Forest Park Footbridge Portfolio PDF
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Academic · Clemson · Completed 2020

Forest Park Footbridge

City of Charleston · Charleston Parks Conservancy

Charleston, South Carolina · Fall 2020 · Community + Build studio, Clemson Architecture Center in Charleston

2020Designed, fabricated and installed
6Bridge modules fabricated off-site
336Stainless steel rods
My role

My role in the project was fluid, but I was consistently involved from schematic design through fabrication and installation.

Full team: Jeremy Eaton, Claire McManus, Aaron Autry, Kevin Crumley, Henry Lee, Mohamed Fahkry, Shane Leonard, Amanda Metze, Caleb Thomas, Brian Heape, Ryan Bing.

Professor: David Pastre

Structural Engineer: John Moore

Photos of the installed bridge provided by Brian Heape.

Page 1: Staged interruptions on the bikeway
Page 2: Levels of involvement
Page 3: Conceptual design
Page 4: Detail development: decking substructure
Page 5: Final details
Page 6: The jig: a workshop within a workshop
Page 7: Fabrication and installation
Page 8: The finished bridge
Page 9: From above
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