NEW BRIDGE FOR BRASILIA

The growing city of Brasilia needed a third bridge over a lake that separated half its inhabitants from their places of work. In response to a competition, architect Alexandre Chan and structural engineer Mario Vila Verde, both from Rio de Janeiro, produced the winning concept: a daring, dancing variation on an ancient structural form. Next week we'll take a closer look at the bridge and the reasons for its striking design.

ACCESSIBLE GARDEN

A design/build studio at the University of Washington — with students in architecture, landscape architecture and art — has created a wheelchair-accessible garden at a residential facility for the severely disabled. Creative elements of art and landscape design are integrated with functional designs to provide not only access but environmental interaction and sensory awareness. For instance, copper chimes hanging from a sculpted metal arch along the path can be played in the traditional manner or with a sweep of an arm or leg. Next week we'll take a stroll through the Seattle garden.