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Maribor Pedestrian Bridge Contest

Maribor Bridge Competition : Slovenian Project design by Ja Architecture Studio, Architects

6 Apr 2010

Maribor Pedestrian Bridge

Drava River, Maribor, Slovenia – EPK 2012- Competition

European capital of culture 2012

A Jastudio Work in collaboration with Tadj-Farzin Studio

The city of Maribor, the second largest city in Slovenia is getting ready to become the European Capital of Culture in 2012. As part of the three catalyst projects to revive the historic riverfront of the city, the city of Maribor host a competition to design a 130 meter long footbridge for walking and cycling on the location of a demolished historic bridge.

Ja Studio’s proposal was an effort to re-visit the idea of the bridge as a multi-functional urban surface that resolves its geometry between the structural issues of crossing and spanning and the functional opportunities that may potentially arise from these structural necessities. Below is the submitted description for our entry:

The Drava Experience

Crossing the new pedestrian Lent-Tabor Bridge would be as important as spending time on it. The proximity of the existing bridges over Drava along Lent Tabor embankment provides an opportunity for the new bridge to perform more than a crossing bridge and become both a landmark and a vibrant urban surface that is intensely engaged with water.