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JAYSON + MICHAEL’S HISTORY BEFORE BLIGHT RAYNER
Goodwill Bridge
Goodwill Bridge
Goodwill Bridge

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Goodwill Pedestrian Bridge

South Bank, Brisbane, 1997-2001

The Goodwill Bridge connects Brisbane’s Botanic Gardens across to South Bank Parklands, and is a major connector for students using the South Bank Rail Station and the river crossing to access QUT. The bridge necessarily twists and turns to accommodate the navigational channel, span over the Queensland Maritime Museum on one side, and descend into a narrow mangrove aperture on the Gardens side. The design resolves the shifts by a hybrid structure of dual tilting arches and cantilever, this also providing a rest platform and café over a single river pylon. As a pure linear bridge was impossible, the design was conceived as a series of distinct journey segments, each offering a different crossing and viewing experience.

Client

Queensland Government

 

Attribution

Jayson Blight and Michael Rayner were involved in the design of the Goodwill Pedestrian Bridge when working at Cox Architecture t/a Cox Rayner.

 

Project Awards

AIA National Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design 2002

 

Photography

Creative Commons