March 14, 2008 | Broadcast News

In its endeavor of providing with a new Multi-Modal and Bridge, FXFOWLE INTERNATIONAL emerged victorious in an International architectural design competition held for the same. The bridge spanning 1.7 kilometers in length and 205 m in height, will be the largest and tallest spanning arch bridge in the world, once it is completed. Chosen by Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), the firm’s winning bridge design is poised to join five existing Dubai Creek crossings, providing an impetus for the advancement in infrastructure and transportation initiatives in Dubai. The Sixth Crossing at Dubai Creek will unite the areas of Jadaf on the Burj Dubai Side to the west of the creek to the developments of the Lagoons and Festival City to the east.

The much awaited bridge will possess six traffic lines in each direction besides the two lanes for the extension of the City’s Green Metro Network coupled with a sustainable transportation station, pedestrian walkways and a multi modal access to the future Dubai Opera House.

In the words of Sudhir Jambhekar, FAIA, LEED, Senior Partner at FXFOWLE INTERNATIONAL. “The bridge’s design was inspired by multiple sources, each evoking similar imagery – from the rhythmic grace of Dubai Creek’s current and the elegant splendor of the sand dunes adjacent to the City, to the lighting patterns of the lunar cycle and the design of the future Opera House – resulting in a final structure with a graceful bifurcated arch and a form that activates the creek, frames the future Opera House, and links several of Dubai’s districts.�

Images courtesy of Fxfowle Architects

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Apurva Bose is an architect from India, pursuing architectural journalism. She writes for various architectural/interior journals and websites. She has been in the core team of India's leading architectural publications namely 'Architecture+ Design' and 'Indian, Architect and Builder'. She can be contacted at apurvabose@yahoo.com.