Key：USA | 2010 | Bridge

项目概况:

the 285 meters bp pedestrian bridge, or simply bp bridge, designed by pritzker prize-winning architect frank gehry, is a girder footbridge in the loop community area of chicago, united states. its snakelike shape spans columbus drive and become the main part of chicago. the total construction fee is fifteen million dollars and it is named as bp bridge because of the five million dollars sponsored by british energy giant bp company. the design of bp bridge connects daley bicentennial plaza with millennium park, which makes a good view of grant park and michigan lake. bp bridge has crossed three spaces: on the op is the bp pedestrian bridge used by pedestrians; under the bridge covers 8 lanes of columbus drive; underground is the public parking lot. bp bridge has the length of 285 meters, width of 6.1 meters and height of 4.4 meters. the main bearing material is steel box girders. it uses a concealed box girder design with a concrete base, and its deck is covered by hardwood floor boards. it is designed without handrails, using stainless steel parapets instead. the biomorphic allusions and extensive sculptural use of stainless steel plates for bp bridge is used to express abstraction, which not only make the necessary blocking for the voice from street and open-air concert hall, but also meet the visual and landscape requirements.