, is believed to be the world's first to resemble the structure of DNA, the genetic material.
Singapore aims to double visitor arrivals to 17 million and triple tourism receipts to $S30 billion by 2015 with new projects such as two planned casino-resorts and a 170-metre high Ferris wheel.
The nearby resort island of Sentosa is also being developed.
Tourism is one of the biggest service industries in the city-state of 4.4 million people, generating more than 5 percent of gross domestic product.
The government said construction of the bridge, consisting of a six-lane motorway and six-metre wide pedestrian walkway, will begin at the end of the year and is targeted for completion in 2009.