Steel arrives for first Calatrava bridge in Dallas
Posted on August 13th, 2009 by tom.
Say what you will about Dallas, but it is now a serious destination for Architecture tourists, boasting, in addition to the pair of Calatrava bridges, works by Kahn, Ando, Foster, Piano, OMA, Pei, and more.
Two of the largest and most highly anticipated pieces of steel for the Santiago Calatrava-designed bridge arrived in Dallas. The pieces, which weigh 100,000 pounds each, are part of the distinctive arch feature and centerpiece of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge that will span the Trinity River Corridor. Read on…
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August 13th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
As much as I like Calatrava, I really dislike that bridge. There’s something about terminating a catenary curve with long spindly legs – it just doesn’t feel right.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
I am so excited about this bridge! Instead of picking each little part to pieces, I think Dallas should embrace it with exuberant gusto because this will make Dallas look like a real first class International City! We have nothing that distinctive in our Architecture here except for a few tall (and not necessarily distinctive) buildings to put us on the map. The citizens of Dallas can again get excited about their City when they see this bridge go up and I predict that they will. There will always be the negative few who must critically take everything apart, but I think that most Dallasites will swell with pride when they see this marvelous structure. I only hope the other bridge or bridges will be also built.
August 27th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
You’re right – it’s easy to focus on shortcomings and miss the obvious fact that Dallas’s commissioning of Calatrava is a wonderful development. I’ll certainly be making a trip to Dallas to see the bridge when it’s finished, whatever quibbles I might have about the details of the design.