Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has created a bridge spanning a Copenhagen canal, which features a series of wire masts based on ships' rigging (+ slideshow). More about Copenhagen bridge by Olafur Eliasson is designed to resemble ship masts
Berlin crowdsourcing platform Jovoto has launched an open design competition to repurpose a defunct railway bridge spanning the Danube river in Linz. More about Crowdsourcing campaign launched to repurpose Austrian bridge
Zaha Hadid Architects has won a competition to design a 920-metre-long bridge across the mouth of the Tamsui River in the Taiwanese capital. More about Zaha Hadid wins contest for landmark bridge across Taipei's Tamsui River
Rotterdam studio ZUS has completed what they describe as the "world’s first crowdfunded public infrastructure project" - a 400-metre-long pedestrian bridge in their home city (+ slideshow). More about Crowdfunded Luchtsingel pedestrian bridge opens in Rotterdam
This glass-encased lift and elevated walkway have been created by architecture studio Vaumm to improve access between the new and historic centres of Spanish town Hernani (+ slideshow). More about Glass elevator and steel bridge by Vaumm connect two neighbourhoods in a Spanish town
Dutch designer Joris Laarman has designed a pedestrian bridge for Amsterdam that will be 3D printed by robots (+ slideshow). More about Joris Laarman designs steel canal bridge that will be 3D printed by robots
This concrete footbridge spans a road in Lausanne, Switzerland, to connect a metro station with the scenic Sauvabelin Forest (+ slideshow). More about Faceted concrete bridge by 2b Architectes links a metro station with a forest
The Vlotwateringbrug by NEXT Architects will span a river that forms an important natural pathway for the local bat population, and provide shelter for the mammals with a series of covered roosting spots. More about NEXT Architects' bat-friendly bridge to have winter roosts built into its concrete structure
British artist Steve Messam has installed a weight-bearing bridge across a stream in the UK's Lake District using 20,000 sheets of bright red paper (+ slideshow). More about Steve Messam creates crimson bridge from 20,000 sheets of paper
The future of Thomas Heatherwick's proposed Garden Bridge in London is in jeopardy after a court ruling yesterday granted permission for a judicial review of the project. More about Garden Bridge hits an obstacle as judicial review is granted
Erik Andersson Architects has unveiled plans to build a circular carbon-fibre bridge across a historic moat in Sweden's second-largest city. More about Designs revealed for carbon-fibre bridge across a Gothenburg moat
Spanish architecture studio BCQ has revealed its plans to enhance a Barcelona bridge, adding pollution-dissolving concrete, planted walls and paving that glows in the dark. More about Barcelona bridge to be upgraded with smog-eating concrete and luminous pavements
Opinion: Dutch architecture firm OMA was among 74 entrants for a competition to design a new footbridge across London's River Thames – but its entry was more about making a statement than trying to win, explains practice partner Reinier de Graaf. More about "Definitely not a bridge"
Amanda Levete and Hopkins are among the architects shortlisted to design a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge across London's River Thames (+ slideshow). More about Shortlist unveiled for Nine Elms to Pimlico bridge competition
Following the unveiling of 74 designs for another new crossing over London's River Thames, we've updated our bridges Pinterest board with the latest examples from the pages of Dezeen.
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Waterfalls, rainbow-coloured latticework and bright red cycle lanes feature among proposals for a new bridge across London's River Thames to rival Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge (+ slideshow). More about Over 70 designs unveiled for another new bridge across London's River Thames
News: the first image showing the "super-strength" copper-nickel skin that will clad Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge has been unveiled, just 24 hours after the £175 million project was threatened by a legal challenge. More about New image shows "super-strength" cladding for Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge
Bored with the dismal view from the office window, Polish studio Zalewski Architecture envisioned a grassy suspended walkway that would allow them to take a stroll without leaving the building. More about Zalewski Architecture imagines spiral walkway strung between high-rise buildings
A pedestrian bridge in Bristol, England, is the latest architectural landmark to be enveloped in fog by Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya (+ slideshow). More about Fujiko Nakaya hides Bristol bridge inside a blanket of fog
News: a team led by 64North Architecture has won a competition to design a pedestrian and cyclist bridge connecting the San Francisco Bay waterfront and Palo Alto – home to some of the world's leading technology companies. More about Palo Alto footbridge will span the 14 lanes of San Francisco's 101 freeway