Infinity Bridge by 10 Design and Buro Happold Wins Competition

Image via Bustler10 Design and Culver City-based Buro Happold were recently announced as the winners of international Zhuhai Shizimen Bridge Competition. The winning design, called the Infinity Loop Bridge, is intended for Zhuhai, China, where the 300-meter bridge will create a gateway to a planned commercial hub in South China, connecting the Shizimen Canal to the Pearl River Delta. The winning partnership is the first for the two successful firms (although Buro Happold also recently won a competition to design the Metro West–Liffey Valley Bridge in Ireland.

According to a project description by the architects (via Bustler), the bridge’s takes shape from an “undulating ribbon of structure that wraps around the 6 lane road deck in a continuous sculptural loop form.” The triangle shapes provide a new take on the suspension bridge, supporting the deck of the bridge from two distinct spans. The loop also forms the reflection of a double eight figure—a Chinese symbol of prosperity—in the water below the bridge.

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