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Bridge design specialists Knight Architects have announced that their Japanese-inspired hydraulic footbridge in Paddington, London, has been approved to go ahead. The Merchant Square Bridge is inspired by traditional Japanese fans, raising and lowering in a unique segmented fashion which the architects say make it more like a “kinetic sculpture”.The 3-meter (9.9-ft) wide bridge crosses London’s Grand Union Canal with a span of 20 meters (66 ft) and will be illuminated at night by embedded LED lights on the handrail. (via HUH.)

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Bridge design specialists Knight Architects have announced that their Japanese-inspired hydraulic footbridge in Paddington, London, has been approved to go ahead. The Merchant Square Bridge is inspired by traditional Japanese fans, raising and lowering in a unique segmented fashion which the architects say make it more like a “kinetic sculpture”.The 3-meter (9.9-ft) wide bridge crosses London’s Grand Union Canal with a span of 20 meters (66 ft) and will be illuminated at night by embedded LED lights on the handrail. (via HUH.)

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BMW Headquarters, Munich, Germany

BMW Headquarters is a Munich landmark, which has been serving as world headquarters for the Bavarian automaker BMW for almost 40 years. It was declared a protected historic building in 1999. Extensive refurbishments commenced in 2004 and were completed in 2006.