A new gateway bridge for the Shizimen Business District in Zhuhai, China, will be designed by 10 Design and Buro Happold. The Infinity Loop Bridge is the gateway entry to south China's new planned commercial hub and also marks the connection of the Shizimen Canal to the Pearl River Delta. Working in one of their first collaborations, 10 Design and Buro Happold set out to create a simple and elegant structural solution for a bridge that would be a visual focal point both within the Shizimen District itself and along the Pearl River Delta Coastline — a dramatic free standing infinity loop.

"Complex coastline conditions created an odd and asymmetric span, however we realized that by tying two simple parabolic arches together in a single ribbon form we could split the bridge into two simpler spans," says the winning team. "Thereby keeping a rational structure while making a strong formal statement, in that the bridge when reflected off the water created a double 8 figure, a sign of prosperity in Chinese culture."

Studios 10 Design and Buro Happold: Infinity Loop Bridge
10 Design Design Partners: Gordon Affleck & Adrian Boot
Team: David Emmer, Colin Ashton, Adrian Boot, Carlo Maria Ciampoli, Frisly Collop, Phil Gray, Magic Kwan, Mike Kwok, Jon Martin & Rob Rodriguez
Buro Happold Design Team: Kien Hoang , Hayden Nuttall