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
A looping bridge by three Bosnian product design students has been completed outside the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo (+ slideshow). More about Festina Lente bridge by Adnan Alagić,Bojan Kanlić and Amila Hrustić
This bridge in Purmerend, the Netherlands, has a steeply arching upper level for pedestrians and a zig-zagging lower level for cyclists and wheelchairs (+ slideshow). More about Melkwegbridge by NEXT Architects and Rietveld Landscape
French artist Olivier Grossetête used three enormous helium balloons to float a rope bridge over a lake in Tatton Park, a historic estate in north-west England. More about Pont de Singe bridge by Olivier Grossetête
News: French practice bureau faceB has won a competition to design a bridge across the Seine in Paris with plans for a wobbling crossing of stretched steel cables. More about Quivering wire crossing by bureau faceB wins Paris bridge competition
This 60 metre-long metal bridge is a route for heating and power pipes, rather than people. More about University of Birmingham Steam Bridge by MJP Architects
This bridge across the moat of a historic Dutch fort leads visitors below the water’s surface without getting them wet. More about Sunken Bridge by RO&AD
Photographer Roland Halbe has sent us some new images of the Sheikh Zayed Bridge in Abu Dhabi by Zaha Hadid Architects. More about Sheikh Zayed Bridge by Zaha Hadid Architects
Architects Denton Corker Marshall designed this spaghetti-like bridge for Hangzhou in China. Unfortunately the competition it was shortlisted for has now been cancelled. More about China Bridge by Denton Corker Marshall
Ribbons of mesh spiral around two conical bridges by French architect Dominique Perrault that cross a river and park in Madrid. More about Pasarela del Arganzuela by Dominique Perrault
Mark Nixon of London studio CZWG has turned a bridge in Aarhus, Denmark, into a musical instrument by hanging metal pipes from the underside. More about Chimecco by Mark Nixon
Spanish architects bgstudio have completed this looping bridge that links the historic city of Alicante to the beach, crossing a busy road. More about Pasarela del Postiguet by bgstudio
An outdoor elevator by Spanish architects Vaumm connects the mountainside neighbourhoods of a Spanish town to those in the valley. More about Urban Elevator by Vaumm
This park in Xi'an, China, by international architects West 8 recently opened to the public and contains red bridges offering vantage points. More about Garden of 10,000 Bridges by West 8
Dezeen archive: Following our story earlier this week on Planning Korea's bridge for Seoul incorporating a library and museum (read it here), we've gathered together a selection of stories from the Dezeen archives featuring brilliant bridges. See all the stories »
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Architects Planning Korea have designed a bridge for Seoul that will incorporate a museum, library and IT centre in pods along its length. More about Paik Nam June Media Bridge by Planning Korea