Tabiat Bridge creates new public space for pedestrians in Tehran
An assortment of different pathways encourage pedestrians to "wander and get lost" on this bridge in Tehran, designed by Iranian architect Leila Araghian (+ slideshow). More
An assortment of different pathways encourage pedestrians to "wander and get lost" on this bridge in Tehran, designed by Iranian architect Leila Araghian (+ slideshow). More
Engineering firm Ney & Partners and architects office William Matthews Associates have been selected to design a bridge for the historic English castle village of Tintagel where, according to legend, King Arthur was conceived. More
Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge has moved one step closer to reality with the appointment of a building contractor, despite calls for the project to be halted from a number of key figures. More
Architects and engineers from Arup Associates teamed up to design this curvaceous pedestrian and cycling bridge, which has been built over the inlet of the Swan River in Perth, Australia (+ slideshow). More
This weathering steel bridge by Branch Studio Architects spans a quadrangle at a secondary school in Melbourne's western suburbs, forming an art gallery and viewpoint for students en route to class (+ slideshow). More
Farrells has proposed a series of low-level bridges over the River Thames to help stimulate water-side development in east London. More
Work starts this week on a huge bridge made up of 10 pairs of arches, designed by architect Michael Maltzan to replace the iconic Art-Deco Sixth Street Viaduct in Los Angeles (+ slideshow). More
This enclosed bridge with a geometric black and white facade connects a hotel to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, helping visitors pass between the two even in the depths of winter. More
A pair of hollow red pyramids support the weight of these bridges that span the mouth of the river Elliðaár in the Icelandic capital (+ slideshow). More
Moxon Architects has designed a pedestrian bridge with an extremely thin steel base to span Regent's Canal in London, as part of the major regeneration works underway near King's Cross station. More
Architect Rafael Viñoly has completed a ring-shaped road bridge that stretches across a lagoon on Uruguay's southern coast (+ slideshow). More
A proposal for two bicycle and pedestrian bridges could connect Chicago's industrial Goose Island to surrounding neighbourhoods and transit points. More
Future Makers: the technology that startup MX3D is developing to 3D print a bridge in Amsterdam could be used to produce "endless" different structures, says Dutch designer Joris Laarman in this exclusive movie. More
The final addition to our alphabetical countdown of contemporary bridges is Zaha Hadid's Zaragoza Bridge Pavilion, which formed the gateway to the World Expo in 2008. More
Our second featured bridge of the day is the Yangtze River Bridge in Wushan, China, which is one of the longest tied-arch bridges in the world. More
It's Christmas eve, which means today we're featuring three projects in our bridge-themed A-Zdvent calendar! First up is the Xiying Rainbow Bridge in Taiwan – a simple bridge by day that transforms into a rainbow by night. More
A trio of wavy bridges created by Dutch landscape firm West 8 in Toronto provide the letter W in our Christmas countdown of iconic contemporary bridges. More
The third bridge by Santiago Calatrava in the Dezeen A-Zdvent calendar is the Campo Volantin Footbridge in Bilbao, a curved and arched structure with a surface of glass bricks. More
As we enter the final week of our festive bridge countdown, we're spotlighting a third bridge by London firm Wilkinson Eyre Architects – the University of Limerick Living Bridge in Ireland. More
The next bridge featured in the Dezeen A-Zdvent calendar is almost invisible, sunken down below the surface of a moat outside a historic Dutch fort. More