Landmark 180m bridge facilitating Terni’s urban expansion, linking station improvements for fast trains to Rome and becoming a gateway marker for Umbrian tourism. The 60m inverted ‘tripod’ tower and pair of rings (‘halos’) support an asymmetric array of cable-stay spans. A further truss span allows future repositioning to release and connect more land, giving two bridges for the price of one.
A new triple-height clerestory atrium space is sensitively integrated with train station concourse improvements for 24 hour public realm access.
VIDEO – see progress on site
- Client:
- Comune Di Terni
- Direzione Urbanistica Qualita Urbana
- Team:
- Benedetti Architects
- McDowell+Benedetti (to July 2016)
- Ottone Pignatti Studio Association
- Manfroni Engineering Workshop (Stage 2+)
- Konrad Xuereb / Arup (Stage 1 concept)
- Matteo Carnevali (Photography)
- Status:
- International Competition Winner July 2012
- Opened in Jan 2018
- Published:
- Building Design Magazine
- Architects’ Journal
- World Architecture News
- Design Context (Italy)
- NLA London Design Capital Exhibition 2017
- Footbridge Conference 2017
- Umbrian On
- Various local & regional newspapers and TV
- Awards:
- BD Infrastructure Architect of the Year 2014
