Dramatic cantilevered bridge complete with elevated park wins AISC's 2020 Forge Prize

2020-05-26T14:42:00-04:00

Rosannah Harding and Matthew Ostrow of HardingOstrow have won a first prize of $10,000 for the American Institute of Steel Construction's (AISC) 2020 Forge Prize. Their winning concept is a cantilevered pedestrian bridge and elevated park intended for a site in Manhattan that connects to the existing High Line.

Weathered steel creates a grid frame that holds the span of the elevated park. From beneath the cantilever, one can see impressions of shining concrete that each act as planters to hold trees and other vegetation in the park above.

Harding and Ostrow worked with fabricator STS Steel, Inc. to refine their design and to streamline the imagined construction process of the structural frame.

The judges who participated in the competition this year are Matt Dumich, FAIA, of SmithGroup; Rebekah Gandy, AIA, LEED AP, of Gensler; David Sadinsky of Turner Exhibits; Cast Connex Vice President Jennifer Anna Pazdon, PE; SteelFab, Inc. Texas Division Vice President Darren J. Cook; and STS S...

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Dramatic cantilevered bridge complete with elevated park wins AISC's 2020 Forge Prize