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Crossing Dubai
The Largest and Tallest Spanning Bridge in the World.
Text and Photos Courtesy of: FXFOWLE INTERNATIONAL
FXFOWLE INTERNATIONAL’s proposal for the architectural design of a 1.7-kilometer long (1-mile) and 205-meter tall (673-feet) bridge in Dubai was selected by the country’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) in a major international design competition. The firm’s winning bridge design is poised to join five existing Dubai Creek crossings (four bridges and one tunnel), further advancing the infrastructure and transportation initiatives in Dubai, UAE. FXFOWLE’s design for the Sixth Crossing at Dubai Creek makes it the largest and tallest spanning arch bridge in the world.
Crossing deck
"We are extremely pleased, and honored, that our design for Dubai Creek’s newest Crossing Bridge will be adopted by the Roads & Transport Authority,” stated Sudhir Jambhekar, FAIA, LEED, Senior Partner at FXFOWLE INTERNATIONAL. “The bridge’s design was inspired by multiple sources, each evoking similar imagery – from the rhythmic grace of Dubai Creek’s current and the elegant splendor of the sand dunes adjacent to the City, to the lighting patterns of the lunar cycle and the design of the future Opera House – resulting in a final structure with a graceful bifurcated arch and a form that activates the creek, frames the future Opera House, and links several of Dubai’s districts.
We believe that our bridge design is not merely to link the City’s cultural and commercial developments or ease congestion, but an opportunity to connect people both physically and emotionally by creating an iconic landmark, destination, and gateway between the old, the new and the future Dubai.”
The Sixth Crossing at Dubai Creek will unite the areas of Jadaf on the Burj Dubai Side to the west of the creek to the developments of the Lagoons and Festival City to the east.
The crossing bridge will provide six traffic lanes in each direction plus two lanes for the extension of the City’s Green Metro network as well as a sustainable transportation station, pedestrian walkways, and at its midpoint, an amphitheatre, ferry terminal, and multi-modal access to one of the world’s future leading cultural institutions – The Dubai Opera House. Once complete, FXFOWLE’s Sixth Crossing at Dubai Creek will be a signature piece of infrastructure; symbolizing Dubai’s commitment to innovation, design, and culture.
Waterside perspective rendering.
FXFOWLE is a thirty-year-old architectural, planning, urban design, and interior design firm with offices in New York City and Dubai. The firm’s work has garnered international recognition for its design quality, technical innovation, and environmental responsibility.
FXFOWLE’s current select projects include two master plans in the Waterfront by Nakheel; creating a vision concept and master plan for the 212- hectare (524-acre) Central Business District within a 809-hectare (2,000-acre) site near the city of Lucknow, India; the renovation and expansion of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center (with Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and A. Epstein & Sons International); India Tower, the tallest and greenest skyscraper in India; one of five teams competing to develop Hudson Yards, New York’s largest brownfield site; Eleven Times Square, a new 111,484-square-meter (1.2 million-square-foot) projected LEED Gold-rated commercial office tower in New York City; a projected LEED Platinum-rated headquarters expansion outside of Philadelphia for SAP Americas, the world's third-largest independent software provider; a new projected LEED Gold-rated Center for Global Conservation for the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo in New York.
For more information visit: www.fxfowle.com.
