tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post2614488130917805822..comments2024-03-11T16:49:27.614+00:00Comments on The Happy Pontist: Weave Bridge wovenThe Happy Pontisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252272118786667592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-66055596129478629712009-07-12T09:48:01.858+01:002009-07-12T09:48:01.858+01:00Just because you can does not always mean you shou...Just because you can does not always mean you should.<br /><br />not his (groups) finest hour:(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-44281543395911198502009-07-01T09:02:42.501+01:002009-07-01T09:02:42.501+01:00I disagree the bridge is designed to be seen from ...I disagree the bridge is designed to be seen from within and, to me, that is its real failure. The structure is expressed as plate steel componenents on the outside, which give it a character and form that is quite rich, and which will change with light and shadow, however the inner surfaces are smoothed and robbed of any such tactility or feature (although the frameless glass and timber panels are beautifully detailed). This bridge would be great to drive under but pretty soulless to encounter on your daily walk to work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-49167945561059309572009-06-30T11:45:31.320+01:002009-06-30T11:45:31.320+01:00This bridge would look quite nice at Newport Pagne...This bridge would look quite nice at Newport Pagnell service station or something similar.<br /><br />Yes, there is no top chord, but the result is actually a lesson in why one is necessary in order to avoid bulky inefficient design.<br /><br />Horrid.Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-65166975123159624852009-06-27T05:57:39.623+01:002009-06-27T05:57:39.623+01:00It's looking like the next generation in pedes...It's looking like the next generation in pedestrian bridge aesthetics is the experimentation with elements such as glass (coloured glass) and sometimes led lights. The aesthetics of a bridge are developed through its attachments rather than the structure itself.<br />I'm never really convinced the "greenhouse" effect is considered when glass enclosed structures are constructed.Pedestriannoreply@blogger.com