Case Study Most of the structures Gurit are asked to engineer involve the usual requirements for stiffer, stronger, lighter and lower cost structures, so it was interesting to be challenged by Ron Arad to produce instead a very flexible structure. His idea was to...
Case Study To make a bold statement above the Cone Bar and Deli in Schiphol Airport, interior designers Virgile and Stone had a vision for a translucent elliptical cone whose silhouette would emulate the tails of aircraft, while funnelling light into the retail area...
Case Study Auckland Harbour Bridge (AHB) has not provided any walking or cycling access since it was built in 1959. The two box girders “clip-on” lanes added in 1969 did not change that as they merely provided additional road traffic capacity. With SkyPath, the famous...
Case Study The new lifting bridge over Rhyl Harbour in North Wales, serves as an additional crossing for pedestrians and cyclists. Spanning the River Clwyd from Rhyl’s West Parade to a newly created public area on the Kinmel Bay side of the river, the elegantly...
Case Study The new composite Bradkirk Bridge, featuring materials and technology supplied by Gurit UK, was installed in an impressive 6 hours in Blackpool, Lancashire during May 2010. The bridge replaced an existing metallic bridge that was life expired. The bridge...
