British firm Knight Architects and structural engineers AKT II have completed a moving footbridge in Paddington, London, that opens and closes like the blades of a traditional hand-held fan. More about London's latest canal bridge rises and falls like the opening and closing of a fan
This arching concrete bridge is the second of three structures designed by Austrian studio Marte.Marte Architects for a winding mountain road between two Alpine towns (+ slideshow). More about Schaufelschlucht Bridge by Marte.Marte Architects is second in trio of Alpine structures
This floating wooden bridge by Dutch studio RO&AD snakes across the surface of a moat surrounding an 18th-century fortress in the city of Bergen op Zoom (+ slideshow). More about Floating bridge by RO&AD crosses the moat of a Dutch fortress
Today marks the opening of a new 760-metre-long bridge leading out from the coastline of northern France to the historic Mont Saint-Michel island commune (+ slideshow). More about Mont Saint-Michel bridge by Dietmar Feichtinger opens to pedestrians in Normandy
Swedish design studio Visiondivision has come up with a proposal for a sheltered promenade, outdoor cinema and art gallery for the redundant space within the structure of Stockholm's Tranebergsbron bridge. More about Stockholm bridge transformation by Visiondivision to include a sheltered promenade and cinema
News: Rem Koolhaas' OMA has won the competition to design a new bridge across the river Garonne in Bordeaux with plans for a 44-metre-wide structure that will accommodate traffic and pedestrians, but could also be used for hosting events. More about OMA wins Bordeaux bridge competition
Australian architecture studio Room 11 has created a three-kilometre riverside pathway in Tasmania where brightly coloured boardwalks are punctuated with public pavilions (+ slideshow). More about GASP! by Room 11 is a sequence of riverside pavilions and boardwalks
This Corten steel footbridge arches across a new bypass in Spain to connect the small town of Sant Pere Sacarrera with a network of woodland pathways (+ slideshow). More about Sant Pere Sacarrera Footbridge made from Corten steel by Alfa Polaris
News: Dutch studio NEXT Architects has won a competition to design a pedestrian bridge for Changsha, China, with plans for a wavy structure based on the continuous form of a Möbius strip. More about Sinuous structure by NEXT Architects wins Chinese bridge competition
News: British designer Thomas Heatherwick has revealed new images of his proposed Garden Bridge across London's River Thames, which is now scheduled for completion in 2017 (+ slideshow). More about New images released showing Heatherwick's Garden Bridge across the Thames
News: two Portuguese architects want to transform Porto's iconic Maria Pia Bridge, built in 1877 by Gustave Eiffel, into a monument by moving the disused structure from its present location on the River Douro to the city centre. More about Portuguese architects want to relocate Porto's Maria Pia Bridge
Curving steel columns morph into angular arches around the etched concrete body of this bridge by New Zealand architects Warren and Mahoney over a road, railway and waterway in Auckland (+ slideshow). More about Point Resolution Bridge by Warren & Mahoney
Mesh sections in the walls and floor of this Corten steel bridge in Norway provide views of the Suldalslågen river rushing beneath it (+ slideshow). More about Høse Bridge by Rintala Eggertsson Architects
This apostrophe-shaped bridge in Hull, England, by London architects McDowell+Benedetti features a rotating mechanism so it can swing open to make room for passing boats (+ slideshow). More about Scale Lane Bridge by McDowell+Benedetti
This gentle twist of concrete bridges an Alpine river on a scenic road between two towns in western Austria. More about Schanerloch Bridge by Marte.Marte Architects
News: a proposal by Rem Koolhaas' firm OMA for a bridge that could accommodate different types of traffic as well as pedestrians and events has been selected by local authorities in Bordeaux, France, as one of two final competing designs. More about OMA proposes bridge with pedestrian boulevard for Bordeaux
News: Thomas Heatherwick has released images of a proposal for a garden to span the River Thames on a new pedestrian bridge (+ slideshow). More about Thomas Heatherwick reveals garden bridge designed for River Thames
News: the fictional bridges depicted on Euro banknotes have been been transformed into reality at a new housing development near Rotterdam. More about Fictional bridges on Euro banknotes constructed in the Netherlands
Slideshow feature: Zaha Hadid's Sheikh Zayed Bridge in Abu Dhabi is pictured in these new images by London photographers Hufton + Crow. More about Sheikh Zayed Bridge by Zaha Hadid photographed by Hufton + Crow
News: a Stockholm architecture firm has completed a pedestrian bridge with a built-in heating system to keep it clear of ice and snow. More about Snow-free heated bridge opens in Sweden