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artifact:bridge-for-the-rio-grande-de-loiza-puerto-ricoBridge for the Rio Grande de Loiza (Puerto Rico)
500-meter span pierced-concrete shell bridge designed by Alexander, Scott Hunter, and team; highly innovative structurally but not accepted in the competition.
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Thinkers (4)
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- Randy SchmidtauthoredCollaborator on the Back of the Moon project in Austin, Texas.
- Katalin BendeauthoredCollaborator on the blue glasses and the Puerto Rico bridge; asked Alexander why anyone would be afraid of true beauty.
- Hana MoriauthoredCollaborator on the Puerto Rico bridge design.
- Scott HunterauthoredEngineer from T.Y. Lin International who co-designed the pierced-concrete bridge for the Puerto Rico competition.
Concepts (2)
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- Pleasing Yourselfassociated_withThe core prescription of the chapter: making what truly pleases you at the deepest level, which Alexander argues is the key to creating all living structure and the path to the I.
- True Beautyassociated_withThe quality of being in touch with the I; beauty so deep that it makes God visible and which 20th-century design systematically avoided.
Findings (1)
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- Engineering validation of the innovative bridge design; the structure performed well in simulations despite its unconventional appearance.
Events (1)
event
- Bridge Competition for Rio Grande de Loiza (1995)associated_withCompetition where two T.Y. Lin teams submitted bridge designs; Alexander and Hunter's pierced-concrete design was viewed as too unusual and neither team won.