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Forum Mall Foot Over Bridge-Bangalore - MayaPraxis

Foot over Bridge at Forum Mall, Bangalore by MayaPraxis

Foot over Bridge at Forum Mall, Bangalore by MayaPraxis: Footbridges give the pedestrian a safe crossover over busy vehicular streets. These simple engineered structures can become beautiful public sculptures that one can walk through where public good, art and engineering can come together. Near Forum mall in Bangalore, the footbridge is designed as an efficient tubular lattice inn steel with escalators for ease of movement. The design keeps a lightness of form and an engineered beauty of structure to make it a sculptural experience.
Forum Mall Foot Over Bridge-Bangalore - MayaPraxis

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Location: Bangalore
Built Up Area: 100 Sq. m
Month/Year of commencement- Completion of Project: April 2015-April 2016
Photography: Shine Parsana

Forum Mall Foot Over Bridge-Bangalore - MayaPraxis
Photograph: Shine Parsana

Footbridges give the pedestrian a safe crossover over busy vehicular streets. These simple engineered structures can become beautiful public sculptures that one can walk through where public good, art and engineering can come together. Near Forum mall in Bangalore, the footbridge by MayaPraxis is designed as an efficient tubular lattice inn steel with escalators for ease of movement. The design keeps a lightness of form and an engineered beauty of structure to make it a sculptural experience.

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Front Elevation
Side Elevation
Photograph: Shine Parsana
Photograph: Shine Parsana
Photograph: Shine Parsana
Photograph: Shine Parsana
Photograph: Shine Parsana
Photograph: Shine Parsana
Photograph: Shine Parsana
Photograph: Shine Parsana
Photograph: Shine Parsana

 

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