2024-11-14T11:49:55-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/134125232/zaha-hadid-architects-win-danjiang-bridge-competition Nicholas Korody 2015-08-12T19:15:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/lq/lq4m6vkml0tmvt78.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Zaha Hadid Architects has been announced as the winner of the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.djcomp.com.tw/en/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Danjiang Bridge competition</a>. Sited at the mouth of the Tamsui River, the bridge will provide a critical link between several highways on Taiwan's northern coast.</p><p>The Danjiang Bridge is intended to bring economic growth to Taipei's Port District. In addition, the new bridge will dramatically reduce commuting times "between activities and industries in Tamsui and Bali," according to the competition brief. It will include a light rail.&nbsp;</p><p>ZHA Director Patrik Schumacher took to Facebook to announce the results.</p><p>"The Danjiang Bridge...is destined to make a conspicuous landmark against the backdrop of Tamsui's famous sunset," Schumacher wrote.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/di/din76pgyaw39ubp7.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/hj/hj4f7w0i4le58iqz.jpg"></p>