“To cross a bridge, a river or a border is to leave behind the familiar, personal and comfortable and enter the unknown, a different and strange world where, faced with another reality, we may well find ourselves bereft of home and identity.” —Jean-Pierre Vernant You cannot think of land without thinking of water. A bridge is an attempt to join what is separated. Bridges connect A to B, linking that which would otherwise be separated. From London to Lyon to China's Lingzidi Village, these are a collection of bridges that duly illustrate the words of Vernant. Høse Bridge by Rintala Eggertsson Architects Høse Bridge connects the town of Sand, in the municipality of Suldal on the west coast Norway, to a vast wooded landscape primarily used for recreation. Originally conceived in a workshop in which architect Ivan Kroupa worked with Sand citizens to conceive a bridge that allows the area to be more accessible, especially for the young and the elderly. From the start of the design process, it was an important for the concept to capture the power of the river running underneath the bridge. This developed ...
“To cross a bridge, a river or a border is to leave behind the familiar, personal and comfortable and enter the unknown, a different and strange world where, faced with another reality, we may well find ourselves bereft of home and identity.” —Jean-Pierre Vernant You cannot think of land without thinking of water. A bridge is an attempt to join what is separated. Bridges connect A to B, linking that which would otherwise be separated. From London to Lyon to China's Lingzidi Village, these are a collection of bridges that duly illustrate the words of Vernant. Høse Bridge by Rintala Eggertsson Architects Høse Bridge connects the town of Sand, in the municipality of Suldal on the west coast Norway, to a vast wooded landscape primarily used for recreation. Originally conceived in a workshop in which architect Ivan Kroupa worked with Sand citizens to conceive a bridge that allows the area to be more accessible, especially for the young and the elderly. From the start of the design process, it was an important for the concept to capture the power of the river running underneath the bridge. This developed ...