Archinect - News2024-11-21T13:30:55-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150308154/spf-architects-anticipated-la-river-pedestrian-bridge-opens-to-the-public-with-a-unifying-gesture
SPF:architects' anticipated LA River pedestrian bridge opens to the public with a unifying gesture Josh Niland2022-04-27T09:00:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/92/921024567ce0ec45c2158ec8080d4296.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A major milestone in the ongoing <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/766907/la-river-revitalization" target="_blank">LA River revitalization</a> has been reached after <a href="https://archinect.com/spfa" target="_blank">SPF:architects</a> announced the completion of its new Taylor Yard Pedestrian Bridge earlier this month.</p>
<p>Connecting an area north of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1646626/dodger-stadium" target="_blank">Dodger Stadium</a> known as Elysian Valley to the neighboring Cypress Park district, the bridge sits on a 42-acre former railway site and has been given the nickname ‘Rumblefish’ by its creators. The bridge takes its namesake and vibrant orange color from a <a href="https://thespool.net/features/rumble-fish-review/" target="_blank">lesser-known</a> Francis Ford Coppola film that SPF:a felt reflected the same ideas of cohesion and brotherly unity expressed in its architecture and will thus serve as the most important piece of infrastructure in the larger <a href="https://tayloryardriverprojects.lacity.org/projects/taylor-yard-g2-river-park-project" target="_blank">Taylor Yard G2 River Park Project</a> currently being undertaken by LA’s Bureau of Engineering.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c2/c2d902f769363750d5ce664e3fba60bf.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c2/c2d902f769363750d5ce664e3fba60bf.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Mike Kelley</figcaption><p><br></p><p>Construction on the bridge <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150061634/spf-architects-to-begin-construction-on-la-river-bridge-in-2019" target="_blank">began in 2019</a> and eventually yielded a 400-foot box-trussed span, in touch with the area’s industrial character and opposing elevations, with two cantilevered central viewing ...</p></figure>
https://archinect.com/news/article/104937987/medell-n-made-urban-escalators-famous-but-have-they-had-any-impact
Medellín made urban escalators famous, but have they had any impact? Amelia Taylor-Hochberg2014-07-24T12:50:00-04:00>2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/62/62201c98423eac9c80c955cd686936d1?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Medellín has gained much attention for its urban transformation — and the escalators, which won several international prizes for innovation, make up one of the most striking projects. [...]
But are the escalators making any real economic or social impact in the neighborhood? To find out, I spent three months in Medellín talking with people in Comuna 13 about what has and hasn’t changed here.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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