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Originally Posted by Spring2008
I think possibly why Calatrava left out any curves is because he wanted to make the no-support-beams a defining aspect of the bridge.
I don't think he could've gone with no support beams somewhere along the river had he gone with extra curvature and what not...........
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He had to go with no support beams into the water, that was part of the terms of reference. He also had to go low because of the heli-pad height restrictions. Those type of constraints often lead to interesting design responses.