Tradition of the bridge design competitons in Finland. Landmark bridges born as result of the design competition

Abstract

In this paper the topic "Landmark bridges" is discussed in context of bridge design competitions and architecture. Details and a variety of bridge design competion proposals, winners and parallel entries are presented with figures. Finland is a very good example when it comes to organising modern and fair bridge design competitions. This is due toFinland's renowned bridge engineering expertise and a long history of having bridge design competions, from small to large scale bridges. This paper gives space for that discussion and outlines fair and modern bridge design rules. Finally, some possible future trends for the bridge design competition sector are predicted and proposed.