The wavy form with a unique undulating surface creates a new landmark and public space, opening views and experiences for all. Hyperbolic paraboloid net of steel cables with a deceptively simple and elegant concrete plank surface allows for a thin structure and gives users the feeling of walking on air.
- Client:
- City of Providence, Rhode Island
- Team:
- Benedetti Architects
- McDowell+Benedetti (to July 2016)
- Price & Myers
- Status:
- International invited competition 2010
- Published:
- Town Hall public exhibition
- Local newspapers, radio and TV
- “...the light-touch innovative tensile structural approach gives more bridge for the budget, creating a generous and greatly improved public realm...”
- Robert E. Wright- VP, AECOM, Rhode Island
