ACEI Award for Bridges - The University of Limerick Living Bridge
Arup Consulting Engineers is delighted to announce that the University of Limerick Living Bridge is the winner of the 2008 ACEI Bridge Award. Presented during the ACEI annual dinner on Friday March 27th, Troy Burton, Director, accepted the award on behalf of Arup.
The brief was to create a new ‘living' link between the University's established campus to the south of the River Shannon within County Limerick and its developing annexe to the north of the river within County Clare. At this location, the River Shannon is wide and shallow, fragmented by woodland growth and with extensive flood plains. The environmentally sensitive nature of the site required a visual response which would celebrate the ‘hidden world' of the river landscape and encourage users to linger as they cross.
This landmark project has been in receipt of many awards including:
- RIBA European Awards 2008,
- Winner IStructE Structural Awards 2008 - Pedestrian Bridges,
- Most beautiful steel work/Bridges Category French Steel Construction Syndicate 2008