Fast-growing waterfront cities need bridges, and since 2004, Qatar’s largest city, Doha, has tripled in size to more than one million residents. This planned bridge, dubbed “Sharq Crossing,” was designed by noted Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and is a spectacle of above-ground curves and below-ground sea tunnels. It will be able to accommodate 2,000 vehicles per hour per lane, with subsea tunnels taking on any overflow. The bridge is just in early stages right now, but the goal is to have it completed in time for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – hosted by Qatar.
Contrary to common conceptions, great architecture is not limited to homes or buildings. To us, great architecture provides excellence in both form and function. Calatrava’s sinewy and sensuous Doha bridge is a tour de force which achieves both in spades.
The Agency’s “Eye On Architecture” brings you architecturally significant homes, buildings, concepts and designs from all over the world. Over the coming months, our team of agents will explore a wide range of architecture and design, with special editorial content and commentary offered by Billy Rose, President and Co-founder of The Agency, himself an architectural specialist. We hope you will enjoy, share, Tweet, Pin, weigh in and otherwise let us know what you think!
