The entry from Ove Arup & Partners Ltd with Hopkins Architects and Grant Associates(Ove Arup & Partners Ltd/Hopkins Architects/Grant Associates).

London cyclists are a fearsome breed. Often decked in Lycra and clipped by their shoes onto carbon-fiber frames, they zoom about the city, usually without designated bike lanes to help keep them safe. A new bridge will allow them a short but welcome respite from the traffic that streams across every other Thames overpass. It will be only for bikes and pedestrians. 

The curled ends of the bridge, designed by Ove Arup & Partners with Hopkins Architects and Grant Associates, aim to solve one of the project’s biggest challenges: how to remain high enough for large boats to pass beneath, while providing a ramp that isn’t too hard to pedal up......Continue Reading