Pedestrian River Bridge Designs on Display at City Hall

Pedestrian River Bridge Designs on Display at City Hall

Eleven proposed designs for a pedestrian bridge over Providence River are on display at City Hall this month.

The proposed bridge will provide a gateway for pedestrians and cyclists from Fox Point and College Hill to the City’s new waterfront parks, the Knowledge District and Downtown. Mayor David Cicilline’s design competition started in September and involved a pool of 47 firms from around the world - all competing to shape the future of Providence’ s waterfront.

The Pedestrian River Bridge Design Selection Committee, comprised of local architects, neighborhood residents, representatives from local universities, business owners, RIDOT and the City, will take the public’s feedback into consideration as part of its deliberations.

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Below are the 11 finalists The Pedestrian River Bridge Design Selection Committee selected:

!melk/Balmond Studio/Robert Silman Associates (New York, NY)
Endres Ware (Berkeley, CAt
H2L2/Arup (Philadelphia, PA)
inFORM studio/Buro Happold (New York, NY)
La Dallman Architects (Milwaukee, WI)
McDowell + Benedetti Architects LLP (London, England)
RFR (Paris, France)
Rosales + Partners/Schlaich Bergermann and Partner (Boston, MA)
Studio Providence, LLC (Providence, RI)
William D. Warner Architects and Planners, Ltd. (Exeter, RI)
WXY architecture + urban design (New York, NY)

The 11 designs will be on display on the third floor of Providence City Hall throughout the month of November.

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will use the winning design to erect the new pedestrian bridge. The winner will be announced the last week in November and the pedestrian bridge is slated for completion in 2013.

The designs can also be viewed at www.flickr.com/groups/pvdbridgedesigns