There has been increasing awareness in recent years of the importance of infrastructure for pedestrians. These additions to the urban environment improve the quality of cities by connecting spaces and shortening travel distances, and their introduction can be beneficial not only to pedestrians but also to cyclists seeking a more environmentally friendly method of transport. In order to encourage the use of pedestrian infrastructure, here we present 15 footbridges, alongside their construction details, to showcase innovative solutions in terms of materials, forms, and structures.
LightPathAKL / Monk Mackenzie Architects + Landlab
Pedestrian Bridge / JLCG Arquitectos
Pedestrian Bridge in Zapallar / Enrique Browne
The Rainbow Bridge / SPF: architects
The Paleisbrug / Benthem Crouwel Architects
The way through the Forest / VAUMM
Moreelse Bridge / cepezed
Bicycle Bridge Across the Sava River / dans arhitekti
Railway Footbridge at Roche-sur-Yon / Bernard Tschumi Architects + HDA
Wupper-Bridge Opladen / Agirbas & Wienstroer
Kirstenbosch Centenary tree canopy walkway / Mark Thomas Architects
Bridge Over the Rhone / Meier + Associés Architectes
Pennington Road Footbridge / Softroom
The Claude Bernard Overpass / DVVD Engineers Architects Designers
Moses Bridge / RO&AD Architecten