Projects
Kurilpa Park and bridge
Client Queensland Department of Public Works Architectural design Cox Rayner Structural design Arup
Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane's urban landscape was enhanced with a new icon with the construction of the Kurilpa bridge, a 470 metre long cycle and pedestrian link between Tank Street and Kurilpa Park. The design is the result of a creative collaboration between Arup, Cox Rayner and Baulderstone Hornibrook, inspired by the idea of “tensegrity�, in which architecture and
engineering create a system in which structural strength is a synergy between balanced tension and compression components. The result is extremely light and incredibly sturdy. The (futuristic lighting) lighting of the Kurilpa bridge was designed by a team of specialists from Arup and in particular by Paul Guger,
who during the design stage played on the tangible connection between the footbridge and the Gallery of Modern Art, lighting the bridge as if it were a permanent work of art and portraying each structural element with heightened splendour. From the lighting design viewpoint, two aims had to be achieved regarding the night-time landscape: the first
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