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.