• PROJECT
    Pont de Teda
  • LOCATION
    Au dessus de l’autoroute, Tianjin, Chine
  • CLIENT
    Comité d’Administration de Teda, Chine
  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT
    Marc Mimram Architecture et Ingénierie, TMEDI
  • DATES
    2003 – 2005
  • SURFACE
    2 ponts de 800 mètres et 1 pont de 600 mètres
  • COST
    22,2 M€
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The highways intersect as you approach the town of Teda. We chose to reflect and amplify this four-fold encounter in a way that is extensively and broadly lodged in the topography. Here large folded sheets of prefabricated concrete are systematically assembled to form triple-hinged arches. The folds, the variations of inertia, and the connection with the deck all vary not only longitudinally along the path of the forces, but also perpendicularly along the motorists’approach. The forming of this complex structure was made possible by the confluence of an advanced technology and a workforce capable of handling a long and complex execution.