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[COM] Re: #COM: Torrens Footbridge | $40m

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 3:28 pm
by Vee
More accolades for the Riverbank bridge - design principles and a set of photos in World Landscape Architect.

'Must visit' destination...
Beauty of the bridge arc...
Integrated water feature ... Illuminating the Riverbank precinct at night
Bridge profile clad in white glass...
And notion of 'touching the ground lightly'...

World Landscape Architect:
http://worldlandscapearchitect.com/new- ... n-and-tzg/

[COM] Re: #COM: Torrens Footbridge | $40m

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 5:11 pm
by metro
they need to hurry up and pick a better name for this than just 'riverbank footbridge' *yawn*

Could call it the 'ARC Bridge' or 'ARC Footbridge - ARC meaning 'Adelaide River Crossing', and its shaped like an arc. :2cents:

[COM] Re: #COM: Torrens Footbridge | $40m

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 5:18 pm
by Nathan
That's sounding a tad too similar to ASER for comfort, given the bridge is slightly repairing the damage done by that project...

[COM] Re: #COM: Torrens Footbridge | $40m

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 5:59 pm
by pushbutton
I don't know what ASER is but personally I'd support the name 'Arc'.

[COM] Re: #COM: Torrens Footbridge | $40m

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:16 pm
by SRW
Adelaide Station and Environs Redevlopment was the Bannon-era project that established much of the built environment of the riverbank precinct. Think the Casino, Intercontinental, old Convention Centre, the Riverside Centre office block and the general alienation of the river from the terrace. All-in-all an example of poor planning that we're only now starting to fix.

That said, Arc (lower case and not acronymous) seems a felicitous nickname to me.

[COM] Re: #COM: Torrens Footbridge | $40m

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:26 am
by [Shuz]
Arc is a brilliant name. #thumbsup

[COM] Re: #COM: Torrens Footbridge | $40m

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:02 pm
by Wayno
Arc +1

[COM] Re: #COM: Torrens Footbridge | $40m

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 10:07 pm
by monotonehell
The F Arc?

[COM] Re: #COM: Torrens Footbridge | $40m

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 12:17 pm
by pushbutton
Arc is everything a good name for something like this should be. Short, easy to remember, meaningful (in two good ways), unique and modern.

Perfect.

Has this name been put forward to someone who can make it official, or at least to The Advertiser which could encourage public support for it?

[COM] Re: #COM: Torrens Footbridge | $40m

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 3:31 pm
by AdelaideAlive
anybody know when the old fountain in Torrens will be activated with the lights, as i went past on 3 occasions last night and their was no lights on but then went past again a bit later and the lights were on, looked awesome only to drive past again later and find them not on again, not sure if they were testing them or not but that and the bridge lights really made the Torrens look great all we need now is some huge musical fountains in the Torrens to really make it a tourist attraction and draw card :D

[COM] Re: #COM: Torrens Footbridge | $40m

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 11:53 am
by Jaymz
Took this photo a few nights ago from level 15 of the Intercontinental. Quite a nice view :)

[COM] Re: #COM: Torrens Footbridge | $40m

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 1:41 pm
by phenom
Great photo Jaymz

I'm really liking the different lighting effects on the bridge, they had a great sequence of them at the end of the ABC news the other night.

[COM] Re: #COM: Torrens Footbridge | $40m

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 3:01 pm
by Paulns
Others have probably posted many shots of this bridge by now but I'm really loving this whole Riverbank Precinct by night. The Adelaide Oval under lights with the new footbridge really goes hand in hand!
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[COM] Re: #COM: Torrens Footbridge | $40m

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 4:16 pm
by Norman
Great shots! Looks fantastic!

[COM] Re: #COM: Torrens Footbridge | $40m

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 4:48 pm
by Paulns
Thanks Norman!