2024-12-25T11:33:18-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/84763057/relocation-of-the-d-maria-pia-bridge-proposal-by-bandeira-ramalho-calls-attention-to-urban-regeneration-policies Justine Testado 2013-10-22T16:14:00-04:00 >2013-10-28T21:59:51-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8o/8og4lqsjtg70ano7.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p> In a recent international call for ideas to regenerate the Aurif&iacute;cia block in Oporto, Portugal, architects <a href="http://www.pedrobandeira.info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pedro Bandeira</a> and <a href="http://www.parq.pt/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pedro Nuno Rumalho</a> figuratively and literally made a monumental statement in their proposal to dismantle and relocate the decommissioned D. Maria Pia Bridge into the city center. The defunct bridge is described as a work of art and potential landmark that will revitalize the cityscape of Oporto. Although the architects didn't place in the competition, their proposal still makes a forward statement by tossing out the traditional idea and function of a bridge and it also brings attention to the failure of urban regeneration policies.</p> <p> Below is a more detailed project description written by and received from freelance architect and journalist Ana Laureano Alves:<br><br> "Two architects, Pedro Bandeira and Pedro Nuno Ramalho proposed the relocation of the Eiffel&rsquo;s D. Maria Pia Bridge to the city center, exposing its actual uselessness (not in use since 1991) and dras...</p>