tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post3954294842771866801..comments2024-03-11T16:49:27.614+00:00Comments on The Happy Pontist: RIBA bridge competition ends in nothingThe Happy Pontisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252272118786667592noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-33444908413189461862009-01-20T15:19:00.000+00:002009-01-20T15:19:00.000+00:00I worked for one of the teams shortlisted on this ...I worked for one of the teams shortlisted on this comp (not Richie's) and I can tell you that the winning scheme for the bridge seemed to take no condsideration into the ramps at one end of the bridge, that were required due to the soffit level requirements.<BR/><BR/>This actually doubled the cost of any structure, because landscaping to form ramps was not permitted in the floodplain - hence the span essentially being double what the brief stipulated.<BR/><BR/>I could be wrong, but this is my thoery, with a sprinkling of bitterness of course (!) as to why the costs were not as they first lookedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-2982776044427000102008-07-25T22:39:00.000+01:002008-07-25T22:39:00.000+01:00The bridge's architect Ian Ritchie has claimed the...The bridge's architect Ian Ritchie has claimed the bridge was axed <A HREF="http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=426&storycode=3118926&c=1" REL="nofollow">because of "NIMBY" protests</A> rather than <A HREF="http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/dailynews/2008/07/ian_ritchie_accuses_council_of_nimbysim_after_bridge_is_binned.html" REL="nofollow">for budget reasons</A> (although by any measure, the amount of funding the council was being asked to provide had at least quadrupled). Blaming local politics seems somewhat unfair: there's little evidence that the bridge had much public support, and plenty of evidence to the contrary.The Happy Pontisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252272118786667592noreply@blogger.com