View the Footbridge Awards 2014 brochure here (14MB in PDF format).

Thirteen footbridge projects were recognised last week at the Footbridge Awards 2014, which took place during the international Footbridge 2014 conference in London, UK.

Five awards and eight commendations were presented in the awards programme, which takes place every three years in collaboration with the triennial conference.

Two new awards were presented this year - the Jonathan Speirs Footbridge Lighting Award and a new award for the renovation or reuse of existing footbridges, as well as three awards recognising new footbridge projects in short, medium and long-span categories.

Short span (up to 30m)

Winner: Smedenpoort Twin Bridges, Bruges, Belgium 

Photo: Jean-Luc Deru

Commissioning authority: City of Bruges

Principal designer: Ney & Partners

Contractor: Depret

Steel contractor: Anmeco

Highly commended: Campusbrucke Opladen, Germany

Photo: Wilfred Dechau

Commissioning authority: Neue Bahn Stadt Opladen

Designer: Knippers Helbig

Architect: Knight Architects

Contractor: Bauunternehmen Hofschröer

Steel fabrication: Müller Offenburg

Highly commended: Bleichwiesensteg, Backnang, Germany

Photo: Michael Zimmermann

Commissioning authority: Stadtbauamt Backnang

Designer: Schlaich Bergermann & Partner

Contractor: Müller Offenburg

Highly commended: Vluchthaven Bridge, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Photo: Stijn Bollaert

Client: Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Gemeente Amsterdam

Designer: Ney & Partners

Contractor: Van Der Made

Medium span (30m to 75m)

Winner: Jarrold Bridge, Norwich, UK

Commissioning authority: Jarrold (St James) Ltd

Principal designer: Ramboll

Contractor: RG Carter

Steelwork contractor: SH Structures

Timber contractor: EWP

Highly commended: Media City Footbridge, Salford, UK

Photo: Daniel Hopkinson

Commissioning authority: Peel Holdings

Principal designer: Wilkinson Eyre Architects

Structural engineer: Ramboll

Contractor: Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering

Highly-commended: Slinky springs to fame, Oberhausen, Germany

Photo: Roman Mensing

Commissioning authority: Emschergenossenschaft

Designer: Schlaich Bergermann & Partner

Contractor: Arge Stahlbau Raulf - IHT Bochum

Artistic concept: Studio Tobias Rehberger

Landscape architect: Davids Terfrüchte & Partner

Highly-commended: Geniedijk Bridge, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Client: Provincie Noord-holland

Designer: Verburg Hoogendijk Architekten

Structural engineer: DHV Amersfoort

Contractor: Staalbouw Weelde International/MNO Vervat

Long span: over 75m

Winner: Bow River Bridge, Banff, Canada

Photo: Paul Ziska

Commissioning authority: Town of Banff

Principal designer: Structurecraft Builders

Structural engineer: Fast & Epp Structural Engineers

Contractor: Structurecraft Builders

Highly-commended: Peace Bridge, Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Photo: Ros Kavanagh

Commissioning authority: Ilex URC

Designer: Wilkinson Eyre Architects

Structural engineer: Aecom

Contractor: Graham Construction

Jonathan Speirs Footbridge Lighting Award

Winner: Castle Green Footbridge, Taunton, UK

Commissioning authority: Project Taunton/Taunton Dean Borough Council

Designer: Flint & Neill

Architect: Moxon Architects

Contractor: Britannia Construction

Lighting design: LDA Design

Highly-commended: Slinky springs to fame, Oberhausen, Germany

Photo: Roman Mensing

Commissioning authority: Emschergenossenschaft

Designer: Schlaich Bergermann & Partner

Contractor: Arge Stahlbau Raulf - IHT Bochum

Artistic concept: Studio Tobias Rehberger

Landscape architect: Davids Terfrüchte & Partner

Renovation/reuse of existing footbridges

Winner: Mala Panew Footbridge, Ozimek, Poland

Commissioning authority: Wudimeks

Principal designer: Opole University of Technology

Contractor: Rekonsbud

Lighting design: Business Design

The full shortlist can be seen on the website.