Comments on: Willamette bridge design gets lukewarm reception /news/2009/07/24/willamette-bridge-design-gets-lukewarm-reception/ Building and Construction News in Portland, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:44:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.6 By: Nathalie Weinstein /news/2009/07/24/willamette-bridge-design-gets-lukewarm-reception/#comment-29 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:44:07 +0000 /?p=39272#comment-29 Nielsen,

There aren’t any images of the bridge available yet, as they are still preparing them. But as soon as they are available, we will be sure to have them on the site!

]]> By: Nielsen /news/2009/07/24/willamette-bridge-design-gets-lukewarm-reception/#comment-26 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:22:08 +0000 /?p=39272#comment-26 I was wondering if any images of the proposed bridge Mr. MacDonald is suggesting are available. As a bridge designer I am a little dismayed about Architects adding gingerbread (non-structural elements) to bridges. I believe the first step should be to identify the approximate width, length, lanes (both bike and rail) and structure type before going onto what color, waterfalls, etc.

A cable stay bridge will have different abilities compared to a plate girder.

When you see the Golden Gate bridge, you see the bridge first and gingerbread later (if ever). Name the best bridges in the world and it is the structure that makes the impact not the “extras”. Reading this article I would ask “before selling me the seat covers, show me what the car looks like”.

I am all for aesthetics ( I actually like the idea of using space under the bridge) but the bridge is the main element dominating the look of the project and it is the element that should come first.

Nielsen

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