Viewpoint: Landmark bridges – utilitas versus venustas

Author: Simon Bourne

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5 January 2015

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Viewpoint: Landmark bridges – utilitas versus venustas

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Simon Bourne

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 93, Issue 1, 2015, Page(s) 54-57

https://doi.org/10.56330/VSLV7074

Date published

5 January 2015

Author

Simon Bourne

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 93, Issue 1, 2015, Page(s) 54-57

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56330/VSLV7074

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Members/Subscribers: Free

As London's proposed Garden Bridge is granted planning permission, Simon Bourne offers a topical perspective on the question of 'good value' in bridge design, arguing that engineers are best placed both to lead such landmark projects and to educate clients and the public in what constitutes good value.

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