# Sinuous River Viaducts The Chongqing Eco-Bridge Translates Natural Beauty into Industrial By Amelia Roblin | Published 2011-10-31 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chongqing-eco-bridge References: [beautifullife.info](http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/beautiful-eco-bridge/) & [enrico-taranta](http://www.enrico-taranta.com/projects/creations?pid=54) When designing a fixed link, there is a great opportunity to sculpt the structural forms to complement its natural surroundings -- an endeavor by which the Chongqing Eco-Bridge takes full advantage. Taranta Creations strove to maintain an honesty with respect to the robust industrial materials used to build such a monumental scale overpass, but the forms that it developed speak the language of the undulating Chinese landscape. The magnificently modern [suspension bridge](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stempel-tesar) exudes such aesthetic intrigue from every perspective, but when viewed side-on it reveals a particularly graceful pair of curvatures that mirror the bowing shape of the [watery valley below](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lake-house-life-experience-pavilion). Soaring semicircular bands give the Chongqing Eco-Bridge a sense of artistic artificial presence amidst the untamed topography that surrounds, supporting a [gridded roof](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hengqin-culture-and-art-complex) that diffuses the sun's glare from above. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.1/10 - Popularity: 45% | Activity: 71% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) > [Eco Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/ecoarchitecture) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Nature-inspired Bridge Design:** Opportunity to design bridges to complement and be inspired by natural surroundings and topography. - **Industrial Aesthetic with Artistic Presence:** Opportunity to create industrial infrastructure with an artistic touch and presence in order to enhance visual appeal. - **Gridded Roofs for Sunlight Control:** Opportunity to use gridded roofs to diffuse sunlight in order to improve energy efficiency and visual comfort. ### Who This Affects Most - **Bridge and Transportation Engineering:** Bridges and transportation infrastructure can adopt nature-inspired design and an artistic touch to enhance visual appeal and integration into the environment. - **Architecture and Construction:** Architecture and construction industries can adopt principles of nature-inspired design to create visually appealing and sustainable structures and infrastructure. - **Energy and Environmental Design:** Energy and environmental design industries can adopt gridded roofs to diffuse sunlight, which could improve energy efficiency and visual comfort in a variety of built environments. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Spirally Viewpoint Bridge Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/g-clef-bridge.md) - [Taiwan Coastal Bridges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-danjiang-bridge.md) - [Pedestrian Viaduct Extension](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vincent-boutin.md) - [Sheltered Timber Chinese Bridges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fw-ji-covered-bridge-on-aqueduct.md) - [Welded Steel Cantilevered Footbridges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculptural-footbridge.md) - [Triple Path Footbridges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/three-waves-footbridge.md) - [Canyon Viewing Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/72-turns.md) - [Sculptural Pedestrian Bridges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/asiatdarse.md) - [Mountain-Based Curved Viewpoints](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yunhai-forest-service-station.md)