# Crowd-Funded Footbridges 'I Make Rotterdam' Uses Donations to Determine Luchtsingel's Length By Michael Hines | Published 2012-05-16 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/i-make-rotterdam References: [springwise](http://www.springwise.com/style_design/crowdfunded-bridge-long-citizens-pay/) & [en.imakerotterdam.nl](http://en.imakerotterdam.nl/) The city of Rotterdam, Netherlands, is building a pedestrian bridge in a most unique way with the 'I Make Rotterdam' project. The project was created through a collaboration of the city's 5th annual International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) and ZUS, an architectural firm based in Rotterdam. The project aims to build a [crowd-funded](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/feedfund) pedestrian bridge called the Luchtsingel from the city's Central District to Pompenburg and Hofbogen. What makes the I Make Rotterdam project so special is that every [wooden board](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a-forest-datum) purchased through the project is to come from donations. Donations range from $32 (25 EUR) for a single plank to $1,600 (1,250 EUR) for an entire section, with each person who donates allowed to write a custom message on their plank/section. The bridge is expected to require 17,000 planks of wood to complete and is currently 14 percent funded. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.0/10 - Popularity: 8% | Activity: 14% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/architecture) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Crowd-funding:** Opportunity for businesses to utilize crowd-funding platforms to fund innovative projects like infrastructure development. - **Collaborative Architecture:** Architecture firms can collaborate with local communities and organizations to create unique and crowd-funded architectural projects. - **Customized Donations:** Donation-based projects can offer personalized incentives, such as allowing donors to write custom messages on their contributions, to encourage participation. ### Where This Applies - **Construction:** Construction companies can explore crowd-funding options to generate funds for building projects, such as bridges, while involving the community in the process. - **Architecture:** Architecture firms can embrace collaborative and crowd-funded projects to create unique structures and bridge gaps between urban spaces. - **Nonprofit and Fundraising:** Nonprofit organizations can leverage customized donation models to engage donors and generate funds for various causes, including infrastructure development. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Artful Cartoonish Canal Bridges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/canal-skybridge.md) - [Sculptural Pedestrian Bridges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/asiatdarse.md) - [Welded Steel Cantilevered Footbridges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculptural-footbridge.md) - [Children-Designed Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hi-ladders-high.md) - [Pedestrian Viaduct Extension](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vincent-boutin.md) - [Bamboo Indonesian Learning Centers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-living-bridge.md) - [Sheltered Timber Chinese Bridges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fw-ji-covered-bridge-on-aqueduct.md) - [Triple Path Footbridges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/three-waves-footbridge.md) - [Block-Long Timber Bridges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timber-bridge.md)