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Pedestrian Bridge

Riva San Vitale


Location

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This bridge was designed for the town of Riva San Vitale in Canton Ticino in Switzerland, one of the two Italian cantons in Switzerland.


concept & design

The concept of this project was to adapt Carlo Scarpa’s concept of the bridge for the site. There were two spans of the bridge. The part over water and the part over land.

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Over water, the bridge is composed of steel (in the structure) and wood (as the point of human contact). Over the landing, the bridge gives way to large

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