LOOP STITCH BRIDGE

program/
Urban infrastructure
concept/ Parkway extension
materials/ Steel, cable, fabric, concrete
location/ Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
design completion/ 2005
publicity/ Riverlife Bridge Competition
exhibits/ Alcoa Foundation


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Loop stitch bridge was a proposal for a pedestrian bridge addition to a historical auto bridge in Pittsburgh. The original bridge was the 'end' bridge of a series that connected park way systems along both sides of the main river. This pedestrian bridge addition 'stitched' together the park areas flanking the river making a 'loop' to direct people back toward the city.

• Pedestrian traffic promotion
• Urban fabric metaphor
• Extending use of urban park way system
• Creating view scapes of the city
• Operable shading features