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Moses Bridge     Halsteren, The Netherlands     (2011)

RO&AD Architecten

A bridge traverses, but doesn’t necessarily require separation (a). Here, RO&AD created an artistic expression in harmony with its environment that, like its frontier component the ford (b), disappears effortlessly in times of high water (b).

(a) Bridges of Borneo-Sporenburg   Amsterdam, The Netherlands     (2001)

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(b) Oregon Trail     “fording the river”     (1974)

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